Becoming pregnant and having a child can be one of the most exciting times in a woman’s life, but it isn’t always an easy road to get there.
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There are so many combining factors; the timing has to be perfect in order to conceive, and even then there is very little you can do to control the development of your baby during pregnancy.
Though it is incredibly common to struggle with pregnancy and fertility, the battle that is faced by many women around the world goes largely unnoticed due to the sense of secrecy surrounding conceiving. Women are encouraged to keep their pregnancy private until the end of the first trimester, partly because they want to surprise their loved ones and partly so that no one is disappointed when it doesn’t work out.
But having the support of the people they love is exactly what they need most, no matter how the pregnancy ends.
For Mother’s Day this year, Sarah Walsh, an anchor for SportsCenter, posted a photo on Instagram of her twins with a caption that is going viral around the world.
Sitting in between her baby boy Brees and baby girl Hutton, Sarah recounts the story of when she miscarried for the first time while reporting on air. From that time on, Sarah and her husband, Matt Buschmann, would struggle with conceiving a child that could make it to full term.
And then in early February of this year, Sarah gave birth to not just one but two babies and all of their dreams came true.
Though it may not seem like many women suffer through pregnancy loss, the truth is that as many as 50 percent of pregnancies may end in miscarriage, according to the March of Dimes. With this type of heartbreaking loss being so incredibly common, it is important to celebrate each new pregnancy no matter how loudly or quietly you do it.
For Sarah, after so much loss and a very quiet pregnancy, she decided that this Mother’s Day was the time to share her child loss journey. Read on for Sarah’s own words below.
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