Miscarriages are often an extremely painful and emotional experience. They can be difficult to talk about, and many people feel like they do not know how to honor a miscarriage. Unfortunately, it is a significant loss that many families have to go through. The estimate is currently that in the United States, around 1 in
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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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1. Describe the process of getting pregnant. Was it easy for you? Was it hard? Did you have to go through fertility treatment? It wasn’t too hard for us. We did experience a very early miscarriage prior to getting pregnant, but we were able to get pregnant again on the next try. We are so
The loss of a baby is never easy, regardless of how far along you are. All parents want is to bring home a healthy baby at the end of the pregnancy. For some, dealing with a pregnancy loss does not even cross their minds until they become the unfortunate victims of it. During this difficult
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I waited years before deciding to become pregnant: I was waiting for the better job, the bigger house, the right partner until I decided to become a single mother by choice and started fertility treatments in 2018. My first iui was successful, I was pregnant only to find out that I had a missed miscarriage
Our story. I had my first child Willow in March 2018. She was my first ever pregnancy and it was your typical run of the mill pregnancy. No complications, easy, uneventful pregnancy. Simple vaginal birth, no tears. No problems. The only issue was she spent 2 days in special care because she swallowed a lot
Still birth story of Adam McLain Mayhew On the morning of February 14, 2021, my son Adam McLain Mayhew was born sleeping. During the peak of the north Texas winter storm, I felt my innocence disappear in an instant. My husband and I had tried to get pregnant starting in early 2020, pre covid. In
A miscarriage can be an incredibly difficult experience, both physically and emotionally. For many people, the process of grieving can be helped by having some basic items on hand. These are items you can have at home or take to the hospital or emergency department with you. We have put together this list of what
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Our journey began 7 years ago in late 2015. I had recently been diagnosed with Hashimotos Thyroidisitis (severely underactive thyroid) and my GP had suggested we hold off starting a family until we were able to stabilize my thyroid hormone to give us the best chance at a healthy pregnancy. After months of blood tests
If you are pregnant and experience any type of bleeding, it can be a cause for concern. You are probably asking, “Does bleeding mean miscarriage?” Sometimes, this is the case, but other times there can be other causes. Pregnant women have enough to worry about as it is and experiencing bleeding during the pregnancy only
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