by Amy Collier | Apr 23, 2015 | Alobar Holoprosencephaly, D&E
Please tell me how a law mandating that within a 72-hour period before a termination a woman like me has to speak with a doctor or other “qualified health care provider” would have been helpful to me during this excruciating time in my life. By Heather P. Dear...
by Amy Collier | Mar 19, 2015 | D&E, Hydrocephalus, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Stories
I don’t regret our decision. But I am so heartbroken that we were forced to make it. Anonymous It took almost two years to conceive our first child, Cade. We had him after seven rounds of clomid and one IUI. I got pregnant with Elise the month after I stopped...
by Amy Collier | Mar 14, 2015 | D&E, Potter Syndrome, Stories
When my baby kicked I would feel happy, then I’d remember that I would never meet him. By Jessica C. Our son was two and we were ready to add on to our family. I became pregnant after our first try and we were very excited. I was a little nervous about my “advanced...
by Amy Collier | Mar 13, 2015 | D&C, D&E, Induction/L&D, Practical Information, Q&A
It’s our turn to ask: How did you handle the financial burden of ending your wanted pregnancy after a poor prenatal diagnosis? Have a question for Ending a Wanted Pregnancy? Email us. Q: How did you handle the financial burdens associated with ending your wanted...
by JD | Mar 8, 2015 | D&E, Hydrocephalus, Induction/L&D, Neural Tube Defects, Practical Information, Q&A, Spina Bifida
If your doctor doesn’t perform the procedure you want, ask to be referred to someone who does. Have a question for Ending a Wanted Pregnancy? Email us. Q: My unborn child has been diagnosed with severe spina bifida with hydrocephalus at week 19 gestation. My...
by Amy Collier | Mar 7, 2015 | D&E, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
It was a pregnancy we had tried so hard to achieve and wanted so badly. By N.M. Just weeks before my 26th birthday, I found out the wonderful news that I was pregnant. My husband and I had gone through months of infertility treatments to get to this point and we...
