May 20, 2022. The date our lives changed forever. Our beautiful baby girl, Makenna Gwen was born with a squeak and a personality much bigger than she was, only being born at 22w6d. She was feisty, sassy, and filled out hearts with so much love. Unfortunately, her soul was too big for this world. She
Jemma and Mark’s story When we found out we were pregnant again we were completely shocked but after the passing of my mother in February 2021 we felt it was a gift from her to help heal our hearts. We were so excited as this was our 3rd child we have two beautiful boys already
Everyone looks at me and just assumes that having children was easy for me. Oh how wrong they are! I’ve been pregnant 9 times but only had 4 successful pregnancies, one with identical twins. It all started in 2016 when I had my first miscarriage. Then in 2017 I had an ectopic pregnancy which was
For me, my very first pregnancy was a complete surprise! My husband but then fiance at the time were less than a month out from our wedding and those two little pink lines showed up on a beautiful Sunday morning in May. To say that we were in complete shock at the time is an
Our story is a bit of a long one, with recurrent pregnancy loss and complications. I’ve summarised it as best as I can but want to add whilst there is loss and trauma, there was (and is) so much support and love from our family and friends. Maxx and I knew we always wanted children
Miscarriage is a deeply personal and often unspoken experience, leaving many with a lingering sense of loss and longing. Many families do not realize how common miscarriage is until they go through it themselves. It is estimated in the US that 1 in 4 pregnancies end in a loss. Some people find solace in expressing
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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? My husband and I were not trying to get pregnant but were not preventing it. I had just settled into the thought that we likely wouldn’t have another baby since nothing had
1. Describe the process of getting pregnant. Was it easy for you? Was it hard? Did you have to go through fertility treatment?Getting pregnant was not easy for us. Our wedding was scheduled during co-vid. My now husband and I had been together for 5 years before getting engaged. In August we decided we were
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My husband Larry and I met in elementary school. We didn’t become friends until high school and began dating our senior year, in October 2006. We got engaged in June 2013, and we’re married in October 2014. In 2015 after 9 years together we decided it was time to start trying for a baby. We
I had my daughter 4 years ago despite a difficult pregnancy and a traumatic birth and labor/delivery experience. Got hit with ppd and ppa very hard. We finally decided we were ready to continue growing our family last year and we gratefully got pregnant right away. Saw my OB for my first sonogram at 8