Deciding to build a family takes courage and a lot of consideration. The mental and physical requirements increase when the number of children in the family increases. As such, surprise pregnancies can be either a blessing or a curse for some families. In 2016, Ukraine’s Oksana Kobeletska made headlines by being a mom to quintuplets....
We’ve made many medical advancements that have made giving birth a much safer process. Still, now matter what kind of birth you have, there are risks. This family experienced one first-hand when this Colorado mom had to give birth via emergency cesarean section. The doctors cut her newborn’s face when performing the procedure. Family Pursuing...
Losing a child is a pain that no parent should ever endure. In 2014, an expecting mother had her dreams of being a mother crushed when her child, a stillborn, never took his first breath. After one year of not touching his room, she decided to sell the crib she had bought for him. The...
Giving up a child for adoption is never an easy decision. When Shelley Pitts became pregnant at just 14 years old, she ultimately knew that it was what would be best for her baby. Still, she silently celebrated her son’s birthday every year since the day she gave him away. Finally, more than three decades...
Modern medicine has made some astounding advances including helping families have babies where they may biologically struggle. One example is a woman born in 1991 who gave birth to an embryo frozen in 1992. Old Frozen Embryo Develops New Baby Tina Gibson lives in Tennessee with her husband Benjamin. The pair were married for over...
Every mother-to-be anticipates their first appointment with the doctor. Whether they’re excited or scared, or both, it is an appointment they’ll never forget. The first time they hear their baby’s heartbeat. Or, in the case of one expecting couple, four. They got quite a shock when the obstetrician told them they were soon to welcome...
Taking a loved one off life support is one of the hardest decisions people face. We hope to never be in that position but for many it’s unavoidable. When Ryan Finley’s wife suffered from cardiac arrest he was ultimately faced with this difficult choice. He weighed his options and “pulled the plug”. In her final...
One-month-old Ben passed away in the night due to Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). His mother, Amanda Saucedo, had taken him out of his co-sleeper to change his diaper and breastfeed him. But soon after he latched on, she fell asleep. Her alarm clock woke her at 8 a.m. but Ben didn’t wake up....
Parents are supposed to love their children no matter what, right? Well, apparently not all parents agree. This mom was shocked when one day her 15-year-old son called her at work in tears. He had just come out as gay to his dad, who angrily kicked him out of the house. The mom responded in...
We live in a world filled with people who all have outdated views of what a woman can and can not do. So many people still have this outdated, pathetic opinion on wifely duties. Things such as women needing to cook for their husbands, not have a job because raising the kids should be their...
Taking public transit can be tough. It is especially tough when you are several months pregnant. While returning home from work, a young man says he was too tired to give up his seat to a pregnant woman on the bus. He posted his story on the popular Reddit forum Am I the Asshole to get...
Although establishing boundaries is tricky for most people, few parents can imagine allowing their children to leave the country, for months. However, one concerned parent shared that her ex-MIL insisted on taking her 13-month-old to another country for 3 months. When the mom said no, grandma kept trying, refusing to “take no for an answer.” ...
