Oscar’s Wish
Foundation
In 6 days time, the 4th November Oscar
will be 2 years old. His Memory etched
into my heart. This is our Story.....
“I left the hospital with my maternity
notes, two paracetamol but without my
Baby Oscar.”
After 6 painful hours of labour I gave
birth to my son. Oscar was born but his
heart had stopped beating hours before
birth and there I was sat in The Royal
Sussex County Hospital, Brighton with
my family around me, utterly devastated
and confused. The minutes that passed
28
felt like hours, the hours felt like days and
within 24 hours I was heading home to a
house that was prepared for his arrival in
12 weeks’ time.
“How has this happened?” and “Why has
this happened to us?” “Why my baby?”
“Why?”
So many unanswered questions brought
on grief and a pain that I still feel today.
6 months that will be etched into my heart
and memory forever. It feels so surreal
to have cradled the most beautiful little
boy in my arms. Oscar Jensen Stephen
Kybert born 4th November 2014.
At 18 weeks pregnant I went to hospital
with severe bleeding. They carried out
some tests and found that I had a polyp.
Cervical polyps are small, elongated
tumours that grow on the cervix.
Cervical polyps are usually benign (not
cancerous). I was very concerned when
the doctors explained this to me as in
February 2014 I had had surgery on my
cervix. I was informed that I may not
be able to have children. I had always
dreamed of having children. This was my
one wish. I explained to the staff not only
was I bleeding but I thought that I had
wet myself twice. I was sent home and
told to keep an eye.
I went in for my 20 week scan and sat
waiting nervously. I was so excited to be
getting to see my baby on the sonogram.
The sonographer began scanning me
and her face dropped. I asked what was
wrong. She explained that she couldn’t
see my baby and needed to get a
second opinion. She left the room. The
doctor came in and scanned me. I could
see that my mum, granddad and friend
Kirsten were in tears... I tried to be brave.
I was so scared. The doctor explained
that I had no amniotic fluid around
my baby. I had an AFI of 0.5cm in the
deepest pool. I was taken immediately
up to the ward and examined. The
doctor apologised and said “I’m sorry”...
Those words still ring in my head. He
began explaining but I didn’t hear a
word he said... I was so scared I just
wanted my baby boy to be ok. My
waters had broken and my cervix had
begun contracting. I was only 5 months
pregnant.
I was kept in hospital for 3 weeks and