"Her grave is my safe place to connect to when I’m struggling." Elsie is 18 and experienced two miscarriages, Lyra at 11 weeks and Lionel at 4 weeks, when she was just 16 years old. Elsie wants to share her story to show that younger mums who...
Our story began in at the end of 2020 when we decided to come off contraception and ‘see what happened.’ I very quickly became pregnant, and we excitedly booked a private scan for the beginning of March 2021, when I would be 9 weeks. However,...
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 quest to wanting a baby stemmed from my teenage years after my mum died suddenly. I suspected I may have issues conceiving due to PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome). Although I had been to the doctors, there was very little help and support. After seven years we...
The most comforting step in my journey was knowing that someone else could relate to what I was going through. Back in 2018, following my late miscarriage I shared the news on social media. An old school friend reached out to me and I later learned...
I often think of grief as a river to cross. Since the stillbirth of my twins, I have been following my own stepping stones, seeing which ones can still support me, and which ones are now slippery and treacherous. My stepping stones may be different from...
I had a miscarriage in 2015 and had a successful pregnancy in 2017, giving birth to my son. In early 2020, we decided to try for a sibling for our son. In February, we found out we were pregnant, however, in March I found out from...
My husband and I were so excited to be expecting our first child this year. After almost a year of trying to conceive, we finally got our dream. It was at our 20-week scan that the sonographer gave us the devastating news that she could only...
We struggled to start a family suffering a miscarriage after our first attempt and a further three ectopic pregnancies which resulted in three lots of emergency surgery and the removal of both fallopian tubes. After all the trauma we had a successful round of IVF and we...