by Jodi | Jun 10, 2026 | D&E, Other Diagnoses, Stories
Noonan Syndrome (De Novo) By Anonymous One year ago, I started seeing my fertility clinic. I felt it in my bones that pregnancy for me would not be easy. We did all of the tests, and it turned out I had a blocked tube. Months later, I got the surgery, and it was a...
by Jodi | May 2, 2026 | D&E, Other Diagnoses, Stories
Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy By Elisa Luck has never typically been on my side, but I thought things might be different, just this once… I know a situation like ending a pregnancy doesn’t seem like a game of luck, but this time it felt like a game of just how...
by Jodi | Mar 25, 2026 | D&E, Stories, Turner Syndrome
The Red Papasan Chair by Ruika The first night I held my one-year-old son to sleep in the red papasan chair was the night that I realized I simultaneously hadn’t thought about my daughter in a while and I also missed her terribly. Tears streamed down my...
by Jodi | Mar 15, 2026 | Anencephaly, D&E, Hydrocephalus, Stories
My Blueberry By Laken – Blue’s Mom I wasn’t planning to get pregnant. At the time I was single and had just moved into a new apartment so imagine my surprise when I decided to take a pregnancy test for fun on November 2, 2025, just for it to turn...
by Jodi | Feb 9, 2026 | D&E, Stories, Trisomy 18 (Edward's syndrome)
James was going to be our last baby, the perfect ending to our family. By Sarah – James’ Mom We were so excited when we saw those two little lines on the pregnancy test in August. My husband and I had decided we wanted three children back when we...
by JD | Dec 5, 2021 | D&E, Hydrocephalus, Stories
By Yin “Your baby’s head is big. I don’t want to alarm you, but just be prepared.” These words from my sonographer changed my life forever. A few hours before the sonogram, l was anxious. I kept visualizing walking out of my 20 week anatomy scan with reports of a...
