Over the past 25 years, I have held 19 precious little babies inside of me. I have been graced by 4 of them here on earth. The other 15 have grown wings and found their home above in heaven with the lord. Out of the 15 angels I have looking down upon me, I only […]
In the Summer of 2022, I found out that I was pregnant. My husband Daniel and I were overjoyed, and enjoyed a healthy and uneventful pregnancy. At 37 weeks, I had a very fast and relatively easy labor. But things suddenly changed once my daughter was born. They placed her on my chest, and I
I have been pregnant 7 times—and I am still waiting to bring my baby home. My name is Lareesa, and I am a mother. Not the kind the world easily sees. Not the kind with baby photos filling my home. But a mother all the same. When people ask me how many kids I have,
Madison Pico is a mother of two living children who has also experienced three pregnancy losses while navigating complex family-building decisions. In this episode of Finding Hope After Loss, Madison shares her journey through miscarriage, chemical pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, IVF, and a genetic diagnosis that changed the way she approached future pregnancies. After learning that
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My husband and I have known each other since we were in middle school and we started dating when we were 15 and 16. We got engaged at 19 and 20 and married at 20 and 21. I was still in college so we wanted to wait a little bit to start our family as
My name is Aly, and I am a mother shaped by both love and loss. When I became pregnant with my daughter Chloe, it was easy. There was no fear then, only excitement. So when we found out we were expecting our second child, I felt elated that she would finally have a sibling to
After the marriage in 2019, Cleo wanted to start a family with her husband Nathan. After trying to conceive for a year without success, they went to the gynecologist for further examination. They discovered Cleo had a giant fibroid in the uterus, so it needed to be removed first. After the operation, Cleo discovered she
My name is Emmalee, and on March 3rd 2024 we lost our son at 33 weeks. My husband and I have a toddler and in the fall of 2023, our family was unexpectedly growing. We found out we were pregnant with our second child in August of 2023. Shortly after finding out about our baby,
Two years ago we started IVF in my home country the Netherlands due to severe endometriosis. We were lucky enough to be able to transfer 6 embryos. The 1st one was positive but unfortunately became an early miscarriage on the same day. I was more relieved that I had my first pregnancy ever, proof that my body works
First of all I’d like to thank you for reading my story. Hi, my name is Femke, I am 27 years old and I live together with my boyfriend Damian in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Our journey starts in October 2021. How it all began : In October we decided it was time for a baby