‘Hearts beyond broken’: Young girl kisses her stillborn sister
A young mother has taken to social media to detail her heartbreak over the stillbirth of her baby daughter at 21 weeks.
Sarah Jane Young, a lifestyle blogger from Melbourne, suffered the tragedy on Tuesday when her daughter Charlotte Rose Young was stillborn in hospital.
Ms Young, who writes the ‘She is, Sarah Jane’ blog, took to her Instagram account to share heartbreaking photos of Charlotte and the distraught family.
In one photo, Charlotte’s tiny feet are seen in a black and white photo, while a second photo showed toddler daughter Mia Grace kissing her stillborn sister.
In the first post, Ms Young writes: “CHARLOTTE ROSE YOUNG { born into heaven at 21 weeks at 8.10am on Jan 10th 2017 } - weight: 350g / height: 25.8cm.
“While your little life was way too brief, in that very short time YOU have proven to me that a mother's heart is NEVER, ever full.
“Our hearts are beyond broken and there will never be day that goes by where we don't think about you - our sweet baby girl.”
Ms Young continues that she longs for a “lifetime of your belly-ballet-ninja routines for hours on end again” from Charlotte.
“Charlotte, my and our connection to you as a family will forever be immeasurable. We love you and will honour your memory our little rose petal, forever and EVER.
“Now rest in peace our darling angel. LOVE ALWAYS and ALWAYS, mummy, daddy & your big sis Mia Grace x,” wrote Ms Young.
A second post highlighted the ongoing anguish the family is suffering: “Waking up today with an even emptier heart... The pain is worse... The distance from our baby girl is greater... The anger couldn't be stronger.
“The seconds are longer and my world has stopped. It's hard to ever imagine smiling again and trying to be strong for our precious MG (Mia Grace) is so, so incredibly hard.”
Ms Young said she wanted to share the family photo of Mia Grace kissing Charlotte on Instagram because she is “so proud and grateful”.
“Thank you all for your kind words, patience and understanding,” Ms Young wrote.
“I need some time out from the world, but if one positive thing can come from losing our daring Charlotte Rose, let it be the reminder to all that EVERYONE has a story.
“Never judge, never compare and just be. I look forward to brighter days... One day. I will live and love again for you my rose petal. Forever. I love you, mummy x,” added Ms Young.
