June 30, 2011 By 2 Comments

Angie

Mom to

Baby Bean

February 23, 2011

&

Baby B

June 24, 2011

Madison, WI

My husband and I decided in October of 2010 that we would try to start our family in January 2011.  After talking to my Sister-In-Law on January 23, I realized that I was able to take an HPT.  I was 5 days out from my next period and I was almost shaking as I took the test.  PREGNANT!  My husband and I stared at in in disbelief.  We both started laughing and crying and hugged each other.  “It actually works!  Making a baby actually works!” we were saying.  We were so cocky.  Looking back I feel so embarrassed about how overly confident we were. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2011, blighted ovum, first trimester loss, first trimester miscarriage, miscarriage, recurrent miscarriage, Wisconsin
June 29, 2011 By 9 Comments

Amy

Mother to Julia Isabel

April 13 – April 14, 2011

Kensington, MD

When my partner came back from a couple of months of studying in Spain in July 2008, we started trying to have a baby.  Along the way to getting pregnant, we got married and bought a house with good space for kids and a nice yard.  We had a lot of patience and did not go see a doctor for a fertility work-up until we had been trying for 16 months.  In the end, we had to do IVF to get pregnant. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2011, 24 weeks, HELLP, Maryland, Preeclampsia
June 28, 2011 By 3 Comments
 

Eboni Thompson

Mom to Jaylin Renay Thompson

born April 7, 2007 to April 9, 2007

 

Miami, Florida

 

My journey of loss started 4 years ago when at 22 weeks pregnant, I started bleeding and went to the ER. Upon doing an ultrasound, I was 3.4 cm dilated and in full labor. My daugher Jaylin Renay Thompson was born by emergency c-section on April 7, 2007 at 6:05 a.m. weighing 1lb and 1/2 an oz. She lived for 3 days and died peacefully in the NICU on April 9, 2007 at 10:27 a.m. I was later diagnosed with Cervical Incompetence as to the reason for my early delivery, and being that I had an emergency c section with a vertical incision, I would never be able to have a vaginal delivery again and would need a cerclage if and when I got pregnant again. [Read more...]
Filed Under: 2007, 22 weeks, cervical incompetence, First child, Florida, premature birth, Preterm labor, Second trimester loss
June 26, 2011 By 5 Comments

Samantha

Losses on December 31, 2006

January 20, 2009

October 20, 2009

December 23, 2009

July 12, 2010

April 2011

Cohoes, NY

My name is Samantha and I am a 33 year old woman who has had one live birth and has suffered 6 miscarriages.  My husband and I were married in August of 2006 and decided we wanted to try and have children right away.  We found out in November that were pregnant and were so excited.  We decided to tell our families right away.  They were all so excited, as were we.  We had no idea what to expect, but things were going well.  I started having some spotting just after Christmas, and was very scared by what was going on.  I went to the ER with my husband and they said that it did not look good.  By now I was having heavy bleeding and spotting.  I ended up miscarrying our first child at 7 weeks.  It was December 31, 2006.  Sadly as I was in one hospital miscarrying, my niece was being born in another.   [Read more...]

Filed Under: 14 weeks, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 6 weeks, Down Syndrome, Early Miscarriage, first trimester loss, first trimester miscarriage, miscarriage, MTHFR, Multiple loss, New York, Second trimester loss, trisomy 21
June 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Chantel

Mom to My Lil Angel

April 28, 2011

Huntsville, AL

I am 25 and married… been married for close to 5 years now and been with my husband for just nearing 6 years. Well back in March 2011 I was thinking I was pregnant but ya’ know my husband and I were not real sure because we have had so many negatives before so we let it go for awhile and I was getting symptoms and such. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2011, 6 weeks, Alabama, first trimester miscarriage, miscarriage, Uncategorized
June 26, 2011 By 9 Comments

Nicole

Mom to Emily

December 28, 2010

Atlanta, GA

 

I was going to copy what I had posted on my blog, but I just changed my mind. I’m going to start fresh, from the moment we discovered her. The word “Pregnant” lighting up the little screen. I was shaking in anticipation and some fear of this incredible news. My boyfriend at the time never had a doubt or fear. He was instantly happy, and looking forward to having a baby. [Read more...]
Filed Under: 2010, 30 weeks, Georgia, Prothrombin Gene Mutation, Stillbirth
June 26, 2011 By 10 Comments

Emily

Mother of Lucian Xavier

Born April 15, 2011

Died April 22, 2011

Chattanooga, TN


I went to my OB on Friday April 15, 2011 because I had been having contractions all night and I was planning on having a c-section on the following Monday.  My due date was April 27th but since I had to have another c-section, we planned it earlier.  My doctor checked me and said “well, congratulations! We will be having a baby today, you are 2 centimeters dilated!”  My entire pregnancy was great, not a whole lot of morning sickness, didn’t gain very much weight, all around healthy baby as far as they could tell, we were excited.   [Read more...]
Filed Under: 2011, Heart Defect, Infant loss, Tennessee
June 21, 2011 By 5 Comments
April Starkey
Lost our baby girl Annabelle Cherrea
June 6, 2011 at 20 weeks
Mansfield, OH

 

For all of my life, as long as I can remember, I have wanted to be a mom. God blessed me with Isaac and let me become one on this earth and I will forever thank Him for that. However, another thing that some may even think I’m weird for, that I wanted to experience was being pregnant long enough to feel my baby move, to see their beautiful baby outline on the ultrasound machine and hear their precious heart beating. [Read more...]
Filed Under: 20 weeks, 2011, Incompetent Cervix, ohio, Preterm labor, recurrent miscarriage, Stillbirth
June 21, 2011 By 5 Comments

 

Jessica Espinoza

Mother to Faith De La Torre

May 30, 2010

 

My name is Jessica Espinoza I have three kids, Ariana (7), Jacob (4), and Faith my little angel. I got pregnant with Faith September of 2009. I was just so excited for her to be here with us. I would go to all my appointments and do all the tests. I got all of her stuff ready and washed all of her clothes. I was just counting down the days until she was here in my arms. Then on May 24, I went to the doctor and heard her heartbeat and got measured and the doc told me that I was going to get induced on May 2nd. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2010, Stillbirth
June 21, 2011 By 2 Comments

Caitlyn

Mom to Rowan

June 15th, 2011

Culpeper, Virginia

My baby was taken too soon from us.  From the moment our first son was conceived, we knew we wanted another baby less than two years apart.  We wanted brothers who grew up as best friends.  Or, a big brother who’d protect his little sister at any cost.  We decided to start trying, again, in March.  April came and my period arrived.  May came.  I waited and I waited.  No period.  I tested every single day.  Negative every time.  Finally, on May 21, I got the faintest pink line.  I took another test two days later.  That same day I took a digital and confirmed with a big, fat “YES+”.  We were more than over-joyed. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2011, 9 weeks, Early Miscarriage, first trimester loss, first trimester miscarriage, Virginia
June 21, 2011 By 14 Comments

Nilsa

Mom to Annalyse & “My Little Boy”

Born and Died April 24th, 2011

Forest Hills, New York

My children are no longer with me and I miss them, every moment of every day, I miss them.  I ache for them with a deep, soul, ache that cannot be captured in words, or explained.  My arms feel the weight of their emptiness.  My heart feels the emptiness of this wait. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2011, New York, Second trimester loss, Twin Loss, Twins
June 21, 2011 By 3 Comments

 

Christy

Pensacola, FL

 

I can remember each moment like it was yesterday – each one of the five times that we were told our pregnancy was over.

In September 2007 we began our journey to expand our family.  We got pregnant right away and I was ecstatic.  We told everyone we knew.  There was nothing that compared to our excitement.  But that first pregnancy ended at 6 short weeks.  What began as spotting continued through to the full miscarriage process and my heart was completely broken. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 15 weeks, 2007, 6 weeks, 9 weeks, D and C, first trimester miscarriage, Florida, recurrent miscarriage, Trisomy 13
June 21, 2011 By 3 Comments

Millessa

Mother to Owen and Avery (fraternal twins)

Born and Passed on Feb 13, 2011

San Jose, CA

 

My babies are gone. They are not coming back. All the hopes, dreams and plans we had for our future as family and their future as individuals are gone. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 18 weeks, 2011, Infertility, IVF, Second trimester loss, Twin Loss
June 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Nicole

Mommy to Ava Joy

March 8th, 2011 -March 9th, 2011

Pennsylvania

On July 9th, 2010 I woke up much earlier than usual and for some reason decided while still half asleep that I would take a pregnancy test, it was still a day or two early to be testing but something in me said it couldn’t hurt. When I saw the two lines on that test I instantly screamed. After a year and a half of infertility treatment that included provera, clomid and follistim as well as countless blood work & ultrasounds we were finally pregnant. We soon found out that my HCG levels were not up to par and an early ultrasound showed a blighted ovum. [Read more...]
Filed Under: 20 weeks, 2011, blighted ovum, Incompetent Cervix, Infertility, Pennsylvania, Second trimester loss
June 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Emily

Mom to Sprout

March 5, 2011

Bedford, Indiana

Once we decided to add a new member to our household, we were ecstatic to find that we were expecting after just 2 cycles, as I was diagnosed with PCOS with an LH imbalance. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2011, first trimester loss, first trimester miscarriage, Indiana, miscarriage, Uncategorized
June 20, 2011 By 4 Comments

Melissa

Mom to Ryan Matthew

May 21, 2011

Rochester, NY

Our world was turned upside down in 25 minutes. It was actually happening for 5 days we just didn’t know it. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2011, 21 weeks, Infection, New York, premature birth, Second trimester loss
June 20, 2011 By 5 Comments

 

 

Meg

Mom to Jairus Irvin who was stillborn

December 28, 2010

Roseville, MN

When I was 35 weeks pregnant, I gazed at my son for the first time. But it was too late, he was already gone… [Read more...]
Filed Under: 2010, 35 weeks, Abruption, Minnesota, No heartbeat, placental abruption, Stillbirth
June 20, 2011 By 1 Comment

Shannon

Mom to Eleanor, Lost August 1, 2007 at 6 weeks

William, Lost August 4, 2009 at 7.5 weeks

Amie, Lost May 25, 2010 at 6.5 weeks

Michael, Lost December 10 2010 at 9.5 weeks

and Sunny, Lost May 31, 2011 at 4 weeks

Kalamazoo, MI

 

I always knew I wanted children, but I didn’t seriously think about it until I got married to my high school sweetheart in June 2006, at age 20. Then suddenly it was like a lightbulb went on and I knew that I just wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. I knew it was best for me to finish college first, but it was a big struggle for me to have to wait awhile to try to have a baby. By early 2007 we had stopped using any contraception, and in June 2007 I found out that I was pregnant. [Read more...]
Filed Under: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 7 weeks, 9 weeks, blighted ovum, Chromosomal abnormalities, Early Miscarriage, first trimester loss, Michigan, recurrent miscarriage
June 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Elizabeth

Angel November 2005 – 5 Weeks

Angel July 2006 – 6 Weeks

Angel September 2010 – 11 Weeks

Angel June 2011 – 5 Weeks

Waukesha, WI

 

2005 was a big year for me, I met the man who would become my husband and in October we found out we were expecting.  We had not planned it, but we were both thrilled.  Of course, I told everyone, family, friends, co-workers right away.  A couple of weeks later, in the morning as I was brushing my teeth I noticed I was bleeding.  I panicked, and called my doctor, who was really nonchalant.  He told me if I was having a miscarriage there was nothing he could do, and to just rest with my feet up.  It would be like having a bad period.  My husband took me to the emergency room.  [Read more...]

Filed Under: 11 weeks, 5 weeks, 6 weeks, miscarriage, recurrent miscarriage, Wisconsin

Happy Father’s Day

June 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there–whether your children are in your arms, in your hearts, or both.

Love,

The Faces of Loss Team

*The feet in the pic belong to Andy, husband of Faces Founder, Kristin, and proud dad to Stevie Joy, 5-8-10

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