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Meet Breanne, a breakfast-loving Boise native that is most importantly mother to two beautiful angel boys. After a diagnosis of PCOS, she and her husband were thrilled to finally get that positive pregnancy test. Take a listen to learn what happened at 17 weeks gestation not only during her first pregnancy, but eerily during her second pregnancy at 17 weeks as well. P.S. Breanne shares great insight about "saline baths"- you won't want to miss it!
Instagram: @breanne.sua
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Meet Bernice, a Pennsylvanian mom enthusiastic about running but even more passionate living out her daughter, Brooke's legacy. After suffering secondary infertility, Bernice and her husband were thrilled to finally get pregnant after 2.5 years. Take a listen to learn the challenges that caused Brooke to be born at 28 weeks and what happened to her after 5.5 weeks in the NICU. You will be so inspired by the non-profit organization, Chasing the Rainbows, that Bernice created which uniquely provides DAILY support to survivors of infant loss in various ways.
Instagram @chasingtherainbows
Website: chasingtherainbows.org
Podcast: Cry It Out Loud
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Meet Suzzie, a doula and childbirth educator passionate about helping moms create a birth they love. However, her own first experiences with pregnancy were less than ideal, beginning with a molar pregnancy, which drove her to this line of work. Take a listen as Suzzie gets real about the complexities of molar pregnancies and her message to women facing pregnancy after loss.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.shebirthsbravely.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzzie-vehrs-4b7b9894
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shebirthsbravely
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shebirthsbravely/
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Meet Shauna, a northern Californian mother, wife, certified athletic trainer, Norwex consultant, and advocate for congenital heart defect warriors. When she was 26 weeks pregnant, it was discovered that her daughter, Sierra, had developed HLHS (hypoplastic left heart syndrome).Take a listen to learn the wild turn of events that occurred after Sierra's birth and the advice that Shauna has for other parents of CHD babies.
Instagram: @cleangreenshaunab
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Meet Ana, co-founder of Push for Empowered Pregnancy and co-director of Medical Innovations and Advancements. After her first baby girl was born, she had a miscarriage and looked forward to a "redemptive" pregnancy. Once her son Owen was conceived, everything was going well until third trimester when mother's intuition led Ana to the hospital and into an emergency c-section. Take a listen to learn the devastating outcome and the crucial lessons from which Ana now educates others through various platforms and legislature.
Instagram: @pushpregnancy @stillmyson @sacredbirthcircle @creadorasdeluz
Pregnancy After Loss Provide Online Training: pushpregnancy.thinkific.com
To support both stillbirth bills go to: bit.ly/StopStillbirth
@shineforstillbirth www.shineforautumnact.org
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Meet Markie, an Utah mom & influencer better known by her handle @meeteverlyjo. Her page originally started as a journal that began the day before her daughter was born & has evolved into an inspiring platform. Take a listen to learn how Markie believes that sadness and joy can co-exist as she takes her followers along for the journey of Everly’s congenital heart defect and life after loss. She and her husband also have a podcast called “Happy Everly After”- check it out!
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Meet Amanda, a Minnesota mama to three girls and co-founder of the instagram page @measuretheplacenta. During her first pregnancy with Juniper, baby was measuring small at the anatomy scan so she was regularly monitored by MFM specialists. Despite the extra care, an important diagnosis of small placenta was missed and was not adequately treated for IUGR (intrauterine growth restriction) which unfortunately cost Juniper her life. Take a listen to learn how Amanda honors her daughter by advocating for public education in stillbirth prevention.
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Meet Andrea, a mother, ER nurse, and the reigning Mrs. Wisconsin America 2023. After years of battling Crohn's Disease and struggling to conceive, Andrea still never gave up hope on her dream of having 5 children. Two miraculous sets of twins later, Andrea still felt there was another child waiting. Take a listen to learn the unexpected way this dream eventually came to be, even after several losses.
instagram: @andrea_bender_12 & @mrswisconsinamerica
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Meet the Jacobi's, a couple from Connecticut who work together to honor their daughter with the 501(c)(3) they’ve created called Ryleigh’s Resources. Take a listen to hear the perspectives from both husband and wife on what it was like to lose their baby at 40 weeks and how their non-profit aims to serve families like themselves. Instagram: @ryleighsresources Website: www.ryleighsresources.org
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Meet Lindsey, nurse practitioner and mother to three (earth-side) teenagers in Minnesota. It was nearly 20 years ago that Lindsay was pregnant with her first child, Garrett, when her worst nightmare took place at 38 weeks. Take a listen to learn how an annual birthday memorial for Garrett transformed into a nationwide non-profit, Star Legacy Foundation, of which Lindsay is the executive director.
P.S. Lindsey was named one of L’Oreal’s Top Ten Women of Worth in 2020 for the work she has done in stillbirth prevention!
email: [email protected]
instagram: @starlegacyfoundation
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Meet Skylar, an ambitious 20 year old pursuing her masters in Forensics Investigative Sciences in Texas who is unfortunately no stranger to grief. After losing her father in 2021, she found out she was expecting not too long after. Take a listen to learn the extensive monitoring that Skylar would receive once the anatomy scan revealed abnormalities even the doctors did not understand. Your heart will fall in love with her little Mailee as she bravely fought the rare OEIS syndrome as long as she could.
Instagram @skylarrandle
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Meet Elizabeth, a busy mom in Cleveland Ohio and founder/operator of the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization 'A Touch of Teddy'. After a cancerous thyroid nodule was removed & resolved, she was relieved to finally conceive and have a textbook pregnancy. Take a listen to learn how all that changed at 21 weeks and what lead to Elizabeth sending teddy bear ornaments to over 1,100 families in just a year's time.
Instagram/tiktok: @atouchofteddy
email: [email protected]
website: https://beacons.ai/atouchofteddy
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Meet Amber & Kenzie, two women from Indiana who have been friends since high school and now have 12 living children between the two of them. As they leaned on one another during their losses throughout the years, they decided to create a non-profit in 2022 called 'Held in Hope' to support and equip women through pregnancy loss. Take a listen to learn about the unique resources they have curated so that no woman feels alone during a miscarriage.
Instagram: @held.in.hope
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Meet Carmen, an RN, yogi, author, farmer from Canada and most importantly, mama to 7 angel babies. As she begun her journey of motherhood with a missed miscarriage, she started documenting her thoughts and feelings in the form of a diary to the baby she'd lost. Take a listen to learn how this cathartic outlet evolved into a book she would later publish and then create an instagram page to guide others through pregnancy loss.
Instagram: @adiarytoourbabies
Website: adiarytoourbabies.squarespace.com
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Meet Naomia, Mrs. Washington 2023 and mother to three children in a blended family. She didn't anticipate fertility troubles when she had her two daughters close together, yet everything changed when she was diagnosed with stage 3 uterine cancer at the young age of 21. Take a listen to learn what happened when Naomia got a positive pregnancy test just a few months after the cancerous cells were surgically removed and the effects this surprising news had on her life and marriage.
Instagram: @mrs.naomiamay
Facebook: Naomia May
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Meet Mary, a writing coach in Dallas and founder of The Book Incubator; a 12-month program to write, revise, and pitch novels or memoirs. While she's a published author of three best-selling novels, she finds it most gratifying to write about her story of losing three consecutive pregnancies in order to express, connect, and heal. Take a listen to learn her advice on writing about trauma without re-traumatizing and the value of carving out time for creative self-care following pregnancy and infant loss.
website: maryadkinswriter.com
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Meet Holly Ann, a first grade teacher in Kansas and creator of the instagram resource page @bloomlikemagnolia. Everything was going smoothly with her first pregnancy with her daughter Magnolia until Holly Ann noticed a decrease in movement while 8 months pregnant. Take a listen to learn how writing the children's book, "Some Babies", was a cathartic experience for her while coping with immense grief and why she has chosen to donate books in Magnolia's honor.
Instagram: @bloomlikemagnolia
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Meet Grace, a reading specialist teacher in New York. When her first daughter was diagnosed with Trisomy 18 (incompatible with life), Grace and her husband had to 'make a decision in a situation where they had no choice' and terminate the pregnancy at 13 weeks. Take a listen to learn how writing the book, "Behind My Smile, A Rainbow Baby Story" not only helped Grace cope, but how it is a unique resource specifically curated for the TMFR community.
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Meet Andrea, creator of the @grievinglikeamother instagram platform and mother to six children in Northern California. When a 20-week ultrasound on her 5th child revealed a two-vessel cord. she was told it was not a concern. Take a listen to learn what happened when Andrea went into labor with Terra at full term and what she wishes she would have been educated on before it was too late.
Instagram: @grievinglikeamother
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Meet Gina, an attorney who has specialized in childbirth cases for 20 years. In June 2023, she published a book unlike any other, "A Parent's Guide to a Safer Childbirth", in which she shares the critical facts and lessons she's learned throughout her career. Take a listen to discover knowledge that will give you power to hopefully prevent stillbirth or infant fatality during one of the biggest days of your life.
Website: ginamundy.com - Show more
