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- Heather DeWittie California, USA. Our NAIT Story Our NAIT story began about 14 hours after my son was born. I was induced 3 days before my due date because my doctor was concerned with the extra amount of fluid I had and was nervous about the umbilical cord coming first if my water broke on ...
- Clark Family Surbiton, Surrey England, UK. Our NAIT Journey Hi! It took us four unexpected and long years to conceive our first child. Jessie is the result of a successful IVF cycle, but unfortunately her twin sibling was naturally miscarried early in my pregnancy. The miscarriage was caused by a blood clot applying pressure to ...
- Gillian and Scott Magee West Yorkshire, England, UK. Archie and Essie’s NAIT story My husband and I were delighted to be expecting our first child, due 2nd June 2009. Routine scans at 12 and 20 weeks showed our perfect baby, healthy, wriggling and growing well. We set about decorating the nursery, and purchasing items ...
- Diana and Miles Wirkus, Illinois, USA. Logan’s story In August of 2014 we were due with our first child, a boy. Everything about my pregnancy went according to planned. I was within normal ranges for weight gain, blood pressure and sugar levels were all normal, everything was a breeze! When I went into labor 2 ...
- Tara Pocock and Scott McGavin, Bexleyheath, Kent, England, UK. Sofia’s Story We were so thrilled when we found out we were pregnant in July 2016. Despite having a healthy pregnancy, I felt anxious after every twinge, and before every scan and check-up. It was understandable really after an early bleed at 6 weeks when I ...
- DeAnna Smith Family New Jersey, USA. My NAIT story began after my daughter Jaylyn was born. It was a difficult pregnancy and I knew something was wrong. The Drs and specialists disagreed and grasped at straws, misdiagnosed and dismissed the red flags until after my daughter was born covered in petechiae, bruises, and a platelet ...
- Shannon and Stephen Cummings Northern Ireland, UK Jaxon Denvir Craig Cummings – 28 November 2016 I had an absolutely fantastic pregnancy, baby was healthy, no morning sickness or cravings (except on a Thursday when my little one didn’t like bananas, but only on a Thursday!). However we went through some loss in the family, my ...
- Autumn Harrier Minnesota, USA Jolie Snow I thought I had a really healthy pregnancy. I ate right and worked out regularly. I was excited for a natural water birth and didn’t have any doubts that my baby would have any issues at all. After 11 hours of labor, I delivered my daughter Jolie Snow on ...
- Rhiann and Mark Cooke South Wales, UK. Iris’ Story We were overjoyed to find out I was pregnant in September 2015 following a silent miscarriage earlier in the year. I was quite anxious throughout the pregnancy due to our previous experience. When I did go into labour we skipped the early part and my plans ...
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