by JD | Sep 24, 2015 | Induction/L&D, Multiple Losses, Stories, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome), Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
Why should I have to hide as if I did something wrong or shameful? By Anne Mellinger-Birdsong Survived is used in the sense of being stronger for having accomplished a major challenge. I have survivedThe death of my motherBefore I was marriedBefore I had children. I...
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 JD | Mar 5, 2015 | D&E, Multiple Losses, Stories, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome), Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome)
Unfortunately, I am here to tell you that lightning can strike twice. By Arlene My pregnancy started with a home test and a happy scream of recognition. I had wanted to have children for so long, and had worked in schools for over 10 years. Once, a student said to me...
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 9, 2015 | Articles, Multiple Losses, Opinion
“I wondered when I walked to the podium and everyone clapped, what would they think if they knew I had terminated three pregnancies?” By Katie I am the parent of a child with disabilities, but I feel I sometimes struggle around other parents with children...
by JD | Feb 9, 2015 | Congenital Heart Defects, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Induction/L&D, Multiple Losses
She smelled heavenly and she was ours. So wanted and so incredibly loved. By Melinde I am a 33 year old South African who was also faced with the heartbreak of a devastating prenatal diagnosis. My husband and I have been married for seven years. Our journey has been...