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Joelle’s Story: A Hospital Water Birth

As I sat with my doula, Kerry, and husband, Norman, in the living room on Tuesday, January 18, discussing how I might be in pre-labor, I couldn’t believe it. In the past few days, I’d had lots of digestive disturbances, … Continue reading

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Trusting God with Endometriosis

Editor’s Note: Pregnancy mentioned. I was 19 years old when I found out I had endometriosis (“endo”). At the time I had never heard about the condition before, but I soon learnt that it was a disease of the reproductive … Continue reading

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Love to Loss — Part Two

Editor’s Note: You can read the first part of Monica’s story here. Here we are, 6 months later, after using FAM to avoid for 5 cycles and to conceive in just 1 cycle, and we’re pregnant. All the same dreams, … Continue reading

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Turning a Breech Baby

Note: Joelle and her husband are missionaries overseas. They were planning to deliver their baby in the States, using a hospital-based midwife practice when this story occurred. They had a local obstetrician who took care of Joelle during her pregnancy… … Continue reading

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Christina’s Story

Editor’s note: Pregnancy after loss is mentioned in this post. When we met and married, Derek and I had no interest whatsoever in starting a family. Our first pregnancy was a total shock – and so was the miscarriage that … Continue reading

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One Year Down…

If a man has recently married, he must not be sent to war or have any other duty laid on him. For one year he is to be free to stay at home and bring happiness to the wife he … Continue reading

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Parenting: Setting Boundaries with YOUR Parents

This is a guest post from one of our forum members.  She has asked to remain anonymous. Boundaries One thing that will hopefully happen towards the end of your pregnancy as you anxiously await the arrival of your new bundle … Continue reading

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TTC & IF: WHO Annoyance

I found out last August that the WHO has redefined infertility as two year of regular intercourse with no pregnancy achieved. This irks me. Why does it irk me? Because it feels like they’re putting a band-aid on the problem, … Continue reading

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From Love to Loss–Monica’s Story

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Monica, continuing our series of pregnancy loss stories.  If you have experienced pregnancy loss, and are looking for support, you are invited to join our loving community where you will find the … Continue reading

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The Best is Yet to Come

Editor’s Note: Thanks to Jess for this guest post about marriage! “It just keeps getting better.”   Those were our pastor’s words to us as we met with him one month before our wedding. It was definitely a contrast to … Continue reading

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