Has anyone ever lost a child?

Question

I am talking about Death Lost a child to death

I wanted to know what to do to heal the pain, I lost a son on July the 15 2000 I buried him on July 18 Then I lost his twin brother on the 22 of July and buried him on the 25 of 2000. When I posted this question I had spent the whole morning crying. ( it has been 6 and half years) It is still soooooooooooo hard. I do not know how to get better.

Answer 1

I lost my son in the park once. We looked for over 1/2 hour before he crawled out from under the play structure. He and another boy had dug out enough of the sand to crawl in there and have a fort. - fun for them but hell for me - I was just about to call the police.

If you mean as in miscarriage or still birth - I haven't but I know several who have including my mother, who lost twin girls at birth.

EDIT
I'm so sorry for your loss - I don't think it's ever anything you get over. My mother still grieves every August when the leaves start to turn and fall. It's been 50 years. When she lost her babies, her and my father decided to become foster parents. They fostered over 100 children between 1954 and 1960. They also had 6 more children of their own though.
I hope that you feel some comfort soon. Just a suggestion: while I don't think it's wise to suppress your emotions, I also think it's dangerous to dwell on it. Have you sought any help with your grief? On the anniversary of your children's birth, you and your family could do something nice to remember them and comfort each other. Even just to have dinner together. You don't have to talk about the babies, just be together.

Blessings to you dear. I hope you gain some strength and begin a healing journey soon.

God Bless
:)

Answer 2

Sadly, Yes.
My son was 19 and was killed in a car accident.
It is a very hard thing to live with.
If you need to talk, E-mail me.

I AM SO SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. I do know what you go through. Some days are OK, then some days hit really hard. The holidays are especially hard to deal with. That is when I miss my son the most. I can't help but wonder what his life would have been like. He might even be married, and I might have grandchildren. He would have been 28 now. that was 9 years ago. I wish I could tell you that the pain completely goes away, but it only gets a bit less intense.
All I can say is that. Take care of yourself. I care deeply.

From someone who really knows----Lillian

Answer 3

I have never lost a child but my sister died 14 years ago when she was 2 months old and my nephew passed away when he was 4 days old. My greatest fear is that I will lose my daughter who is 9 yo and my son who is 19mo. I honestly don't know what I would do or how I would feel. I hope that someone on here will be able to offer some advice to you that may be able to comfort you if you lost a child. Take Care honey and God Bless.

My sister whos son died at 4 days old now has a healthy 2 year old son and while she still thinks about Preston (her son that passed away) all the time and misses him terribly she is happy now.

Answer 4

We lost our son last year. He was born 1 month premature. He was pretty sick and was in hospital for 5 months. He was said to only have less than 10% chance of surviving.

We finally had the all go to take him home after being in hospital for 5 months. He was 5 months old, but looked like a new born so small and fragile. He had to have a feeding tube through his nose which was pretty difficult to us at times.

A week after being home he died. I had him home for my birthday so that was a blessing. He died of pneumonia. He had been to the hospital that day for a check up and died that night. I didn't make sense. I blamed the hospital for some time, but then realised it wasn't there fault because things like that can happen.

Yes it is terrible loosing a child and hope no one has to go through the pain and suffering. God bless.

Answer 5

I lost my 2-3 y/o daughter one night. She was not in her bed when I checked. I lost my mind, checked doors and windows, woke up neighbors, etc. Just before calling the police I checked her room again. She had fallen out of bed and was sound asleep, wedged between the bed and the wall. How could she sleep like that? No clue. It happened again though so she did sleep through it. The second time I only panicked a second. It sounds silly now but it was terrifying.

Answer 6

My sister has.... she had a little girl born in the hospital named Melanie but sadly she was born with intestines outside her body. SHe only lived a few hours after surgery. But luckily my sister is now happy and has 3 healthy kids.

Macy- 3 months
Jake- 1 year
Marny- 4 years

Answer 7

I personally have not, tho I did have a aquaitance that did lose a child to SIDS, it really seemed to take a toll on her as expected she not long after was pregnant again with her second daughter. Whom was born healthy this seemed to help her out. Do you have any other children I'm not saying to replace the kids but it may help fill the void, and help you focus on life again and be happy. God Bless you!

Answer 8

I had a miscarriage but i didn't know that i wa pregnant. But now I have 2 beautiful lil girls 2 & 4 . If you have lost a lil one than my preyers are with you and i could never feel your pain. But at least you know that she/he is in a much, much, much better place now. Keep your head held high and everything will get better one day !!!

Answer 9

oh God, my biggest fear in life!!!! i lost a little boy in utero at 5 months.....17 years ago and i always think of him...i don't think this quite counts. my heart goes out to any parent who has ever burried a child. the closest i came to this situation was when my nephew died at 5 months. me and his mother were pregnant at the same time and were both excited about having babies. i had a healthy daughter, and she had a son born with half a heart. my grief is in no way comparable with someone like princess (above)....my heart goes out to her....she is living every mother's worst nightmare.

Answer 10

As in death ... ?

I Lost My Unborn Baby
http://watchtower.org/library/g/2002/3/22a/article_01.htm *

When Someone You Love Dies :
- Miscarriage and Stillbirth--Mothers Grieve
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome--Facing the Grief
- [Other]
http://watchtower.org/e/we/index.htm

*(This URL will likely change soon, whereafter the Advanced Search at http://watchtower.org/search/search_e.htm will find its new URL.)