In a personal account, Helen Richardson describes the emotional aftermath of having a baby after a prolonged fertility struggle, only for the child to die at six weeks old. She says she experienced five miscarriages before undergoing IVF at a reported cost of £20,000, and that the birth of her daughter provided hope that is often described as a “rainbow baby.” Richardson argues that public discussion focuses more heavily on infertility, miscarriage and stillbirth, while giving less attention to what parents may face after a child is born and then dies shortly afterward. Her article presents her experience as a call for greater awareness and support for parents going through this less-discussed form of loss. She frames the piece as an effort to help other “childless mothers” who may have become mothers through IVF after multiple miscarriages, but who then suffer the death of a newborn baby in early life. The narrative emphasizes the gap in information and preparation, and positions her account as a way to give other parents a voice and guidance based on what she encountered.