“As he caught the baby and handed him up to Mom’s chest, in that moment, he became a dad. That connection could never be severed.”
‘Catch of a lifetime’: After infertility battle, dad delivers baby barehanded
I Pumped For 700 Hours To Donate 8,000 Ounces Of Breast Milk
“I’m so proud of each ounce. It is SO much work, but all of it is worth it.”
‘I’m so sorry, it looks like her heart stopped beating close to a week ago’: Woman recounts pain of her miscarriage
“I felt paralyzed. ‘What does that even MEAN?!’ She’s right there in front of me!! She’s inside of me! How DARE you tell me that! She’s RIGHT THERE! I SEE her!!'”
‘I would have taken her place if I could.’: Husband’s heartbreaking account of their ‘devastating’ infertility battle
“I felt helpless.”
To The Girl Who Hated My Pregnancy Announcement
“To the girl whose heart is so bitter… I love you. I know it’s not fair.”
‘I thought I was ‘exempt’ from PCOS. We picked out baby names, even backup names! The weight gain, the moodiness? This was it! I was pregnant! Oh, how wrong I was.’ Woman with PCOS embarks on emotional infertility journey
“It’s funny how you spend most of your life doing everything in your power to NOT get pregnant. Then you get older, get married, and some have to do everything in your power TO get pregnant. We sat there, listening to every word my doc said, but all I heard was, ‘You can’t have a baby.’ We’d have to pay $17,000. I immediately felt all the blood drain from my body. $433 a MONTH for a child we didn’t even know if we were going to get.”
Having A Child With Down Syndrome Is A Blessing
“I was told that he was going to have Down syndrome. At the moment, I didn’t want to hear ‘I’m sorry,’ or that I could terminate my pregnancy. That was never a thought I would ever have.”
‘You know that mom you’re judging because her kid has no shoes on at Target? Yeah, that’s me.’
“Thank you so much for your concern, but I got it. His feet are bare, but he is fine.”
Dear Newborn Parents: You Did It, You Survived Uncharted Territories
“This was a photo my husband never told me he took. Now when I look at this picture, I see something beautiful.”
Dear Husband, I Need More Help
“My responsibility to feed the family, keep the house clean, and take care of the kids is assumed, even as I return to work.”