“The rush to the bathroom every morning, the little kicks in my stomach, the constant embarrassment – it was a lot to deal with at such a young age in such a small town. The guilt was eating at me. Then I found them. A picture of a couple and 2 tiny pairs of shoes underneath a sign reading: waiting for you.”
‘How could I have been so selfish for getting pregnant?’ At 18, there was someone growing inside of me.’: Teen birth mom shares emotional adoption plan, ‘I knew they’d never go a day without being loved’
‘The excitement of a normal poop, the pain seeing your child poked 1,000 times, the strength to continue walking inside.’: Hospital mom describes emotional journey during NICU Awareness Month
“The late night calls of a parent, the early morning calls of an emergency, pressing a button on an incubator before you can touch your child, the longing to rock your baby to sleep just one time.”
‘Here he comes,’ my OB said. The entire room fell into an ear-piercing silence. ‘Are you aware your son has abnormalities?’: Young mom celebrates ‘one in a million’ son born with limb differences
“I couldn’t find my voice. My brain was still processing. She placed him on my chest. He was so warm, so beautiful. As I took him in, the film ‘Wonde’r I’d watched during pregnancy flashed. I’d turned to my best friend and said, ‘I could never be ashamed of my child if they were born special. That’s all the more reason to treasure them.’ Gratitude filled my heart. I was chosen for this.”
I Gave Birth, And Found A Woman I Didn’t Know Existed
“Yes, I brought a beautiful new baby into the world and I love him beyond measure. But I also brought a new woman into the world, and I am so proud of her.”
‘Something felt off. My belly was heavy. I sobbed to my daughter, ‘I’m so sorry. Please, please be okay.’: Young mom raises awareness about rare cerclage to prevent preterm labor
“I remember asking the OB on the phone, ‘Can I do the procedure tomorrow? I have to work tonight at 7!’ She said kindly, ‘Honey, no. Your body is getting ready to go into labor!’ I was less than 1% of women. I couldn’t help but think, ‘Why me? Why my baby?'”
‘Dropping off my 5-month-old for a nap, a car came flying through the intersection. We spun 360 degrees. 25 years later, I still smell the burning airbags.’: Bereaved mom details grief journey
“The phone rang. This poor woman from a local charity was going on and on about how I must donate. Something inside me cracked. I exploded, ‘I DONATED MY SON’S ORGANS THIS YEAR AND IT’S ALL I’LL BE DONATING FOR QUITE SOME TIME.’ Anger was rearing its ugly head.”
‘My wedding dress came from Amazon, as did his tie and shirt. We call it our Amazon wedding.’: COVID bride details pandemic marriage journey, ‘I married my husband twice!’
“Like many 2020 brides, COVID-19 cancelled our wedding plans. However, one thing it didn’t cancel was the love between my husband and I. Heck, marrying my husband was so nice, I decided to do it twice!”
‘THE BABY’S COMING OUT!’ My husband dies and comes back to life. I pull my pants down. He yells to pull them back up. Too late. Here’s baby’s head.’: Mom hilariously recounts giving birth in car
“I was under the impression I didn’t need to head to the hospital until they were 2-3 minutes apart. WRONG. My daughter decided she couldn’t wait until we made it to the hospital.”
‘Am I going to throw up? Surprise! It’s s—t. There’s diarrhea all over. My husband is helping me with my hospital gown while simultaneously WIPING MY ASS.’: Mom hilariously recounts precipitous labor experience
“Doctor finally comes. ‘I NEED DRUGS! WHERE IS THE EPIDURAL MAN? TELL HIM I NEED HIM.’ I am screaming, begging, pleading. The doctor smiles at me while the nurses put an IV in my arm. They tell me they need to check to make sure my water broke. I spread my legs and they can already see my baby’s head. 7 centimeters dilated. F–k…me.”
‘I loved you before them. But with them between us now, I love you even more. As a dad, your light shines even brighter.’: Mom shares ode to father of her children
“You have seen me at my worst, my weakest, my most challenging of moments and tiredness of years. Of pregnancies, of births, of postpartum. Yet you hold my hand even tighter.”
