This makes her second loss this year.  The 1st was at 12 weeks and she completely miscarried that one.  This one made it a bit farther, to about 15 weeks, so she's going in for a D&E.  She's checking in tonight and they will do the procedure at 7:30 in the morning.  They gave her the option to inducelabor and to deliver the baby, but she passed on it.  I think I would have too.  They talked about closure, and her seeing the baby and things, but at 15 weeks...I think she made the right choice. 

She went in today to find out the baby's gender at 22 weeks along, and there was no heartbeat.  While I was on the phone with her, she said, "How can it be dead?  I feel something moving inside me right now."    I nearly lost it.  It took all I had to keep myself composed for her at that moment (it wouldn't have mattered, but she typically takes emotional ques from me for some reason, so I thought it best to stay calm so she'd stay calm as well).  I told her that I suppose she's been feeling gas, but that I also didn't know how a dead baby was in her for 7 weeks and she never knew.  I suppose we are both baffled at the moment. 

Please keep her, her husband, and their little boy in your prayers.  He's never been away from Mommy and we're not sure how he'll fare.  He can be a...errr...quite a handful    I hope his grandmother can do it!!  She's 6 hours from me, so I can't be of much help at the moment.  I'd give anything to be there with her, though.

I am so very sorry.  Of course she and her family will b ein my prayers.

OMG how awful. Must be hard for you also being so far away. How do they know the baby died 7 weeks ago?

They can tell by the sonogram how developed the baby is.  That can give them a very good estimate of what the babies age is.  If she's supposed to be 22 weeks, and the baby is only developed to 15 weeks, then it died approximately 7 weeks ago, give or take a week.

People don't realize how common fetal death is.  Sometimes,  you never know why, sometimes there may be an abnormality that is not compatible with life, sometimes the mother is exposed to some type of virus that she never knows she had or even had any symptoms and it takes the babies life.

Each baby is a precious gift, no matter how long their little lives.  We need to realize how miraculous every live birth is.  So many things can happen....

Prayers for you and your sister and her family.

So sad. Prayers. I hope your sister and her family, (as well as you) will be o.k. Hard stuff to deal with. Sorry, just no words for this......

I am in tears ...oh hard can that be....lots of love.......Milly

I am so very sorry for your families loss. I can't even imagine how hard that must be on your sister.

I am so very sorry I know personally how much it hurts and I am sending my prayers to your sister, and your family. 

So sorry to hear of this Tabitha. You and your family will be in my thoughts.

I am very sorry for your sister's and family's loss.  Hugs and prayers!