My husband and I found out we were pregnant for the very first time 6 months after we got married. Just like any couple expecting their very first baby, we were blinded with excitement. Our first two sonograms went perfect. Our third routine sonogram around 13 weeks our sweet baby was diagnosed with a hygroma on the […]
In November 2020, I unexpectedly found out that I was pregnant. This came as a total shock because my husband I were not trying to have a baby just yet. I surprised him with the news when he returned from work that day. To our sorrow, this was a chemical pregnancy that failed shortly after
We started trying to grow our family in June of 2021. In the two and a half years since then, we have experienced a second trimester pregnancy loss followed by 15 failed cycles, 5 failed medicated cycles, 3 failed IUIs, and a devastating infertility diagnosis of severely diminished ovarian reserve (DOR). After countless heart to
In November of 2021, I found out that I was having our first baby and was ecstatic. It was everything we hoped and planned for. We were patiently waiting to start trying since we got married in 2016. The time was right and everything seemed perfect. We found out she was a girl and we
My name is Erin and in early 2022 my husband and I were fortunate to quickly become pregnant with our first child. Our pregnancy was uneventful for 35 weeks: we were followed by midwives and were able to kayak, hike, trailrun and otherwise recreate outdoors however we wanted. While we were cautious to get excited in
My name is Amberly, and my husband and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary in July of 2023. We met in my husband (Dale)’s hometown in Wisconsin doing youth ministry together. We were both in college at the time, but dated long distance- I was in school in Chattanooga, TN and Dale was finishing his
In April of 2015, what seemed like a normal day ended with me going to the emergency room for stomach pains. While at the hospital I was given a pregnancy test and to my surprise it was positive. I didn’t plan on getting pregnant. I was shocked but extremely happy. This would be my first child.
In the summer of 2021, I welcomed a healthy baby girl after a healthy pregnancy and a super quick process of trying to conceive. I didn’t love the newborn phase; for me it was mostly focused on survival and not as much “soaking it in.” Once my daughter was able to walk, I started to
My husband and I struggled to conceive, so we’ve been doing fertility treatments. We have been blessed with a son who was born in 2021. My husband and I cherish our family and decided we wanted to grow ours. We did a frozen single embryo transfer in February 2023 and that one had failed. We
On a cool October day in 2008, the doctor was unable to find my baby boy’s heartbeat during a routine check-up. Learning that I had lost my baby at 13 weeks was one of the most traumatic moments of my life. We had decided to try to miscarry at home, in the comfort of my