There are many ongoing discussions about what happens to unbaptized infants when they die. I am always amazed at the convoluted philosophy (including the well meaning ones!) about this question when the truth is so simple.
All babies have an individual guardian angel when they are conceived and they "quicken," that is, their cells start to grow and thrive so there is indeed a living being present. So Christian or not, every baby has a guardian angel. If a baby dies either pre-birth due to miscarriage or that horror of abortion, or as a born infant, but one that has not been baptized, the baby goes to heaven because the guardian angel is their "godparent." So all babies who die go to heaven, regardless of their religious identity or baptism.
How do we know this? We all agree that even the worse sinner who truly repents and confesses before death, and whose heart is converted, is saved. If such a grace is given to a person who may have led a deplorable life of many decades, God provides an instant "benefit of the doubt" for every baby that this baby would have lived a righteous life, but never had a chance. So the baby is in essence baptized in heaven by their receipt into heaven with escort and sponsorship of their guardian angel. They do not go to "limbo" as there is nothing to atone for. They are baptized in heaven of their original sin because just as baptism is available to any adult who wants to be saved, the baby who has not received baptism does so upon their entry into heaven. So all babies who have ever perished are in heaven. And family members who merit and achieve heaven will see them there.
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