*This episode has mentions of infant loss, termination by choice, and traumatic miscarriage. If you find any of these triggering, please consider skipping this episode. Listener discretion is advised.
You're 20 weeks pregnant and the unthinkable happens. You go for a routine ultrasound and to find out the results of the genetic testing you had done a few weeks ago. What should be a happy time ends up being a day where your entire world comes crashing down around you.
The doctor tells you the test show your unborn baby has trisomy 18, otherwise known as Edwards syndrome. It's a genetic condition that causes delays and fetal growth development and life expectancy for children diagnosed with it is very short due to several life threatening complications, including congenital heart and kidney disease.
In today's episode, I talk with Chelsea Paiz about her journey to motherhood. What went through her mind after her daughter's diagnosis? How she deals with people who may not understand her decision, and how she's still struggling with secondary infertility today. We're also talking about how she turned her pain into passion by starting TTC Mama Company and her mission to help others through one of life's most difficult decisions.
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