The wonderful Cydnee Wardle, Johnathan (4), Levi (2). Cydnee is currently 38 weeks pregnant with baby number three.

Cydnee had a healthy pregnancy and birth in a military hospital with Johnathan but found things more complicated with her second. She was high risk due to placenta previa and her husband was deployed at the time. Cydnee's mother was able to come and be her support during her cesarean birth and postpartum period but it was a difficult transition. This pregnancy has been going well but Cydnee has been high risk again due to a single vessel cord. Thankfully, baby has been growing very well and Cydnee is planning for a VBAC.

The empowerment of sharing her story and normalizing a healthy view of women for her boys is very important for Cydnee. She hopes that participating in this movement will help them to see the innate beauty in all of our differences.

The wonderful Kirsten Wallace with her daughter Aviana (2). Kirsten is also 33 weeks pregnant with her second, due in November. When Kirsten was 18, she was told that she had Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and would never have children of her own, or if she did she would have to utilize fertility treatments to get there. Despite the warnings, she conceived without issue unexpectedly. Aviana's pregnancy was great, Kirsten struggled with morning sickness but was otherwise okay. She was born vaginally with an epidural due to her posterior position and was able to breastfeed right away. Aviana is still breastfeeding, and Kirsten hopes to tandem feed once the new baby arrives. They decided to try again very quickly so that the kids could grow up close in age. Conception took a lot longer this time and Kirsten had to rely on Clomid and other fertility treatments. She hasn't been as sick this pregnancy but has had a few complications. The baby has a single vessel umbilical cord and is measuring quite small. Thankfully he's growing steadily, just in lower percentiles, so everything is looking great this time around. Kirsten had hoped to have a homebirth but is going to deliver in the hospital with a student midwife assisting. She is hoping for a natural waterbirth this time. When Kirsten was growing up, she had family members who forbid her from having seconds and told her to suck her stomach in at age 6 or 7, things they would never have said to her brother. She doesn't feel anyone should be subjected to that and wants to set a better example for both her children.