by JD | Mar 9, 2015 | Induction/L&D, Stories
I still can’t believe what has happened in a few short days, though each day feels like a lifetime now. By A.E. I have always heard your life can change on a dime, but I really never believed it until now. My husband and I were excited to see how our baby was...
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 8, 2015 | Anencephaly, Induction/L&D, Neural Tube Defects
I was only 17 at the time. This was my first child. By C.C. I found out three months into my pregnancy that I my baby was a girl. I also found out she had anencephaly. My body didn’t have enough folic acid to allow the baby’s brain and skull to form. I was...
by JD | Mar 8, 2015 | Induction/L&D, Thanatophoric Dysplasia
My journal entries leading up to the day of my termination for thanatophoric dysplasia. By Caden’s Mother January 14 Everyone gets theirs. I went to the doctor today for what I thought would be one of many routine visits. He pulled a piece of paper out of...
by JD | Mar 8, 2015 | Induction/L&D, Oligohydraminos, Stories
I have a memory box of her things, and her receiving blanket to hold onto. All these things I hold very dear, but oh how I wish I could have my daughter back. By Jenny I found out I was pregnant just a few days after Christmas. I was excited but a little nervous about...
by Amy Collier | Mar 7, 2015 | Induction/L&D, Stories, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome)
He was born in the stillness of the night, a gentle and quiet birth with dignity and a serene sense of peace in the air, and for that I am grateful. By J.M. My second husband and I had been trying for another baby for nearly eight years, including three rounds of IVF....
