by Amy Collier | Jun 24, 2018 | D&E, Stories, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome)
I wasn’t able to kiss her and tell her I loved her. I left empty handed with a broken heart. By Nicole Prior to the heartbreak From the moment I got pregnant my excitement and joy quickly faded and were replaced with fear. I thought this was...
by Amy Collier | Jun 6, 2018 | D&E, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Stories
“I decided to make her baby book and have a necklace made with her would-be birthstone and the letter ‘C’ ” By Megan December 15th was a great day for my husband and I. We heard our daughter’s heartbeat for the first time and my husband...
by Amy Collier | Aug 1, 2017 | Articles, Opinion
Editor’s note: The topic of the MTHFR gene crops up every now and then in our private support group. A medical professional who happens to also be a member of our group was concerned about unfounded fears raised by common misunderstandings about this gene. She...
by Amy Collier | May 26, 2017 | Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome)
Prenatal Diagnosis: Mosiac Trisomy 13 and HLHS Nobody tells you when you’re trying to get pregnant that things can go wrong and it could end badly. By Gina McGarey I didn’t want kids until I was in my 30s. This past summer we started trying. Fast forward...
by Amy Collier | May 25, 2017 | Fetal Hydrops, Induction/L&D, Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
It was almost like she came out in her bubble, protected from the outside world. By Andrea My husband and I were excited when we found out that I was pregnant. We have a three-year-old daughter and this baby would have been born around the same time our daughter...
