In February 2016, my husband of nearly 3 years and I learned we were pregnant for the first time. We were beyond thrilled! It was fun having our own big secret. A secret we only got to keep for four short days. One day at work I began bleeding. The details of this experience are foggy, […]
Naomi’s journey to her rainbow wasn’t an easy one. Her & her husband of 16 years dreamed of becoming parents. Over the last four years they experienced 5 miscarriages & 1 ectopic pregnancy which could have claimed her life & left her with only one functioning tube. Naomi underwent two corrective procedures to even make having a
In March of 2022, after 11 years of no contact with my best friend from high school, he popped up on my “People you may know” on Facebook. I sent him a friend request and as soon as he accepted it, he started messaging me. We found out that I was still in Virginia while
Dear Last Rainbow Baby, Our story is a long one, but such a full one…There are many things we don’t get to choose in life but I know that you chose us as we chose you. I can’t wait to welcome you to the Grover family. You will be our last Rainbow baby. Coming before you in
My fertility journey began nearly two decades ago when I was unable to get pregnant with an ex-partner. I endured heavy bleeding and severe menstrual pain since I started my periods aged 9. I went to the doctor where I was told there was nothing wrong. They said they couldn’t send me to a specialist
My husband and I got pregnant very easily five months after we were married. It was a very complicated pregnancy. I was placed on high risk at 20 weeks. We delivered a healthy baby boy in October 2016. At the beginning of 2018, we decided it was time to add another baby to the family.
1. Describe the process of getting pregnant. Was it easy for you? Was it hard? Did you have to go through fertility treatment? I knew I had pcos after a ruptured cyst sent me to the hospital at the age of 21 but had no education on it and didnt really educate myself either so
I was diagnosed with suspected Endometriosis in my mid twenties and officially diagnosed at 31. After my second surgery to treat it at 37, my left ovary and fallopian tube were damaged by scar tissue and after 6 months of not getting pregnant naturally I started fertility investigations ahead of IVF treatment. I did my
In April 2012 we heard the most wonderful news that we were going to have a baby sadly 3 months later we heard the words there is no heartbeat. On July 28 2012 Matthew came silently into the world at 21weeks. October of the same year we started Matties Memory, we wanted to give back to
On Easter Day in 2022, I remember thinking to myself that I felt off. Different. So that next morning I took a pregnancy test. Pregnant. I remember being SO overwhelmed with joy, I was shaking, crying (happy tears of course), and was in agony having to go about my day like nothing was different. I didn’t tell