We were told our baby girl had a severe neural tube defect called anencephaly and she likely wouldn’t survive birth, if she even made it that far.

On November 3, 2022, our life changed forever. I knew something was wrong. I knew my body was trying to tell me something was off. I knew...

And we know we are missing so much more than just an "idea."

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...

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...

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...

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....

Photo Credit: Cathy Nguyen We planned to welcome you into this world with open, excited arms and unconditional love. We had your name...

Bilateral Renal Agenesis. 1 in 2000 is common, and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone else. Photo Credit: Angela Pichette I thought I was just...

Photo Credit: Falbala Cloutier I had two miscarriages before meeting my boyfriend and formalizing our relationship. In March 2020, I...

Photo Credit: Malaine Leah Butler On May 18, 2021, my baby’s heart stopped beating. To be honest, for a moment it felt like my heart...

Photo Credit: Julia Williams Other than first trimester migraines, you have a wonderful pregnancy and your baby passes all check ups with...

Photo Credit: Zachary Ellison Knowing how to approach the subject escapes me every time. In the beginning it was easy— wanting to comfort...

Photo Credit: Owner of photo requests anonymity It was a Saturday and I woke up wanting to get out of the house and have a date with my...

Image Credit: Corchele Smith Dear Breklyn, Today you would have been 5 years old. Today is also the day where you took your last breath...

Photo Credit: Dana Romano Tomorrow will be very different from the past six Mother’s Days I have so innocently spent with my boys....

Photo Credit: Nikoleta Allinová After a miscarriage in November 2019, I was more than happy to find out I was pregnant again in April...

A letter to my daughter, Assemah N’mara White, Photo Credit: Rania Nasreen White Aseemah, my beautiful girl. I will love you to my last...

Photo Credit: Rania Nasreen White 2020 brought the worst loss of my life, while 2021 gave me my biggest blessing. Navigating the utter...

Photo Credit: Shannon Jacobs I found out I was pregnant with our fourth baby in October of 2019. Everything seemed to be progressing...