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Emotional Letter – Mom of Triplets Pens To Infertility.
Dear Infertility,
I hated you.
You steal dreams. You break hearts. You bring grief. You consume lives. You are the reason I couldn’t get pregnant on my own. You drowned my heart in deep misery from the inability to become a Mother how most women do. You told me that my body wasn’t good enough. You may have been a huge part of my story, but you never defined me. And on this day, two years ago, I kicked your ass. I defeated you. I showed you that there is a victory in infertility and God finally planted life in my womb.
Infertility, there are so many things you brought with you when you entered my life. It wasn’t just that I couldn’t get pregnant. You brought me more tears than I ever thought I could shed. Because of you, I laid on my bathroom floor in complete emptiness after countless negative pregnancy tests time and time again. I had to endure shots, bruises, and all kinds of meds because when you are infertile and you seek fertility treatment for help, that is what you are in for. You are expensive and exhausting physically, emotionally, and mentally. Infertility, you drowned my heart in disappointment and agony. And truthfully, it was pretty painful every time I heard the words “I’m pregnant” from someone other than myself. And yet, in the midst of all of that-you brought me hope.
As much as I hated you, Infertility, I am also so thankful that you were my story. You made me strong. Even before I got pregnant, my strength was rising. Not only did I feel like Superwoman after all of those injections, meds, blood draws, doctor visits, etc. but I found strength emotionally, as well. I learned how to be brave and walk our story with faith trusting that God knew every single detail better than I did. I learned how to be courageous as my husband gave me a progesterone shot that hurt like you wouldn’t believe every single night for 2 months so I could get and stay pregnant. Infertility, you taught me that I am never alone in my darkest days.
Never did I imagine I would be labeled as infertile. Nor did I imagine that we would seek fertility treatment. However, infertility, it is because of you that I get to be a Mom to my Hope Triplets. This love that I get to experience with them is absolutely undeniable. It is the greatest feeling in the world and if you weren’t apart of my story, I would be missing out on a truly honorable role as their Mommy. It is because of you that two years ago I found myself lying on a doctor bed waiting for two precious and perfectly made embryos to be transferred to my womb.
Infertility, God used you in my life to make a platform for my story and reach the hearts of people walking the same pain I was in. And it is because of you that I have a greater understanding of what hope really is.
Infertility, I don’t hate you, not anymore. God makes beauty out of ashes. You were my ashes, but God made you beautiful. If it wasn’t for you-for the extreme heartache you caused me, the lies you told me, the grief you brought my heart over and over again- not only would I not be a Mom to my darling hope triplets, but I can now truly grasp on to how powerful and remarkable it means to have hope in Jesus Christ.
Hope anchors the soul. Hope does not disappoint. Hope is having faith for what seems impossible. It is trusting God when it feels hopeless. My journey to parenthood was nothing short of hope. God had every single detail orchestrated from the second He planted the seed of Motherhood in my heart. Infertility, today, when I really reflect on those years when you were apart of my life, I can only say, Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mama of Hope
Desiree and her husband have now been blessed with a set of triplets -two boys and one girl- Charlize, Sawyer, and Jax.
Speaking to PregnancyBeyond.com, the triplet mom said “I think this letter really captures the heartache of infertility-and the beauty of it, as well”
Thank you for sharing for sharing this raw open letter. Find more of Desiree and her family on Instagram
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This Mom is 36 Weeks Pregnant And Has 2-Month-Old Twins.
New York Fashion Designer, Althea Harper, and her husband wanted to add to their family.
They both already have a daughter together and decided to start trying for another baby, however, they had no success with conceiving. Battling with infertility, Althea and her husband made the decision to use a surrogate to carry their biological child.
Shortly after the surrogate became pregnant with their twins, then more good news – Althea discovered she was also pregnant!
She is 36 weeks pregnant in this image with her two-month-old twins and older child.
What an amazing story. Congratulations Althea on your beautiful growing family, a true story of modern motherhood.
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Singleton, Then Twins And Now Triplets! This Mom of 3 is Expecting Another 3! By Marcel Warfield, Janice Park (WUSA9)
She had one baby, then twins and now she’s expecting triplets, all naturally conceived.
It’s a story of love and surprise.
It all began 10 years ago when Robert and Nia Tolbert of Waldorf, Maryland ran into each other while visiting their friends at work. From that moment, they were in love.
That love turned into a union when they married on August 31, 2014. At this time the couple had a 3-year-old son, Shai, and would be soon expecting twin boys.
Watch the video to hear the couple speak about their three newest additions and to see their extremely entertaining gender reveal.
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Miracle Twins are Born Two Weeks Apart! A Texas woman miraculously gave birth to a set of twins two weeks apart.
On Jan. 17, LaTroya Woolridge was in her 24th week of pregnancy when she started experiencing excruciating labor pains. Her husband Arthur was out of town, so she drove herself to the Hospital “even though it was my first pregnancy, I knew the pain was not normal. I drove myself to the hospital. I was vomiting.” said LaTroya.
At the hospital, she was told she was in active labor, and minutes later, LaTroya gave birth to Daughter Amara who weighed just 1 pound, 3 ounces.
Doctors were not sure if Amara would survive the birth because they couldn’t detect her heartbeat while she was still in the womb. “When I finally delivered her and saw her feet moving I was filled with joy that she was alive but afraid of what would happen next because she was so tiny,” said Latoya. It was a difficult birth followed by intensive care.
“Twenty-four weeks delivery is more than four months early, and it’s really right on the borderline at where babies will survive,” said Dr. David Weisoly, a neonatologist and medical director for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands.
Doctors urged LaTroya to remain on bed rest so she could keep her baby boy in-utero for as long as possible to allow him to grow. According to Dr. Amber Samuel, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, delayed interval twin delivery is very rare, with the incidence occurring in less than 1 in 1,000 twin births.
On Jan. 31, two weeks to the day after Amara was born, LaTroya had a slight fever so doctors delivered Arthur III via C-section. He weighed just 2 pounds, 2 ounces.
“I didn’t even know that was possible,” she said. “I have heard of Miracle Twins being born on different days because they were a few minutes apart, but I had no idea that it was possible for twins to be born with a significantly different date of birth.” The twin mom said they will be celebrating two separate birthdays in the future.
While in intensive care, the twins continued to gain weight and hit growth milestones. Arthur III got discharged on April 30th, 6 days ahead of their original due date while Amara got discharged on May 5th, 2017 – their original due date.
LaTroya told Pregnancy & Beyond that she is elated to have the twins home “I feel wonderful. Amara and Arthur have brought such joy to our lives. It is a blessing to watch them grow and develop. They are our first children, so we didn’t know exactly what to expect. All we had to go by was the experiences and opinions of others. The first few months have truly been a learning process. Being very organized and sticking to a strict schedule has helped us manage the twins at home. Even in the most challenging times, we are just grateful to have them here. We know this could have turned out to be devastating, but instead, it turned out to be a miraculous blessing. I consider it to be a privilege to be their mom” she said.
Amara turned 6 months on July 17th while Arthur III turned 6 months on July 31.
Thank you LaTroya for sharing your story with us! Follow her babies on Instagram @woolridgetwins
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Hayven and Rosealyn Starks Birth Story:
Babies Name: Hayven and Rosealyn Starks
Date of Birth: May 8th, 2017
Parents: Jonathan & Jade Starks
Here’s the cute babies Hayven and Rosealyn Starks Birth Story.
Jade Starks wanted one baby but got two! Despite the difficulty she had with breathing and being very nervous of delivery, Jade says her labor & delivery was the best experience possible. She welcomed her twins girls via a scheduled c-section and it was a total adrenaline rush; she cried when she heard their first cry and holding her girls for the first time was totally love at first sight. We could not be more happy with our two blessings, she says, they bring us so much joy everyday and we couldn’t imagine doing life any different.
Jade however noted that being a parent of twins isn’t as easy as it looks –– you get no days off from motherhood, but we are thankful for our twin girls and so exited to watch them grow and thrive together.
Watch the birth vlog!
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North Carolina Couple Welcome Twins After Losing Sons in Crash, July 10, 2017.
Hadley and Gentry Eddings, a pastor at Forest Hill Church in Charlotte who lost their two sons in a tragic accident in May 2015, on the way home from Gentry’s sister’s wedding, have welcomed twin boys. The elated couple named their double blessings – Isaiah Dobbs and Amos Reed, in honor of their older siblings.
Courtesy of the Eddings family
Earlier this year in January, the couple announced the great news that they were expecting twins and used the opportunity to state that they had forgiven the driver who caused the wreck. The couple was in a caravan with family members on their way home from Wilmington to Charlotte during Memorial Day weekend when a truck driver slammed into them, killing their 2-year old son Dobbs and sending Hadley, who was 37 weeks pregnant, into labor. Hadley, ended up having an emergency C-section, but the baby boy — whom they named Reed — died just two days later.
Relying on their faith to get through the difficult time, the couple mentioned that they wanted people to understand the power of forgiveness. “Be willing to forgive others – that’s been an important part of our healing, is just to be able to forgive the driver that caused the accident.”
Courtesy of the Eddings family
In a statement to PEOPLE, Hadley said “The Lord has not left us for one second in our grief of losing our two boys almost two years ago. God is a redeemer and a restorer! God blesses us beyond what we deserve or could ever imagine.
“We are excited that Dobbs and Reed are going to be big brothers to twins! We are so thankful for our family and so many friends who have prayed for us and cheered us on our way. We’re rejoicing, and thank Jesus for these two precious little ones!”
In an Interview, Hadley said she had missed being a mom from day one “but around this summer I thought, we’re getting to that point where it’s ok for me to be pregnant and I want to have more babies. And I don’t want to continue to live this life without being a mom again.”
She says she had to come to terms with exactly what it means to have more kids.
“It’s not betraying my children who are no longer here to have more children and that was the things we had to work through before we decided to try again.”
Gentry Eddings and twins
Courtesy of the Eddings family
Asides supporting with prayers, well-wishers have been able to raise $203,000 through GoFundMe to cover medical and other expenses. “We believe there is a lot of hope in our story and it reminds us God is a restorer,” says Gentry Eddings.
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