It was a Sunday afternoon, the 6th Feb 2020 and I was working. I’d not really been tracking my cycle much, but realised I was 2 days late, and thought I better do a test. James and I had only been together for 3 months, so I was a bit nervous, and also had a […]
My husband Zac and I decided in August 2020 that we were ready to start expanding our family. We didn’t know how long it would take, but miraculously, the next month, we became pregnant! We understood how fortunate we were that we were able to get pregnant so fast. With my first pregnancy, I was
I have always wanted to be a mother, I have always known something was wrong with me (all my ex’s have kids). I tried for many years and knew that I would need IVF, my husband agreed to going through the cycle of IVF after many, many fails of IUI and other reproductive treatments. First cycle
On January 18, 2021 at 9:30 pm, Magnolia Eloise Abel, our first child, was born as a beautiful, sleeping angel. She came into this world with her mommy’s nose and her daddy’s long legs. Her sweet eyes and face are a perfect mixture of the both of us. I remember crying tears of joy when
In December of 2015, I found out I was pregnant the day before Christmas. I was filled with so many mixed emotions. I was worried what people would think since I was not married. It was hard not to think of this baby’s future, so I did. On New Years Eve, my partner and I
My husband Khye and I met in 2014 in Hawaii where he was stationed in the United States Army. We quickly got married 6 months later after moving to his next duty station in Colorado. We didn’t always talk about having kids at first but I knew for me personally it was because I didn’t
Before my son Milo, I had an early miscarriage, around 5-6 weeks. It wasn’t the smoothest, bleeding started whilst I was at work. I knew it wasn’t good! Once I got home and told my husband, I decided to have a shower and gather my thoughts. I had the urge to pee so I did,
Gender Disappointment is a term that is used to describe the feeling of sadness or anger when one discovers they are not having the sex of the baby they wanted. For parents dealing with this, it can be hard and even embarrassing to deal with these feelings. You may feel guilty because of the unexpected
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Jenna had her first miscarriage in January 2020 at about 5 weeks, and after trying to conceive for only two cycles. She and her husband received the all clear to try again immediately and then three cycles later, Jenna became pregnant once again in April. This pregnancy progressed further to 10 weeks but the baby
When a woman experiences a miscarriage, stillbirth, or other pregnancy or infant loss, it is only natural for people to want to say something. Though they may not know the exact words to say, they may reach out and try to say something they think would be comforting. Sometimes the comments can come off as
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