Heartbroken Parents Post Photos of Stillborn Baby To Show Others Grieving Death of Child They Aren’t Alone
Being a parent is tough. There’s so much work you have to do to make sure that your kiddos are healthy and happy.
There are ups and downs, as with everything: Some days are definitely better than others, and some roadblocks aren’t as final as others.
But the loss of a child is never easy to recover from, no matter what the age of the child or what difficulties they faced.
At times it’s easier to suffer loss quietly, out of the public eye. When we grieve, we often want to be left alone — but sometimes that’s the worst way to heal.
One photographer, Lindsey Natzic-Villatoro, has realized she has a gift that can bring healing to people. At the age of 27, and being a people person, she decided that photography might be her passion and started Love Song Photography.
And her clients would agree. What she has chosen to photograph isn’t easy, though.
Along with photographing other, more-typical subjects, Natzic-Villatoro captures important moments for grieving families. She photographs people’s final moments on Earth and documents the lives that will not be.
“I wanted to capture stillborn photography to change the stigma of having this subject be so hush-hush,” she said.
Richard Staley and Emily McClearen, already parents to one 5-year-old, were excited to welcome another little bundle of joy into the world.
Just days before the due date, Emily noticed that the baby wasn’t moving around much.
They went to the hospital and doctors informed her that their baby’s umbilical cord had wrapped around her neck and she had passed away.
Their little Monroe will never get to grow up in the outside world, but her parents will always have the beautiful, heartbreaking photos.
It’s clear in the way they held her and kissed her that they loved her dearly, and the images that Natzic-Villatoro caught are making waves as others relate to her clients’ story.
Monroe’s young parents wanted to share their process and their story with the world, because they knew others had gone through what they had gone through, and more would in the future, too.
They wanted people in similar situations to know they weren’t alone, and wanted to share their own process and pain with the world.
Natzic-Villatoro enjoys working with her clients to preserve memories of loved ones. “The good, the bad, and the most difficult,” she said. “Throughout every tragedy there is a silver lining and I am blessed that my clients allow me to capture it.”
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