Having a baby has to be one of the most wonderful feelings in the world. The anticipation of the happy days after the birth of this bundle of joy fills parents with enthusiasm.
Valerie Watts was excited to see her son’s face as she gave birth to a stillborn baby, but her joy and emotions were shattered.
Her pregnancy went smoothly for the first few months, but then everything changed.
“I’ve known it all week,” Watts said. “He wasn’t moving as much as he used to.” “I was very nervous.”
Noah’s umbilical cord was compressed in the womb and his life was cut short before it could begin.
Watts couldn’t seem to shake his sadness. Despite the fact that her son did not survive, she could not give up the bed I bought him for and keeping it in the house was a reminder of the grief that came over her.
“She was a bit hesitant,” recalls Gerald Kumbula. “I knew she didn’t want to sell it, but she did it anyway.”
Kumpula owned a workshop on the outskirts of Cokato and lived a few kilometers away. He was interested in buying the bed when he saw it in the Watts family garage, although it wasn’t for sale.
Watts admitted, “I hesitated when he asked if I sold it and if he made benches.”
At the time, Kumpulan had no idea what had happened to the bed.
Watts explained, “His wife did my garage sale there – for some baby stuff – and I asked how old my son was because I stopped using the crib and I told her he died in July.”
Kumpulas knew the crib belonged to the Watts family so he decided to give it back to them after swapping it out.
Watts stated, “I started bawling instantaneously.”
Kumpulas’ crib bench serves as a reminder of the tragic times, but it also serves as a sign of solace for the bereaved parents.
