Second Half of Pregnancy Overview Parents are never prepared to hear the news that something is wrong with their baby. My nightmares and reality were identical after receiving Eloise’s diagnosis. Pregnancy is such a beautiful thing, and I felt like its beauty had been robbed from me. I’ve never experienced such overwhelming sadness. My child, …
The doctor and the resident shared the official diagnosis with us. I heard it, but it was like the doctor spoke another language. Holoprosencephaly is a long word that I asked him to repeat several times. The resident finally wrote it down on a piece of mini notepad paper, and I still have the piece …
July 2019 My nightmare and reality collided. I really did have a nightmare before learning Eloise’s diagnosis. It spooked me. I’ve wondered if deep down I knew something was off with my pregnancy. Obviously, hindsight is 20/20, but I think I knew. I couldn’t believe it when the pregnancy test showed a very faint second …