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 JD | Jan 18, 2017 | Congenital Heart Defects, D&E, Religious Perspectives, Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
God met me where I was. While He didn’t give me the miracle I had hoped for, the one I had prayed for, miracles came in other ways, through my friends, family, and the nurses and doctors taking care of me. By C.J. This is Ethan’s story–my youngest son. It started out...
by Amy Collier | Dec 10, 2016 | D&E, Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
After the amnio results came back confirming the diagnosis, we were faced with the reality that our baby boy was not okay. By J.D. I have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), so when my husband and I decided to try getting pregnant earlier this year, we had a difficult...
by Amy Collier | Nov 2, 2016 | D&E, Stories, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome)
On Tuesday, December 22, the doctor called to confirm that Angela had Trisomy 18 in every cell in her body, or full Trisomy 18. By Vanessa Spiritoso When I was pregnant with baby number three, I wasn’t excited but I wasn’t unhappy. My mind was preoccupied...
by Amy Collier | Oct 27, 2016 | D&E, Stories, Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome)
By M.A. February 8, 2016, started as a beautiful North Carolina winter day, warm and sunny. I felt a little groggy with a “food hangover” from the Super Bowl the previous night. We were up late and ate all the food we shouldn’t have. As I drove my...
by JD | Oct 27, 2016 | D&E, Stories, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
I hadn’t expected to feel relief, but I realize in retrospect it was the first step in moving past the devastating situation by simply having it over. By R. S. I was living abroad with my spouse and our 2-year-old daughter when I found out I was pregnant. It was an...
