Daniel John McBain

Daniel is our first child, our only son.He was so wanted right from the second we found out, we were
pregnant.We loved this little person so much.You wouldn't believe how a person who you had never
meet could take over your whole life.The more he grew, the more our love grew. Making plans for the
future.Going by the way he could kick, a future England player in the making.
I was in and out of hospital with water infections and high blood pressure.All the joys of being
pregnant I thought and it would be worth it in the end, when I got to hold this special baby.
When I was 35 weeks, I had woken with pains.At first thinking it was braxton hicksagain.But has the
day went on they come more regular and more painful.I was in labour.
When I got to the hospital I was put on the monitor .I noticed his heart beat wasn't as fast as the
previous week.He's heart beat was always quite fast.I was told it was because he was so active.But
now it had dropped quite a bit.When I told the nurse, she contacted the consulate.Who told her the
moniter was probably broken and the baby was probably less active now. I was still in quite a bit of
pain and felt sick.He said I probably wasn't in labour either, but another water infection with my
histroy.Not having done this before I believed them.As the evening went on so did the pains getting
worse.A junior nurse told me I was in full labour.As I stood up I felt something go, my waters i
thought and something fall.Than I was pushed on the bed.I was going to meet this person at
last.Everything seem to happen so fast after that.I was going to have a c-section.When I come round,
I was told I had a little boy.Daniel John.
I wanted to get back to my husband so we could start enjoying oor son and being parents.But Daniel
wasn't there.I was told he was in special care.Well he had made a dramatic enterence.WSo I just
thought he needed a bit of help, and then we could be together soon.I was never told how ill he
really was.Even when I was taken down there to see him.I noticed he looked so big to the other
babies.Even thou he was only 5lb 10oz.
I don't know if it was the drugs or denial that made me not see how sick he was.
They placed him in my arms , that was the most precious and memorial moment in my life. I can still
feel how it felt holding him at last.
Then they gave him to his dad, what I didn't know is he actually died in his arms.This tiny little
boy had wanted to say goodbye.His little body couldn't fight no more.
That was the day our life changed for ever.
He was only 5 and half hours old.
We might not have had him long,but in our hearts he will stay for ever.He now has 3 younger sisters
who I know he'd love as much as we do.

I found out later that I had pre-eclampsia at the end of my pregnancy not just a water
infection.Which had made the afterbirth die slowly.

CAUSE of death was Placental abruption which cut off the oxygen to the placenta.