GaryTheNoTrashCougar said:

I have no words.....

Fuck....that..... I would want NO part of any of that....

hokie said:

Hey, I just work with the "material" I'm given.

Gap Fetus!

Having the young children there in the pictures is disturbing. That baby can't be but 3-5 months along. That is insane and gross. But, I have a friend who does photography (artful/beautiful) of babys/families when the child dies before or right after birth. Often the kids she photographs have anomolies and they carefully wrap a blanket so it is less noticible. That gives the family something to remember the child by.
This is a gallery of the photos taken by Now I Lay Me Down to sleep.
http://www.nowilaymedownt...hp?page=20

Okay and to think I seen it all.

First, I agree with everyone on here that those kids should not have been involved with that.

Second, I can understand her keeping it UNTIL she got to a hospital for medical treatment. But AFTER NO! I can understand her wanting to hold it one last time for a final goodbye. Not to keep it for extended period of time. And to let the kids see it is more heartwenching for me.

Third, WTF is with the bonnet on top of the babys head?? I can understand it for burial at the funeral home but to dress it up...

I seriously hope she got the help she needs to cope with her loss.

she's mourning.

Omg i feel sick it looks like a little red jelly baby thats just so fucking wrong, some fucked up people on this planet

Did she have this baby at home?

I can see what she's doing. The loss of the baby must have honestly, deeply, fucked her up. I mean, when something like that happens, lord knows how someone is going to react to it.
Its pretty fucked up, though, She needs help.
That's so sad.

For all the people who are asking about the cap, hospitals keep clothes for the babies who are stillborn or die shortly after birth.
There are people who knit tiny things to donate for these occasions and tiny things for premies to wear.
It's not at all unusual and can be a comfort to grieving parents.


Maybe you have to have lost a baby to understand.

This child was old enough to possibly have been saved.

I didn't look at the pics but did you guys know that there is a big network of people who do this kinda thing? There are a lot of websites on this.

JustErin said:

Wow. I didnt know that

JustErin said:

I wouldn't doubt it. That's part of what I find objectionable.

JustErin said:

is it the same people who eat the placenta?

rnljs said:

This is a beautiful way for parents to memorialize their children. It's so the parents can acknowledge their child. I think it is nice for those that want it.

proactiv...

rnljs said:

that might quite possibly be one of the most moving things i have ever seen those pictures are absolutely beautiful....

I can understand her loss. Now to publish such private pics is just wrong and painful.

rnljs said:

This isn't so bad...I mean the babies look like babies. Not one of those toys you put in a glass of water and watch it grow in.

CarrieLee said:

a loving way to deal with the pain. but look closer. there are babies the same gestational age as the one above. the only difference is they were professionally photographed. the pain of the parent's loss is no different. neither is the reason for wanting to photograph the loss. who are any of us to judge?

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Exactly, in fact I find this all a bit disrespectful to human life

emm said:

I didn't look at all of them from that site. Most people judge, and judging from the pictures posted on this thread...that shit is fucked up.

She is totally messed up in the head over the loss of this baby. Understood. But you would think she'd at least have the present of mind not to expose her other kids to this.
.

KatSkrizzle said:

Those damn zits were the first thing I noticed

horatio said:

rnljs said:

Thos pictures all so unsettling, knowing that those children are dying or already dead.

Maybe I'd feel different if it was my child. I can't say because I've never been in that situation and hopefully never will be, but I wouldn't want a framed photo of my child's corpse, no matter how beautiful the photography. It's just too morbid.

meow85 said:

In one way it feels morbid to me too. But, I think that I would have pictures done too. They would be kept in a special place for only my husband and I to view. I think you have to name the child and go through the mourning process. The picture will be the only thing you have for that life.
Still...I am freaked out at the original pictures with the other small chilren participating. They don't process like adults. This could be life scarring for them. As a mother, I want to protect them.

rnljs said:

I agree, you never forget the experience anyway, I understand why some people would want the pictures. Having a miscarriage or stillborn baby is such a terribly sad experience and people are expected to just get over it like nothing happened.
I still am not sure about the older children participating, I think I would show them the picture when they are much older and can understand better.