“It was hell. My doctor removed it and sent me on my way. And then I was alone.”
‘My husband and I decided during his deployment we would try to get pregnant as soon as he got home. I got pregnant the first try. But, I wasn’t supposed to mother this baby.’
‘Baby, when I hear you say you’re pregnant what I actually hear is ‘life destroyed.’ He was right. The Universe had been playing this cruel joke on me for 4 years.’
“Surprisingly, the doctor pulled me into her arms, ignoring professionalism and boundaries, and held me. She whispered in my ear, ‘I heard you talking in the change room. I know how badly you wanted this. Don’t give up yet.’”
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“Infertility is a loss. The death of a dream. I needed my voice to be heard. I needed to show people what I was feeling, because there are no words for a grief so strong.”
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“If I didn’t give my loss a face in that moment, I never would.”
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“I burst into tears. My heart was so full. I loved him immediately.”
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“Families are families, they function in much the same ways regardless of where you find them. In the end we are all just trying our best.”
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“I didn’t just give birth to a little girl that day, I also gave birth to a new woman who let go of doubt, insecurities, and went after her dreams.”
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“I was SO present for this birthing moment and felt every sensation as the baby descended through my pelvis.”
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“No child should have to look down at a friend lying in a coffin and watch as their family kisses them goodbye.”
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“You can see the overwhelming love in her face. She touched the baby’s head as she was crowning and giggled.”