Ashley met her husband, Tom, in 2012 and they were married in 2016. With difficulty starting their family, they turned to IVF. After some setbacks, they had success. In June of 2019, they welcomed their first son, Benjamin, to the world.
They hoped to grow their family further and unexpectedly became pregnant naturally. Unfortunately, this pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.
With everything seemingly worked out with their fertility team, they returned to their fertility clinic to try for baby #2 in July 2022. In September 2022, Ashley had their last remaining embryo transferred. They were filled with hope this transfer would complete their family, but it did not implant.
The couple underwent a second egg retrieval, but this yielded no viable embryos. A third egg retrieval gave them two embryos. The first was transferred in March 2023 and resulted in another miscarriage. The remaining embryo failed to implant.
Feeling a bit lost, Ashley and Tom did not know if their journey ended here or if they could handle more treatment. They sought second and third opinions, and it was suggested that Ashley be ruled out for endometriosis. This was shocking, as she had surgery in her 20s and was told she did not have endometriosis. Through research, she learned that regular gynecologists frequently miss endometriosis. She found a specialist and booked a consult. For the first time in her life, her concerns and her pain were validated. Four months later, she underwent excision surgery and was diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis.
Once healed from surgery, the couple underwent a fourth egg retrieval and got one perfect little embryo. This embryo was transferred in April 2024 and stuck. They were overjoyed to welcome their son Noah to the world. Their joy turned to devastation when Noah was stillborn at 36 weeks.
Overwhelmed with grief, they were not sure what their future held. Eventually, they decided to try again. The first egg retrieval after Noah’s death (their fifth overall) yielded no embryos. They tried one last retrieval, and it resulted in one perfect little embryo. In October 2025, the only embryo was transferred and it stuck.
On May 27th, after a stressful pregnancy, Hannah was born at 36 weeks gestation. She required a brief NICU stay, but she is home with her family now and thriving, with big brother Noah looking over her.
Hannah is living proof of joy and grief coexisting; Noah is deeply missed every single day, and Hannah’s arrival is so deeply cherished.
Love does not end with death. Love grows.
Photos taken by Heather Best.
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