Our son Oliver was born in March 2017 after, by all accounts, an uneventful, easy pregnancy. Flash forward 3 years to March 2020, my husband Tom and I had been trying to conceive a sibling for Oliver to no avail for nearly 2 years and were referred to a fertility specialist. On March 13th, as Covid
My husband and I both brought children to our marriage. When we met I was a single mother to a two year old little boy. My husband at the time was a single father to a four year old little girl. From the first moment that they met each other they were inseparable. I knew
Hello, my name is Rachel and I am expecting our Rainbow Baby for the third time. My husband and I have 3 living children (9, 7 & 3). Since October of 2019 we have experienced 3 miscarriages. Our first loss came as quite the surprise as we have always had healthy pregnancies before this and
It took me over a year to get here. More doctor appointments than the average woman trying to conceive, but still less than some. I was told by my doctors even once I got the okay just to begin trying with my partner not to get my hopes up right away because I needed to
*This story contains a mention of a suicidal attempt.* On a bitterly cold morning in April 2020, my husband and I married in our ¾ acre backyard. This had not always been the plan. We had been planning our wedding for over a year; we were supposed to get married at Della Terra in Estes
Katie and her husband, Lars, found out she was pregnant in September 2019 shortly after her father developed complications related to surgery. Just before her first ultrasound, her father passed away, leaving her with intense grief and regret for not being able to tell him the good news. A little over a month later, Katie
“Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.” – Vicki Harrison. Most people spend a majority of their life preventing pregnancy until they are ready. No one ever talks about the journey once
I am a boy mom times three now but most people only see a pregnant mama with one little boy. I will always have three boys: IsaacEli Asher My husband Shelby and I welcomed our firstborn Isaac on September 6, 2018. We were overflowing with love for our little snuggler and really wanted to give him
My miscarriage story is one that I never saw coming. Years prior to my four losses, I gave birth two two healthy boys. The only problem I had was some high blood pressure towards the end of my pregnancies. I had no problems conceiving, and zero signs that I would ever be dealing with infertility
We were naïve. We were blessed with two beautiful, healthy girls following what would best be described as textbook pregnancies. They are thriving through their childhood years and we couldn’t be more proud of the people they are becoming. The third pregnancy was different. The initial ultrasound revealed one viable embryo and a chemical loss.