Story by Christine Ommen. “Pregnancy was easy for me, at least physically. In the early days, I freaked out about aforementioned worst case scenarios. Dr. Google and I were frenemies – I was an accountant by day and an internet-trained maternal fetal medicine specialist by night.”

Story by Amelia Barnes. “It’s 3am. I keep waking up thinking this has all been a crazy nightmare. Just over 24 hours ago we met our baby boy Landon James. After about 8 hours of natural labor I was 8cm dilated. Suddenly his heartbeat plummeted dangerously low, and I was rushed to the operating room for an emergency c-section. But by the time they got him out it was too late. His heart had stopped beating.”

Story by Anonymous. “My eyes jump up to meet hers. “What did you just say?” I can feel my heart starting to speed up as my mind is fumbling to process what she just repeated to me.”

Story by Lissa King. “As more time passes I am having a harder time finding that place of comfort I was in initially. Where I once trusted in God’s plan, I am now finding myself more angry at Him. I am beginning to feel more self-pity and trying desperately to find a way out of it before the pity digs it’s claws into my soul.”