When Esther rang the helpline at 17 weeks pregnant, she explained that although she was still with the father, neither of them wanted to have a baby. But because she had only just found out that she was pregnant, she could not see herself having an abortion. “I know these little flutters I can feel… Read more »

A rupture of the membranes essentially means a breakage of the amniotic sac – more commonly referred to as ‘”breaking of the mother’s waters”. If a PPROM occurs before 37 weeks the unborn baby and mother are at greater risk for complications. Dilemma Jenna had been told by her doctor that the best thing to do in… Read more »

Shelly arrived at one of our Life houses when she was around five months into her pregnancy. She was fleeing from both domestic and financial abuse. As the trust between Shelly and our housing support worker developed, Shelly told her story of how through the loss of her first baby to SIDS, the manipulation from… Read more »

He explained that he felt loss and every morning since the termination he lay in bed and cried. He said that he knew he did not have a right to feel such overwhelming grief because it had not “happened to him” but that is what he was feeling. Joe went on to explain that he… Read more »

Client J made contact on our text to talk service. She’d found out about us through our Pregnancy Matters™ Online advertising. Her message read: 15 wks preg, hate it can’t cope. The client was texted back and encouraged to explain a little more of what was going on for her. From three weeks into the… Read more »