February 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

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Amber

Mom to Wesley, ectopic pregnancy, April 13, 2010

Mom to Bentley, missed miscarriage, August 13, 2014

Lubbock, Texas

We began trying for a baby starting the summer of 2009.  We had been married about 4 1/2 years and I had been on birth control pills our whole marriage.  We were not actively trying at first, mostly just preventing.  I really thought that we would get pregnant right away.  I have never had any problems with my cycle and it has always been very regular and predictable.  Well, month after month went by with no pregnancy.  Most months I would get my hopes and then my period would start.  I could probably name off everyone who got pregnant while we were trying.  It was very hard to hear people say that they got pregnant their first month trying.  March of 2010 my period was late.  I took several pregnancy tests and they were all negative.  I was also having some pains in my ovary.  I looked some stuff up online and got freaked out!  Then my period started, so everything was fine.  I had decided not to stress about getting pregnant and just leave it all in God’s hands. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2015/02/6216.html

Filed Under: 2010, 2014, Ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, Missed Miscarriage, Texas
February 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment

55566_1429811347559_1939630_oKeilyn

May 2012

Marshfield, Missouri

I guess the only way to start this off is by telling you a little about me. I was 20 years old and sure of where my life was going. I always knew I wanted kids. I worked at a daycare 5 days a week, watched my niece as much as I could and even babysat other children just for the fun of it. So, I was beyond excited when I got a pregnancy test that was positive. It was April of last year [at time of writing]. I told my boyfriend and my immediate family. My sisters were so excited for me, the older who already had one of her own and the younger one who was ready to pop. They decided to tell the rest of my family by posting it on Facebook.

http://facesofloss.com/2015/02/7243.html

Filed Under: 2012, Early Miscarriage, Ectopic pregnancy, Missouri
February 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment

IMG_20130130_006531Kiri

Mom to two Angels

September 16, 2010 and May 10, 2013

Belfast, Northern Ireland

On September 16th 2010, I had an ectopic pregnancy. I was having extremely sharp pain in my left side of my stomach and didn’t know I was pregnant and didn’t suspect it either. My boyfriend insisted I go to A&E to get it checked out. We arrived at 6:30 p.m. and I didn’t get a scan unto 2 a.m. It was then confirmed that I was having an ectopic pregnancy. I was only 16 at the time and I didn’t have a clue at all what was going on, how to feel or how to react.

[Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2015/02/7095.html

Filed Under: 2010, 2013, 6 weeks, Ectopic pregnancy, Ireland, miscarriage, Uncategorized
February 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment

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Cheyenne

Mom to Serenity Lynn

Born April 19, 2014

Tempe, Arizona

I am 21 years old and I have endometriosis. I have to take fertility medicine if I want to have kids. We decided we were ready, so I took it [medicines] and I took three pregnancy tests the next month before I made my doctor’s appointment. We were so excited. We were ready for our lives to change forever. I went to the doctor’s and he told me I was 4 weeks and 5 days, but to be careful because it would possibly be a tubal pregnancy.

[Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2015/02/7033.html

Filed Under: 2014, 6 weeks, Arizona, Ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis, First child
February 5, 2015 by Leave a Comment

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Felicia

Mom to Angel

September 7, 2013

Las Vegas, Nevada

I got my tubes tied after having my daughter by C-section in 2011, and since then I had problems. Also, I was never told of the risk of an ectopic pregnancy.

[Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2015/02/6964.html

Filed Under: 2013, Ectopic pregnancy, tubal ligation
February 3, 2015 by 1 Comment

IMG_20130606_143420Ashley

Baby Gamez & Baby Steinfink

April 2006 & December 15, 2008

Dallas, Texas

I have always known that I wanted to become a mother. I am what you would call an “old soul.” I have been mature for my age for as long as I can remember. Because of this, I have always loved watching, teaching and spending time with children. For whatever reason, this seems to be a mutual connection. No matter where I am, I’m almost always able to connect (on some level) with a child. This has given me opportunity to tutor kids, babysit, mentor and even serve as a teaching assistant. It was because of this amazing connection that I knew (in my heart of hearts) I would definitely want to become a mother at some point in my lifetime. As I grew older, although I still had the desire to become a mother, I also wanted to achieve my dreams. I wanted to finish high school, attend and graduate college and move up the ladder from there. I had big aspirations to become a child psychologist and hopefully someday, help a child in need. It’s funny how your dreams change as time goes by.

[Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2015/02/6923.html

Filed Under: 2006, 2008, Ectopic pregnancy, hysterosalpingogram, Methotrexate, Texas
January 31, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Katie

 Katie

Mom to Joseph Alton

June 7, 2012

Madisonville, Texas

For awhile I knew I was pregnant even though every test said negative. I felt his presence in me. Only a mother knows that feeling. I even looked pregnant! We were so excited our little girl was going to have a little sibling!!! On Wednesday, June 6th we found out, from a faint positive at the doctor’s office, that we were definitely pregnant. I was so relieved to know that I was not crazy and I knew what I was talking about. We told everyone as soon as we left doctor’s office.

[Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2015/01/6762.html

Filed Under: 2012, Ectopic pregnancy, Texas
March 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment

Kristina

Mom to angel babies
Oct 2008, July 2009, October 2009, January  2012, July 2012

and

Sophia Marilyn
Born still on July 26, 2013

Fort Lee, VA

My journey began when my first son was born blue, and somehow survived after a long labor and heart fluctuations, in June 2007. October, 2008, we found out after a trip to the ER that I was pregnant with an ectopic pregnancy. I had been on birth control pills, and I had no idea what “ectopic” meant, but we were told to “wait it out” or I could take a shot that would speed up the process. A few days later, I had the shot. It was a hard thing.. but I imagined these things happened, and I blamed myself a lot. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2014/03/6318.html

Filed Under: birth defects, chemical pregnancy, Early Miscarriage, Ectopic pregnancy, Stillbirth, Virginia
November 4, 2012 by 1 Comment

Xochitl

Mom to Baby Spoerer

March 29, 2012

California

I guess you can say my story started a few years ago. My husband and I have always wanted kids. We tried and tried with no such luck. We had talked about it and decided if we could not get pregnant on our own it just wasn’t meant to be. I was finally getting comfortable with the idea that we would be childless. Then, in January 2012, to our greatest surprise, I was pregnant. It was the best day of my life and to top it off, I told my husband the night before his birthday the big news. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2012/11/6177.html

Filed Under: 10 weeks, 2012, California, Ectopic pregnancy
November 4, 2012 by 4 Comments

Kylie

Mom to “My Little Potato”

Went to be with God on October 14, 2012

Gray, Tennesse

On Wednesday, October 3rd my dream came true when I found out I was pregnant. I only got to enjoy my little potato for a week. The OB doctor told me something was wrong. He couldn’t find the baby, and the sharp pains I was feeling in my stomach were not looking good. The phone call I got a couple hours later broke my heart. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2012/11/6149.html

Filed Under: 2012, Depression, Ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, Tennessee
October 28, 2012 by 1 Comment

Bethany

Three ectopic pregnancies:

January 8, 2009 (9 weeks),

January 8, 2010 (5 weeks),

and

December 13, 2011 (5w5d with a heartbeat)

Mercersburg, Pennsylvania

My name is Bethany Anderson. My husband and I live in a small rural community in Pennsylvania called Mercersburg. I am twenty-two years-old and my husband, Thomas, is twenty-eight. Thomas and I have been together for almost 5 years and we were married in August of 2011. We have a dog, which is like my child, Chino Taco Anderson. My husband has a son, named Cadon, who is now 6 years old. Although I wish he would be with us every single day, he lives with his mother and we don’t get to see him as often as we’d like. We were told the only way for us to conceive after our extremely difficult losses, was through in-vitro fertilization.   This is our infertility story. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2012/10/6143.html

Filed Under: 2009, 2010, 2011, 5 weeks, 9 weeks, Ectopic pregnancy, Infertility, Multiple loss, Pennsylvania
October 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Jaclyn

Mom to “Coby”

Ectopic pregnancy, November 19, 2009

Foster City, California

About 3 years ago, my husband and I got a BFP on a pee stick.  I was in pure bliss, because we were so surprised on how quickly we got pregnant after stopping birth control pills.  Then one morning in November (November 20th to be exact), I woke up with awful pains in my abdominal area and was very scared.  I called the doctor’s office and had an appointment with my OB, and that is where our story begins. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2012/10/6020.html

Filed Under: 2009, California, Ectopic pregnancy, IVF
September 16, 2012 by 2 Comments

Kiri

Mom to Angel

Ectopic pregnancy September 2010

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

On September 16, 2010 I went into hospital with really bad pains, which I thought was my appendix. I didn’t have a clue where my appendix or anything in my stomach was. I went into A&E at 7pm I saw the nurse, and she had came back with my blood results and said that I was pregnant. I didn’t know what to feel, I was only 16 have now turned 17 I have my life ahead of me. I wasn’t exactly disappointed; I felt a bit of excitement in me. So, my boyfriend and I looked at each other in shock and the nurse said that she was going to take me for a scan. It came to 2am when I was getting my scan and the nurse was looking and looking but couldn’t find a baby in my womb. At this point I’m beyond worried. She then called a doctor in to have a look, but he couldn’t see anything either. After a while of looking, the doctor said that it could be an ectopic and that I would have to stay in. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2012/09/5917.html

Filed Under: 2010, Ectopic pregnancy, Ireland, United Kingdom Tagged With:
September 2, 2012 by 2 Comments

Nicole

Ectopic pregnancy

September 2009

Dartmouth. Nova Scotia, Canada

 

In 2009, I was 22 and probably the happiest person in the world. I had a wonderful boyfriend, the best family and friends in the world, a great job, and a sweet puppy; life was good.

Anyway…HAPPY…my boyfriend and I had just bought a house, on a lake, by a beautiful beach, just the perfect little place for 2 people starting out! We both had alright jobs, and while we didn’t have any immediate plans for the future we just knew we wanted to be together!! [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2012/09/5823.html

Filed Under: 10 weeks, 2009, Canada, Ectopic pregnancy, Infertility, Nova Scotia, Salpingectomy
May 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Adriana

Mom to Santiago

April 29, 2009

Round Lake Heights, Illinois

I read a statistic today that 1 in 4 women experience a miscarriage. I would most likely not have paid much attention to this number if I had not experienced one myself, but experience always aims to give us greater awareness.  [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2012/05/5294.html

Filed Under: 2009, Ectopic pregnancy, Illinois, Salpingectomy
April 5, 2012 by 2 Comments

Kaitlin

Mom to Jordan
Lost September 9, 2011,

Ectopic pregnancy, September 2009

and

Missed miscarriage, March 2009

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

My name is Kaitlin and I am 29 years old. I am married to Scott and have a daughter Emma.
I am sharing our journey with you as demonstration of our commitment to this process. Please take the time to understand where we have been and how we got to this place. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2012/04/5093.html

Filed Under: 19 weeks, 2009, 2011, Asherman's Syndrome, Canada, Ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis, Infertility, IVF, miscarriage, Missed Miscarriage, Ontario, Second trimester loss
April 3, 2012 by 2 Comments

Heather

Mom to Twin B, and Hudson Edward (Twin A)

Lost Twin B at 9 weeks 5 days

Lost Hudson at 18weeks on 2/16/2012

Rockland, Massachusetts

My husband and I tried for a year on our own to get pregnant, did 2 years of IVF – we had one ectopic… the very next ivf round we got pregnant with our twins – it was amazing (we did 3 fresh IVFs and one frozen – only the fresh worked for me). [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2012/04/5055.html

Filed Under: 18 weeks, 2012, 9 weeks, Early Miscarriage, Ectopic pregnancy, IVF, massachusetts, Twin Loss
February 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Pam

Mom to Isaac Thor

Born Sleeping March 4, 2011

Warrensburg, Missouri

Making the decision to have another baby was a long and prayerful process. We had a desire to add to our family and felt we were in a position to do so. Isaac was to fill that final child chapter in our book of life. Little did we know that his chapter would take the turn it did while changing and blessing our lives the way it has. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2012/02/4716.html

Filed Under: 20 weeks, 2006, 2011, C-Section, Ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, Missouri, MTHFR, Stillbirth
January 25, 2012 by 2 Comments

Erica

Poppyseed January 2012

San Diego, CA

 

On December 10, 2011 we got some wonderful news we had two mature eggs. After 4 years of marriage and 2 years of infertility treatments this was only the second time any eggs were seen on our ultrasounds. We were instructed to go home and start trying and take a home test in two weeks. My husband was trying to expect the worst but I was pretty optimistic I kept telling him I knew it would work this time. My family was so excited that I tested right away on Christmas Eve and was very disappointed when the test returned negative. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2012/01/4549.html

Filed Under: 2012, California, Ectopic pregnancy, Infertility
January 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Augie

Mom to Dominic McDylan, Feb 2, 2007 (EDD: Oct 10, 2007)
Gwendolyn Elizabeth, Jan 30, 2008 (EDD: July 8, 2008)
Aiden Alexander, Nov 10, 2008 (EDD: July 20, 2009)
Jillian Evelyn, Jan 19, 2010 (EDD: Sept 28, 2010)
Katherine Anne and Samuel Kenneth, Dec 31, 2011 (EDD: Aug 19, 2012)

Winchester, VA

Our journey started unexpectedly in January 2007 when we conceived our first son. We hadn’t been trying and in fact had just started birth control. We lost our little boy before we even knew of his existence. For the longest time, I didn’t even tell Chris (or anyone else for that matter). I just dealt with it on my own and reminded myself that we were nowhere near ready to have a child together. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2012/01/4474.html

Filed Under: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, Ectopic pregnancy, heterotopic pregnancy, Multiple loss, recurrent miscarriage, Twins, Virginia
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