Project Rainbow – Baby Daphne – 18.02.2021 Poppy Walker In June 2019, I gave birth to my first baby, a beautiful boy who was the light of my world. We didn’t know he was going to be a boy. We had picked Daphne if the baby was a girl, but couldn’t agree on a boy’s
My name is Elizabeth and here is my story. Growing up I knew I always wanted to be a mom. Becoming a mother was a dream of mine. I’ll never forget the first time I got pregnant. I was 21 years old and in a long-distance relationship, I had just moved to a new state
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I met my husband in 2015, got engaged and married in 2017. I also found out I got pregnant with my first son very quickly and unplanned that year as well. My pregnancy with him was uneventful. He was much bigger than we expected and made his arrival via an emergent c-section. My husband and
When I get that positive pregnancy test reading on that little stick it’s always in the back of my head all the what ifs that could happen. It’s a whirlwind of emotions. The uncertainty is beyond what I can fathom, but the reality is this… it’s completely out of my control. So in June of
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Growing up, I always believed I’d be a mother one day. When I was 28, I fell pregnant for the first time. I was scared and excited, eager to experience pregnancy and all that it held. But as the pregnancy progressed, I had an nagging feeling that something wasn’t as it should be. At 10
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