Katie and Josh Butler were like many other couples, and they had longed to have their own family, so when Katie announced she was pregnant, they were overjoyed. They got right down to business planning for the future of a new kid. But when Katie was 20 weeks pregnant, the couple received some terrible news. During an ultrasound examination.
Losing a kid has to be one of the most devastating things that a parent can experience. Not only do children bring happiness to our lives, but they are extensions of us and become so intimately connected with us that we are unable to comprehend what life was like before we had them. Even the notion of losing a child may be distressing.
The Nashville, Tennessee pair was devastated and determined to begin grieving the loss of their newborn, as is typical.
In reality, she had to go to the hospital every week so doctors could check on the pregnancy. When baby Dewey was born, doctors were expecting to treat him right away. They rushed him straight to the NICU at Vanderbilt University’s Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital in Nashville, where he stayed for several weeks. He needed a feeding
“I felt so guilty for thinking of this but there was also a sense of relief, he was finally healed and I know I’ll see him again,” she said.
A miracle occurred when the couple began to heal with God’s assistance. A nurse called them and informed them that they had a newborn on the fifth floor of the hospital who was in need of a mother and father. At 27 weeks, Brax was born prematurely, and now at 11 months old, he had never left the hospital. He had chronic
“I had been praying that I wanted another baby. I had tasted for the first time what it is to be a mother,” Katie decided to adopt Brax right away. The couple were inspired by their religion and knew that God brought them to this child while they were in their saddest moment after losing Dewey.
“Once we brought him home, his health started to improve,” said Katie. He still needs oxygen but his movement and feeding have improved so much. He knows us and he smiles at us and can identify us. Our family has really taken to him. We have all this love because of Dewey and want to pour this love into Brax.”
Child birth is an event that has the potential to exceed our wildest expectations. From how it’s portrayed in movies and TV shows, we might expect child birth to be a long drawn-out process of labor pains with some water breaking here or there (or maybe something doesn’t happen at all!). But thankfully for you, this article gives you helpful insights on what can really happen during childbirth so you know what to expect when your time comes! The information provided will help prepare both parents for their first baby together. You may not always experience everything mentioned but if anything does occur, knowing beforehand could make things less stressful down the road. It also helps us think about ways we can plan ahead as well as take care of ourselves.