by Amy Collier | Mar 28, 2015 | Q&A, Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome), Twin-toTwin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)
There are no magic words that will resolve this pain for them. Have a question for Ending a Wanted Pregnancy? Email us. Q: I’m not sure if you can help me but, at this stage, I’m open to anything. My brother and his girlfriend, who is 40, were expecting twins. After...
by JD | Mar 9, 2015 | Stories
Ultimately, we lost both babies. By Emily I had tried for four years to get pregnant, and had one previous miscarriage. When I found out I was pregnant with twins, I was happy but nervous. I tried to reassure myself all the time that everything would be OK as long as...
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....
by Amy Collier | Mar 6, 2015 | Induction/L&D, Stories
It is so hard to go through the pain of childbirth only to go home empty handed. By B.B. I was barely 24, single and living with my parents when I found out I was pregnant. I wasn’t certain if I was ready to have children and ambivalent about continuing the...
by JD | Mar 1, 2015 | Stories
Twin to twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) occurs only with identical twins or higher order multiples who share a single placenta. It takes place when there is a connection in the two babies’ blood vessels of their shared placenta. One twin, called the...
