A Father's Tears

Sometimes we forget the fathers and concentrate of the mother's. This certainly gives a great reminder

Exceptionally moving story, Elvish. How touching.Thank you for sharing...

I cried as I read this.....Thankyou for posting.

What a heart-rending, tender story, and so beautifully told. Thank you, Elvish, for reminding us that men also suffer when a dreamed-of pregnancy ends in tragedy.

Elvish this is such a beautiful story. Thank you so much for sharing.

That is a beautiful story!

Wow Elvish...as a woman who has suffered a fetal loss ( not with current husband but many years ago) honestly I never thought about HIS loss as I was told the physical abuse he did to me was the reason I lost the child in the first place... but thank you for writing this. My ultimate goal is L&D ,so I may, many times in my career need to address the needs of a father grieving this type of loss, without reading this I would not have been able to see them through a truly open set of eyes.....your story help clear a prejudice I did not even realize I had, I can totally see I would have been only focused on the mother but I would never have deliberately shut a father out of the greiving process , I simply would not have thouht to include him but now I will be more proactive to offer what ever little assistance I can I am certain of that.Thank you for your story.. it truly touched my heart!

Elvish, you portrayed this loss and anguish so vividly and with such personal and raw emotion. I had forgotten the truth that daddies suffer, too. Thank you so much for this beautifully told reminder.

This story reminded me of the days following our son's strokes when his daddy couldn't bear to sit at the bedside for more than a few minutes at a time. And it brings back the darkest part of the night when my DH woke me with his sobs. I had never seen him like that before, and I've never seen him like it since but it's something I'll never forget.

That is just so moving.I have tears running down my cheeks at that story.

Thank you so much for sharing this. But, thank you even more for being there for this family in a way that I'm sure they will always remember. You couldn't restore what they'd lost, but your sensitive and thoughtful assistance at such a pivotal moment kept them from losing even more. You helped them redeem the little that was salvageable from a terribly sad situation. And you helped a man become forever a daddy.Thank you on their behalf.

What a wonderful story, thanks so much for sharing this with us all. It brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for being such a wonderful supportive nurse to this family as well!