Baby Preview: One Woman’s Experience – Part 2

If you missed Part 1 yesterday, you can catch up here before reading on.

When I got home I watched the DVD that night, I called my Mom and told her what happened. She couldn’t wait to see the DVD as well. I showed her and my Dad the DVD the next day and they were crying and so happy to see their grand daughter alive and well. I remember showing the DVD to some other family members as well…they too loved it. I think what it did was allow all of us to get excited for her birth and again bring that feeling of “normal” back to a very unbelievable, abnormal situation.

What I took away from this experience was when life dealt me the UNTHINKABLE situation of carrying a baby that was going to die, I found unexpected miracles along the way. Complete strangers, like Lorraine, would give me compassion and love and become some of the most important roles in my healing. That experience gave me strength, lots of strength, and joy and by that time (about 7 months along) I needed my confidence and hope to be recharged. Lorraine and my Baby Preview experience did that for me. I felt happy again and thought “This is who I am. I celebrate life, I love my children deeply and I can do this!”

Gabrielle and her brothers

Gabrielle ended up making it to term and lived 9 days. We got to bring her home and have some special family time. She died in my arms surrounded by her brothers and daddy.


The story doesn’t end there….. I will give you the ending part of my story which continues from June 2010. During this past June I decided to finally follow up with Lorraine and let her in on my MIRACLE secret! I did become pregnant again and it was a HEALTHY BABY GIRL!!! I was tremendously scared since in 2009 I lost another girl to Trisomy 18, she only lived 14 weeks inside me.

I never called Lorraine after Gabrielle and Valeria died because I was too drained from grief and felt I would never get the chance to ever use Baby Preview in a joyous setting of a healthy baby. Well God surprised me and in Feb 2010 I found out I was pregnant. The many tests had been done and ultra sounds at the hospital to confirm this baby was healthy. I came across the pink Baby Preview bag and thought I need to call Lorraine, I need to celebrate this pregnancy and BELIEVE that all will be well.

When I called her I said “I wonder if you will remember me, I was in your facility back in 2007 I had a baby girl named Gabrielle…. She interrupted me, began to cry and said” I never stopped thinking about you, and always wondered what happened”. She said ” You said that I will be that person you never forget. Well, you became that person for me.”

Now of course I was crying and so touched she remembered me and my family. She and I talked and she was so gracious to let me come to Baby Preview as often as I needed to feel less nervous about this final miracle pregnancy. Then a week later I began to have some bleeding and that kicked up all the old memories of loss.


The doctors checked me out and had felt all was okay, but never gave me an extra ultra sound that week. My regular doctor was out of town and I was losing my mind. I NEEDED to see that baby. I called Lorraine and told her all was said to be ok but my nerves were fried from worry…. she said come in… when can you come in? I got there the next day.

Again the experience saved me and became a lifeline for hope. When I came in I saw my daughter’s picture ( Gabrielle) sitting in the room in a place of honor. Lorraine calmed me down with her sweet smile and calm nature. She kept saying look at this baby – she is so beautiful and active too!! I was so grateful that day and every other time I got to see Adriana. The time I brought the boys, she had Owen pick out a stuffed toy to put Adriana’s heartbeat sound in it! He is 6 and just loved that. My other boys are now 13 and 10 and said they really treasured going back to see Lorraine and getting to re-live the joy of a new sister.It was like re- writing time and re- living a dream that I thought may never happen, yet some how I knew it could happen if only I believed.

Lorraine holding Adriana

Lorraine saw me through the whole pregnancy and enjoyed seeing me get nice and ROUND!! We took pictures together and then finally Oct.17th came, and my baby was here healthy and strong! That next week, My husband and I drove to baby preview with Adriana and had Lorraine hold her… she was moved to tears. So was I. It was such a moment to be standing in that room with my healthy daughter in Lorraine’s arms! We took lots of pictures and just stared at her and each other. A bond of friendship and love was created between us that I know will last a lifetime. She is an amazing person and I thank God she is running this business sharing her talents and gifts with all who come there.

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Thank you to Korine for sharing her touching story and to Lorraine for putting me in touch with Korine!!