Photographing 15 Faces of Baby Loss - Stacy Hayzelden
Joanne Lewis • 4 October 2019
Daddy's little Angel
For the "15 Faces of Baby Loss" project, with Bishops Stortford and Hertford Rainbows and Sunshines groups, I am sharing the stories of 15 mums from around Hertfordshire and Essex for Pregnancy, Baby and Infant Loss Awareness Month.
Today I would like to introduce Stacy Hayzelden
Stacy's daughter was stillborn 4 years ago... Here is her own story.
My name is Stacy Hayzelden and I am the face of baby loss.
On the 27th September 2015 our daughter Sienna was stillborn - but "still born”
I was 32 weeks pregnant, this was my second pregnancy, our first daughter Ella age 6 a healthy girl "our rock"
I had a routine check up on the 24th September and it was here our hearts were broken... we were told that our little girl didnt have a heartbeat. I didnt believe it and wouldnt believe it, I asked for another scan but it was confirmed. We were distraught, how could this happen to us.
After a traumatic 3 days in labour due to complications, I was taken to theatre and delivered Sienna.
She was tiny, and beautiful and looked so peaceful. We had several hours with her to say our goodbyes, never did we imagine walking out of a maternity unit without our baby.
We were all heartbroken and devasted - why us ... how were we going to explain this to our young daughter that her baby sister would not be coming home?
The 21st October 2015 was Siennas funeral. Never do you think that you would bury your own child.
In memory of our daughter, my husband has a tattoo of her hand and feet " Daddy's little Angel" and I had a ring made with Sienna ashes which I wear everyday, both shown in the photograph above - she is always with me.
4 years on and it never gets any easier, and you never forget.
Being part of the East Herts Sands group allows you to talk to people and share your stories and gain comfort that you are not alone.
We need to break the silence over baby loss.
A picture of Santa and me...
... Buy one, Get one Free*
... a second print using the same photo for free*
... a mounted print of a photo she's created for me*
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You will need: an egg box scissors black and white paint paint brush googly eyes glue (hot glue gun ideally) black felt tip pen string or ribbon for hanging
You will need: an egg box scissors white paint paint brush black felt tip pen or sharpie goggly eyes and glue (optional)
You will need: an egg box scissors Orange (or yellow and red) paint paint brush black felt tip pen or sharpie lollypop stick glue green paper/card for leaf
You will need: an egg box scissors black paint paint brush googly eyes glue Red paper/card for bow-tie White paper/card for shirt and teeth
You will need: an egg box scissors green and black paint (or I used a green egg box for the head) paint brush googly eyes glue black paper/card for hat orange paper/card for hair
