Beautiful and Bittersweet: Parents Release Stunning Video of Their 18-Week-old Baby; Born Too Early to Survive

Aimee Herd : Oct 14, 2015
LifeSiteNews.com

"It was a really peaceful experience that at least we were able to be together as a family with our little boy just that one time. This was something special that we will cherish forever."

Charity and Matt Tanner were excited about expecting a new baby, but at only 18 weeks gestation, Charity began to go into labor. (Photo via LifeSiteNews)

Their tiny baby boy was born much too early to survive for long—but alive and perfectly intact.

Although their time with little "Jaxon" was measured in just minutes, it was a precious time to hold him, and say "hello" and "goodbye" for both Charity and Matt, as well as their two other children.

Below is an excerpt of this poignant story...

At one point during a trip to her obstetrics clinic, a doctor she had never seen before told Charity that one way to stop the bleeding would be to "terminate" the pregnancy.

"He told me they had seen this kind of thing before and I might just keep bleeding and risk having something happen to me, or I had the option to terminate."

Charity remembers being shocked with how casually the option to have her child killed had been offered.

"My husband and I were like, 'No that's not even an option.' There was nothing at all wrong with this baby. He was perfect. He was completely, perfectly, and beautifully formed. I was going to do everything in my power to keep him alive," she said.

Charity remembered thinking at that time that abortion simply wasn't a choice that she felt was hers to make.

"My baby had its own life, its own beating heart, and was alive and had potential. Taking all that away was not something I could do," she said.

Prior to conceiving this baby, both Charity and Matt had dreamed vivid dreams of having a little boy who would bring something special into their family. That's why as soon as they found out they were expecting, they were both certain they were having a boy...

'Something special'

The car had now reached the hospital. Charity, who was unable to walk due to intense pain, was lifted by Matt into a wheelchair. She was quickly wheeled into a room where she was tended to by nurses and a doctor. An ultrasound showed that the baby had already descended and was ready to be born.

Charity remembers a doctor telling her to...

Read this article in its entirety, and view the video of Charity's little boy by clicking here.