Putting a face on miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss
Angela
Mom to Lily Rose Lambert
Stillborn yet still born, April 22, 2011
Durango, Colorado
Lily Rose Lambert, stillborn yet still born, April 22, 2011. This date marks perhaps the most tender moment of my life, a stillbirth I was certain wouldn’t happen, not if Lily’s fighting spirit were anything like mine. And boy did she give a good fight! My name is Angela and I’m 41 years old, mother to Lily Rose. [Read more...]
Marcia
Mom to Peyton Elizabeth Armstrong
Born Still January 7th, 2011
New Philadelphia, Ohio
Katie
Mom to Braxton Wayne
July 28th, 2011
Asheboro, North Carolina
I never dreamed that something like this would ever happen to me. To me, this was something I would have read in a book or heard about from someone else.
On April 12, 2011 I noticed that I was having allot of cramping and was way over due for my period, so I thought I would take a pregnancy test, they’ve always turned out negative so it wasn’t a big deal to me. After waiting the 3 long minutes, I never anticipated for it to turn out positive, but in bold italics it said Yes! With this being our first pregnancy, I did not know what to expect, being excited was the last thing on my mind. After my fiancé got home from work he reassured me that we were going to be fine and we had nothing to worry about. [Read more...]
Laurie
Mom to Seth
Miscarried March 2006
and Jack Oliver
Stillborn June 30th, 2011
Chelsea
Mom to Julien Honor
June 6th, 2011
Napa, California
Julien’s Story
Just before the autumn equinox of 2010, I woke up in the middle of the night, sat straight up in bed, and knew I was pregnant. We’ve all heard stories like this before and they always sound a little hard to believe. But there I was, sitting next to my sweet, sleeping husband, feeling absolutely certain that a little soul had joined our family. A few days later, a home pregnancy test confirmed my intuition. [Read more...]
Ashley
Mom to Thomas Noah Keppler
Stillborn at 36 Weeks on April 12th, 2011
St. Louis, Missouri
My husband and I were married in December 2008, after dating for over 5 years. We had planned on waiting awhile to start a family – since I was only 22 and he was only 24. However, in August of 2010, we found out I was pregnant. We were surprised, but so excited – this baby was going to be the first grandchild for both sides of our family. [Read more...]
Cori
Mom to Rosalia Evelyn
December 28th, 2010 – July 7th, 2011
Lincoln Park, Michigan
It took my husband Jeff and I three years to start our family. We finally gave up and said we would be great Aunts and Uncles. After coming home from a family trip to Germany to meet my cousins for the first time we found out that we came home with more than pictures and great memories. I was pregnant! We were so happy. The first couple of months were great. No morning sickness, cravings, etc. At 20 weeks I went into my OBs office for my ultrasound, I had a scheduled appointment with the doctor afterwards… [Read more...]
Ashley
Mom to Audrina Kay Duke
Born on April 21 2011 Earned her Wings May 4, 2011
Selma, North Carolina
My soon to be husband and I were so happy when we found out we were expecting a little bundle of joy! Unexpected.. VERY but that didn’t make us any less excited to become parents. We were so excited when we finally found out that our little bean was a very healthy baby girl! Words cannot express how you feel when they type out those three little words on a monitor “It’s a GIRL!” We right away started to buy everything in pink and purples! Our whole world unexpectedly changed just a few weeks later. I had changed doctor in the middle of my pregnancy. [Read more...]
Veronica
Mom to Willow
June 21st, 2011
Sparks, Nevada
My name is Veronica and I’m 23 years old. I live in Sparks, Nevada and attending school to become a medical assistant. I was nowhere near ready to have a baby. My boyfriend had been teasing me that I was pregnant and I thought it was finally getting in my head. My appetite changed and I was having minor cramps and nausea. My period wasn’t due yet, but to ease my mind I decided to take a pregnancy test. I was expecting it to come back negative. I was very shocked and surprised when I saw two pink lines. [Read more...]
Bethany
Mom to Lucas Allan Tucker
Born still on June 8, 2011
Danville, Virginia
On June 6th, 2011 -I was 22 weeks pregnant. After not feeling movement over the weekend, I called the doctor just to be cautious. After having two kids already I figured it was probably nothing. Just to ease my mind, the doctor told me to come in. As I lay on the table sort of anxious, the doctor used the Doppler to search for an audible heartbeat. I honestly expected to hear that sound just as I …had heard at all my other visits. Afterall, I just had an ultrasound two weeks prior and everything was fine. She searched and searched — the only heartbeat heard was my own. [Read more...]
Cassie
Mom to a baby boy
November 2010
Grafton, Wisconsin
So we went to my parents house for Thanksgiving and had a good visit with family on the actual day. And the Saturday after Thanksgiving we had a baby shower and that was nice.
Now Sunday after Thanksgiving is the day that my life as I knew it changed… [Read more...]
Audra
Mom to Nolan Michael
December 19, 2009 - February 08,2010
It was April of 2009. And I just knew it. I KNEW that I was pregnant. HOWEVER, I just got a new job and we just moved into a house. Talk about bad timing, right? Anyway, I decided to confirm it in the bathroom at work on a Monday morning for whatever reason…
Shocked that it was really, real and thrilled, I called my husband while he was at work to tell him the news. We were going to have our 2nd child. The next nine months went without a hitch. We were going to be the parents of another healthy little boy. [Read more...]
Ruth
Mother to Corbin Walker
February 20, 2011- May 17, 2011
Crawley, West Virginia
July 4th, 2010-I find out I’m pregnant. Again. Only three months after I gave birth to my first son. When I tell my best friend, she doesn’t believe me. “No you’re not!” [Read more...]
Cass
Mom to Our Bub
Miscarried on July 13th, 2011
Queensland, Australia
My husband and I got married in early October 2008. We always spoke about children, but it wasn’t until New Years Eve in 2010 we decided that 2011 was going to our year to create our own little family. So I went off the pill in early January 2011. After going off the pill I had been on for around 10 years, my cycles were all over the place. I then got reading books and reading about charting my temperature as well as using ovulation kits to work out when I was ovulating and when my period was about to arrive. [Read more...]
Amanda
Mom to Aubre Lynn and Colton Scott
Miscarried June 23rd, 2011 and June 24th, 2011
Washington/Prosperity, Pennsylvania
Where to start? Well, my husband (Scott) and I tried for 3 years to conceive on our own. Finally, we went and saw a fertility specialist. Long story short we conceived on our 1st try! We both were very excited. My fertility Dr. told me with what my blood count was at he was thinking it was multiples. We ended up conceiving twins. We both were very excited; matter of fact our whole family was excited. I was doing great, feeling great and all of the ultrasounds were great. We had an ultrasound on June 22nd, 2011 (I was 18 weeks 1 day). Both babies were very active and moving around a lot. [Read more...]
Wendy
Mom to 9 angels
January 2001
March 2004-set of triplets
November 2004
March 2005
November 2008
March 2009
July 2011- Dallas James
Des Moines, Iowa
In 1998, at the ripe old age of 16 I found that I was pregnant. Terrified and unsure of what the future held, I hung on to my pregnancy and was determined to be the best mother possible to that little child that I was carrying. My mother asked me if I wanted an abortion, I refused. Hindsight is always 20/20 and I thank God that my mother was not more persistent. Had she forced me into an abortion, I would have never been able to experience the joy that my son has been able to offer me. That pregnancy went perfectly. No complications at all. I did gain a ton of weight, but I suppose that is natural given the large amount of food I was consuming. [Read more...]
Alyssa Vargas
Mom to
Baby girl Abi
born at 17 weeks November 23, 2010
Baby boy Abel
born at 20 weeks July 25, 2011
Modesto ,California
My life as a mother started in 2007 when I was only 19 years old, blessed with a healthy little girl my daughter Aliana was born October 6, 2007. Aliana is now 3 years old and has had to say goodbye to a brother and a sister within a period of 8 months. [Read more...]
Nikkee
Mom to Baby Girl Vincent
Salt Lake City, UT
My name is Nikkee. I am 31 years old. My husband and I were over the moon when we found out we were pregnant in October of 2009. I have 2 sons from a previous marriage and my husband has no children of his own, so we were overjoyed to be expecting our first little baby together. [Read more...]
Nicole De Leon
Mom to Isabella “Bella” Pearl
March 5, 2011 at 37 weeks and 5 day
Schertz, Texas
We found out we were pregnant in July 2010. This was definitely God’s plan. We already had three children at home, a daughter and two sons. We prayed for a little girl. [Read more...]
Mary Brown
Mom to Cash James Brown
November 7, 2010
Northglenn, Colorado
Cash’s story begins July 2010. My husband and I had been talking about adding to the family for about a year prior to then. We already had a six year old daughter (my step-daughter whom I consider my own) and figured it was about time to add to the family. Now, anyone who knows me knows I’m a huge planner, and the thought of having another child and changing what had been routine for so long terrified me. We decided instead of actually trying to have a baby we would just “not try not to.” Somehow that seemed to calm my fears a little bit and made things less stressful. My husband and I both figured it would take a few months to get pregnant since I had been on birth control for so long. [Read more...]
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