The Words 'There's No Heartbeat' Destroyed Me
I was brought back to the triage bay and had my whole life destroyed by three words.
"There’s no heartbeat.”
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Nichole Hagin
- Oct 10
- 1 min
Our Baby Girl Went to Be With Jesus
After a few years of trying, my husband and I were expecting our first baby, due May of 2023. We were having a baby girl. At 29 weeks...
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Shaun and Lavon Allred
- Aug 11
- 2 min
Stillborn But Still Perfect
Launa, our first child, was stillborn on May 17, 2009. We were devastated. We didn't know how to cope. We went completely silent. Launa...
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Lauren Spangler
- Feb 9
- 3 min
He Is His Brother's Guardian Angel
After years of trying to start a family and multiple first trimester losses, my husband and I were ecstatic when, in 2018, we found out I...
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Georgia Hansen
- Jan 2
- 4 min
She Was Perfect, Just Without Breath
Photo Credit: Georgia Hansen Amelia was baby number four in our family. She followed three little boys. She was long-awaited and her...
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Sarah Smith
- Nov 21, 2022
- 3 min
We Didn't "Almost" Have a Baby
Photo Credit: Sarah Smith On October 1, 2021, I became a momma. Not the kind that I had imagined when we got those two pink lines. I...
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Malaine Leah Butler
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
I'm Choosing To Live Because My Son Didn't Get To
Photo Credit: Malaine Butler Noah Alexander Butler was born on May 20, 2021, at 10:53 p.m. He was surrounded by complete and utter love....
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Julie Peck
- Sep 2, 2022
- 1 min
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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Kara Kelly
- Jun 21, 2022
- 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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Angie Andrade
- Apr 11, 2022
- 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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Chelsea Sowa
- Mar 14, 2022
- 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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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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Daisy Franco
- Oct 26, 2021
- 2 min
We Think of Our Baby Boy Every Day
Photo Credit: Daisy Franco We had been together for 10 years, married for 4, before we decided to start a family. We actually thought we...
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Ana Vick
- Sep 28, 2021
- 4 min
It's Hard to Believe You'll Survive Baby Loss, But You Will
Photo Credit: Ana Vick Dear Ana, This is you, 6 years after Owen was born still. That’s right, you made it this far, so have faith and...
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Lianne Alizadeh
- Sep 22, 2021
- 4 min
I Wonder If An Ultrasound Could Have Saved Her
Photo Credit: Lianne Alizadeh After a 10 year infertility journey, 12 surgeries, 2 rounds of fresh IVF, 3 frozen embryo transfers and 7...
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Holly Siddall
- Sep 17, 2021
- 2 min
We Spent One Night Together as a Family
Photo Credit: Holly Siddall On August 10, 2020, World Lion Day, our little baby Leo was born sleeping. I know many might not understand...
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Sandra Gutierrez
- Sep 11, 2021
- 3 min
I Hope He Felt Our Love
Photo 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...
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Maria Andrews
- Sep 11, 2021
- 2 min
My Baby, I Had to Let You Go
I 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...
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Micah McKinnon
- Aug 30, 2021
- 5 min
To Those Who Have Lost a Baby—I am Proof of Hope
Photo 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...
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