by JD | Mar 3, 2015 | Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, Induction/L&D, Stories
Suddenly something we had taken for granted looked impossible. By A Grieving Mother I knew that I was pregnant with my second child very soon after conception. This enabled me to follow all the recommended health guidelines such as taking extra folic acid and no...
by Amy Collier | Feb 26, 2015 | Articles, Dandy Walker Syndrome, Induction/L&D
I fell apart when I least expected to, publicly, messily, embarrassingly. I held together through situations I thought would trigger me, stoic and detached. By Kate C. It has been two years since my husband and I left our home, eldest daughter, and entire support...
by JD | Feb 26, 2015 | Induction/L&D, Multiple Losses, Stories, Termination after 24 weeks
It was like we won the chromosomal lottery, but the prize was not a good one. Sad Girl There comes a time in your life when you feel like you are mature and ready enough to start your own family. My husband and I felt that nothing will make us happier than having a...
by Amy Collier | Feb 26, 2015 | Induction/L&D, Skeletal Dysplasia, Stories
I wanted her home, where she belonged, but I dreaded that moment when they handed me the remains of our dream. By Catherine I am writing this to share a recent pain suffered by my husband and I, hoping that our story can be told to others like us. That those who have...
by Amy Collier | Feb 23, 2015 | Induction/L&D, Stories, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome)
I guess someone has to be the small percent that gets the raw end of the deal and it happened to be us. By Kim & Guy My husband and I have been trying to conceive for some time. I had had major abdominal surgery as a teenager and there were fears of scar tissue...
by JD | Feb 23, 2015 | Anencephaly, Induction/L&D, Neural Tube Defects, Stories
We had to consider our son Matty, and how it would affect him if we went full term, how it would affect our families and also how it would affect us. By Karen Our story begins in the summertime, when my husband and I, who already had wonderful 3-year-old son called...