“2 years into marriage, we were told, ‘You’ll never have biological kids.’ The timer went off. I opened my eyes and couldn’t believe what I saw.”
‘I took a deep breath and held up the test. My husband dropped to his knees and kissed my belly. ‘I can’t wait to meet you!’: Couple welcomes miracle baby
‘You look green.’ The next thing I remember is paramedics all around me, my children screaming with fear.’: Mom details birthing twins during pandemic
“Having my week-old twins in the ER with only a curtain between us and potential COVID patients was one of the most nerve-wracking experiences of my life.”
‘Just one.’ Then she moved the wand to the left and said, ‘I lied.’: New mom to preemie twins ‘grateful’ to hospital staff for saving her children
“I’ll never know what it’s like to immediately have your baby put on your chest. They were wrapped in what looked like sandwich bags and enclosed in an incubator. We nearly lost them.”
Before I Understood My Son’s Autism
“Back when it was just a word on a piece of paper slid across the table to us, I thought it was something placed upon my 3-year-old’s shoulders, weighing him down. I thought it was something we could fix. Or change. That there was a part of him that was not autistic. One we just had to find.”
‘The doctors said, ‘It’s just typical newborn stuff!’ His eyes were swollen shut, his face unrecognizable.’: Mom raises awareness for severe food allergies
“Within seconds of giving him the very first spoonful of porridge, I knew something wasn’t right. His bottom lip was so swollen it just hung down on his chin.”
‘You knew he had a child. What did you expect?’ It was an emotional battlefield.’: Stepmom urges others ‘I promise it’s so worth it’
“Every inch of this home made me cringe. I couldn’t even enjoy a coffee on the front porch without thoughts of my husband sitting on the porch with his ex-wife. Every handle I touched, every doorknob I turned, I couldn’t escape the past.”
The World May Be Heading Back To ‘Normal,’ But None Of It Feels Normal At All
“We have been through something, my friends, and it cannot be ignored, swept under the rug, or fixed by plopping down at a table at our favorite place to eat or by walking through Target without a mask. Your heart and head need time to catch up.”
‘She was surrendered by her mom. It‘s a MIRACLE she’s alive.’: Mom adopts 2 girls with Reactive Attachment Disorder, ‘We need to raise awareness for adoptive families’
“Due to safety concerns, she needed to be the youngest child in the home. We started noticing things we couldn’t understand. We knew she had an extremely high IQ, but she began cheating. She started to lie more and more. I wasn’t prepared.”
I Will Always Be Her Safe Space
“At the end of the day, no matter what, she will always be my baby. She’s the precious girl I dreamed of. And if this life with her is my only dream come true, I hope she knows it was more than enough. As a matter of fact, it was everything.”
‘I noticed a glow in his left eye at 3 months old. I turned the flash off, but it was still there.’: Mom pens PSA after son diagnosed with Retinoblastoma
“I decided to mention it at his 4-month appointment. After talking about how great he is doing, lots of laughs and smiles, all of a sudden everything changed. The doctor looked in his eye and her face became very serious. I pit formed in my stomach.”