Rainbow baby… a term I don’t typically use just because I feel it gives a negative connotation to Norah. I do; however, understand and appreciate why people use the term. I understand how people use it to represent the sunnier days ahead that follow such a dark, stormy time. After nearly two years of heartbreak, […]
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. This is a month of remembrance where we honor and emember all the babies who have died before, during, or shortly after birth. This is a time to reflect on the pain of pregnancy and infant loss, and to honor the lives of these precious children. Many
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I spent my twenties enjoying life, exploring, and searching for the right life partner. I started dating my husband at 33, and we didn’t get married until I was nearly 36. We started loosely trying as soon as the wedding was over. I was a little nervous that due to my age it might take
My miscarriage story is one that I never saw coming. Years prior to my four losses, I gave birth two two healthy boys. The only problem I had was some high blood pressure towards the end of my pregnancies. I had no problems conceiving, and zero signs that I would ever be dealing with infertility
We were naïve. We were blessed with two beautiful, healthy girls following what would best be described as textbook pregnancies. They are thriving through their childhood years and we couldn’t be more proud of the people they are becoming. The third pregnancy was different. The initial ultrasound revealed one viable embryo and a chemical loss.
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
Before getting pregnant with my daughter (who is now 3) I had a very early miscarriage (chemical pregnancy as some call it). The month after was depressing but I was very lucky to find out I was pregnant again that same month! I was worried for a few weeks but nothing like the journey I’ve
Charlene and Owens’ story. July 18th, a morning I woke up to feeling a change in my body. It was a very positive feeling, my boobs were still sore and by today it would have stopped being sore because I would have expected my period to start and I was always dead on time. I
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
Mallory initially contacted me to take photos for herself, her sister, and her friends. In the end, there were four girls total in this group. Mallory, of Northeast Sisterhood and Birth Doula Services, is the one who got the group together and took all of the photos. The other stories included in this group are