This is a tapestry of personal stories
A huge thank you to all that have shared their fabric and stories for this project. If you would like to submit your own story, we will continue to post them here as this project continues to grow.
What started this project
Read Carole’s Personal Story
Latest Stories
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Space for the Grief and the Joy
As I hold my youngest baby in my arms, watching her sleep, I feel such joy and love for this precious little person. I… Read more
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Grateful and Grieving
I’ve always known motherhood was an experience I wanted for my own, as many do. I dreamed of the moment when I’d meet my… Read more
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Use Your Support System
I feel like there’s a lot of talk about this topic but I still have yet to see a streamlined program to help people… Read more
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A Diary to My Babies
There are so many hormones circulating during all of these periods—trying to conceive, pregnancy, the first year following childbirth, and beyond— that we often… Read more
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I Want a Do-Over
I woke up at 3am, 39 weeks 6 days pregnant, feeling intermittent cramping and a bit unwell—that feeling you get at the onset of… Read more
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Waiting to be Joyful
I remember feeling alone. Waiting for a maternal instinct to kick in so I could be joyful. I had postpartum depression with my first… Read more
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Door to the World
My body had already been shaking for a while by the time I noticed it. This is normal, I thought, you’re not panicking. It’s… Read more
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Resist the Urge to Retreat Into Yourself
My partner and I struggled with infertility for three years before getting pregnant and it was an extremely difficult time on both our mental… Read more
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I Am So Much Stronger Than I Thought
We struggled with infertility and pregnancy loss when trying to grow our family before our first child was born. I experienced so much pain,… Read more
Connecting Threads 