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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...
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...
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...
Falbala CloutierAug 11, 20211 minMy Universe Collapsed When I Lost HerPhoto Credit: Falbala Cloutier I had two miscarriages before meeting my boyfriend and formalizing our relationship. In March 2020, I...
Maria MooreJul 14, 20212 minMy Twins Were Gone Before They Got to LivePhoto Credit: Maria Moore After years of trying to grow our family, we suffered more losses than I could imagine. We underwent multiple...
Angie AlbaughJul 4, 20212 minOur Baby Boy Came Home in an UrnPhoto Credit: Angie Albaugh Three months before I found out I was pregnant with our son Elliot, we suffered our first loss—our son Avery...
Raechel TomlinsonMay 14, 20212 minWe Lost Our Baby Boy, But Know We'll See Him in HeavenPhoto Credit: Raechel Tomlinson I am from Idaho, but was living in California with my mom because having a hyperemesis (HG) gravidarum is...
Shannon MurrayApr 27, 20212 minThree of My Babies Are in HeavenPhoto Credit: Shannon Murray I’ve been pregnant four times between the ages of 20 to 25. But I only have one of my children living with...
Nikoleta AllinováApr 21, 20212 minI'd Give Anything To Hold My Daughter Once MorePhoto Credit: Nikoleta Allinová After a miscarriage in November 2019, I was more than happy to find out I was pregnant again in April...
Debbie GrayApr 21, 20212 minI Hope One Day I'll Grow a Beautiful BabyPhoto Credit: Debbie Gray *Trigger Warning: This post mentions abortion and miscarriage. I’ve always wanted children. It’s in my blood....
Jenny AlbersApr 8, 20213 minI Will Always Wonder Who My Baby Would Have BeenPhoto Credit: Jenny Albers It sounds naïve now, but I’d never even heard of preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) until I...
Nicola Dolden Mar 29, 20214 minHow Much Loss Can Two People Take?Photo Credit: Nicola Dolden At eighteen-weeks pregnant, I booked a private scan to see our cheeky little girl. Though we only had two...
Brandee WebsterMar 2, 20214 minAfter Three Miscarriages, I Finally Got An AnswerPhoto Credit: Brandee Webster When I was only 16 years old, I found myself staring at a plus sign on a white stick. I thought to myself:...
Priscilla StarkJan 9, 20213 minI Wonder If We'll Ever Hold a Living BabyPhoto by Priscilla Stark Driving through rush hour on the 110 is always a mess in LA. We had just moved into our new home and traffic...
Lucy RootDec 9, 20202 minDeep Down I Knew My Baby Boy Was GonePhoto by Lucy Root I had two healthy children when I discovered I was expecting a third. Everything was fine at the 12 week scan and baby...