My story is a little different than most as my journey didn’t actually have a typical loss. I struggled with writing my story as I didn’t feel like I was worthy because my loss was a hard one to process. I did think it was important however to get my story out there to hopefully […]
In October 2021, shortly after my 33rd birthday, my partner Tyrone and I found out we were pregnant. We were so excited! Tyrone has 3 beautiful children from his previous relationship. Braxton 12, Kaydon 10 and Amarlya 8. After our first appointment and blood test with the GP we told the kids and our parents
My husband and I started trying for our first baby after ten years of being married. It took seven months and that positive test came when I least expected it. I kept it a secret all day until Cory got home, when I gave him a set of toy car keys to tell him. I’ll
Describe the process of getting pregnant. Was it easy for you? Was it hard? Did you have to go through fertility treatment? The process of getting pregnant was never an issue for us. Staying pregnant was an issue for us. What was the pregnancy like? Was it easy and smooth? Hard with a lot of
Rainbow baby… a term I don’t typically use just because I feel it gives a negative connotation to Norah. I do; however, understand and appreciate why people use the term. I understand how people use it to represent the sunnier days ahead that follow such a dark, stormy time. After nearly two years of heartbreak,
My journey to motherhood. For as long as I can remember I have wanted to be a mum. My son Atlas was my 4th pregnancy after early losses. I wasn’t in a relationship with my baby’s father and he chose not to be involved. I was going solo with the support of my amazing mum
1. Describe the process of getting pregnant. Was it easy for you? Was it hard? Did you have to go through fertility treatment? It wasn’t too hard for us. We did experience a very early miscarriage prior to getting pregnant, but we were able to get pregnant again on the next try. We are so
All I ever wanted to be was a mother. My mom was an OB nurse and for a lot of my childhood, I spent countless hours at work with her at the Labor and Delivery unit. I absolutely loved it. I remember being surrounded by mothers and babies, hearing the sounds of new life, always
At 36 weeks pregnant, my husband and I were devastated to find out that our baby had a brain abnormality which would lead to severe mental suffering in the unlikely event that if at all he would survive the birth. During an ultrasound, I was told ‘I’m sorry your baby’s brain hasn’t formed.’ I let
I waited years before deciding to become pregnant: I was waiting for the better job, the bigger house, the right partner until I decided to become a single mother by choice and started fertility treatments in 2018. My first iui was successful, I was pregnant only to find out that I had a missed miscarriage