Baby Wyatt's Story

This site is all about Baby Wyatt. He was born on June 2, 2016, and passed after 2 hours and 10 mins. I never got to see his eyes open, and he didn't have the strength to move; when they took him from me and laid him on the warming bed to clean him up, he let out a super small, really quick cry. It was shorter than a second but I heard it and it still means the world to me and he is the reason WLJ Angel Gowns started.

When I was 20 weeks pregnant, I was sent to a specialist because my lab work came back abnormal. I was told on the phone there was a chance my baby had Down Syndrome, but more than likely the blood work was not accurate. I was told not to freak out because false results happen all the time. My husband and I agreed that no matter what, we were going to keep our son and care for our son the best way we could. When I went to the doctor, I had an ultrasound done and I felt completely confident everything was fine. The doctor walked in and after a few minutes looked at me and said, "I'm sorry your baby is sick and isn't going to survive."

He was diagnosed with bilateral MCDK (multicystic dysplastic kidneys) and my amniotic fluid was almost immeasurable. His diagnosis was 100% fatal. His kidneys were covered in cysts, which made it impossible for them to function. Kidneys play a major role in the way the baby forms and babies keep the amniotic fluid level up. They drink the fluid and it goes through their body through the digestive system and then they eliminate it, continuing the process. All the organs are formed properly through this process. However, in Baby Wyatt's case, the process could not be done because his kidneys didn't function. So, my son took in all the fluid, but it never made it through the kidneys.

When I was 30 weeks, I went into labor on my own. By the time I made it to the hospital, I was 8cm dilated. Because I didn't have fluid, the pain was a lot different and I didn't think it was true labor pain. After about 5 hours, I delivered my son. He was breech, but I was able to deliver him with no complications. He came out weighing 3lbs 9oz.

We had nothing for him to wear when he was born. I had to spend over 12 hours the day after I gave birth trying to find something to put him in. I went to so many baby stores, but no one had anything. I ended up buying an American girl doll gown and adding blue to it for him. In memory of Wyatt, we started this organization to make gowns and wraps for babies whose families find themselves in the position we were in. It helps a lot knowing we are helping families, but it hurts every time a gown or wrap is needed.

"I truly hate that so many people know this pain, but our babies will never be forgotten!" - Kayla J., Baby Wyatt's Mother

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