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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

A Baby Story

June 26, 2010 would have been Justin Gabriel's due date... it was a heart wrenching day.

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After his birth, there were a few doctor's notes:
1)  part of the placenta looked a little light colored and it was sent to a laboratory for further testing which came back normal
2)  amniotic fluid looked clear and healthy
3)  the umbilical cord was longer than average
4)  his cord was not around his neck and did not look unusual
Otherwise we had already undergone extensive anatomy ultrasounds during our prenatal care, he was perfectly healthy and the doctors could not determine what caused his death.  I didn't have the heart to ask for an autopsy.  Especially, since they said, often, they will still be unable to determine cause of death after an autopsy is performed.  I didn't want his little body touched in that way.  We will never know why he left us so soon.

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