'I'm dying... what should I leave my baby to let her know I loved her?’

“My daughter is only two months old… I won’t live to see her walk or talk or get to know her personality and it’s breaking my heart,” the devastated mum reveals.

Carrie was heartbroken that she'd miss her two-month-old daughter growing up. Photo: iStock

Carrie is only 40, but tragically, the mum-of-one only has a handful of months to live.

“Knowing I won’t live to see [my two-month-old baby] walk or talk, or get to know her personality is a pain beyond imagination,” she said in a Reddit post.

She wanted to make the most of her final months on earth, creating a legacy so that her little girl will know how much her mum loved her.

She called on anyone in the Reddit community who had lost their mum at a young age to share their experiences.

“I wanted to ask people who lost their mothers early on when they were babies if there is anything you would have liked to have had from your mum that would have helped you and made you feel loved by her, even though you don’t remember her,” she wrote in the heartbreaking post.

Carrie said the process so far had been incredibly emotional.

“The only thing I managed to do was select and buy 75 books that range from ages zero to 12 that I think we would have had fun reading,” she said.

“I am also writing a special message to cover some for the books that touch a subject I find important (such a feminism, dealing with emotions or puberty).”

Videos were hard because Carrie found she couldn’t record without crying.

“I want her to know much she was loved by me and that she will never be alone.”

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Carrie was heartbroken that she'd miss her two-month-old daughter growing up. Photo: iStock

Redditors who lost parents weigh in on mum’s sad post

The comments were as sad as Carrie’s post, with people sharing stories of losing parents, and the things that were left behind.

“My mum died when I was 11 and she had written exactly one letter to each of us to be given when we were older teens,” one person said. “It’s something I treasure, but I wish I had more of. The things you long for in a mother shift so much as you grow into adulthood. I wish she was here to give advice, but I’m also at an age where I wish she was here to be a friend.”

“Also a letter for her wedding day and the day she has a baby,” another person suggested. “I lost my mum at 15 and I wish I had more videos and things from her.”

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Many people talked about things they wish they had.

“I recently lost my dad and although I’m not young (34), I wish I had videos,” said one person. Not necessarily messages of importance, just videos so I could hear his voice. Don’t worry about crying. Emotion is ok.”

“I’m 36. My dad died a few years ago,” said another. “We didn’t have a good relationship, but one of the things I do remember fondly is him reading bedtime stories to me, chapter books, through age 14 or so. I wish I had recordings of him reading even parts of those books.”

Some suggested birthday cards or letters, but some thought it was a bad idea.

“I know someone who got a birthday card from their deceased father every year,” said one person. “It turned every birthday into a miserable day for her. She never enjoyed a single birthday because she knew she would spend the day bawling over the card from her dad.”

Originally published as 'I'm dying... what should I leave my baby to let her know I loved her?’