I wanted to tell you how much Hudson's bands of hope meant to me!
Thank you so much for caring! ...With both of my miscarriages, I was sad but I knew it was all in Gods plans and totally in his hands. I know he has a plan for everyone and your card along with the prayer on the back and bracelet made me feel so much better! I truly thought I had prayed and I knew God had it all under control, but when I read your prayer it was like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders! Thank you so much for caring for me and for all those other women out there who have lost or miscarried.
- Momma to 2 angel babies
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"The Joy and Excitement of finding out you are going to have a baby!" We were so excited our family was going to go from 3 to 4. The excitement of picking out names, nursery decorations and clothes. At 14 weeks I started spotting and having some light cramping. I went to see my doc the following day. As I waited to do my ultrasound I prayed and begged God to let everything be ok, but God had a different plan. Our little boy, who we named Braxton Kyle had gone to be with Jesus. My heart felt like it had been shattered into millions of pieces. We had never felt such pain and sadness. Those next few days felt like a blur as we laid our little boy to rest. But God never left our side, giving us strength, hope and encouragement through those hard days that followed. At the hospital I received a very special bracelet from "Hudson's Bands Of Hope." As I opened the cloth pouch my eyes filled with tears and I wept. I couldn't believe that someone had taken the time to make something so special for me. My bracelet is very special to me I didn't take it off for the first 3 weeks. It was like I had a little piece of Braxton with me. I wear it in reminder to what I've lost, "My Little Boy", but also for what I've gained having a Angel in Heaven to meet me when I get there. I love you Braxton! I want to Thank Misty Howell for all she has done and given, helping other women in their time of loss.
- Esther Graber
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"What
you are doing with these bracelets is like throwing a life preserver to a
drowning person. I know it has only been 4 days since my grand-baby
went to be with the Lord, but my daughter is getting so much strength from
the bracelet, but more from the women she knows that support your efforts and
have walked in her shoes."
- A Grieving Grandma
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I
am 32 years old and have 3 children. My
husband and I have been trying for baby #4… On April 13th, 2013 I
got the positive pregnancy test! I was SO excited! I told my husband, my mom,
my in-laws and a few other family members. We decided to wait to tell everyone
else until the first trimester was over. At week 11 I was flying out to a
family wedding and decided that was close enough to week 12 to go ahead and
tell EVERYONE! I took a picture with my oldest and my youngest each holding a
sign saying "MOMMY" and "IS" and then my middle son
was holding a jar of "PREGGO" spaghetti sauce. It was pretty darn
cute and everyone loved it! Six days later around 9pm I was going to the bathroom before
bed and when I wiped there was blood on my toilet paper. I instantly felt fear
because this had never happened with any of my other 3 pregnancies. It was not
a lot of blood but it was a little every time I wiped the rest of the night. By
morning I knew something was not right...I called my doctor and got in to see
the nurse practitioner right away. I had a scheduled appointment to see the doctor
the following week to hear the heart beat for the first time. At that point I
had never heard the heartbeat. The nurse asked me a bunch of questions and then
got her doppler to check for the heart beat. After checking for a few
minutes the nurse decided to have an ultrasound done. I continued to pray
harder than I had ever prayed before that this was just normal and that
everything would be ok. I even let my mind go as far as telling myself that
this bleeding was normal with this pregnancy because I was having a girl...and
girls liked to make things difficult for their mommies :) My husband and I
walked back to the ultrasound room with the tech. She started the ultrasound
and stated she would need to do a vaginal ultrasound also because the baby was
pretty low still...but first she would get the measurements she needed from on
top of my belly. I could see my tiny little baby, arms, legs, head, body. Just
like I had with every other baby. When she hit the button to start listening
for a heart beat...I knew what she was doing. There was just a sad straight
lined hum....that's it....she quickly moved to something else. She then said we
would try the vaginal ultrasound. At that point she made sure I couldn't see
the screen anymore. After what seemed like 10 minutes, she asked for the doctor
on call to come to the room. He had to be the one to tell me officially.
"Well it's not good news"..."there is no heart
beat"..."blah, blah blah, blah"..."do you want to see the
screen?" And that's when it all began. I, Stacey Lee Ring, have lost my
baby. I had a baby living inside my body, and now that baby was not alive. I
left the hospital to go back to the office to talk to the doctor... she first
told me that the baby was only measuring 9 weeks, which means my sweet little
baby didn't have a heart beat for 3 weeks...I decided I wanted to have a
D&C right away... I couldn't even imagine going home to pass the baby on my
own. It was around 1pm
at that time and I had the D&C around 8pm. All the hours in between were
filled with shock, tears, and trying to tell all my loved ones that I would not
be having a baby on December
20th as planned. I had to try and explain to a 6 year old and
3 year old that mommy had to go to the hospital and that their baby brother or
sister was not alive in my belly anymore. But still at that point I was doing
ok...I have never been in shock before...but I know for sure that is what it
was. I got to the hospital, answered all the questions from my 2 nurses and
just waited. My husband was right by my side and was incredibly sweet and
caring. Not only did I just lose my baby but now I had to have surgery. I had
to be put under anesthesia with a breathing tube. None of which I had
experienced before. It was rough but I made it through. The next morning I woke
up to my 1yr old calling me from his crib just like any other morning. I went
and got him and started our daily grind of diaper changes and breakfast. I knew
I wasn't pregnant anymore but didn't have time to process it. Anytime I got 2
seconds alone I cried and thought about how I would not be having a baby in 6
months...it was so hard to process. I went to go get something in my purse
and found a gift bag and a card. I sat down and read the card first and
then opened the bag to find the most beautiful and perfect bracelet. I just
can't even explain how much I needed this bracelet...it is such a wonderful idea!
I never would have thought I could find so much comfort in looking at two
little foot prints. The fact that Misty has thought to do something so
wonderful with all the grief she has experienced just goes to show what an
awesome God we have! God bless you, Misty and all the sweet people who have
helped you put together such an awesome program! I would love to talk with
anyone who wants or needs to talk about their experience. My email is ringstacey@gmail.
com.
"I am so very thankful for
what you are doing. Words cannot describe how thankful I am.
-A mother of four
A wonderful friend of mine that I don't see very often stopped by my house tonight. She saw a post of mine remembering our twin boys we lost to a disease called TTTS. I posted it on Oct. 15 in memory of them and infant loss remembrance day.
ReplyDeleteShe stopped by to let me know she thought of us and brought me a beautiful bracelet
made by you. It is so special. not only because of the bracelet but also because I know you understand and have love and special thoughts when you make these. Also because of your special angel Hudson. What a wonderful gift of a bracelet, remembering so many babies and honoring your own precious little boy.
Thank you so very much. Chris
Just got our news today. Hurting so badly as we've waited 11 years to have a little one. So thankful for this ministry and the comfort and peace it brings.
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