a friend of mine who was due in 5 weeks lost her baby yesterday. it had not moved for a day, and when she went in to check it out on sunday morning, a doctor confirmed there was no heartbeat nor any sign of life. they began inducing her shortly thereafter, which is a very painful process, seeing as her body was not in any way prepared. she was in labor all night and gave birth to her son this morning. he came in weighing 6 lbs 11 oz. *gulp* his umbilical cord detached from his mother's placenta. he starved to death. her eldest child, 8 years old, was with the kids i nanny today. she asked me many times why God would have done this. i told her that baby was suffering in there, and that God took baby to a better place.