In January of 2022, my husband and I found out we were pregnant again. We were so excited to give Adalyn (first pregnancy and daughter born August 2020) a sibling, due right after her 2nd birthday! On March 1st, at our first ultrasound, we found out it was conjoined twins (Thoraco-omphalopagus). The next two weeks […]
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
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
Early November 2021, my husband and I found out we were expecting our first child. After a few months of trying, we were so excited to have a little one on the way. Everything was going well, aside from some minor nausea and exhaustion. All our early trimester screens were coming back clear, with nothing
Katelyn had a miscarriage followed by a termination for medical reasons (TFMR) due to a severe form of spina bifida. She had very limited time in which to make this decision after finding out the severity of her diagnosis. All of her options were a losing situation. She wants everyone to understand that this was
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My name is Gaby, my husband and I met in University in Mexico. After being together for 7 years, we got married in 2011. We knew we wanted to have kids but being immigrants in Canada made us wait a while to finally decide to start trying. It didn’t really take long and in January
November 2021, I learned I was pregnant with my first child. Theodore Thomas was loved since the day I found out. I told my husband Sam on his birthday. We were both elated. My pregnancy for the first several weeks was relatively uneventful, despite having a subchorionic hematoma caught at 8 weeks that resolved and
First Pregnancy My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for about 9 months. During those 9 months I officially got a diagnosis of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). After the doctor recommendation to wait 6 months, we moved on to the next step, using medication. I took Letrozole and got pregnant right away.
Baby Bear – Our Daughter in the sky This is the story of our first child, baby bear. We had excitedly decided to start trying for our first baby in Jan 2022, we were nervous, excited and keen to embark on this adventure! I have PCOS so was pretty sure it would take us a
My first pregnancy with our first child was going swimmingly. Prenatal testing showed no risk factors, we learned we were expecting a boy, and all our scans and appointments so far had been mercifully uneventful. Then, following a slightly elevated blood test result in January 2021, my doctor recommended moving up my anatomy scan by a couple