I was brought back to the triage bay and had my whole life destroyed by three words. "There’s no heartbeat.”

After a few years of trying, my husband and I were expecting our first baby, due May of 2023. We were having a baby girl. At 29 weeks...

Launa, our first child, was stillborn on May 17, 2009. We were devastated. We didn't know how to cope. We went completely silent. Launa...

Photo Credit: Chrissy Evanko In August of 2021, we found out we were pregnant with our third boy. We had waited four years to try after...

Photo Credit: Georgia Hansen Amelia was baby number four in our family. She followed three little boys. She was long-awaited and her...

Photo Credit: Angie Andrade On Sunday, April 11, 2021, my boyfriend, Jose, and I found out we were pregnant. It was our 5th year...

Photo Credit: Sacha Shepherd I went for my anatomy scan on November 23, 2021, where I found out my daughter was very growth restricted. I...

Photo Credit: Laura Willgren Me and my spouse started trying for a baby back in early 2018. After three months, we learned we were...

Photo Credit: Amanda Loecker My husband and I recently found out we were expecting our second child together (my third—my son from a...

Photo Credit: Nicola Dolden Our daughter Rudy's heart suddenly stopped beating at 18 weeks. She was born silently into the world on...

Photo Credit: Mariah Copeland Mary-Kate, The first time I laid my eyes on you, you were but a teeny tiny embryo growing in a dish. I...

Photo Credit: Bam Davenport I'm sitting in my OB office, awaiting my third and fourth blood draws after a failed glucose challenge test....

Photo Credit: Cathy Nguyen We planned to welcome you into this world with open, excited arms and unconditional love. We had your name...

Editor's note: This post is an excerpt from the book Still a Mum: A story of modern grief and life after loss. Photo Credit: Meagan...

Bilateral Renal Agenesis. 1 in 2000 is common, and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone else. Photo Credit: Angela Pichette I thought I was just...

Photo Credit: Lianne Alizadeh After a 10 year infertility journey, 12 surgeries, 2 rounds of fresh IVF, 3 frozen embryo transfers and 7...

Photo Credit: Micah McKinnon In November 2016, my husband and I were excited to find out we were pregnant. We were both in our 30s and...

Photo Credit: Peiye Chung On March 5th, 2021, I was feeling cramps, so I decided to call L&D. They advised me to come in. I thought the...

Photo Credit: Falbala Cloutier I had two miscarriages before meeting my boyfriend and formalizing our relationship. In March 2020, I...

Photo Credit: Kirby Carlton May 16, 2021, started out as a normal day. . .until it wasn't. I was working and having severe hip pain. I...