“…and please don’t let our baby die.” That’s how my 5-year-old finished her prayers every night for weeks after finding out I was pregnant. She didn’t get this idea from us, and I wondered why that was her response to our news, until one night she added, “like the other two babies.”
I lost two babies, one to a “regular” miscarriage and one to a tubal pregnancy before she was born. But even though this was before we were blessed with her, it still impacts her today. She knows she had two other siblings that she won’t meet until heaven. She knows that babies can die. And she fears that this baby might be one of them.
The loss of a baby affects everyone close to him – not only parents, but siblings, future siblings (as demonstrated by my daughter), grandparents, friends.
Today, on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, would you take a moment to pray for those who have lost little ones? Pray that their hearts would be comforted, especially if their loss was recent or if this is a significant anniversary for them. And, especially, pray for those who are going through that right now.
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Thank you for your bravery in sharing your story.
Bless your family, and you daughter sounds wise for her years. My sons know they had a brother (still)born before they were born.
Oh, my daughter is a character, let me tell you!
My prayers to all that have lost a pregnancy or child.