A young heartbroken mother had only 40 minutes to say goodbye to her stillborn baby.
23-year-old Millie her Wiley tragically lost her son Lenny when she was four months pregnant in September at Women's Hospital in Liverpool. Live and help those who are going through the same trials.
She has two other children with Millie. 4-year-old Sonny and her 2-year-old Louis aim to start a registered charity with the aim of improving support for pregnant women forced into childbirth. By giving birth to an aborted baby.
She said that a scan revealed that Lenny had no heartbeat and that she chose to go to the hospital for her medical care. But after the traumatic ordeal of giving birth to her late Lenny, Millie barely had time to say her goodbyes to her beloved son at her hospital, Lankslive reports. .
Millie from Skelmersdale said: I was nearly four months pregnant and it was very traumatic and very sad.
"They encouraged me to go home and let Lenny go on his own time, but I chose medical management and went for it. After giving birth, I said goodbye. I had 40 minutes to tell.”
“I was frozen. I was in agony and I didn't know what to think.There was no one to talk to about it.
"It's totally ridiculous.The whole approach to losing a baby is Very stigmatized.It's been my personal experience.Still,I can't blame the hospital at all.It needs more recognition-no official help with baby loss.I still don't think they know enough about it."
Now, Millie aims to start an infant loss charity called "Lenny's Love" in her son's name. . This charity provides assistance and supplies, including special 'comfort bags', to parents undergoing treatment for infant loss in. } Hospital
A special "comfort bag" aimed at parents who are currently losing a baby includes toiletries, pajamas, underwear, clay babies with angels, leaflets containing Millie's own story, personal notepads, and support contacts. Includes previous list.
There will also be memorial bags for those who have previously lost a baby. Millie also works with hospitals and aims to launch a charity website. The organization needs her to raise £5000 to become a registered charity.
To achieve this, a special fundraising event will be held Sunday, August 28th at noon at The Buffs, a community club on Ormskirk Road, Digmoor, Skelmersdale. It is scheduled to be until 7pm. Featuring games, stalls, raffles, music, dancing and a moving tribute to her tree for the loss of a baby.
Millie added: This is Lenny's legacy to the world. In her statement, she said: Lenny's Love aims to provide and distribute comfort her bags to maternity hospitals in the North West, gradually moving to more hospitals across the UK.
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Millie Wylie)"Comfort bags offer a little solace to bereaved families who have lost babies through pregnancy, stillbirth, ectopic and medical abortions." We aim to provide counseling&retreats for mental health regarding the loss of a baby and would like to help fund funeral flowers and/or headstones.
These funds are essential to registering as a charity and receiving a Charity Number and can provide much-needed and vital assistance. Please support us, we cannot do this without you.”
A Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson said:
"We are committed to expanding psychotherapy and talking therapy within specialized perinatal mental health services, including rolling out 33 new maternal mental health services across England by March 2024.
A spokesperson for Liverpool Women'sNHS Foundation Trust said: 'Liverpool Women's have experienced baby loss and pregnancy.
“We understand everyone, and their aspirations vary. We aim to tailor support to meet expectations, as well as maintain support after loss and maintain dialogue with families to provide ongoing support and allow people to give feedback.
For more information, visit Millie's Go Fund Me page, Lenny's Love.here
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