Pregnancy is a time of great joy, but it can also be a time of great stress. During those nine months, you are constantly worried about the health of your baby and yourself. You may feel like you are all alone in this journey. But you are not! There are saints in the Catholic Church […]
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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
The loss of a baby is never easy, regardless of how far along you are. All parents want is to bring home a healthy baby at the end of the pregnancy. For some, dealing with a pregnancy loss does not even cross their minds until they become the unfortunate victims of it. During this difficult
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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
You are pregnant! Congratulations! As you start to think about what the next nine months will entail, one of the first things on your mind is probably when to start buying baby stuff. You may have started thinking about this the minute you got that positive pregnancy test or found out your due date. It
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Our story. I had my first child Willow in March 2018. She was my first ever pregnancy and it was your typical run of the mill pregnancy. No complications, easy, uneventful pregnancy. Simple vaginal birth, no tears. No problems. The only issue was she spent 2 days in special care because she swallowed a lot
If you are pregnant, one of the most important things you can do after getting that positive pregnancy test is to schedule a visit with your doctor. This meeting is an opportunity for both you and your doctor to ask questions about various aspects of your life. You will also get important information about being
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Still birth story of Adam McLain Mayhew On the morning of February 14, 2021, my son Adam McLain Mayhew was born sleeping. During the peak of the north Texas winter storm, I felt my innocence disappear in an instant. My husband and I had tried to get pregnant starting in early 2020, pre covid. In
My name is Paige, and I’m Gestational Carrier. I’m 26 and have 2 children of my own. I’ve always had a calling to help people in need. I have watched friends struggle with infertility for so long. I have seen so many other women struggle to conceive or grow their family. I knew that I