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Día Nacional del Bebé Arcoíris

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Advertencia — esta entrada de blog contiene historias de pérdidas, infertilidad y abortos espontáneos.

Puede que hayas oído el término "bebés arcoíris", pero ¿qué significa? Los niños nacidos después de la pérdida de un bebé anterior suelen ser conocidos como "bebés arcoíris", lo que otorga al símbolo del arcoíris un significado especial para las familias que han experimentado una pérdida. Lamentablemente, la pérdida durante el embarazo no es infrecuente. La American Pregnancy Association informa de que entre el 10% y el 25% de los embarazos terminan en una pérdida inesperada o aborto espontáneo.

Cada historia de pérdida es única para la familia que la experimenta. Y para honrar esas historias, compartimos las experiencias y las palabras de cinco mujeres diferentes de nuestra comunidad.

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Nunca pensé que me pasaría a mí.

"Nunca anticipé tener problemas de fertilidad después de un embarazo algo fácil y sin incidentes con mi primera hija. Durante los siguientes años, tuve dificultades para mantener un embarazo. Una vez, en particular, acabábamos de decirle a nuestra familia que estábamos esperando un bebé. Después de todo, ya estaba bien entrada en el segundo trimestre, así que las cosas tenían que estar seguras. Ese mismo día, empecé a abortar. Esa experiencia me llevó a no revelar ningún embarazo futuro". ~ Patricia L.

"Cuando empezamos nuestro camino hacia la paternidad, asumí que me quedaría embarazada fácilmente y que tendría un parto sencillo. Me equivoqué. Me quedé embarazada después de solo dos meses de intentarlo, ¡y estábamos muy emocionados! Unos días después, aborté. Me sentí desolada, pero me dijeron que, lamentablemente, es algo común". ~ Lauren C.

"Todos los días me asombraba mi vientre que crecía, las dulces pataditas del bebé que se convirtieron en fuertes golpes, y el verdadero milagro que es traer una nueva vida al mundo". ~ Lexi J.

 

Nuestro milagro.

"Perder un hijo es una de las cosas más difíciles por las que pasará un padre. Las emociones que experimentamos son diferentes a cualquier otra. Tuve un aborto espontáneo en 2020. Estábamos muy emocionados de descubrir que estábamos embarazadas y de dar la bienvenida a un bebé a nuestro mundo. Con solo 9 semanas, descubrimos que nuestro dulce bebé ya no tenía latido.

No le deseo este dolor a nadie. Me pregunto todos los días cómo habría sido nuestro bebé o dónde estaría. En julio de 2021, inesperadamente, descubrimos que estábamos embarazadas de nuestro dulce bebé arcoíris. Era demasiado pronto para saber las incógnitas y el primer trimestre pareció durar una eternidad. Estábamos muy emocionados, aunque muy nerviosos por lo que podría pasar. Estaba sano y siguió creciendo, y le dimos la bienvenida a casa en abril de 2022. Es nuestro milagro, y ojalá hubiera podido conocer a su hermano mayor, pero sabemos que ellos nos lo enviaron". ~ Kait G.

 

El embarazo después de una pérdida es muy duro.

"En agosto de 2021, tuvimos nuestro segundo test de embarazo positivo. Los siguientes 9 meses estuvieron llenos de una batalla constante entre la esperanza y el miedo, mientras esperaba que algo saliera mal. El embarazo después de una pérdida es muy duro, y contuve la respiración durante 9 meses, esperando tener la oportunidad de conocer al bebé al que amaba desde el día en que supe de su existencia. Aunque fue un momento difícil mentalmente, me dio la perspectiva para abrazar y apreciar verdaderamente cada parte de mi embarazo. Todos los días me asombraba mi vientre que crecía, las dulces pataditas del bebé que se convirtieron en fuertes golpes, y el verdadero milagro que es traer una nueva vida al mundo". ~ Lexi J.

 

Si quieres un arcoíris, tienes que soportar la lluvia.

"Octubre de 2020 fue cuando otro milagro decidió quedarse, y nuestro hijo arcoíris nació en junio de 2021. Después de que él alcanzara la viabilidad, compré nuestro primer conjunto de ropa a juego de Little Sleepies: ¡arcoíris pastel para la hermana mayor y arcoíris azules para el hermano pequeño! Después de que él naciera, continuamos marcando nuestros hitos y ocasiones con conjuntos de ropa a juego de nuestros pijamas favoritos mes tras mes, año tras año.

Todos los días, mientras contemplo los ojos de mis dos hijos, recuerdo el hermoso camino roto que me llevó directamente a ellos. Como dijo una vez Dolly Parton: 'Tal como lo veo, si quieres el arcoíris, tienes que soportar la lluvia'. Yo soportaría cada tormenta una y otra vez si eso significara sostener los tonos más brillantes de amor y promesas en mis brazos una y otra vez". ~ Renee R.

 

Fue un viaje sanador.

"Nuestro hermoso bebé arcoíris Theodore nació el 8 de abril de 2022, y ha cambiado nuestro mundo en todos los sentidos posibles. Estoy tan agradecida de poder ser madre de un bebé aquí en la tierra, por el viaje de sanación que su embarazo me llevó, y por un niño sano que está TAN lleno de alegría. Siempre supe que estaba destinada a ser madre, pero ser la mamá de Theo es incluso mejor de lo que podría haber soñado. Me encanta hacerle sonreír y verlo crecer, y realmente aprecio cada día que paso con él". ~ Lexi J.

"Después de mi segundo aborto espontáneo, fui a la playa para tratar de asimilar lo sucedido. Exactamente un año después, tuve la bendición de llevar a mi hijo a la misma playa conmigo y hacer una sesión de fotos con él usando sus Little Sleepies. Este viaje a la playa fue sanador, y siempre atesoraré su pijama azul de arcoíris por lo que significa para mí". ~ Lauren C.

 

No podría imaginar mi vida sin mis arcoíris más brillantes.

"Hace casi 8 años, si me hubieran preguntado qué era un bebé arcoíris, ¡no habría tenido ni idea! Ahora, no podría imaginar mi vida sin mis dos arcoíris más brillantes después de años de tumultuosas tormentas de infertilidad y muchas pérdidas". ~ Renee R.

 

No estás sola.

"Como un arcoíris, siempre tengo que recordarme que a veces la tormenta antes de la belleza ocurrió por una razón. A través de mi experiencia, me he conectado con muchas otras familias arcoíris fuertes. Compartiendo el dolor y celebrando con todos los accesorios arcoíris cuando tienen éxito. ¡Feliz día del arcoíris a todos, y sepan que no están solos en esto!" ~ Patricia L.

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Aunque un bebé arcoíris representa esperanza y nuevos comienzos después de la tormenta, siempre habrá tristeza y duelo. Si estás experimentando una pérdida o esperando un bebé arcoíris, estos recursos pueden ayudarte:

Apoyo para la paternidad después de una pérdida: Esta organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)(3) y recurso de apoyo comunitario para mujeres busca ayudar a las futuras madres a celebrar su embarazo actual eligiendo la esperanza sobre el miedo, al mismo tiempo que nutre y honra el dolor por la pérdida de su hijo fallecido.

Padres en duelo: Este blog escrito por un padre en duelo es un recurso para padres y un lugar para que compartan sus historias de forma anónima.

Apoyo por pérdida de embarazo e infantil Share: Share es una organización nacional y una comunidad para cualquiera que experimente la trágica muerte de un bebé, así como para los profesionales que cuidan a las familias en duelo.

Birth Injury Center: Birth Injury Center es un sitio web educativo que presenta artículos escritos por expertos.

11 Comments

  • Brittnie

    Aug/25/2023

    This post has me tearful but beaming with joy! My husband and I lost our 3rd baby on April 23rd, 2021. I had two previous healthy pregnancies and births. I really did not believe this could happen to me. We went into our 12 week appointment to hear no heartbeat. Even as the nurse said those words to me, I still couldn’t believe it. It just couldn’t be true. The journey through grief was a long, hard and painful one. Honestly, my next pregnancy wasn’t much easier. I constantly feared we would lose this baby too. It wasn’t until I started to feel my baby kick that I begun to feel excitement that maybe I would get to hold him in our arms! December 20, 2022 our precious baby boy Canaan was born healthy and beautiful! We finally held our promise in our arms and I couldn’t have been more grateful!!!! Rainbow baby is absolutely the right words to explain him! He is a ray of sunshine everyday! Though I still sometimes feel pain that my 3rd baby isn’t with me, I couldn’t be more thankful for my rainbow!!!

  • Denise DK

    Sep/23/2022

    I already had a 4 yr old boy and 2 yr old girl. Uncomplicated pregnancies both. February 1994 was not planning on another baby but there I was pregnant again and I was so happy. Then June 8,1994 came and I found out there was no heart beat for my baby. The pain was indescribable. So we tried again and I became o 2 months later. It was a twin pregnancy but I was to find out at 9 week ultrasound that only one baby had survived. I was so happy to see that strong single heartbeat I just focused as hard as I could on that. My pregnancy with my Rainbow baby was complicated and ended with a breech C-section birth. But my Luke was healthy and strong. He is now 27 years old and is still my heart. I still remember the baby and twin before him on there anniversaries every year. Now I have a granddaughter and and grandson on the way. My daughter in law also had a miscarriage before my granddaughter. I was so glad I could be there for her because of my unfortunate experience.

  • Rachel Tran

    Sep/23/2022

    So I’m love with my rainbow baby. After all the fear that brewed inside me while I watched her grow, I’m so very thankful so finally have her here with me 😇

  • Maria

    Sep/23/2022

    Our first pregnancy, due 2/12/12 was a miscarriage.
    Our second pregnancy was conceived through fertility treatments. He was born July 2016.
    Our third pregnancy was a complete surprise. My husband’s response was “How did we do that?” She was born July 2021.

  • Mandy K.

    Aug/22/2022

    My story: July 21, 2017 I got married. August 11th, 2017 I took a pregnacy test the line was faint, , then i took another one on August 18th I found out I was offically pregnant! Then on September 14th 2017 I felt some cramping but just thought it was my body changing already. Well a week later at work on September 20th, I felt a gush and I new i had just miscarried my baby at 6 weeks fell right in the toilet, it was a mess I was a mess. I was in shock and didn’t tell my husband for a few days. Long story short took us 4 months to get pregnant again. on February 14th found out we were pregnant with our rainbow baby,Scarlett Rae. We were so excited but also very scared at the same time. Scarlett was born October 17,2018. Then a year in a half later January 26, 2020 we found a lump on her forearm , we took her right to the doctors and went through a bunch of scans and on February 11,2020 we got hit with the worst news any parent wants to hear. Your daughter has cancer, a few weeks later we found our Scarlett had 3 Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma. Scarlett went through 33 rounds of radiation, and 2 different chemotherapy treatments, she was clear at her scan December 2020. She was put on a maintenence chemotherapy. Then Bam February 2021 found another lump same arm but underneath her armpit. We told her oncology doctors and she went through more scans and on March 17th we found out she relapsed and this time it has spread throughout her body. Scarlett fought so hard and long she spent the month of April and most of May in the PICU at our local hospital Oshei children’s hospital, she came through and was able to come back home for a few weeks. On June 23rd we were told there was nothing else we could do the cancer was to aggressive and took over her body. We took Scarlett home that day and we joines hospice essential care. June 30, 2021 we lost our Rainbow baby scarlett. October 17th 2021( Scarlett’s birthday) we found out we were pregnant again with our second Rainbow baby and this baby was due June 23,2022( the day we brought scarlett home for the last time). This pregnancy again so scared and nervous and didn’t know what to think since we were still morning over the loss of our sweet Scarlett. We found out we were having a girl. We felt a little more joyful. Our second Rainbow baby Lillyanna Rae was born on June 10,2022. We live each day one day at a time in hopes that scarlett sent us her little sister for the long hall. 🌈💜💜🌈🌈 that is my story.

  • Ashley D.

    Aug/22/2022

    Loosing my son, Peter, was the hardest thing I have ever gone through. The 6 months of TTC were also some of my darkest days as well. My rainbow baby boy was born 3 months ago! The blue rainbow zippy is the outfit he wore going home from NICU and continues to wear for his monthly photos (and of course days inbetween as well).

    Little sleepies has been a HUGE part of our lives since our loss and it’s our favorite brand to put our little rainbow in! We have the blue rainbows in almost everything! 🌈

  • Courtney Pickard

    Aug/22/2022

    My first LS purchase was pastel rainbows for my rainbow babygirl. Seeing her wear them makes me smile and reminds me how blessed I am to have such a miracle. After a year of TTC and one traumatic loss I finally have my little rainbow. Thank you LS for honoring miracle babies and making soft cuddle worthy products. ❤️🌈

  • Hannah L

    Aug/22/2022

    After several months of trying for a baby we finally found we were pregnant. We were so excited. But both my husband and I got a mild case of Covid in January 2022 so our first Appointment was pushed back by 3 weeks. We were almost 12 weeks along and we finally had our first appointment. Our ultrasound started off in excitement but turned into anxiety when we were told a doctor needed to see this. We found our sweet babe died at 5 weeks and I was going septic and needed emergent surgery. There really isn’t any words that can truly describe the type of emotions and pain that my husband and I were in for some time. But finally after several months of healing we found we will be having a baby girl In January 2023. There isn’t a day where I don’t think about our sweet babe that we lost and how I long to meet them one day.

  • Kayle

    Aug/22/2022

    In 2019 I found out that I was pregnant with a little girl. I was ecstatic! That December, I went in for my anatomy scan and found out my child had anencephaly. Anencephaly is a neural tube defect that causes the brain not to fully form if at all. It’s prognosis is death. I lost myself. I lost touch with reality. I chose to keep on with the pregnancy although doctors tried telling me I should not. It can cause health issues for the mother. I trusted in God and carried this sweet girl for 9 months. I named her Emeri Alaya, She was born in April of 2020. She lived to the very end. When I awoke from my C-section, my sweet girl had already gained her wings.
    A year later from the day I had my sweet angel, I found out that I was pregnant again! A few short weeks later I found out that it was another girl! After several high risk visits the doctors confirmed my baby girl was healthy and I no longer needed to see them. My sweet Alaya Rain was born December 2021. She was named after her sister and middle name Rain because she is my little rainbow ❤️

  • RJ

    Aug/22/2022

    Thank you to the incredible women in the Little Sleepies community for sharing their stories. I wasn’t aware today was National Rainbow Baby day and because of this blog post I was able to reach out to those in my life who have been on this journey. I let them know I am thinking of them and their beautiful rainbow babies and their sunshine above sending warmth and love to them here earthside.

  • Alexis Martin

    Aug/22/2022

    Pastel rainbows were the first LS I bought for my sweet rainbow baby, watching her grow into them and wear them for months so far still with so much room to grow means so so much to me. Thank you LS for celebrating our rainbow babies with us, yet another reason why we will never leave the family❤️

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