Author: mamasorganizedchaos
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Ways to Remember Your Baby During the Holidays
When your baby dies before you even get the chance to hold them or see them move or open their eyes, you aren’t just losing your baby- you are losing the future plans you had. You are losing the first smile, first step, first Christmas- first everything. With every good moment comes a sad one,…
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I Think I Have to Give Birth to My Dying Baby
Ideas had been thrown out there about our daughter’s diagnosis. At first it was an increased risk of Down Syndrome. Then the cell free DNA test came back with an increased risk of trisomy 13, not trisomy 21. And as I sat there talking with the doctor about our options, my mind raced. He’d mentioned…
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NSGC Conference- Sharing April’s Story
Dear April, You’re doing it. You are changing the world. It seems so crazy that a life lived so short can be so big and so impactful. Your 11 minutes have touched so many. You’re doing it, though. You are touching lives and your legacy will live on forever. So many people know your name.…
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Bilateral Renal Agenesis-Peter’s Story
Stacie Goddard: Peter’s Story I was trying for a baby for 4 years with my partner as I was told I couldn’t have kids. I finally fell pregnant and I couldn’t believe it. At 6 weeks I started to bleed so I went to the hospital and had a scan. They said it was a…
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Trisomy 18- The Story of Margot Faye
I know this post is going to upset some of you and maybe make you uncomfortable but that’s ok, I’m going to tell it anyway. I should be holding a newborn baby today but instead I’m carrying her in my heart. And I’m going to tell you why. In late January we found out I…
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Turner Syndrome- The Story of Lillian Faye
Hello, my name is Morgan and on August 22nd, 2019 we lost our first and only baby. We had been trying for 7 months before we got pregnant. It was the most amazing moment, receiving the phone call that confirmed my HCG levels. We were over the moon! I had my first ultrasound at 6…
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Microcephaly – Termination For Medical Reasons
This is the story about our beautiful baby girl. It was New Years Eve, 2018 when I saw that positive pregnancy test. I was so happy yet so nervous and worried. It had taken us a year and a half to get to this point with two miscarriages in that time. We were both eager…
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Trisomy 18- The Choice to TFMR
I moved out of my parents house within a month of graduating high school. I was so excited and ready to start my life. Diploma, boyfriend, apartment… I celebrated my 18th birthday in August of that year. Within a month of my 18th birthday, I began not feeling well. Missing my monthly cycle, I figured…
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Why I Chose a D&E – Familial Dysautonomia
The road to my D&E can be summed up in the word – shocking. My mom had passed away after a 4 month battle of cirrhosis of the liver on Feb 12, 2019. I was a few days late for my period and obviously thought it was because of the stress of my moms…
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Placenta Infection – The Story of Teagan Wayne Mercer
I am writing this to help with grief and to tell my angels story. I was 20 weeks along with my last baby. The day before I was set to find out baby’s gender my water started leaking. When they finally figured out it was amniotic fluid I had 2 options: End my pregnancy and…