My Heart Was Being Ripped Out, But It Was Also So Peaceful | Birth Story From A Mother Of Loss

About this episode

April shares the heartfelt birth and life story of her son Crew, who passed away shortly after birth due to a heart condition.

April joins Winter and tells the birth and life story of her sweet little son Crew, who passed away at 2 weeks due to complications with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. April tells us about the pregnancy and finding out about the condition. Wanting to have everything planned before the birth of Crew so that they can focus on making memories as a family. DONATE $5 (aka "buy us a coffee/hot cocoa") to support the continued production of these stories. We appreciate all the help toward production and hosting costs. Or if you want to purchase an "Always a Part of Us" Legacy Gift for $20, you'll be providing to one of these families that shares their story, full transcriptions, mp3s, and mp4s of the recordings of their baby's birth story and advice episodes for their family history records. You will also get a shout-out on an upcoming episode. Thank you! Donate: https://ko-fi.com/stillapartofus SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more birth stories from families who have experienced a stillbirth or infant loss. We're grateful that you're part of our community! https://www.youtube.com/stillapartofus SUBSCRIBE to our podcast Still A Part of Us, wherever you find podcasts. Links (some…

People in this episode

Hosts: Winter Redd, Lee Redd

Guest: April

Topics covered

• birth story
• infant loss
• grief support
• parenting
• family memories

Keywords

• hypoplastic left heart syndrome
• stillbirth
• infant loss
• grief
• family memories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Still A Part of Us, National Share, YouTube

Products: Always a Part of Us Legacy Gift, Flickering Flame

Places: Crew

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