“Like clockwork, every week, the movements would reduce.”Īs a first-time mum she struggled to be heard by midwives and medical staff.
The baby’s movements became less frequent and sluggish – like slow motion, she says. They had a barrage of tests, but everything came back normal, and the team of specialists couldn’t explain it.īut Sarah knew something was wrong. Jay was below the first percentile, and when a baby is that small, it usually means a genetic condition. “But then over the coming weeks, it became more and more serious, that he wasn't just small, he was tiny,” Sarah says. He had a strong heartbeat and would move for the radiologist. But also in the ultrasound was when we first found out there was something wrong.” Mother’s intuition “And then moments later, we found out we were having a boy,” Sarah says. Then Cat Stevens’ song Father and Son started playing in the waiting room, and they turned to each other, “it’s a sign”. They went to the anatomy scan at 21 weeks 99% sure they’d be having a girl. That early scare left them feeling cautious, but despite their fears, a few things were being gathered for the nursery and Sarah started knitting a blanket in bright colours. Sarah called Andrew at work with the good news, and that evening he cued up his phone, and blasted Celebration (by Kool & the Gang) as he walked up the driveway. Sarah Macdonald and Andrew Ritchie were excited to become parents of Jay Mac. Her first thought was cancer, but the technician had other news. It was with this belief that, two weeks later, she went in for an ultrasound due to ongoing stomach pains, and saw blobs on the screen. But then, about five days later, Sarah had a bleed. Shortly after the move there was that faint line. “I've done my dash of travelling and partying and just wanted to settle down and hang out with family.” “One of my motivations was just seeing what a little version of me would be like,” Andrew says. When Sarah found out she was pregnant, it was the pieces falling into place, after moving to Wairarapa to start a family. His parents Sarah Macdonald and Andrew Ritchie lived for their “treasure baby”. It took until Christmas to discover the genetic condition he was born with was so rare less than 100 cases have ever been recorded worldwide, and he's New Zealand's only case – most don't survive pregnancy. His life was short, but it beat the odds. * 'Nothing was ever the same again': My heartbreaking experience of stillbirth * Giving birth can be traumatic - who checks on mothers? * Ghosts in the system: the price of lockdown for vulnerable children and families Now, his parents Sarah Macdonald and Andrew Ritchie are creating his legacy by advocating for other families in similar circumstances
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