I was born on August 8th 1991. Two or more weeks premature. I spent the first three and a half years of my life in a Romanian orphanage, on the third year one of the caretakers attempted to kill me by throwing me down the stairs for complaining that she was stealing food. I suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury with skull fracture. I remember waking up in the hospital. Because of the premature birth...
Polly Gamwich has been struggling to conceive her first child while dealing with recurrent pregnancy loss since June of 2006. She has been diagnosed with: Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR), Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism, Anti-Ovarian Antibodies (AOA), Elevated FSH, and of course the title of "habitual aborter" (as if it's a bad habit!) Join her as she navigates the murky waters of...
I am a 36-year old woman who's tried for five years to get pregnant using both traditional and medical/artificial means. My husband and I have been married for almost 12 years, and are also in the process of trying to adopt a little boy from Vietnam (but it's not going well). Despite being able to belt out a whooping 22 eggs during a retrieval and husband's super sperm count, and after taking...
Nuclear Medicine Technologist and mother of 4. Lover of science and God. My daughter Carleigh was diagnosed with anencephaly at 22 1/2 weeks gestation. I carried her to term and it was one of the most beautiful and blessed experiences of my life.
