In March 2018 we welcomed our first daughter. The pregnancy had been healthy & uncomplicated. As an occupational therapist working at a trauma hospital, I felt very prepared for anything medical, anything but a C-section. I had a C-section due to “failure to progress” from an induction. I felt like my body and I weren’t […]
My rainbow baby journey began almost six years ago: It’s November 2015 and my daughter and I are traveling from Texas to California to deliver the good news to my parents. Saríah, my oldest, is sporting a Big Sister t-shirt and on our drive from the airport we stop to buy balloons. We still have
Angel mom. Married mom. Dog mom. Catholic mom. Working mom. Crafty mom. Loud mom. Planner mom. Childless Rainbow mom. October 10th, 2018 was the worst day of our lives. It was the day that our first son was born into the world. Stillborn into the world. My husband & I decided at the end of 2017 that
1st pregnancy My husband and I got married in September of 2017. We patiently waited until April 2018 to go on our honeymoon. That month we decided “not to not try” and we were pregnant by May! Everything was easy and every appointment went as planned. The biggest scare we had the whole 40 weeks
Kayla’s second daughter Lilah Violet was stillborn on June 19, 2020. Her oldest living daughter, Remy Joelle, is 4 and her rainbow daughter, Eden Livi, was safely born on July 28, 2021. Kayla’s first pregnancy with her oldest was smooth sailing and uncomplicated. With no signs of problems a routine anatomy scan during her pregnancy
Project Finding Your Rainbow is raising awareness for pregnancy & infant loss. This rainbow skirt travels from person to person across the country and has even been to 2 other countries giving women a platform to share their stories and experiences. When I first received this skirt and opened it from the box it came
What a journey we have been on. So many ups and downs and we are thankful for all of them that have led us to where we are today! My husband and I were married in November of 2010. We tried for 5 long years to conceive our first baby. Like most newlyweds we were
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
A to Z Emotions of Pregnancy Loss: Understanding the Grief Process Read More »