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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Me and my husband Cameron conceived our son Cadence on our wedding night. Everything about him was so special from when he was conceived to his due date which lined up with my mom and daughter both having birthdays in the next two days respectively. Around 8 weeks I started spotting and over the course
I knew pregnancy loss was common. I knew, personally, a handful of women who had experienced it. Most of those women, if not all, experienced it on their very first pregnancy. So it seemed to me at the time that I had been one of the lucky ones. My first pregnancy in 2015 was textbook.
In March 2020 I found out I was pregnant. I didn’t feel great my first trimester but this was my first pregnancy so I thought that’s just how you feel. I went to my 8 week ultrasound and found out I was having twins which was a surprise but also felt like destiny. I am
The biggest thing I learned with my missed miscarriage in August, is to trust my intuition. The second biggest thing was that we didn’t follow the “12 week rule” (we started announcing to close friends and family quite quickly), and I’m glad we didn’t. I don’t think we will for the next pregnancy either. In
My story to motherhood my look from the outside in as a walk in the park, I have 3 beautiful girls, 3 handsome boys, and another little boy on the way, but it only looks easy from the outside in, it has been anything but an easy road. My story started back in 2009, when
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
Declan Hayes Pitts 10/24/2019 – Unnamed Angel Pitts 9/21/2020 – Jaxon Hayes Pitts 9/25/2021 My story starts so differently, yet so similar to many. When I was 15 years old I was told by a Doctor that I would never achieve pregnancy. I was diagnosed with severe Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. I was told I have