A replacement child is a child conceived by parents to replace an older dead sibling. He or she is usually of the same sex as the child they replaced. Often, they are given the same name. The replacement child provides consolation to the parents for the loss of the earlier child.[1] It is also frequently believed they are a reincarnation of the lost child.[1] As a result a replacement child represents the hopes and dreams parents had for the dead child.[1]