When people would ask me as a child, what I wanted to be when I grow up, typically I would feel obligated to state “teacher, nurse, pharmacist, librarian, etc.” However, the only thing I have ever truly wanted to be is a mom. My mom has always had a special place in my heart. She […]
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Tw: mention of miscarriage, infertility, IVF, SCH My husband and I met in 2nd grade and began dating in high school. After high school graduation, we attended college in different states but continued to date. We often talked about how excited we were to get married and have a family when the time was right.
January of 2022 we found out we were having our first baby together (my fiance has a 9 year old son and I have a 9 year old daughter from before we met each other). I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and I was kept on a strict diet and close monitoring with a high
My Story with Anna Anna was a miracle from the beginning. From the moment I saw two pink lines on the at home pregnancy test I was worried about another miscarriage. But the pregnancy progressed. Every positive blood test and ultrasound was a huge win for us. Our little baby seemed to be growing and
In July 2019 I suffered my first miscarriage I named that baby Lily In November 2021 I suffered my second miscarriage I named that baby Lukas In 2022 I was diagnosed with pcos and I lost hope in ever being a mum to a baby on earth In 2023 I got engaged to my fiancé
My name is Angelina. I have three living children Lillianna, Samuel and Emma, and two angels, Jasmine and their brother or sister lost due to ectopic pregnancy. I found out I was pregnant with my 4th child on January 16th, 2022. I had a stressful pregnancy. If you’re over the age of 40, the conversations
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My husband and I weren’t really planning to get pregnant. Late 2021, I stopped taking my birth control, and we figured we’d see what happens. We were freshly married, doing well in our careers and in our first home. So, we were open to whatever came our way. May of 2022 we were surprised by
In November of 2022, we found out five months after the adoption of our oldest son Theo, that we were pregnant with his baby brother Rowan. My husband Kyle and I were ecstatic. About six weeks prior to us finding out we were pregnant, we started working with a fertility doctor. I have PCOS, so
I became pregnant after only 3 months of trying and felt so blessed that it happened so quickly. I had a textbook normal pregnancy and was over the moon to find out I was having a little girl. We decided to name her Ella Rose. At 37 weeks pregnant I went into labor, exactly 20
I had a fairly easy route to becoming a mom. My husband and I were blessed to get pregnant with our first son soon after we started trying to start a family. I had a pretty normal pregnancy until I was diagnosed with Cholestasis and induced at 36 weeks. After spending some time in the