Laura

Mother to Angel

Born into Summerland on March 4th, 2011

San Antonio, Texas

My fiancé and had been living together for three months and hadn't even told our parents about our engagement yet when my period was late. Not late. Absent. I was on birth control, so I thought it was no big deal, that I was just overreacting. Finally, after a week of waiting for at least some spotting and none showing, I broke down and bought a pregnancy test. I got a three pack of electronic tests - the ones that clearly state "pregnant" or "not pregnant" after peeing on them. The first one I did in a McDonald's bathroom. I was so nervous that I peed on it too much (I didn't even know it was possible) and it came out with an error. The second one, I did in an Arby's bathroom the next day. It said “pregnant” but I didn’t believe it so I used the last one and the results matched. At 20 years old, I was pregnant with an unplanned child.

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Rebecca

Mom to Liam Maximilian

January 3rd, 2011

Anchorage, Alaska

My husband and I had been trying for 2 years and finally after our second IUI we were pregnant. We were so excited that finally the stress of fighting infertility was gone. I am a worrier though so when asked about getting the prescreen done, to check for birth defects, I had to do it. This resulted in more worrying then since the results showed us that our baby had a 1 in 30 chance of having a neural tube defect. I tried to stay optimistic, that there was still a chance my baby was perfectly healthy. 

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Lexie

Missed Miscarriage May 11th, 2009

Missed Miscarriage February 14th, 2011

British Columbia, Canada

In late March of 2009, my then fiance and I discovered we were expecting our first child together. For the last week I had thought that something was different, but I didn't want to give myself over to the thought of being pregnant until I could know for sure since my periods had a history of being late. After we found out we were both so excited and went to the doctor the next day. When we heard all of my blood work was fine we began to tell people. At this time my biggest worry was that my wedding dress would not fit when I was three and a half months pregnant.

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Lindy

Mom to Grace June

February 25th, 2010

Angel Baby

October 5th, 2010

and Angel Baby

January 10th, 2011

Cartersville,  Georgia

My daughter Grace was loved from the moment my husband and I saw her little gray shadow on ultrasound #1.  She was our first- first pregnancy, first daughter, and first perfect thing we’d created.  When I started bleeding around 9 weeks, I rested as much as any first grade teacher can, thought of the life my little one would have, and prayed that everything would turn out okay.  The pregnancy was rough, but I could handle the exhaustion, the nausea, the stomach discomfort, the back pain- it was a small price for the final payoff! For a while, things went my way.  Then my luck ran out. 

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Becki

Mom to Kayla LeAnne

December 1, 2009

and David Joseph

September 20th, 2010 - January 20th, 2011

Parma Heights, Ohio

Having a baby was never easy for me.  I had my first miscarriage at 12 weeks in September 2001.  My second miscarriage at 5 weeks was in March of 2005.  My third and last miscarriage at 7 weeks was march of 2007.  In January of 2008 I was pregnant again and I thought for sure I would miscarry again.

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Rian

Miscarriage on March 4th, 2011 at 10 weeks

Lexington, South Carolina

January 24^th, 2011: Surprise! We found out we were expecting our second child. My husband and I were both very excited and we called our parents right away to share our news. I then called my doctor to schedule my first baby appointment. We were scheduled for February 22^nd.

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Jessica

Mom to Raelyn Susann

February 22nd, 2011

Kansas City, Missouri

On February 8, 2011 we went in for our routine anatomy ultrasound. It was the happiest day of our lives and we were so excited to find out that we were going to be expecting a BABY GIRL!!! Brett and I looked over at the ultrasound screen and watched as our precious baby girl moved about my tummy. I don't think that Brett ever stopped smiling. Our doctors appointment followed the ultrasound and we set in the exam room waiting, talking about what we were going to start buying...we were just overwhelmed with excitement. 

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Jessica

Mother to Liam Ellis

Born and Died February 16th, 2011 at 7:35PM

Arlington, Virginia

Our story begins in October of 2010 when my fiance Jordan and I found out we were pregnant. We were excited, but also scared. This was our first pregnancy and we had no idea the amount of love we would experience for our baby. I had nausea a lot early in pregnancy and as we reached 15 weeks, my nausea subsided and I started to enjoy all aspects of my pregnancy. I felt so happy and full of life (literally). At around 16-17 weeks I started having some pain in my lower abdomen area but when I told my doctor and researched online, I was told it was round ligament pain and dismissed. It subsided slowly until it was gone.

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Lisa

Mom to Faith Marie & Hope Marie

Born and died February 8th, 2011

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

My husband and I were in the process of moving back home closer to family when I found out I was pregnant.  I surprised him on our two year anniversary with the pregnancy test hidden under his gift I was giving him.  It seemed like perfect timing and that everything was just meant to be.

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Jennifer

Mom to 

Tierney Faith Ibarra 

Stillborn January 21st, 2011

and Eden Hope Ibarra 

February 4th, 2011, born alive at 5:25 a.m., passed away at 7:00 a.m.

San Francisco, California

Dear Friends and Family and fellow survivors, 

It is with unimaginable sadness I share the loss of both of our little girls,Tierney Faith Ibarra and Eden Hope Ibarra. I had a very uneventful five months of pregnancy until January 14th. I noticed a change with my discharge and a bit of blood and went to get "checked out". Within an hour our lives were flipped upside down when they told us that  I was dilated and they could see membrane. I had no signs of labor and was in complete shock. 

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Shanna

Mom to Stella Mae

Born February 1st, 2011

Went to be with the Lord February 5th, 2011

Almo, Kentucky

It took my husband and I almost three years to get pregnant. We spent a full year trying to get pregnant on our own before we finally went to the doctor frustrated, angry, and exhausted. After almost two years of medications and having surgery to open my tubes we finally got pregnant in August 2010. It sounds funny, but I was shocked. I had just been so used to the negative pregnancy tests that the positive one did not seem real. Right from the start I was terrified that I was going to lose this pregnancy. 

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Nicole

Mom to Hunter Joe

January 31st, 2011

Laurel, Maryland

I can honestly say that the day that I lost Hunter was THE worst day I have ever had in my entire life!  No exaggerations.  I was mostly numb that day, due to pain meds and preparing for it for almost a week.  

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Jennifer

Baby # 1 (My Hope) 

EDD February 17th, 2011 - D & C  July 19th, 2010

Baby # 2 (My Spot)

EDD August 1st, 2011 - D & C January 8th, 2011

Louisville, Kentucky

I always heard people talking about problems getting pregnant and coming across discussion forums of women having trouble conceiving.  I never thought in my wildest dream that one day I would be posting on a forum about my fertility.  I guess that’s why they say never say never.  My husband and I were just shy of our first year wedding anniversary when we decided we were going to start trying for our first child.  We were so excited. 

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Kelly

Mom to Adam James

November 13th, 2010 - January 11th, 2011

Pasadena, Maryland

Adam had a cold a few days before the hospitalization that led to his death. He was our fussy little guy, but with his cold, his fussiness increased. He slept a lot and when he was awake, he fussed. He had a lot of congestion, which made it difficult for him to eat. We were constantly using the bulb syringe to help him breathe better. Around 10:30 pm on 1-9-11, I fed Adam and then gave him to my husband so that I could go to bed. Adam was smiling and coo'ing away with my husband, and we both sat back and enjoyed it for about a half hour since this was the first time we saw Adam be so happy in a few days. We both even asked him if he was feeling better. Around 11:30 or so, I headed to bed and my husband stayed up with Adam.

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Amy

Mom to Taylor

Lost to Miscarriage at 13 weeks

January 10th, 2011

Orange County, CA
 

My husband and I had a fairytale wedding.  Our fairytale continued when we were surprised with a pregnancy within a few months of our wedding.  Our baby never made it to our arms, but her memory will be with us forever.  Mommy & Daddy love you, Taylor. 

Amy blogs at http://thetearinamyseye.blogspot.com/

You can contact Amy at thatgirlengineer@gmail.com

Aimee

Mom to Charlotte Jean

Born Still on January 8, 2011

Jamestown, Ohio
 

My story starts like many others. I fell in love with my soul mate and best friend, Peter. We met in college and married in August 2006 after I graduated. We somehow, only God knows how, ended up living and settling down in the middle of no where Ohio. God has so richly blessed us in our 4 years of marriage and we were ready to add to our family.

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Allyson

Mom to Olivia Grace

Born Prematurely on January 15, 2011

Frisco, Texas

I will never forget my first morning with morning sickness. At first I thought it was the stomach flu, but after a week I decided it was time for a test. It took 8 tests to make me believe I was actually pregnant. I called my boyfriend, who lived hours away at the time, with the news. The excitement started from there.

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Kaila

Mom to Hayden James

January 8th, 2011

Clovis, California

On January 7th, 2011, I learned that I will experience the worst incident anyone could possibly imagine: the loss of their child. I don't even know what to say about the whole thing except for how it's not fair. Why does everyone else get to go home with their babies and mine lies asleep forever?

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