One Mum's Story
A collection of real-life stories from Mum Zone members
who have been kind enough to share their experiences. See details on
how to submit your story below.
  Dylan
& Belinda's Story
Dylan had a high jaundice level at birth, but this was not considered
to be a problem. It was only when at 10 weeks it was noticed that his
skin and eye colour had changed - this was a cause for concern. Belinda
took him for a heal prick test and received a phone call the next day
telling her to take him to hospital immediately. Dylan was diagnosed
with biliary atresia, a rare condition which causes serious liver damage
and would require major surgery... read
more
 Angie
& Monique's Story
Everything was progressing well with Angie's pregnancy until at 28 weeks
her waters broke. After five weeks in hospital she went into labour
and it was discovered that an infection had caused her premature labour.
Her baby's heartrate began to slow until it became undetectable so Angie
was immediately put under a general anaesthetic and given an emergency
caesarean section... read
more
 Chloe
& Oscar Smith's Story
From the age of 10 Chloe knew she was going to have a hard time conceiving,
having been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome and endometriosis.
She was lucky to fall pregnant with the help of fertility drugs, but
was not expecting to have an emergency caesar due to the life-threatening
condition pre-eclampsia... read
more
 Elizabeth
& Tiana's Story
Having had eight IVF attempts Elizabeth had mixed feelings when her
pregnancy test came up positive. Only seven months before she had given
birth to twins prematurely and tragically lost them. She was glad to
be pregnant but knew it would be a very long road to meeting her baby
- and would there be a healthy and happy ending?... read
more
 Rebecca
& Tyler's Story
Rebecca's pregnancy was going fine until at 33 weeks she was told her
baby wasn't as big as it should be. She was immediately referred to
a specialist, who admitted her for two weeks bedrest, and would then
deliver her baby via caesar. Arriving at hospital, she did not expect
to be then transferred to Sydney, over 200km away from home... read
more
 Michelle,
Peter & James' Story
Knowing since age 13 that she would probably never fall pregnant, Michelle
found other ways to live her life to the full. But one day she realised
that she was ready to be a mother. She and her husband tried IVF for
some time until they finally conceived triplets, only to lose them at
19 weeks. After more IVF and more heartache they were finally blessed
with a pregnancy that they knew deep down would work out... read
more
 Rhonda
& Rachel's Story
At 24 weeks pregnant Rhonda was taken to hospital with heavy bleeding.
She was found to be 4cm dilated, and the next day was offered a priest
when she became fully dilated and it was discovered that the baby was
footling breech. Determined to hold on, Rhonda somehow knew that baby
Rachel would miraculously survive against the odds... read
more
 Leigh-anne's
Story
Leigh-anne was delighted to be pregnant with twins, and was comfortable
with the prospect of a caesar for their delivery. Everything went fine
with the birth, but it was afterwards when she lost the feeling in her
hands that she realised things had gone horribly wrong. She didn't know
if she was ever going to meet her babies or see her two and a half year
old again... read more
 Fiona
& Airlie's Story
At 27 weeks pregnant, Fiona was admitted to hospital suffering
from pre eclampsia and HELLP Syndrome which put both her and and her
baby girl in grave danger. Baby Airlie was born via caesar weighing
just 861 grams but with a strong will to live. After weeks of living
in the Neonatal ICU taking each day's ups and downs moment by moment,
finally baby Airlie grew strong enough to go home... read
more
 Nikki's
Story
My Boss Fired Me Because I was Pregnant!
Nikki was surprised but thrilled to learn that she was pregnant. As
an apprentice hairdresser she assumed she had the same rights as everyone
else in the workforce, until her boss started pushing her to take early
maternity leave. Pushing turned to harassment and mistreatment, leading
her to be diagnosed with anxiety and stress whilst dealing with the
anti-discrimination board... read
more
 Rebecca
Cross' Story
Rebecca was told she would probably never conceive a child after finding
out she had endometriosis and polycystic ovaries at the age of 20. After
years of erratic menstrual patterns nothing seemed amiss when she missed
her period for several months - until she discovered she was 16 weeks
pregnant, her baby even having survived a hysteroscopy at 2 weeks...
read more
 Kim
Bowen's Story
Kim spent years wondering what was wrong with her with constant trips
to the doctors for various illnesses that no-one ever seemed to be able
to explain. Her life was turned upside down when finally she was diagnosed
with endometriosis, one of the leading causes of infertility... read
more
 Meredith
Marshall's Story
Her first husband died 4 years ago and she was left a widow at 33 with
3 boys to bring up on her own. This meant she had to become the breadwinner
as well as be a super mum. How would you cope? Read about this mum's
remarkable journey to rediscover happiness, love and business success...
read more
Submit Your Story
If you are a Mum who has a story to tell or you know
of one, email your story to admin@mumzone.com.au.
If you have a photo feel free to include it in your email.
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