Just as after a loss in pregnancy, or after birth, babies who do not go ahead are often called "Star babies", those who arrive later are known as "Rainbow babies".
The reason is obvious, it is like the sun that rises after a storm, when the rain is leaving and illuminates the horizon as a sign that, although the ground is still wet, the clouds are already leaving. A moment in which nature seems to celebrate the change with a halo of color and joy that surprises and excites everyone in a certain way: "Look, the rainbow!".
Much has been written about these babies, and about the losses, and I have often talked about it because I am surprised that as a society we are not yet able to support the families that suffer from them, or understand why they suffer, as well as support the families that they suffer when they hear that they expect a baby again (for fear that it will happen again).
I could do it in many ways, really, but today I wanted to talk about it with a poem in tribute to rainbow babies, and their parents, and with the desire that it serve in some way as support for couples who expect one of them, or who hope to achieve it.
In Babies and moreOnce beautiful photographs of rainbow babies, those born after a loss"I'm already here"
It's been a long time, but it seems like yesterday
when you cried when you saw again, the cross in that test.
The mixture of emotion, of joy, of illusion,
with memories of pain, of hope, of a goodbye.
"I don't say this yet," you told dad,
"I think I would not stand to happen again,"
"No honey, nobody will know, we will not tell,
when it is later, we will tell the truth. ”
In your womb I grew, and I heard you thank,
A new day will come, another new dawn
and so the moment approached, I noticed your pain,
when everything would match when he said goodbye.
"I'm afraid, today is the day, I do nothing but cry",
You told her trembling, and Dad went to hug you.
"Don't let go of me," "I don't let go," "I love you," "Me too,
tomorrow comes hope… I know you will achieve it. ”
And it was time for a check, another ultrasound,
and again you caught, waiting for a reaction.
"Because he does not speak? Why don't you look at us? ”
and you screamed with joy, hearing my heart loud.
It's been a long time, but it seems like yesterday
when you cried when you saw again, the cross in that test,
I'm ready to see you, another contraction is coming,
They are the waves that bring me closer to the shore of your love.
I'm already here, don't let go of me, don't separate from me,
behind the knot in the navel, only your arms join me,
I see your eyes, I see that light, it's a very special glow,
Like a rainbow that drives rain away, that comes to heal.
Welcome, rainbow babies; a hug to the star babies; and to all the parents who have lived it, another hug from here, and all the support of those of us who understand and in a way accompany you in your pain. Hopefully one day you can hug your rainbow baby as expressed in the poem.
In Babies and more, the beautiful photo shoot of a rainbow baby
