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195: Jessica left the hospital without her baby

Nov 1, 2024

Expecting a first child can bring both joy and anxiety. Jessica shares her harrowing experience with unforeseen circumstances during childbirth and the heart-wrenching loss that followed. The narrative captures the emotional turmoil and challenges of navigating grief while embracing life. It also highlights the crucial support from healthcare providers and the bittersweet reality of raising family while honoring memories of a lost child. The podcast explores profound themes of love, loss, and resilience in the face of tragedy.

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Jessica's journey into motherhood was filled with anticipation and anxiety, ultimately leading her to confront an unimaginable loss.

The stark reality of experiencing a stillbirth highlighted the importance of awareness and education about pregnancy complications for expectant parents.

Despite profound grief, Jessica found support in compassionate healthcare staff and continued to honor her daughter's memory while nurturing her living children.

Deep dives

The Anticipation of Becoming Parents

Jessica and Cody were eager to begin their journey into parenthood, having planned for children since their early days together. After eloping in Mexico, they decided to wait before trying to conceive due to medical advice concerning the Zika virus. Eventually, they successfully conceived on their first attempt, leading to intense excitement coupled with anxiety about the unknowns of pregnancy. Jessica's eagerness led her to take multiple pregnancy tests, confirming her pregnancy and sharing the news with close friends before revealing it to Cody in a heartfelt manner.

Intro

2min

Supporting the Podcast and Cozy Clothing Recommendations

2min

Navigating Parenthood: A Couple's Journey

18min

A Journey Through Uncertainty

6min

A Heart-Wrenching Journey Through Loss

18min

Bittersweet Reflections on New Life and Loss

3min

Navigating Grief and Parenthood

13min

Hurricane Fear and Life-Saving Acts

9min

Having your first baby is exciting.

Your life is changing because you’re gonna be bringing this new little human into your home and into your family. The whole dynamic will change. Your focus will change.

But having that first baby can also be a little scary. You’ve never done this before. You don’t really know what to expect exactly. You might even wonder if you’re doing it right.

Today you’re going to hear from Jessica. She and Cody were looking forward to the birth of their first child, their little girl named Hayden. But things didn’t happen as they expected.

Content warning – this episode includes discussion of stillbirth.

If you’d like to contact Jessica, you can do that through her Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/j3ssbb/

Full show notes and pictures for this episode are here:

https://WhatWasThatLike.com/195

Graphics for this episode by Bob Bretz. Transcription was done by James Lai.

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