My husband and I decided to start trying to conceive right around our first anniversary in July 2019. In September, we found out that we were expecting. A few weeks went by, and I had absolutely no symptoms. I thought I just got lucky and would have an easy pregnancy. The morning of our 8 […]
Everything was going perfectly. Our daughter was asking for a sibling, and we were finally in a comfortable position to add to the family. I got pregnant right away, in fact I found out I was pregnant on my fiancé’s birthday. It’s a boy! We were overjoyed, while our daughter hysterically cried at the news.
The loss of a pregnancy and death of a child is something that no parent should ever have to experience. It does not matter if you are early on in pregnancy or lose the baby after they are born- the pain and grief are still traumatic. This post will talk about the A to Z
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My pregnancy journey began in October 2019. I had a ‘missed miscarriage’ at 6 weeks and lost the baby at 8 weeks. I was in Orlando on a business trip at the time and needed a D&C. It was scary and sad, but I knew that it was a risk of pregnancy at 38. I
On August 26th, 2016 I gave birth to twin boys, Matix and Tegan. They were stillborn. I had learned a little over two days previously at a routine ultrasound that they had passed away. I was induced that same day and after more than two days of labor, finally delivered their perfect bodies. There was
Our journey to finding our rainbow A few years ago my husband and I were married and like most, hopeful, to begin trying to build our family. We were not in a huge rush but also not ‘preventing’ it anymore and letting God take the helm. After about a year of no luck we had
The Fourth of July is coming up, and what better way to celebrate than with a drink in your hand! This list of 39 Patriotic Drinks for 4th of July has everything you need for the occasion. There are both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options on this list. Make a pitcher of sangria or margaritas and
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My loss story starts out a little differently. In March 2011 I was 7 weeks pregnant with identical twin girls when I lost them. But they weren’t my babies. I was a gestational surrogate. The loss was hard, and I endured an awkward grief because the twins were biologically not mine. I mourned their loss,
On April 29, 2019 my life changed forever and the woman I once was no longer existed. I had already been blessed with 6 healthy pregnancies that resulted in 6 Healthy Babies so when I found out I was expecting baby number 7 despite my age and being told I would automatically be put in
My story is of secondary infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss. After having successful pregnancies and coming from a family of women who got pregnant and stayed pregnant without issue, experiencing infertility and miscarriage caught me so off guard. My husband and I have identical twin boys who are five and another little boy who is