Putting a face on miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss
Peach
Mom to Olivia
Born still May 1, 2007 at 24 weeks gestation
Here is the story as I first wrote it:
“I was having contractions all weekend, so I went in one day early for my 24 week check-up. Hubby went with me. My belly measured small and the doctor couldn’t find a heartbeat. The doctor said she didn’t want to send me home without hearing a heartbeat so we went to the ultrasound room. We saw our little girl, but she was still and so was her heart. [Read more...]
Laura
Mom to Caydence
Born asleep November 10, 2011
Mandeville, Louisiana
I am one of those women who people say were born to be a mother, and, for as long as I can remember, I have wanted to have children. When I met my husband nine years ago, I knew that he was the man I would marry and have children with. We are truly soul mates and I am so grateful that we found each other. When we talked about having children, we never could have imagined that our baby would be born an angel. [Read more...]
Traci
Mom to Victoria Elizabeth
Lost at 6 Weeks, D & C at 11 Weeks
Archer Nicholas
June 29th, 2004 – July 8th, 2004
Thatch, Lost at 4 Weeks
and Ella Mae, Lost at 8 Weeks
Sylva, North Carolina
It was my 38th birthday. My husband and I were on a mini vacation in Las Vegas, and I got pregnant for the first time ever. When I found out I was beyond thrilled! I had recently started seeking adoption information because I thought I couldn’t conceive. [Read more...]
Jamie
Mom to Josiah Michael, stillborn on September 12th, 2000
and Sam, miscarried January 11th, 2008
Sahuarita, AZ
In March 2000, after 10 months of trying, I was finally pregnant. I was so shocked when I saw the positive on the stick, that I took about a dozen more tests.
Shella
Mom to Tovin Laurence
October 26th, 2009
Airdrie, Alberta
Canada
May 2009, I confirmed that I was pregnant. I was so happy because I’ve been wanting to have another baby after waiting for 3yrs. I had preeclampsia with my first son, born at 7months and only 2lbs 2oz. I told my Doctor I want to see my ob-gyn for my very delicate pregnancy, she ignored my plea, she told me it’s too early to be referred to specialist, and then she left me waiting for a month and went to her vacation. [Read more...]
Alyssa
Mom to Paxton Lucas
June 3, 2011
Commerce City, CO
My husband and I had been trying to conceive for a few months and I had been having some cycle abnormalities and had a HSG scheduled for early October 2010 as well as a prescription for clomid to take in October. Well to our surprise we got a BFP on September 27th 2010. It was a very faint positive but a positive none the less and we were ecstatic. I had always wanted 2 children close in age and we would be getting our wish, 2 kids 22 months apart, everything was going to be perfect. [Read more...]
Nicole
Baby B
Lost June 21, 2010 at almost 9 weeks
Baby B #2
Lost December 7, 2010 at 6 1/2 weeks
Overland Park, KS
When my cousin lost her baby boy in June 2008 due to placental abruption at 6 months into her pregnancy our whole family grieved for her loss. I couldn’t imagine how this hit us so close to home and how anybody could get through it. I gave my cousin a book to help her grieve through her unimaginable loss. Little did I know that almost exactly 2 years to the month my cousin lost her little boy, she would giving that book back to me to read, as I would be going through my own pregnancy loss in June of 2010. [Read more...]
Kassandra
Mommy to Benjamin David
Stillborn June 11th, 2007
Houston, Texas
On June 11, 2007 I had a regular doctors appointment. My mom, husband Jason, and brother Tyler went with me. I was 27 weeks pregnant and they doctor was trying to check the baby’s heart beat with the doppler. Well, no luck there, so he tried his ultrasound machine. Then sent me across the street to the hospital. [Read more...]
Kelly
Mom to Devon Christopher
June 29th, 2001
and Chloe Ann
September 26th, 2008
Hillsboro, Oregon
I was 7 months along with my son, Devon, I went in for an ultrasound, and just knew something was wrong, because he hadn’t kicked in a day, and I found he had passed away. [Read more...]
A mother to five beautiful boys.
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