Our first granddaughter, Layla, came into this world on 7th October 2018. Too perfect for this world to hold onto, she took her last breath when she was five days old. Never a day goes by when she's not on my mind, especially when I play...
I discovered I was pregnant in January 2013. I was in shock as I wasn't expecting to have another baby any time soon. I had a 14-week scan where they found my baby's nuchal fold was measuring quite high, which indicated something was not going...
Me and my immediate family and friends suffered the great loss of my 19-month-old Embr-linn unexpectedly on Friday 13th January 2023. It is explained as a phenomenon, and yes, unexplained. I, as her mother, will forever fight for answers! She was taken far too soon! There...
After three girls, all six years between them, I fell pregnant with my fourth baby very quickly after my third. There was only three months between me giving birth and falling pregnant again. I had a fairly normal pregnancy and at 20 weeks I found...
When trying for our first child, we were delighted to fall pregnant after a couple of months. The tiredness, tenderness, hunger - it was all present and thriving. I had even started to show a little plump pouch. But the first scan came around at...
In December 2020, my wife and I found out the devastating news that our baby had stopped developing and that my wife would need a medical intervention to terminate the pregnancy. Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, I wasn’t even able to attend the hospital when...
On the 22nd October 2020 our precious baby boy was born at 17.17pm. At 2.10am our baby took his last breath in his daddy’s arms. My little darling was 7 pound 11. Our Ernie really did try to fight this for his Mummy & Daddy. Ernie will forever...
In 2020, we found out we were expecting our first baby. Our initial excitement was crushed at our 12 week scan when abnormalities were found. Five weeks of consultant appointments, scans and tests later, a diagnosis of Edward's Syndrome was reached - a one in...
Between 2010 to 2018, I 'lost' 15 babies. We worked with fantastic medical professionals over the years but no-one could ever find out why we were losing each pregnancy. It was the not knowing that was one of the most difficult aspects of the losses, as...
My husband and I were so excited to be expecting! We took extra care with everything we did. We told our family the great news and everyone was so happy, everything was going great! We started planning, then one day, my biggest nightmare happened at 20...