She explained that as the big day approaches, she can’t help but remembering the unbearable pain she felt the day that paramedics took Alby was taken away. “While paramedics fought to bring our precious Alby back from the heavens, I knelt by his side, with his hand clutched in my own, as our unborn babe kicked inside my womb," she wrote. “And in that moment, the overwhelming contrast of life and death reared its ugly beauty in a way I never conceived possible.” His mom rushed to his side and gave Alby CPR for 16 minutes until paramedics arrived but despite their efforts, he tragically didn’t survive. The story, which struck the hearts of Anna’s 155,000 Instagram followers, caused an immediate outpouring of love. Even resulting in a GoFundMe page where people could donate to the family, (they ultimately raised $200,000). Though as anyone can see from Anna’s deeply personal new Instagram post, the love and support cannot outweigh the pain she’s been through. Although getting pregnant after the death of another child is more common than you would think, Anna is in the unique position of having already been pregnant before her middle child died. This means that while Anna suffered loss and grief, she was also feeling a new life and preparing for her family to expand. That makes this typically joyful moment feel tinged with sadness.
