Alexis Garrison Stillbirth 37weeks

My precious daughter was 36 weeks 5 days pregnant as of today (April 3, 2020).   Sometime during the night she lost her precious baby girl in the womb, her heart stopped beating .  Everything was going great, baby was growing on track, the heartbeat was strong and great on Thursday afternoon, April 2nd.   I took her to the doctor on Friday April 3rd as she was having contractions in early labor.    She was the only one allowed in the office due to the coronavirus restrictions, She text me during the appointment as I waited outside in my van stating they were having a hard time finding the heartbeat.   They rushed her to the ultrasound room where they confirm the baby had no heartbeat.  She FaceTime’d me in tears as she was in the room alone, she said Ember is gone, she has no heartbeat.  I didn’t even know how to process it.  I am numb.  We were preparing for her arrival, they were discussing setting up a C-section date at 39 weeks due to her Lymphatic Malformation in her eye.  She was just at the high-risk doctor in Columbia yesterday, The heartbeat was fine it was 150 bpm.  Lexi stated she felt her move a lot around midnight, but after that she doesn’t remember feeling her she started having contractions so she was distracted.   They took the baby via C-section Friday evening around 9pm, April 3rd.   This is just all too much to process.   We were setting up a surprise baby shower, we were planning for her when the baby arrived and after the baby came home... And now she has to  grieve this terrible, unexpected loss.    My heart is hurting so much.  I want to take her pain away.   I know everyone has been so awesome and supportive and sent her baby gifts, and it was supposed to be such a joyous moment, only to be shattered by the unthinkable.   Now she’s preparing for a funeral, as she gives birth to her stillborn baby girl that she loves so much, I just can’t even process what is happening here.  I wanted to set up this fundraiser for her for funeral expenses, and also she needs medical attention on her eye due to her lymphatic malformation.  This is the last thing I want her to worry about.  So many reached out for her baby shower and donated so it makes me sad to share this, but please if we can help her monetarily in anyway this will make one less burden