Remembering Carson & Halo Barkster Our babies’ lives will forever hold meaning. Carson and Halo brought a depth of love and joy that continues to inspire me daily, leaving an indelible mark on my heart and life. This is their story—a story of love, resilience, and the hope that their legacy can bring comfort to […]
Our fertility journey has been years in the making with some really great highs and awful lows. My journey began years ago before I met my partner in which I suffered two very early miscarriages I never spoke to anyone about. I never shared these stories outside of the doctors who saw me through them.
Rainey and Isaac tried to get pregnant for 3 years after they got married. They suffered 1 chemical. She tried to get help from her doctor to regulate her cycles but her doctor would not help her or give her a reference for a fertility doctor. They continued trying all they could with different vitamins, tracking and
Entering Motherhood My journey to motherhood seemingly began pretty quickly, but the innocence of being a first time mom was taken from me. In January 2021, I was shocked to find out that I was expecting my first baby. I was thrilled but also terrified of the unknown. As the months went on, it continued
Our Journey to our Rainbow In the fall of 2018 my then boyfriend and I had a discussion about starting a family. I gave him an ultimatum that we didn’t have to get married right then and there but if we wanted kids we’d need to start asap since I was already 38 years old and
After 5 years of trying to conceive, my husband and I welcomed our double rainbow baby Alden James on October 1st 2024! It was a very long road to get here and unfortunately, our story is riddled with infertility diagnoses and recurrent loss. After trying for a baby for 3 years, we lost our first child
Getting pregnant was easy for me. I am currently pregnant for the fourth time at 40 years old and my first pregnancy was at 21. My first two pregnancies were not planned as I was very young and did not have a good relationship or stability with the father. My loss pregnancy and this one
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My name is Monika, a Canadian sharing my journey of losses, heartbreaks, angel babies, and my precious rainbow baby. I met my husband in 2015. We got engaged in 2019 and married in July 2022. On Family Day, February 19, 2023, we discovered we were pregnant. The excitement and nerves were overwhelming as this was
I am not sure how to describe the last 6 years. Full of grit and determination that I found in places I didn’t know I had within me. I was blessed to have an uneventful pregnancy and birth with my first child, Holden. Two years later, we got pregnant and then at 10 weeks had
Since 2011, at 16 years old, I was told I would never have a chance to be a mother. Having endometriosis stage 4 and due to the severity of the scar tissue on the lining of my uterus was too great. In November 2016 this was confirmed and I had to process the fact I