March 23, 2012 By 4 Comments

Cassandra

Mom to an angel, Bradley Frederick Carr

Born sleeping February 24, 2012

Orlando, FL

In the beginning of November 2011 I received the most amazing news. I found out that I was pregnant about eight weeks along. I had my suspicions seeing as I was nauseated all of the time and certain foods were turning me on and off. I had never been so excited. I automatically called my Fiance and told him the fantastic news. He was of course thrilled seeing as it is difficult for me to get pregnant since I had poly-cystic ovarian syndrome and it is very difficult for me to get pregnant we looked as this as a miracle. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Florida, Renal Agenesis, Second trimester loss, Stillbirth
February 11, 2012 By 1 Comment

Christina “Cricket”

Mom to Parker Saint

Born still November 26, 2004

Florida

So, I guess I need to start from when this all started. I was 17 and the doctor told me that he did not think I was going to have babies, that I had a lot going on. I was okay with that. I was only 17. I did not want kids. Then, at the age 23, I had just had my birthday and was still with my boyfriend of 6 years and my sister had her baby, and I now knew that I wanted a little baby also. I told my boyfriend, “You know, maybe we start talking about babies and having the wedding we have been talking about for so long. He told me to Google it and see how long it was going to take, did we need to see a doctor or what, so I did and it looked like if I was going to have one it was going to take a year or more. This was June 19, 2004, and we started trying for a baby! On Aug 4th I was going to go off with my friend the next day and do the shopping that we did every year. That night we stopped for a drink and it made me so sick to just look at it. Thinking that something was up I had to take a test and there it was, 2 lines! We were going to have a baby! So much for a year, right? [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2004, 23 weeks, Florida, Incompetent Cervix, Stillbirth
January 28, 2012 By 6 Comments

Sara

Mom to Lauren Joy

Born sleeping September 28, 2011

Japan (formerly from Florida, USA)

I had never really planned to have children. Even as a young girl, I wasn’t sure I even wanted to have children. So, when my boyfriend and I found out I was pregnant in February of 2011, I didn’t quite know how to take it. I was shocked, confused, and terrified. My boyfriend felt the same way, but we decided almost immediately that we would keep the baby. We also decided that we wanted to get married. I had never imagined that I would be four months pregnant when I got married, but that’s how life turns out sometimes. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2011, 38 weeks, Florida, Japan, Stillbirth
December 17, 2011 By 3 Comments

Jennie

Mom to Leela Mary, a twin

Born and died January 19, 2011

(Her due date was May 4, 2011)

Middleburg, Florida

It was a very important day; I was 19 weeks pregnant, and on our way to find out if we were having a boy or girl. I knew that there was a little girl in there, but what I didn’t know, or even could imagine, was that there were two of them! Picture my hands on my face, and dad’s head to the wall, and big brother’s jaw on the floor. ”Its twins!” they said. Boy or girl, we didn’t know, “They’re lying on top of each other,” is what the lady said. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2011, 25 weeks, Florida, Infection, premature birth, Preterm labor, Twin Loss
December 13, 2011 By 4 Comments

Tiffany

Mom to Lil Bit

Miscarried on December 12, 2007

Mount Dora, Florida

I lost my baby four years ago today. That is what made me finally comment here. I am alone tonight and decided that I need to share, to talk to people who understand. I am 25 years old. I was told from the time I was 16 that I would be infertile, that I would need much assistance to conceive a child. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2007, D and C, Florida, Infertility, miscarriage
November 26, 2011 By 5 Comments

Kimberly

Mom to baby lost November 20, 2011

Spring Hill, Florida

My story starts like most do. My husband and I had been “trying” to get pregnant for 4 years. Around August we decided to track my cycle for a few months and see what happens. Early October (our wedding anniversary month) we decided to give it a good try. I tracked when I should ovulate, and according to that we tried. It was a successful month…on October 22nd I took an early pregnancy test. I looked at the test, disappointed by what I saw, placed it down on the counter and walked away. A few minutes later something told me to go back in and check it out…sure enough there was that amazing 2nd line, very faint but it was there. I immediately showed my hubby, and while we were nervous we decided that this was our time. The next morning I had to be to work early so I ran by good ol’ Walmart and grabbed 2 more boxes of tests. During the next few days I continued to test, and the line became darker. I tested fairly early, so it took about 4 days to get that really beautiful dark 2nd line.

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Filed Under: 2011, 8 weeks, blighted ovum, D and C, Florida, miscarriage
September 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Rachel

Mom to a little one

Early Miscarriage, 2011

Land O Lakes, Florida

My name is Rachel and my husband, Joshua, and I have been married since March 2009. I am 27 and my husband is 30; he wanted to start having a family right away, stating that he was “getting old” This from a man who runs circles around my 4 year old nephew. I was finally ready to begin trying in October 2010. My cycles were infrequent and far between, so my doctor started me on Clomid to make me ovulate after a few months of no success. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2011, 6 weeks, Clomid, D and C, Early Miscarriage, First child, first trimester miscarriage, Florida, luminary, miscarriage, No heartbeat, slow growth, Uncategorized
September 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Courtney

Mom to Cameron “Cam” Henry

Miscarried October 27th, 2010 at 5 weeks

Orlando, Florida

My story is a tough one.  You see, I’m only 19 and I was 18 when I lost my son.  I was in a short relationship with my abusive (now ex) boyfriend and he raped me.  I ended up pregnant from this, and despite being afraid and unsure what the future would hold, I was determined to keep my baby because I already loved him more than anything.  [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2010, 5 weeks, Early Miscarriage, first trimester loss, Florida, miscarriage
July 30, 2011 By 1 Comment

Ashley

Mom to Grace Marie

November 5th, 2010

Florida

My name is Ashley and I am an angel mother of a baby girl name Grace Marie.I was 17 when I found out I was pregnant. I am now 18. It was unplanned but I loved my baby the moment I saw those two pink lines. I fought to keep her. I wanted to give this beautiful baby inside me a chance. I knew for two weeks that I was pregnant before the spotting began. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2010, 9 weeks, Florida, miscarriage
July 11, 2011 By 4 Comments

Randy

Mom to Aaden

Born still


Even when I was a young girl, I knew I wanted to be a mother one day.  As a teenager, while all my other friends were saying they never wanted kids, I was the one who said that I couldn’t wait to have kids one day.  It didn’t plan on it being so soon though.  When I was 18, I got pregnant by a man who I knew from the beginning wouldn’t be there for me or the baby.

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Filed Under: 2011, Florida, Stillbirth
July 11, 2011 By 2 Comments


Rachel Deitz

Mom to Vala Faith June 2010

and

Jordan Alexander lost to pProm born May 14, 2011 and Passed May 15, 2011

Orange Park Florida

 

In the beginning of 2010 my husband and got a surprise when he took me to the doctor since my voice was gone.  They did a pregnancy test before they gave me any medicine. She came back in and told us I was around 6 weeks along. I was so happy but scared too cause I was bleed pretty bad but they kept telling me as long as I was not passing any clots me and the baby would be fine.   [Read more...]

Filed Under: 10 weeks, 20 weeks, 2011, Early Miscarriage, first trimester loss, first trimester miscarriage, Florida, Incompetent Cervix, pPROM, Second trimester loss
July 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Carrol

Tallahassee, Florida

Early miscarriage at 9 1/2 weeks

 

 

I remember April 24, 2011 as if it was yesterday. That was the day that I realized that life has so much more meaning and how much i could love someone so genuinely. My journey started when I found out that I was pregnant 2 days after my sister’s birthday. When I seen those 2 pink lines staring back at me it was like my life flashed before my eyes and all I could do was cry. After spilling the news to my best friend, (who’s house I was at to take the test.)  I immediately called my boyfriend to let him know. After being reassured by him that, “Everything is going to be OK.”  The reality of telling my parents that I am pregnant hit me…. and hit me HARD. I was only 20 years old and in my 3rd year of college still just a baby in their eyes. [Read more...]
Filed Under: 2010, 9 weeks, Early Miscarriage, first trimester loss, first trimester miscarriage, Florida, Uncategorized
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 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 12, 2011 By 2 Comments

Hattie

Jordan Lee Eubanks

Lost at 10 weeks on June 26, 2009

Gainesville, FL

I am a face of a miscarriage. My little angel started his adventure to earth before Mother’s Day 2009. My boyfriend, at the time, Charles and I were expecting our first child together. We found out on Mother’s Day that we were expecting when I took 3 at home pregnancy tests because I was unable to believe the first one. We called our local health department and made an appointment to confirm the results which was still the same, pregnant. At that moment, they told me I was due January 22, 2010. [Read more...]
Filed Under: 10 weeks, Early Miscarriage, first trimester loss, Florida, miscarriage
June 10, 2011 By 1 Comment

Holly Brown

Mom to “Nugget”

May 28, 2011

Daytona Beach, FL

 

Ever since I was a little girl I have always wanted to be a mommy! Luckily I have an older sister who has had two beautiful babies that I have had the privilege of being around them as they grow… although not the same as being a mommy of my own it helped the wait to becoming a mommy one day. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2009, 2011, 6 weeks, Early Miscarriage, First child, first trimester loss, first trimester miscarriage, Florida, miscarriage
June 9, 2011 By 1 Comment

 

Ashley

Mom to Grace Marie

November 5th, 2010

Florida

My name is Ashley and I am an angel mother of a baby girl name Grace Marie. I was 17 when I found out I was pregnant. I am now 18. It was unplanned but I loved my baby the moment I saw those two pink lines.I fought to keep her. I wanted to give this beautiful baby inside me a chance. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2010, 7 weeks, Florida, miscarriage, Missed Miscarriage, Teen pregnancy
May 24, 2011 By 4 Comments

Elvisay

Mom to Baby Boy, Stillborn in the 7th month of pregnancy

and Baby Girl, Stillborn at 26 weeks

Miami, Florida

My name is Elvisay Vazquez, 51 years old, and I have lost two babies in stillbirth.

One happened when I was 25 years old, and  at 7th month pregnancy. His heart stopped and the doctor didn’t say why it happened. Then I changed to another doctor, got pregnant again and had a boy, with a very tough treatment of heparin during 6 months, twice a day and a lot of stress. He was born perfectly, with no problems at all, thanks God!. Now he is 24 years old. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 26 weeks, 7 months, Florida, Multiple loss, Stillbirth
May 12, 2011 By 5 Comments

Kristin

Mother to David Grayson

August 5th, 2010 – November 28th, 2010

West Palm Beach, Florida

I had a son once.

His name was David.

When I found out that I was carrying something more precious than anything in this world, I was overjoyed to have someone so wonderfully pure in my life. [Read more...]

Filed Under: 2010, Accident, First child, Florida, Hope, Infant loss, NICU
February 26, 2011 By 6 Comments

Nicole
Mom to Joanna Katherine – October 12th, 2010
and Rita Elizabeth – October 15th, 2010
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
(Born in Pensacola, Florida)
It’s time to share my story. Part of God’s story in my life. I want to share my story with you. I pray that it will reach into your heart and awaken your soul. I pray that as a result of my story, YOU will remember your first love.  

[Read more...]

Filed Under: 22 weeks, Florida, Mississippi, Preterm labor, Twin Loss
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