A stunning image of a mum reaching out to touch her rainbow baby’s hand for the first time has completely melted our hearts.
Mum Jenna Leigh Edwards’ new baby son Gavin was in the breech position, so he was born via a planned c-section. Jenna requested a clear drape so she could see every step of the birth of her beautiful baby boy.
The resulting photo of Jenna reaching up to the drape to join hands with her new son is one of most powerful birth images we’ve ever seen.
“Two weeks ago @ 8:26 am I met my littlest love of my life!” she captioned the image shared on Instagram page The Birth Hour. “As nerve-wracking as the c-section was and not knowing what to expect of his health once he was out, we were elated to hear those first loud cries and then to see his beautiful body through the clear drape.
“I will never forget the moment he reached out for my hand on the other side of that drape as long as I live! Even though it wasn't the magical birth I'd envisioned for my rainbow baby, we made the best out of the safest way for Gavin to arrive earthside. I would do ANYTHING for my baby, and that includes being cut open so that he was born safely!”
Making little Gavin’s birth even more poignant was the fact he was a rainbow baby. His big brother Greyson sadly was stillborn at 34 weeks gestation due to a mutation that caused Jenna's blood to clot.
This worry of course added to her anxiety as she was expecting Gavin.
Jenna’s best friend Bryn, of The Birth Hour podcast, blogged about the new mum's experiences, saying, “[Jenna] ended up needing Lovenox (a blood thinner) and started giving herself a daily shot in her abdomen every day around 8 weeks, and continued until several weeks after her baby was born. She saved all of the syringes and took this amazing picture with her rainbow baby when he was a newborn.”
Just beautiful.
