Author: Mariah Wheeler

According to Chris, when it came time for his wife, Brigette, to deliver her twins, he decided to snap one last picture. Then it was off to the hospital so the couple, who already had three sons together, could meet the two newest additions to the family. Brigette gave birth via c-section to perfect and healthy babies. But fear soon overshadowed the moment, as his wife’s body started attacking itself. Brigette suffered an amniotic fluid embolism, a condition that occurs during one in 80,000 births. In an amniotic fluid embolism, amniotic fluid gets into the mother’s bloodstream, causing a serious…

After suffering four miscarriages over a two-year period, Kiera was delighted when she found out she was pregnant again. Her 12-week scan at the local hospital confirmed all was well, but eight weeks later doctors noticed the baby’s stomach was filling with fluid. Doctors realised the unborn child had grade 3 severe ascites to the bowel and she was advised to terminate her pregnancy. But she couldn’t give up on her little miracle. Kiera went for a scan every week for the rest of her pregnancy. And her heart was shattered further every time, as doctors continued to tell her to terminate. At her 28-week…