Entering Motherhood My journey to motherhood seemingly began pretty quickly, but the innocence of being a first time mom was taken from me. In January 2021, I was shocked to find out that I was expecting my first baby. I was thrilled but also terrified of the unknown. As the months went on, it continued […]
‘It’s worked!’ I said to my husband Simon, one cold February morning holding out a white stick for him to see. We both stared at the two lines; one fainter than the other but unmistakably there. ‘I’m pregnant.’ I had not expected to fall pregnant so quickly, for no other reason than I knew it
I got diagnosed with endometriosis in Nov 2022 and I thought I would struggle to conceive but to my surprise I fell pregnant in May 2023. I had a straightforward pregnancy with no complications or concerns until I got up to 39 weeks. I went in for my routine midwife appointment which was on a
Rya Rain Hello my name is Rayona. I’m 28 years old. My whole life all I ever wanted was a family and to be a mom. I struggle with PCOS and after trying for so long I never thought I’d be a mom. In April 2023, I found my happy ending, Mike. He was everything
On July 13th 2021, my world as I knew it changed forever. My sweet daughter was born still at only 21 weeks and 5 days gestation. My pregnancy was anything but normal. Shortly after I got my positive pregnancy test I started bleeding. I figured it was a miscarriage. But the bleeding continued so I
Wednesday March 22, 2023; the day we found out about you. After trying to conceive for what felt like an eternity, seeing that positive line was unbelievable. After enduring the heartbreak of a chemical pregnancy and a miscarriage, and months upon months of negative tests, we finally got our miracle – our rainbow baby. We
Rylee’s Story January 9, 2023. The day that changed my life forever. Finally, a positive pregnant test. Instantly, I burst into tears unsure whether I should be ecstatic or terrified. I couldn’t believe it. Mixed thoughts and emotions ran through my body and I thought… “this is it. I’m going to become a mom!” My
At 39 weeks pregnant with my second child, I woke up to an overwhelming silence. My daughter had always been so active, but today, I hadn’t felt a single movement. A deep sense of unease settled over me, though I tried to convince myself everything was fine. I had a prenatal appointment scheduled later that
In sept ‘22, I was in a car accident that changed my life. I lost my career that day along with part of who I was. Less than 3 weeks after I found out I was pregnant! I was not working, fully casted and so depressed. Finding out I was pregnant was a dream come
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1. Describe the process of getting pregnant. Was it easy for you? Was it hard? Did you have to go through fertility treatment? Getting pregnant has always been pretty easy for me. We struggled for a couple of months to become pregnant with my first child but my doctor discovered that I was deficient in
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