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When Caitlyn passed away at twelve-days-old our world shattered. Lost, alone, angry, broken and a feeling of being hollow was all I felt. My husband and I were sharing the grieving so it was unbearable to share our sadness with each other, it was so raw and too deep. I did go to therapy, once. [...]
I had all of 10 minutes’ notice I was about to become a preemie mom, which was barely enough time to hysterically call my parents and send a few text messages before I found myself off on a wild stretcher ride and into a scene that looked like it was from a weekly TV medical drama that left my head spinning and body reeling. Clearly, this was not how it was supposed to happen. This was not the plan! This was not how I had imagined my right of passage into motherhood that I had waited 30 years for and fought for so hard for. This is not how it was supposed to be. [Read more]
This story was thoughtfully submitted by one of our readers. The week after my husband and I were married, we decided we wanted children and I was overjoyed. We had my son 11 months after we were married and besides having preeclampsia, I was called a “constant contractor”. I went up to the hospital many [...]
William Christopher Rhys Storm Birth story…by Denise Perry 3-27-10, 9:11PM, Cincinnati Ohio It had been a challenge since even before day one. Infertility. A less than 1% chance of ever having a baby of our own. Fast forward two and a half years and…pregnant…naturally. What followed was about one week of true bliss. Then, a [...]
This story was submitted by Katrina, one of our readers. High Risk Pregnancy Throughout my pregnancy I had been deemed high risk as I had a previous preemie baby due to prom at 32 weeks, and successful treatment for cervical cancer prior to this also. During the first few weeks of pregnancy I suffered terrible [...]
This story was submitted by Brigette, one of our readers. This was my second pregnancy; my daughter who is 9 was easy. No complications at all and she was even a week late! My son, Carter, was opposite in every way. I was due October 18th, 2010, a few days after our 1 year wedding [...]
This story was submitted by Shannon, one of our readers. This is the story of my 27 weeker, my miracle Caleb… I was 26 weeks pregnant and everything had been going well until one morning I woke up and thought that I had wet my pants a little. This was my second pregnancy so I [...]
This story was submitted by one of our readers. My name is Brianna. I was 24 years old when I got pregnant with my first baby. I had a normal healthy pregnancy and she was born July 12, 2004 and was 7lbs 4oz at 38 weeks. When she turned 3 we decided to start trying [...]
This story was submitted by Faizah, one of our readers. My preemie daughter was born at 26 weeks (9 Jan 2008) through a breech and normal vaginal delivery. We were scheduled for a c-sect but there were so much hassle and delays with the nurses and doctors. I was already about to give birth, with [...]
This story was kindly submitted by Shawnte, one of our readers. In August of 2010 my Hubby and I found out we were expecting after trying for a year after I miscarried. We were of course excited and couldn’t wait for the first time we would hear the heartbeat. Our first ultrasound at 9 weeks [...]
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