I could feel my heart begin to rip in two as my doctor went on to explain that Harper’s heart was not beating. He showed us the four chambers of the heart and we could see how still it was. We could also see how perfect our baby looked. Perfectly developed and whole in every way. Eric asked if they could do an emergency delivery and somehow get her heart to start beating.
“I’m so sorry guys. That’s not possible. We don’t know why this happens, but it does happen. It’s an awful thing, but it does happen. It’s nothing that you did or could have done differently.” -Dr. Weinstein