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My baby's name is Joy. After two miscarriages, my pregnancy was anything but joyful

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This is the experience of Elizabeth Tadman-Kickham, an Edmonton mom who struggled with pregnancy loss while creating the family of which she dreamedFor more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ.

I found out I was pregnant with Joy two weeks before what should have been my due date for the second pregnancy that I’d lost. Standing in the bathroom, staring at a positive test, I began to cry. 

“I’m too scared,” I told my husband. “I can’t do this again.”

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