In life, there are many tragedies that are unexplainable and truly devastating. For many women, the loss of a baby is one of those tragedies.
Unfortunately, there are many women throughout the world who undergo the loss of a baby, after living the reality of becoming pregnant and looking forward to a life together with their child. When these occurrences happen, it is absolutely heartbreaking for parents.
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Jessie and Nate were expecting their first baby together
Jessie shares on TikTok that her son, Matty, was diagnosed with a two-vessel umbilical cord when she had gone in for her 28-week scan. However, the doctors had told her that if their son continued to meet his growth markers, everything should be fine — which sounded like good news.
The couple decided to ask two very important people to be Matty’s godparents
As many couples do, they chose two people important and close to them — Jessie’s sister and brother-in-law — to be their son’s godparents.
Godparents are responsible for stepping up, just in case anything were to ever happen to the parents. They also serve as two more incredible people to love and care for a child.
Their Ring door camera caught the excitement of their friends
After being asked to be godparents for Jessie and Nate’s son, the couple was captured on Jessie and Nate’s Ring Door Camera, excited and celebrating the news that they were going to be such a big part of this little baby’s life.
Throughout their pregnancy, Matty was doing great
Jessie said that her son was growing well and meeting his markers, and she had a scan on her due date at Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She was told that, after having a 3D scan, her baby was perfect. Her water broke three days later and she immediately went to the hospital.
When she arrived at the hospital, she got devastating news
When Jessie arrived, the nurses completed an NST and couldn’t find a heartbeat. They followed up with an ultrasound and received the news that their baby, Matty, had died. Despite this, Jessie labored for 24 hours and delivered her son.
Matty was born at 9 lbs., 5 oz.
Jessie shared he was “perfect,” just silent and still. She also continued to say, “When my water broke and the space in my womb receded, Matthew snuggled down into the birth canal to prepare for delivery. When he did that, he crushed his fragile two-vessel cord and went to sleep never to wake up again.”
Jessie opened up about her experience on TikTok for others to learn and relate to
She shared that while she tries not to play the “what if” game, she also asks herself countless questions about how things could have possibly been different — such as requesting another weight check for her son and possibly delivering by c-section, instead of vaginally.
Throughout the process, Jessie has found ways to cope with grief
One video she shared on her TikTok mirrored the video of her sister and brother-in-law finding out they would be Matty’s godparents.
The first clip showcased the couple’s excitement to become godparents, however, the second clip was heartbreaking for many to see.
In the clip, Jessie shows her sister carrying her godson back home
Jessie’s sister walked Matty’s ashes and urn into Jessie and Nate’s home, the same steps she once celebrated on with her husband. She can be seen hugging the urn tightly and cradling it in her arms.
People on TikTok were in tears and touched
Jessie thanked Ring, the door camera company, for the ability to have these moments to look back on.
However, TikTok users burst into tears seeing the side-by-side video comparison. “Asking them to be Matty’s godparents was the greatest gift you’ll ever give. They have quite the angel now,” wrote one TikTok user.
Others noticed one other difference in the videos
In the first clip, Jessie and Nate seemed to have a doormat that read “good vibes.” However, in the second clip, many noticed a change.
“The mat being gone punched me in the gut.” one TikTok user wrote. Jessie said, “That was the first thing I asked my husband to throw away when we returned home,” and shared she hasn’t replaced it yet.
