by Amy Collier | Oct 20, 2016 | Induction/L&D, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Stories, Termination after 24 weeks, Ventriculomegaly
We asked our doctor about options for termination and he explained that unfortunately, we had passed the deadline in our state, so our only remaining option was to go to Wichita. By Donna My son was my long awaited journey into motherhood. He was my lifeline the day...
by JD | Dec 16, 2015 | Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome)
I now have four boys that I love to pieces, but a daughter I think of every day and wish I had in my life. by D. L. I had just turned 35 and had decided that I wanted another baby. I had three beautiful boys, and had a feeling that if I got pregnant again I would have...
by JD | May 5, 2015 | Anencephaly, Hydrocephalus, Induction/L&D, Multiple Losses, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida
We talked until we were exhausted, but always came back to the suffering our son, and then our daughter, would experience. By MJP We’re the women politicians don’t talk about. Women who were pregnant with wanted and waited for babies, not birth control...
by Amy Collier | Apr 28, 2015 | D&E, Hydrocephalus, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida
Abortion restrictions endanger lives. I know this because they endangered mine. By H. R. The pregnancy was very normal and everything seemed to be going fine. I had the free-cell DNA test and that came back normal, so didn’t feel the need for any second...
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 JD | Mar 15, 2015 | Hydrocephalus, Neural Tube Defects, Spina Bifida, Stories
We named her Irish, meaning “luck.” By A.F. My husband and I were happy to learn that we were expecting another baby. Our little boy was already two, so our kids would be two and a half years apart just as we’d planned. When I was 18 weeks pregnant I...
