by JD | Jun 24, 2018 | D&E, Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
…to spare everyone a future with lots of pain, suffering, burden and resentment, I made a choice I never thought I would make… By Lauren On October 22nd we found out we were pregnant. I was so excited, but also so nervous about having a newborn again. Our...
by JD | Jun 6, 2018 | Cystic Hygroma, Fetal Hydrops, Stories
“I asked for those flowers because I wanted a reminder of your life, and your birth that was also your death but yet, it was a birth.” By Sabrina Fletcher This week I should have been entering the third trimester of my second pregnancy. The trimester of...
by JD | Jul 30, 2017 | Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida
Prenatal Diagnosis—Severe Spina Bifida There are tons of other details I don’t know I will understand or digest anytime soon, but all in all, we were told this is a case of severe spina bifida and given an option of medical termination. By James’s Dad At times I...
by JD | May 26, 2017 | Anencephaly, Neural Tube Defects, Opinion, Stories
I will never succumb to feeling guilty or selfish for the most selfless decision I’ve ever made. By Carissa Waldner I see you day after day holding up the sign that continually haunts me, “Babies killed here.” I watch as your supporters show up on the weekends and...
by JD | Apr 20, 2017 | Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Stories, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome)
I felt that if I carried her to term it would be for my benefit, not hers. By Ava’s Mom Today my mom called me about my cousin and his wife who are expecting their first baby. We are very happy for them. Their baby is breech, so they’ve scheduled a...
