Waiting for my rainbow! 🌈

Natalie
I have never talked about my situation with anyone other than family and friends so this is hard for me. My husband and I have been together for 15 years and finally decided to tie the knot last May. While on our honeymoon we found out we were pregnant with our first baby which we later found out was a little girl. We named her Leilani and it seemed as if life couldn't get any better. I had a wonderful pregnancy and we were prepping for her big arrival. The week of my baby shower was here so I scheduled a checkup appointment for earlier in the week hoping to get some great pics of baby girl to hang at the shower! Little did I know my life would change forever that day. My husband and I went in early that day after I realized I hadn't felt her move in a while. The doctor brought us in, unconcerned as I am a healthy 28 year old and my pregnanancy had gone so well thus far but once she started looking for Leilani's heartbeat.... I knew something was terribly wrong. That's when we found out that baby suddenly passed away and I would be delivering her at 33 weeks a stillborn. My husband and I were devastated! I ended up giving birth to a beautiful baby girl on November 14th, 2017 with my husband and our mothers by our side. We had a beautiful memorial service in honor of our sweet angel a couple weeks later. Both my husband and I took some time off to grieve and we since have tried to focus on how blessed we are to help get us through this tragic event. We now feel that we are both ready to try for our rainbow baby but I am definitely struggling a bit as it came so easily last time. We have been actively trying for almost 3 months and I'm now attempting to use Geritol vitamins and an ovulation kit to assist with the process. Any suggestions you may have will be greatly appreciated. #prayingformy🌈Â