September 30, 2012 by 2 Comments

Megan

Mom to “Monkey”

Stopped growing at 6 weeks 4 days,
D&C August 23, 2012

Madison, Alabama

I always told my friends the only thing I wanted in life was to be a mom. In fact, my biggest fear was that I wouldn’t be able to have children. I am a worrier by nature. Well, that might be the understatement of the year. I would just ATTEND a party and I spent the whole time wondering if everyone was having a good time and making sure they have everything they need. When I hear police sirens near my house, I call my husband obsessively if he doesn’t answer to make sure he is not dead. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2012/09/5960.html

Filed Under: 2012, 6 weeks, Alabama, D and C, Late First Trimester Miscarriage, Missed Miscarriage
January 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Emily

Missed miscarriage at 12 weeks in December 2010,
Blighted ovum at 7 weeks in April 2011,
and missed miscarriage at 17 weeks in September 2011

Near Albany, New York

The story of my first missed miscarriage is here: http://facesofloss.com/2011/01/652.html. Since that time, I’ve had two additional losses.

I found myself pregnant again at the end of March 2011. I had betas drawn, and it didn’t look good. It was a 133 hour doubling time, when it should have been 24-48 hours. I went in for my first ultrasound at 6.5 weeks and only saw an empty sac. They tried to reassure me that it was in the right place, to give it time, but I started bleeding a few days later. Follow-up ultrasound and betas confirmed a completed natural miscarriage. It had been a blighted ovum. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2012/01/4394.html

Filed Under: 17 weeks, 2010, 2011, blighted ovum, Late First Trimester Miscarriage, Missed Miscarriage, New York, recurrent miscarriage
September 3, 2011 by 4 Comments

Hansi

Mom to Baby Asha

Lost at 11 weeks, 5 days on August 25th, 2011

Seattle, Washington

This is the chronicle of the brief life of a little person. As her mother, I feel like it is my duty to chronicle it. Without me, she has no voice., Already, I can feel that time has this way of chiseling away at memories, and I don’t want to lose anymore. Even though we only knew of her ended life a few days ago, it already feels like an eternity of sorrow. We have been to the inner reaches of hell, and we are trying to crawl back. Here is our story: [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2011/09/2999.html

Filed Under: 12 weeks, 2011, 9 weeks, Choosing life, D and C, Early Miscarriage, first trimester miscarriage, friends and family, Late First Trimester Miscarriage, Living child, midwife, miscarriage, misoprostol, Missed Miscarriage, Mother's Intuition, No heartbeat, Old blood, Second child, second pregnancy, Spotting
August 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment

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…]

http://facesofloss.com/2011/08/2883.html

Filed Under: 11 weeks, 2011, first trimester miscarriage, Late First Trimester Miscarriage, miscarriage, Nevada
June 16, 2011 by 4 Comments

 

Anna

Mom to Innocent

Lost sixth child, third son, at 12 1/2 weeks gestation and

Delivered at 15 weeks on April 10, 2011

McComb, MS

 

I found out I was pregnant during the second half of January. It chokes me up to remember how happy I was. Innocent was to be our sixth child. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2011/06/2177.html

Filed Under: 12 weeks, Home Birth, Late First Trimester Miscarriage, Mississippi, Uncategorized
April 23, 2011 by 3 Comments

Chantal

Mom to Chloe, Lost 24+ weeks in September 2005

Second Loss at 21 weeks in October 2007

Third Loss at 13 weeks in March 2008

Fourth Loss at 21 weeks in April 2009

Fifth Loss at 12/13 weeks in July 2010

Sixth Loss at 9 weeks in 2010

Seventh Loss at 9 weeks in January 2011

Cape Town, South Africa

I found out I was pregnant for the first time in June 2005. I was nervous about telling my mom, because I was raised “first get married and then babies” lol. After I told my mom MY good news, it took her a while to get over it. Didn’t take her very long though, because the next thing you know she starts buying baby clothes. Me too, I just couldn’t resist the cute little outfits. [Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2011/04/1428.html

Filed Under: 12 weeks, 13 weeks, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 21 weeks, 24 weeks, Incompetent Cervix, Late First Trimester Miscarriage, miscarriage, Multiple loss, recurrent miscarriage, Second trimester loss, South Africa
January 4, 2011 by 2 Comments
Britany
Mom to 2 Angels
March 2010 and November 14th, 2010
Houston, TX
My husband and I have been trying since January 2010 to add a second child to our family.
On Friday, September 3, 2010, I took a home pregnancy test and it came up positive. I was very excited, although I was very cautious too. I had been in this same place on February 14, 2010, only to realize I was starting to miscarry a week later. That pregnancy in February was possibly a chemical pregnancy, the pregnancy never progressed at all, multiple ultrasounds showed no pregnancy/growth/changes in my uterus.   While it was disheartening to loose that pregnancy, I didn’t know that gut wrenching pain that a miscarriage can cause.

On Friday, September 24th, at 6 weeks, I had an ultrasound and when my husband and I saw the baby with a heartbeat on the ultrasound screen and heard the heart beating, we started to slowly and cautiously let ourselves feel some relief and start to get excited about the pregnancy, there was actually a baby growing inside me, this was great news!

[Read more…]

http://facesofloss.com/2011/01/622.html

Filed Under: 13 weeks, 2010, Early Miscarriage, first trimester miscarriage, Late First Trimester Miscarriage, Multiple loss, Texas
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