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Transformed crib honors stillborn boy, comforts mother
COKATO, Minn. (KMSP) - Losing a child at birth is a difficult loss on many levels, especially when it leaves a prepared nursery empty as a reminder -- but one grieving Cokato mother got an emotional surprise when her son's crib was re-purposed.
For most of Valarie Watts' pregnancy, her son, Noah, was developing just fine. That all changed in the final few days.
"All week, I knew," Watts reflected. "He wasn't moving as much. I was very nervous."
His umbilical cord had become pinched in the womb, and Noah was stillborn last July. Even so, she wasn't ready to part with the crib she had prepared for him although keeping it was a reminder of the loss.
For most of Valarie Watts' pregnancy, her son, Noah, was developing just fine. That all changed in the final few days.
"All week, I knew," Watts reflected. "He wasn't moving as much. I was very nervous."
His umbilical cord had become pinched in the womb, and Noah was stillborn last July. Even so, she wasn't ready to part with the crib she had prepared for him although keeping it was a reminder of the loss.
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