Moments with Mothers Sep 22 8 min "I was admitted to the hospital the same day as my father's funeral" My placenta wasn’t working well and if the baby would not grow bigger than 500 grams by week 24, they would not be able to help me anymore
Moments with Mothers Jul 31 8 min At the age of 21, doctors told me that I would never get pregnant. A mutual friend tried setting me and my husband up, unsuccessfully, for months. I was eager to meet Scott, he on the other hand wanted no...
Moments with Mothers Jul 21 8 min 'Trauma? PTSD? I didn’t go to war, I just had a baby! Surely EMDR therapy wasn't meant for me' The reality of my life as a mother was crushing me and the realization thereof left me with unbelievable amounts of guilt.
Moments with Mothers Jul 10 11 min As I was put under, I remember thinking “Well this is it. Either I wake up, or I don't" During my second pregnancy I was diagnosed with a rare and dangerous pregnancy complication called Placenta Previa and Accreta.
Moments with Mothers Jun 12 19 min Around 24 weeks pregnant I started to feel funny and suspect something wasn’t quite right. Around 24 weeks I started to feel funny and suspect something wasn’t quite right... the doctor confirmed that I was leaking amniotic fluid.
Moments with Mothers May 22 10 min We moved to Ireland to be able to spend more time as a family and travel with our twins. Kristina’s Birth Story I realized in my senior year of undergrad that I wanted to be a nurse. So, after graduating with a double major in...
Moments with Mothers May 22 4 min My work as a travel blogger disappeared and we barely left our home, life really slowed down. I met Costas at a party, so randomly, it was meant to be. It felt magical from the very beginning. We were together for four years when w...
Moments with Mothers May 22 3 min 1 year after we started dating I found out that I was pregnant... I was 18 years old. I met my Fiancé at work... it was love at first sight. 1 year after we started dating I found out that I was pregnant... I was 18 years o...
Moments with Mothers May 13 4 min I suspected that I might have preeclampsia but nothing ever showed up on my check-ups. My husband and I met in 2015 when he started an internship at the hospital in my hometown. I was working in the billing department there ...
Moments with Mothers May 13 8 min When I got the call that she tested positive for CMV, I started screaming that it wasn't fair. My husband, Jed, and I met in a way that I believe can only be described as fate. About 7-8 years ago, we both moved to Houston, Tx (I fr...
