A woman who was five months pregnant with her first child experienced a tragic stillbirth when her waters broke unexpectedly, leading to the loss of her baby. The couple, who met on the dating app Hinge in 2022, had been together since their first date and had been undergoing private fertility treatments as a same-sex couple. They had spent nearly £25,000 on treatments, including vitamins and other preparations, and had 12 high-quality embryos retrieved in April 2025. The woman became pregnant after the first embryo transfer but suffered a miscarriage at nine weeks and six days. After being cleared to try again in October 2025, she became pregnant once more and received a positive pregnancy test. The couple learned they were expecting a boy and began calling him Sage. At the 16-week scan, they confirmed the baby was a boy, and by the 20-week scan, he was very active. However, two weeks later, the woman experienced stomach cramping and her waters broke suddenly. She and her partner, Charlotte, called an ambulance, and during the transfer to the hospital, it was discovered that the umbilical cord had prolapsed through her cervix. This is a serious medical emergency, as it can restrict oxygen to the baby, potentially leading to severe complications or death. At the hospital, the couple was told their baby was "really, really small" and that his brain and lungs were not developed enough to survive. The doctor explained they were waiting for the baby's heart to stop before proceeding with the induction of labor, which began around 11am and ended with Sage's birth at 9:44pm. The couple was in a bereavement suite, and the woman described the experience of giving birth while knowing her baby would not cry as impossibly hard. Following the birth, the woman experienced a severe obstetric haemorrhage, losing over 2 liters of blood. The umbilical cord snapped off, leaving it inside her, and she was rushed to the operating theatre. Charlotte was terrified, fearing she had lost both Sage and her partner. The woman survived and was covered in cannulas, bruises, and dried blood when she awoke the next day. The couple spent two more days at the hospital with Sage, who looked like a sleeping baby. They watched RuPaul's Drag Race together and had moments of normalcy, but eventually had to say goodbye. They were given a memory box with Sage and were told that an ascending infection contributed to the premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), which is when the water breaks before 37 weeks of pregnancy. The woman later went to A&E with heavy bleeding, and a doctor referred to her recent miscarriage, which was confusing to her, as she had given birth to her son. She emphasized that while she understands the gravity of a miscarriage, the experience of giving birth to her son, who was stillborn, felt different to her. The couple has considered restarting IVF in the future but have not fully processed the trauma of losing Sage. They have agreed to try again when they feel able to cope with another loss. For now, they are focusing on healing and keeping Sage's memory alive.