I knew pregnancy loss was common. I knew, personally, a handful of women who had experienced it. Most of those women, if not all, experienced it on their very first pregnancy. So it seemed to me at the time that I had been one of the lucky ones. My first pregnancy in 2015 was textbook. […]
The Story of Three: Charlotte Emmalin Riley When you dream of being married and starting a family, infertility is never part of that picture. That’s how my dream began in 2008 when my husband and I got married. After years of trying and experiencing a chemical pregnancy, we sought help in 2010. I was diagnosed
In March 2020 I found out I was pregnant. I didn’t feel great my first trimester but this was my first pregnancy so I thought that’s just how you feel. I went to my 8 week ultrasound and found out I was having twins which was a surprise but also felt like destiny. I am
The biggest thing I learned with my missed miscarriage in August, is to trust my intuition. The second biggest thing was that we didn’t follow the “12 week rule” (we started announcing to close friends and family quite quickly), and I’m glad we didn’t. I don’t think we will for the next pregnancy either. In
My story to motherhood my look from the outside in as a walk in the park, I have 3 beautiful girls, 3 handsome boys, and another little boy on the way, but it only looks easy from the outside in, it has been anything but an easy road. My story started back in 2009, when
I grew up knowing the only thing I wanted to be was a mom. Never did I dream of a Prince Charming or fairytale wedding, rather of having lots of children and raising them well. I remember when dating my husband I shared this with him and he was actually completely supportive of this plan
My husband and I got married in 2017 and decided right away to try to have a baby. We were so sure it would happen and so excited for the whole process. Almost a year later, we still were not pregnant and decided to seek outside testing and help. We found out that really the
Hello everyone. My name is Mollie, I am 24 yo I have a 7 yo step son, 1 year old son, and 2 twin girls that are now angels. Here is my story. On March 28, 2020 I started having what I thought was Braxton-Hicks at around 7pm. They kept getting worse and worse so
My name is Allissia. I’m the eldest of 5 children. In my spare time I would babysit siblings or cousins. I was always around children and KNEW from a young age (I’m talking like 16) that I was just meant to be a momma.. At 16 I was diagnosed with PCOS. At 18 I started “trying” with
Pregnancy and childbirth have always come so easy and natural for me. I loved every aspect of both, and even contemplated surrogacy after I was done having my own children. A midwifery career had even been a future goal of mine. Pregnancy and childbirth was just such a passion of mine, I loved talking about
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