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Angie AndradeApr 123 minShe is Our Heavenly FlowerPhoto Credit: Angie Andrade On Sunday, April 11, 2021, my boyfriend, Jose, and I found out we were pregnant. It was our 5th year...
Sacha ShepherdApr 74 minI Carry Her Ashes Wherever I GoPhoto Credit: Sacha Shepherd I went for my anatomy scan on November 23, 2021, where I found out my daughter was very growth restricted. I...
Amanda LoeckerMar 175 minOur Daughter Exists Only in Our MemoryPhoto Credit: Amanda Loecker My husband and I recently found out we were expecting our second child together (my third—my son from a...
Nicola Dolden Feb 283 minI Will Always Love My BabiesPhoto Credit: Nicola Dolden Our daughter Rudy's heart suddenly stopped beating at 18 weeks. She was born silently into the world on...
Akane NomaFeb 223 minHe Will Be in Our Hearts ForeverPhoto 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...
Mariah CopelandFeb 112 minWe'll Carry You In Our HeartsPhoto 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...
Vashti HiebFeb 91 minHe Was Too Little To SurvivePhoto Credit: Vashti Hieb After 10 years of trying, including five failed IUI treatments, one failed IVF cycle, and one chemical...
Ria BlomJan 83 minIt's Confusing to Grieve Someone You've Never MetPhoto 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...
Bam DavenportDec 10, 20212 minAnother Baby Won't Replace HerPhoto Credit: Bam Davenport I'm sitting in my OB office, awaiting my third and fourth blood draws after a failed glucose challenge test....
Mirian MartinezDec 3, 20212 minYou Were Supposed to Be in My ArmsPhoto Credit: Mirian Martinez Dear Lanny Escalona, I waited for you. It felt like forever, but was five years to be exact. I wished upon...
Meagan DonaldsonNov 4, 20213 minShe Couldn't Stay, But She is Always With MeEditor's note: This post is an excerpt from the book Still a Mum: A story of modern grief and life after loss. Photo Credit: Meagan...
Daisy FrancoOct 26, 20212 minWe Think of Our Baby Boy Every DayPhoto Credit: Daisy Franco We had been together for 10 years, married for 4, before we decided to start a family. We actually thought we...
Lacey KallayOct 4, 20213 minThey Passed Away in Our ArmsPhoto Credit: Lacey Kallay I had my anatomy scan at 21 weeks instead of 20 weeks because it was too close to the start of the school year...
Lianne AlizadehSep 22, 20214 minI Wonder If An Ultrasound Could Have Saved HerPhoto Credit: Lianne Alizadeh After a 10 year infertility journey, 12 surgeries, 2 rounds of fresh IVF, 3 frozen embryo transfers and 7...
Sandra GutierrezSep 11, 20213 minI Hope He Felt Our LovePhoto Credit: Sandra Gutierrez My husband and I found out I was pregnant with our first little baby the night of April 30. I was so happy...
Maria AndrewsSep 11, 20212 minMy Baby, I Had to Let You GoI fell pregnant for the second time in November 2016. I had already had a healthy baby girl. I was so excited to be expanding my little...
Katelyn LeeSep 11, 20212 minEven Though Our Time Was Short, I'd Do It All Over AgainPhoto Credit: Katelyn Lee It was my first pregnancy, and even though my husband and I were nervous, we were excited. Everything had been...
Micah McKinnonAug 31, 20215 minTo Those Who Have Lost a Baby—I am Proof of HopePhoto Credit: Micah McKinnon In November 2016, my husband and I were excited to find out we were pregnant. We were both in our 30s and...