Something I saw that upset me a lot on facebook

[New_mummy]

Today in my news feed there was images of a still born baby being nursed by their mum and dad. My heart broke for them, and I wish I could ease their pain in some way.

But it's upset me and I don't understand why these photos need to be put on Facebook, as a pregnant woman with a much wanted and loved baby inside me this has broken my heart and I can't shake these images out of my mind and I'm finding myself feeling very stressed and distraught that this is going to happen to me.

[showard022]

If it helps the family cope that's all that matters. They post it because they may have allot of family and friends who need to cope as well. They actually have a special photographers who the hospital brings in. The mother and families need to know that baby was real and the pain didnhappen. I know 2 people one of which was stillborn and one of which was born and died 10 days later. My heart went out to them and I thought it was so beautifull.

[New_mummy]

Debbie19, yes I think it must have been the same story. Was very very sad, I'm still feeling upset for them a few hours later.

[Nov7thmommy]

Oh wow if is like that, is different, wow that's sad

[Nov7thmommy]

Thanks new_mummy, that's why I don't post anything about this baby on Facebook, I posted everything about the one last year and I don't wanna do it with this one, nobody knows I'm pregnant except for my closest friends and family

[Debie19]

I saw the same thing today...I wonder if it was the same. Anyways, my heart broke and I said a quiet prayer for the family. But I was reading what happened and I guess the mom hadn't felt any movement from baby that day and went to the hospital where they discovered the baby was dead. I immediately started thinking if I had felt my baby move today...and felt anxiety like it could happen to me :/

[New_mummy]

Sorry for the loss of your baby Nov7thmommy x

[New_mummy]

Something we see are very confronting, I completely understand these photos are all they have and I don't at all think it should be hidden away. But I didn't like having them in my newsfeed. I'm not a big Facebook sharer and didn't even post that we are pregnant on there. Maybe it's time I think of removing myself from it.

Again my heat breaks for them and any parents who have lost a child, coming from someone who lost a baby before they were born.

[Nov7thmommy]

I had a stillborn at 17 weeks last year, I didn't post it on Facebook, that's something personal and for me is morbid to post something like that, my family saw him, and I have his foot prints

[mrsgrimstone]

People post pictures of their stillborns babies because they are all they have. They are proud of that child and want their child to be remembered. Their grief is more important than anybody else's discomfort.

[nicolechavez]

I mean thats wat I was thinking

[nicolechavez]

Thats wat u was thinking.^

[thorarb]

I dont get it. If it was stillborn how in the world is it nursing? And why would anyone want to photograph like that? How bizarre IMO.

[Nov7thmommy]

Oh mama that's nothing, I keep seeing on my Facebook feed a picture of a woman giving birth sitting down on the street and the baby was on the floor with the umbilical cord still attached to her, I hate that picture