CINCINNATI, Ohio —When a Cincinnati woman found out she was having a son, she says it was the best news of her life.

But in a matter of ten days, that would all change.

• A newborn baby who died just days after his birth, is inspiring families across the greater Cincinnati area
• His mother is taking what happened to her baby boy to help others
• So far, she says the group has helped more than 70 families dealing with infant loss

Danielle Lewis Jones has a smile on her face, but her eyes are filled with tears —

“Being able to hold my child, that was exactly where I wanted to be,” said Lewis Jones.

—because even the Christmas tree behind her is a reminder of what happened to her son.

“I had this great idea to tell my family that we were having a baby on Christmas Eve,” Lewis Jones said.

She and her husband named him "Junior" — Christopher Lewis Jones Junior.

But before the new parents could ever take him home from the hospital, they found out something was wrong.

“He’s born and he’s blue, he’s not breathing, they have to resuscitate him, and then came the days of waiting to see what was going to happen,” said Lewis Jones. “We didn’t want to believe what the doctors were telling us.”

Doctors told them Baby Junior was born with genetic abnormalities that they’d been warned about —abnormalities that could be deadly.

“As a parent who’s been told your child may not live, you cherish every single second,” said Lewis Jones.

After the first week, she got to hold him in her arms for the first time.

But a few days later, it would be in her arms where he took his last breath.

“I am holding him and there is a tear falling down my check, and I am praying to God that my child would still have purpose, that he would forever be remembered, that he would change lives, and that through him there would be a light, and I believe that my prayers are being answered,” said Lewis Jones.

She donated Junior’s organs to genetic research and donated her breast milk, but there was still that void that she says no one seemed to truly understand.

“It is really really hard, it’s devastating and heartbreaking and all of the other sad emotional words you can think of, but to have people around you to walk through it with you can make a world of difference,” Lewis Jones said.

That’s when the Angel Baby Network was born —a support group she started to help families who’ve lost a child.

Four years later, she says the group is still going because of her son’s memories that keep her going every day.

“Even though he’s not here, my child has continued to touch many many lives, and that’s not going to stop,” said Lewis Jones.

And so far, she says the group has helped more than 70 children whose families are dealing with infant loss.

She says they’re planning to keep it going and meet once a month to continue helping families.

If you or someone you know has lost a child, you can connect with the Angel Baby Network support group.

There will be a meeting next week.

Details are on the group’s website.