Still birth story of Adam McLain Mayhew On the morning of February 14, 2021, my son Adam McLain Mayhew was born sleeping. During the peak of the north Texas winter storm, I felt my innocence disappear in an instant. My husband and I had tried to get pregnant starting in early 2020, pre covid. In […]
My name is Paige, and I’m Gestational Carrier. I’m 26 and have 2 children of my own. I’ve always had a calling to help people in need. I have watched friends struggle with infertility for so long. I have seen so many other women struggle to conceive or grow their family. I knew that I
A miscarriage can be an incredibly difficult experience, both physically and emotionally. For many people, the process of grieving can be helped by having some basic items on hand. These are items you can have at home or take to the hospital or emergency department with you. We have put together this list of what
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Our journey began 7 years ago in late 2015. I had recently been diagnosed with Hashimotos Thyroidisitis (severely underactive thyroid) and my GP had suggested we hold off starting a family until we were able to stabilize my thyroid hormone to give us the best chance at a healthy pregnancy. After months of blood tests
My husband and I have been together since we were 16 years old. When we were a few months shy of 20 years old we found out we were pregnant with our first daughter who was born in September 2012. We were still finishing college, but with the love and support of our family we
Christine Faith After the totally normal pregnancy and birth of our first daughter, we expected the same of our second child. Everything appeared fine until the anatomy ultrasound at 20 weeks. We didn’t find out the gender of our baby, but we did learn that the kidneys didn’t develop, which is a fatal diagnosis. We
If you are pregnant and experience any type of bleeding, it can be a cause for concern. You are probably asking, “Does bleeding mean miscarriage?” Sometimes, this is the case, but other times there can be other causes. Pregnant women have enough to worry about as it is and experiencing bleeding during the pregnancy only
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If you are pregnant, and your husband or partner is not being supportive, you may be feeling frustrated and alone. It can be very difficult to cope with an unsupportive spouse or partner during pregnancy. However, there are things that you can do to make the situation more bearable. In this blog post, we will
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I have always been a mama. I have always been the go-to family babysitter, the nanny, the camp counselor. Of all the dreams I’ve had for my life, being a mother was the constant. I went to school to be a teacher and majored in Child Development because I figured I may not always teach,
For my whole life I have had irregular periods. This made it nearly impossible to get pregnant. Finally at the age of 24 I met my husband. We were pregnant within 2 months of dating. We then got married a month later. October 2011 I was blessed at 37w 4d with my son Max! I