I think the hardest part about miscarriages, for me at least, is not having anything to hold. When I’ve lost a loved one in the past, I am left with something to hold. My uncle’s yahoo can airplane, the elephant necklace my grandmother gave me, or my dog’s stuffed hedgehog are all things I can […]
My husband and I fell pregnant for the first time within the first two months of trying in April 2020. We were both surprised and in disbelief that it happened so soon, and we were actually going to become parents. I had a textbook normal pregnancy – attending each doctor’s appointment with innocence, hosting a
I met my husband, Keith, during college. We were married shortly after and had our first daughter, Hannah, in 2009. That pregnancy was uncomplicated, except for low fluid levels late in pregnancy. In 2019 we decided to add to our family. All genetic testing and ultrasounds looked great. As a part of the testing we
I found out I was pregnant for the first time in December 2019. My husband and I were thrilled and terrified, but so ready for a baby. We had taken custody of our daughter, Kaylee — biologically my husband’s niece — when she was two, and had been her parents for a year and a
This morning getting ready for Mothers Day church service, I put on a dress I bought over 4 years ago but never had the chance to wear. I bought it early for the baby shower I knew I’d have later that year (2018). I had not told too many people yet but I was 12
I was pregnant with our first child in the fall of 2018, and my husband & I went in for our 20-week anatomy scan expecting to learn baby’s gender. After the technician called 3 other techs in to do some of the pictures, the doctor finally came in to tell us that he saw something
I sat in a hospital bed as the snow gently fell outside my window. The world was so quiet and calm compared to the storm that was swirling inside. My tiny 21 week daughter lay in my arms. Her perfect little nose, 10 tiny fingers and toes, everything absolutely perfect about her, and my body
1. Describe the process of getting pregnant. Was it easy for you? Was it hard? Did you have to go through fertility treatment? With every one of my previous boys before my Angel (Logan) it took awhile to become pregnant, my first took 2 years, my twins 2 months but we knew the “regimen” that
It’s been two years. I am always in awe of how much time has gone by because the feelings of shock, pain, and grief of losing our first baby, Matteo Angelo, still feel so fresh in my mind and heart. As time goes by, I always think it’s going to be less excruciating when we
When you hear about pregnancy loss, the first thing you think to yourself is, “that can’t happen to me.” In February 2021, I learned I was pregnant with our first and could not wait to add on to our little family of four, which consists of my husband, our cat, Blue, and dog, Hooper. Sharing