It all happened rather slowly. I had opted not to receive any early ultrasounds so I had not yet heard my baby’s heartbeat but I knew from all my education that it was still early and not anything to worry about. I had had a fairly uneventful first trimester outside of the normal pregnancy illness. […] —> continue reading
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Everything Was Perfect Until the Prenatal Tests Came Back
I found out I was pregnant at 4 weeks. I actually started feeling different when I was 2 weeks pregnant. I felt my little girl burring herself even then. Had my normal 8 week appointment and everything was perfect. Had all my blood work come back great. At 12 weeks I had the genetic testing done […] —> continue reading
If I Could Offer Advice to Anyone Experiencing Grief
Grief is a feeling that I thought I knew, but one that I actually only just met. It is a feeling that sweeps us up and throws us down; that darkens our world with a blackness so thick and so deep that surely no light will ever get through. It kicks us in the stomach […] —> continue reading
Nothing Hurts More Than Losing Something You Wanted
Since I was a little girl, I dreamed of starting a family immediately after getting married. In 2011, we tied the knot and we didn't want to wait to start a family. Suddenly a month after the wedding, we were pregnant! The excitement, we didn't want to wait to tell everyone so we did, we […] —> continue reading