Lindsey M’s Story

Before I had my Son prematurely in 2014, I had suffered 4 early miscarriages. Since his birth, my husband and I have struggled with conceiving until 2022.

We had finally gotten pregnant after years of trying. We found out Christmas eve, our due date was our wedding anniversary and we miscarried January 12th, the day after my birthday. In 2024, I had miscarried again before we even knew we were pregnant.

We decided to try again and last year in 2025, we conceived our son Leonidas. I was diagnosed with a SCH early on and at 17 weeks, I went to the ER for PPROM where we found out he didnt have a heart beat. He was born on July 26th. Postpartum was not easy for me. I was depressed, I felt alone, and terrified to try again even though my husband and I knew deep down we didn’t want to give up on giving our son a sibling.

Six months after losing our Leo, I was finally starting to heal mentally. We had genetic testing done to find the cause of all of our losses. I was FINALLY given answers and found out I have Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Just as we decided to try again, we found out we were pregnant for the 9th time. My pregnancy was not easy and required me to be seen twice a week for ultrasounds, NSTs, and dr’s visits as well as daily Lovenox injections. Every appointment I walked in holding my breath. Not knowing if my baby was going to be healthy or not. Each week I had a new symptom and was absolutely terrified.

Towards the end of my pregnancy, I had severe swelling and high blood pressure that required me to be induced at 39 weeks. And finally on October 19th I gave birth to my little miracle. My Forest Reign. Even through the struggles and my own battles inside my head, I never lost hope, I held onto my faith in God and believed everything would work perfectly in his plans for me and my family. And he never failed me. I pray my story can help other moms to never lose hope and to never give up on their dreams of growing their families. Pregnancy after loss is tremendously hard, but if you keep your faith strong and put your trust in the lord, he will always be with you and guide you in the best ways.