All I Heard Was 'Fetal Demise'
Image Credit: Julie Peck On Monday, August 15, 2022, I went if for my 17-week prenatal checkup. No heartbeat could be found. All I can...
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Meredith Bult
- Jun 29
- 3 min
Baby Boy, There's a Part of You Here With Me
Photo Credit: Meredith Bult To My Sweet Boy: We had been trying to get pregnant for over a year, had two miscarriages, and got no...
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Kara Kelly
- Jun 21
- 3 min
He Was Perfect, But Silent
Photo Credit: Kara Kelly We were terrified when we first learned that our son, Dex, had Down Syndrome. We were at 16 weeks (although his...
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Mandy Geiger-Long
- May 5
- 7 min
I Will Always Say I Had a Son
Photo Credit: Mandy Geiger-Long Today is my son's due date—just another date now in a sea of dates to be dreaded and abhorred, a day that...
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Dana Romano
- May 1
- 2 min
This Is Bereaved Mother's Day
Photo Credit: Dana Romano Today, my oldest son woke up and asked me if it was Mother's Day. I told him it was next week, but explained to...
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Clare Moraa
- Apr 21
- 2 min
There Are Two Where There Should Be Three
We waited for you for 40 weeks, Ivar Macharia Muturi. Photo Credit: Clare Moraa On October 26, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., our baby boy was born....
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Angie Andrade
- Apr 11
- 3 min
She is Our Heavenly Flower
Photo Credit: Angie Andrade On Sunday, April 11, 2021, my boyfriend, Jose, and I found out we were pregnant. It was our 5th year...
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Sacha Shepherd
- Apr 7
- 4 min
I Carry Her Ashes Wherever I Go
Photo Credit: Sacha Shepherd I went for my anatomy scan on November 23, 2021, where I found out my daughter was very growth restricted. I...
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Laura Willgren
- Mar 29
- 4 min
You See Two Children, But I Will Always Have Four
Photo Credit: Laura Willgren Me and my spouse started trying for a baby back in early 2018. After three months, we learned we were...
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Amanda Loecker
- Mar 17
- 5 min
Our Daughter Exists Only in Our Memory
Photo Credit: Amanda Loecker My husband and I recently found out we were expecting our second child together (my third—my son from a...
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Chelsea Sowa
- Mar 14
- 3 min
You Made Us Feel a Love We’ve Never Felt Before
Photo Credit: Chelsea Sowa A letter to our son—forever our best Christmas gift. It took us 4 years and 8 months to get pregnant with you....
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Nicola Dolden
- Feb 28
- 3 min
I Will Always Love My Babies
Photo Credit: Nicola Dolden Our daughter Rudy's heart suddenly stopped beating at 18 weeks. She was born silently into the world on...
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Akane Noma
- Feb 22
- 3 min
He Will Be in Our Hearts Forever
Photo Credit: Akane Noma It was supposed to be one exciting day of my third pregnancy. I was going for my 15-week check up, and if I’d...
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Mariah Copeland
- Feb 11
- 2 min
We'll Carry You In Our Hearts
Photo Credit: Mariah Copeland Mary-Kate, The first time I laid my eyes on you, you were but a teeny tiny embryo growing in a dish. I...
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Amy Garcia
- Feb 9
- 2 min
I Had to Say Goodbye to My Baby
Photo Credit: Amy Garcia On September 28, 2020, I finally gave in and took a test. I remember breaking down because I was going to make...
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Vashti Hieb
- Feb 8
- 1 min
He Was Too Little To Survive
Photo Credit: Vashti Hieb After 10 years of trying, including five failed IUI treatments, one failed IVF cycle, and one chemical...
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Ria Blom
- Jan 8
- 3 min
It's Confusing to Grieve Someone You've Never Met
Photo Credit: Ria Blom To My Baby, I remember the feeling that enveloped me when I found out about you. The joy that bubbled up inside me...
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Bam Davenport
- Dec 10, 2021
- 2 min
Another Baby Won't Replace Her
Photo Credit: Bam Davenport I'm sitting in my OB office, awaiting my third and fourth blood draws after a failed glucose challenge test....
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Mirian Martinez
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
You Were Supposed to Be in My Arms
Photo Credit: Mirian Martinez Dear Lanny Escalona, I waited for you. It felt like forever, but was five years to be exact. I wished upon...
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Cathy Nguyen
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
An Ultrasound Confirmed Our Nightmare Was Real
Photo Credit: Cathy Nguyen We planned to welcome you into this world with open, excited arms and unconditional love. We had your name...
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