After welcoming my daughter in 2004 she was the only child for 5 years. My husband and I decided she needed a sibling. We successfully got pregnant and then a few short weeks later our world was crushed. We had a miscarriage in the 3rd month. We wanted to try again. It had to happen, right? It happened so quickly with our 5-year-old and with the baby we just lost.
Well that didn’t happen. We tried for a baby for a year. Finally, it happened. I saw 2 pink lines.
Shortly after our world began to fall again. My body was trying to git rid of this baby to.
We soon found out that I am rH-. My body was literally killing the baby because it saw it as something bad.
After 4 months of hard work we got my body to accept the baby. My 2nd daughter was born 3 1/2 weeks early. She is a happy and healthy 2-year-old now. After such a hard long road from losing our 2nd pregnancy to almost losing our 3rd pregnancy. I am so incredibly happy with my family and love my girls more than anything else in this world.
This. Is my happy story.
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Your daughters are precious!! What did you end up doing to get your body to accept the pregnancy?
I am Rh- too. I had to get shots after each baby for the same reason that you had trouble
Such beautiful girls!!!!
Awwwww, they’re so adorable!
Your daughters are beautiful and so happy you got your happy ending.
And you’re girls are beautiful!!
Glad you got your happy ending! We’re taking our newborn in for his PKU screening this week.
Oh my gosh, I had no idea you almost lost Kendall too!
I am so happy that you have both of your sweet baby girls
I’m so glad you had your happy story, even if it had some less than happy moments along the way. Your girls are beautiful <3
I thought I miscarried my daughter and it was such a hard time, to this day we (and the doctor think it was a twin, but since there had been no ultrasound we can’t be sure) and it’s something I think about often but I am so happy my daughter made it. Thank you for sharing your story.
Oh no the foot blood test! They didn’t tell me what they were doing in the hospital and just pricked her foot while I was nursing. I never saw her cry before that and we both cried
Thankfully test results were good 
Your girls are beautiful little blessings! I am sorry for your loss but happy that you now have a happy ending to share
They are so beautiful. I’m sorry for your loss but glad you were able to make it on the third attempt.
I had a daughter at 12 weeks between having my two girls as well. It was so sad and while I got pregnant right away with my first daughter, it took four months with my second daughter. Not as long as a lot of people, I know but after getting pregnant right away the first two times I thought something was surely wrong. Since I had my older daughter at 31 weeks and had a miscarriage, I was put on weekly progesterone shots from 16-34 weeks with my second daughter. Two weeks after stopping the shots, my second daughter was born. She’s a healthy and thriving two year old but it makes me wonder why my body feels the need to evict them prematurely. Three times and I’ve never made it full term – there has to be a reason.
I’m glad you were able to find the reason behind everything — your little girl is beautiful!!!
I have had once lost and it was the result of a hormonal issue. Thankfully, it didn’t cause problems with my boys. Miscarriage is so devastating.
I’m sure that it was awful having to go through that, but in the end you got the most BEAUTIFUL girl.
Loss is so sad. I’m glad you found your happy story! xo!
Thank you for sharing your story. I’m sure it will help someone.
I have not had an issue becoming pregnant with any of my children, I have never had a miscarriage and I feel so blessed. We had a scare with my second son when I had heavy bleeding early in my pregnancy but a couple of ultrasounds confirmed that everything was fine with baby even though I had a slight bleed and there was nothing to be concerned about. I know people who have suffered both miscarriages and stillborn babies and my heart goes out to them. Such a hard thing to have happen. Praying for you momma’s who have lost precious babies!
Thank you for sharing your story, I know some of it must have been hard to write. Althoough I am open about it, and have been blessed with two LO with IVF- when I recount the struggles with fertility we had it brings tears to my eyes. you are so blessed!
PS- I lOVE Following your blog!
So glad you got your happy ending and your beautiful children!
I am pregnant with my second son who is due in October. Before we got pregnant with him I had a miscarriage. I went in for my ultrasound at 10 weeks and found out there was no heartbeat. I was devastated. But we were very fortunate to conceive 2 months later. I was over the moon happy, but know that for some it doesn’t happen that way. I know what you went through Jen… thank you for sharing.
Aw Alisha I’m so sorry you had to go through that as well. You are incredibly lucky you were able to conceive your son only 2 months after.
I’m sorry for your loss but glad your story has a happy ending
I’m so sorry about your loss, i have never experienced it myself but have friends that have. I have a beautiful 4 yr old son and another one due in December so that is my happy story. Great blog !
thanks so great Lisa! Congrats on your 2nd!
I am so sorry to hear all you have gone through. Thank you for sharing your story. We deeply appreciate your help in spreading the word about our happybabystories.com project. We are all volunteers and just work from donations. The money raised from this project will help us do so much more to help save babies! Thank you so much!!
Miscarrying and infertility are emotionally difficult and it sometimes seems we suffer alone. After a chemical pregnancy and secondary infertility, I am finally pregnant with baby number 4 after almost two years of trying!
I am so excited to be a part of this cause!
I understand loss in a way I thought I never would. I’m happy you have both of yours girls!
I have kidney disease that makes pregnancy difficult and possibly caused my miscarriages (we’re not sure). But thanks to bedrest and close monitoring, I have four healthy children.
I have 3 wonderful children myself, having miscarried 1 as well 1/2 way through my pregnancy. Now, I have 9 grandchildren to add to my beautiful children. I feel so Blessed! I am so sorry for your losses, that is just so difficult. But so happy you have your girls now, they will always be your entire world!
That is a happy story!You have beautiful little girls!
I’m so sorry for your losses. Thank you for sharing your story and encouraging others with similar struggles.