Katie’s Story: Surviving HELLP and DIC in a Pandemic
It all began on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 37 weeks and 6 days. I was on quarantine for work to be sure I didn’t have Covid when I delivered since I’m a teacher. I woke up and felt fine. As the day progressed, I began to feel more uncomfortable. My stomach was...
Brooke’s Story: Twins and Preeclampsia in a Global Pandemic
My husband and I conceived our twins in the summer of 2020 via IUI after struggling for a while to get pregnant. Preeclampsia had been my biggest fear the entire pregnancy and I did every possible thing I could to prevent it despite ticking all the boxes that...
Erin’s Story: HELLP, Cancer, and a Devastating Loss.
Pregnancy I became pregnant with my first child in late July 2017. Everything about this pregnancy seemed normal, healthy, and routine. I didn’t have morning sickness, or gain excess weight. I passed the gestational diabetes test and was measuring big, but on track. I...