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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know a couple that lost their first child to stillbirth. Heartbreaking and horrific. She got pregnant again and the second child is living in his dead brother's shadow. Unbelievable how she constantly compares son #2 to deceased baby. "X had the most beautiful curls. X doesn't. His hair is so bleh.", "X was just s beautiful child!!!! X has an enormous head."

They even had pics of the deceased child everywhere, but literally none of #2. They "boys bunked together" ....meaning ashes of baby in the room w a shrine.

Incredibly sad and heartbreaking.  Obviously she was still grieving, but the poor baby #2 didn't ask to be born into this situation. [/quote]

Oh wow --how long ago was the stillbirth and how old is child no. 2 now? I imagine she's not open to therapy? It may get easier as child no. 2 gets past the newborn age bc she won't be able to say --child no. 1 was friendly or not; cried when he saw Santa or not; was athletic or not. Whereas with babies she can compare based on looks alone.[/quote]

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