Brittney is a stay-at-home mom living in South Jersey with her son, daughter and fiance’. She lost her daughter Aria, at 20 weeks 6 days gestation on April 27, 2021.
After a very complicated pregnancy with her son, who was born with some medical issues, Brittney was nervous to be pregnant again. She was worried something could go wrong. Besides some spotting occurred around 16 weeks, her pregnancy proceeded as normal. Finally at 19 weeks, Brittney felt like they could share the news of her pregnancy with family and friends!
Unfortunately things took a turn for the worse and Aria’s birth story began on April 25th, which was also Brittney’s son’s second birthday. She was actually attending a baby shower and had to leave and head to the hospital after speaking to her midwife. Testing confirmed that her water had broken and her daughter would most likely be born. After 2 days of monitoring in the high-risk floor of the hospital, Brittney began to pass blood clots, which was the first sign she was going into labor.
Aria Lorelei Clark was soon born sleeping on April 27th, 2021, into the arms of her loving parents.She was fortunate enough to be surrounded by her fiancé, a caring hospital staff, a professional bereavement counselor and best of all, her wonderful Obstetrician (who also delivered her!).
Since then, Brittney and her fiancé have welcomed their rainbow baby, Eliana Hope, into the world. They feel as though she was definitely a gift from her sister in Heaven, and she has brought a lot of healing to her family.
This is Brittney’s first time talking about Aria and sharing her story publicly. Thank you so much for giving the Blindsided Podcast that honor!
If you would like to contact Brittney or share your own story, please reach out to us at storyteller@theblindsided.com
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