“One pill would turn to 2, and 2 into 3, and on exceptionally bad days, 3 into 4. We knew this was the ‘worse,’ but we believed together we’d someday see the ‘better.’”
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“One pill would turn to 2, and 2 into 3, and on exceptionally bad days, 3 into 4. We knew this was the ‘worse,’ but we believed together we’d someday see the ‘better.’”
“The staff member told me, ‘If it’s Franco’s he wants, its’ Franco’s he’s having!’ I’ll never forget the kindness strangers have shown us.”
“My twin said, ‘If you needed a kidney, I’d give you a kidney. You just happen to need my uterus.’ This is more than a gift. It’s a dream come true!”
“No one told me I’d have days where I’d cry for no reason at all. I had no idea I’d have to give myself injections in my abdomen. But I knew I was meant to be a mother.”
“I felt my right leg falling asleep. A few seconds later, I couldn’t move my leg or arm. I yelled for my husband. ‘Allen!’ My speech was slurred. Something was wrong, but I didn’t know what.”
“I didn’t do it because I love pregnancy: I absolutely HATE pregnancy. I did it out of the love I have for ‘my person.’”
“For years, I couldn’t even manage to nourish myself. 15 years later, I am nourishing my body enough to feed my own baby and many others!”
“How you feed your child is nobody’s business but yours.”
“We heard it all. ‘You’ll have no trouble getting pregnant! There are so many things you can enjoy without kids!’ I was crushed in a way I hadn’t known was possible. I felt like part of me had died.”
“We had our boy, we had our girl. We felt complete, but the desire to be pregnant again still lingered.”