After three completely normal pregnancies (in 2002, 2004, and 2006), I suffered a miscarriage. After three completely normal pregnancies (in 2002, 2004, and 2006), I suffered a miscarriage in February of 2010 that was most likely due to low progesterone. I was around six weeks along at the time. Early the next year, I became […] —> continue reading
Hope
With Tears in Their Eyes, They Confirmed He Was Gone
On June 13, 2014, at my ultrasound Appointment my world came crashing down around me. I was 32 weeks pregnant with a boy I'd named Jaxson James Holman. I was engaged to be married to his father on 6/21/2014 which was also the date of my baby shower. I'd had a pretty normal pregnancy. Aside […] —> continue reading
You Are Not Alone
To the mother reading this in tears with a broken heart, seeking comfort in some small measure, whose world was just completely turned upside, because you have experienced the unfathomable loss of a baby in pregnancy, at birth or in early years – you are not alone. To the mother whose plans and dreams for […] —> continue reading
We Haven’t Talked About a Name Yet, It’s Still Too New
It's 1:11 am on Tuesday, December 9th 2014. I'm sitting here with my heating pad, struggling not to cry anymore. I am actively losing my third baby to early miscarriage. This pregnancy was not planed, the condoms my partner and I were using while we waited for our 6 month safety window to pass were […] —> continue reading