I was seventeen, a senior in highschool, the first time I got pregnant. My boyfriend (current husband) and I obviously were not trying to conceive. I suspected I was pregnant when I missed my very regular period and was having symptoms out of the norm for me. I didn’t have a car yet and didn’t […]
It’s been over 15 years since I heard the news “you won’t be able to have kids” for the first time… it’s hard to believe just how many doctors continually reminded me for years that my body would not be able to do the very thing I wanted most in life. I remember the all consuming
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Rainbow baby… a term I don’t typically use just because I feel it gives a negative connotation to Norah. I do; however, understand and appreciate why people use the term. I understand how people use it to represent the sunnier days ahead that follow such a dark, stormy time. After nearly two years of heartbreak,
Our journey began 7 years ago in late 2015. I had recently been diagnosed with Hashimotos Thyroidisitis (severely underactive thyroid) and my GP had suggested we hold off starting a family until we were able to stabilize my thyroid hormone to give us the best chance at a healthy pregnancy. After months of blood tests
I wasn’t a stranger to miscarriages prior to my losses. After all, I’m a rainbow baby myself. My Mom lost twins in the 2nd trimester, and I always remember her talking openly about it. My husband and I had gotten pregnant quickly with our now almost 4 year old son in 2018. It was soon after
Hello! My name is Khadijah and this is my story about finding my rainbow. My husband and I got married back in March of 2008. We originally talked about waiting 3 years to start a family. Even after wanting to wait, we found out I was pregnant in March of 2009. Although it wasn’t planned,
My story is long, and winding compared to some who are just starting their journey. I met my husband when I joined our local Volunteer Fire Company. I was not going to date anyone……. well, 24 years later I guess that did not work out to well for me. We got engage on New Year’s Eve
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Daniel (my husband) and I have been together since we were 17 – high school sweethearts. We’ve been through all the major life changes together – different schools, living apart, growing into young adults, living together, moving away from family, new jobs, buying a dog, a house, marriage, deaths of family members – but losing
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
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