My husband and I were married in September 1996. Right from the start of our marriage we agreed that we were to start a family straight away, as I was already aged in my 30s and wanted to have a baby while I was still young enough.

Time went on, and after 15 months of trying to get pregnant, it finally happened. We were so thrilled and could not get the smiles off our faces for three weeks. Then suddenly one day (when 9 weeks pregnant), I had a miscarriage, and the baby was gone. It all happened so suddenly, and there was no warning. We both cried for weeks and could not believe it. We never gave up hope that one day we would have another baby, so off we went again trying to get pregnant.

It took us another 12 months to get pregnant again. This time we were again thrilled but more aware of what problems could occur in pregnancy. Terrible circumstances made us have another miscarriage, and once again we were shocked, very sad and angry. As the months grew on, I began to do many hours of research and found lots of medical information about miscarriages and the reasons for them. It was discovered that both my husband and I had medical problems that were causing us to have these miscarriages. After we began some medical treatment to get these problems fixed, lo and behold, less than six months later I fell pregnant again for the third time.

I was so ill during the pregnancy that I stayed in bed every weekend to rest, as I was scared of another miscarriage occurring. Thankfully we had a healthy baby daughter born to us on February 5, 2000. Every day we count our blessings that we have her in our lives. She is a gift from God, and our lives are never to be the same again.

My message to you all is never give up hope. If you have miscarriages and other pregnancy problems, seek medical help and find out all the available information you can get your hands on. If it is meant to be it will be. Good luck to those of you who are currently trying to conceive and become parents. The waiting is all worth it in the end – I know.

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