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
Lincoln’s story I unexpectedly found out I was pregnant with my third child. I had a two year old and a 4 month old when I found out. I was stressed but reminded myself that God has a plan and this pregnancy happened for a reason. All of my appointments went well, my weight gain was
My story, I had my first son at the age of 25, it was an unplanned pregnancy. I was with my son’s father for 6 years before we became pregnant. We were not planning on pregnancy and also did not mind if we ended up pregnant. We did not have a plan to follow just
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.
The Story of Three: Charlotte Emmalin Riley When you dream of being married and starting a family, infertility is never part of that picture. That’s how my dream began in 2008 when my husband and I got married. After years of trying and experiencing a chemical pregnancy, we sought help in 2010. I was diagnosed
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