In May of 2018 my wife and I found out that we were having our first child. We were so excited and nervous since we had already suffered a miscarriage the previous fall. On July 23rd, my wife went for genetic counseling and NIPT testing, which was a standard requirement through her OB/GYN office. We […]
Blakely Jane Langerot
Our sweet baby girl, Blakely Jane, made an early arrival, at just 28 weeks, on May 25th 2019. God gave us just 30 hours to spend with our baby before she had to leave this earth. Just days before her arrival, we had learned that there may be some complications with the pregnancy. We were […]
Jameson Cole
Jameson is my miracle baby. I’d already had 5 miscarriages and Jameson was a complete surprise. I never expected to stay pregnant with him, I kept waiting for a miscarriage or something to go wrong. It was very hard for me to stay positive about the pregnancy or even connect with Jameson. Because of my […]
Lillian Rose
“’Trisomy 18.’ ‘Incompatible with life.’ I think back to the day those words shook my pregnant body to the core and crushed the deepest parts of my soul. I quickly went to Google searching for hope. Instead, I found none. I closed my web browser feeling worse than when I opened it. I didn’t understand […]
Robert Shepard Gray
When we found out we were pregnant with our third child it was a bit of a surprise but we very excited. We have two boys, Lowery, 6, and Davis, 4. They were over the moon when they found out they were having a baby and even more excited to find out it was a […]
Mark’s Story
Mark’s Story Mark’s story begins when his father and I decided to try to have children. This would have been approximately 1977-1978. I was 28 and my husband was 25. I got pregnant in March of 1978. That baby would have been due around Christmas of that year. I suffered a miscarriage. There were 2 […]
Mitchell Emil McCollum
Mitchell Emil was conceived in love and grew surrounded in that love. We learned early in the pregnancy that he had T-18, and his time would most likely be limited. As his parents, we supported him completely throughout his natural life span, enjoying every moment of the pregnancy with Mitchell. Our sweet little guy would […]
Living with fear missing out on spending time with her
I found out I was pregnant after I had given up trying because I was told that my tubes are scarred from previous ovarian cyst operations. My son was 10 turning 11 in February. He always wanted a sibbling and wished he had someone to play with. Then I went for my 16 weeks ante […]
Sawyer Jude Hanson
The term ‘struggle’ is defined in Webster’s dictionary as ‘to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition’. I struggled with female reproductive issues since my first menstrual cycle began at the age of 15. I went to specialists to see why my periods were non-existent, special diets and birth control […]
Elijah Spencer
Elijah was diagnosed with full Trisomy 18 and Klienfelters after our 20-week ultrasound showed many markers for a chromosome disorder. After continuing our pregnancy care at a maternal fetal specialist our only goal was to have the chance to meet our little boy. Because I also had polyhydramnios we expected to go into labor at […]
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