I remember when I first found out I was pregnant it was a huge shock, I’ve always known since a very young age that I wanted kids so after the shock subsided me and my partner were over the moon. Pregnancy went well up till my 20 week scan when we found out I had […]
My husband and I fell pregnant for the first time within the first two months of trying in April 2020. We were both surprised and in disbelief that it happened so soon, and we were actually going to become parents. I had a textbook normal pregnancy – attending each doctor’s appointment with innocence, hosting a
I met my husband, Keith, during college. We were married shortly after and had our first daughter, Hannah, in 2009. That pregnancy was uncomplicated, except for low fluid levels late in pregnancy. In 2019 we decided to add to our family. All genetic testing and ultrasounds looked great. As a part of the testing we
If you have recently been through a miscarriage, stillbirth, or other pregnancy loss, you are likely dealing with a wide range of emotions. You are trying to deal with your grief while also returning to your “normal” way of life. You have likely taken some time off of work, but must eventually face the idea
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Asher’s story: My husband Vaughn and I had been together for 8 years when the military gave us orders to move from our hometown in Colorado to Louisiana. We have always wanted children, but the timing just never felt right. We decided with this new adventure of being in a new state we felt it
Our son Oliver was born in March 2017 after, by all accounts, an uneventful, easy pregnancy. Flash forward 3 years to March 2020, my husband Tom and I had been trying to conceive a sibling for Oliver to no avail for nearly 2 years and were referred to a fertility specialist. On March 13th, as Covid
My husband and I both brought children to our marriage. When we met I was a single mother to a two year old little boy. My husband at the time was a single father to a four year old little girl. From the first moment that they met each other they were inseparable. I knew
Katie and her husband, Lars, found out she was pregnant in September 2019 shortly after her father developed complications related to surgery. Just before her first ultrasound, her father passed away, leaving her with intense grief and regret for not being able to tell him the good news. A little over a month later, Katie
I am a boy mom times three now but most people only see a pregnant mama with one little boy. I will always have three boys: IsaacEli Asher My husband Shelby and I welcomed our firstborn Isaac on September 6, 2018. We were overflowing with love for our little snuggler and really wanted to give him
2019 is when I began my motherhood journey. I knew it would be challenging but I was not prepared for just how much it would change me as a person. Through motherhood and loss I have physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually become who I am today. My husband and I welcomed a perfectly healthy baby