angel belle was alive during the entire delivery process my wife felt her kicking throughout her heartbeat was strong and then it was not after being delivered angel belle took a single breath while her heartbeat slowly faded am i a father check bidding farewell to my baby too soon the greatest outcome of this entire ordeal is that i will send a powerful message to my children that when faced with the most terrifying things in life their mother is the type of person who despite feeling immense fear marches forward to my daughter on the eve of my mastectomy