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For Olivia, pregnancy was a bit of a surprise. Though she and her husband were trying, she’d only recently stopped taking her birth control after several years and honestly thought it would take longer to get pregnant. Surprise! One month later she had a positive pregnancy test.
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Her pregnancy was fairly typical, no huge complications, but just before she was to have her little one, the world shut down. They’d already been preparing to change their plans as they realized how fast Covid was spreading, but they were not prepared for what happened.
Added to the issue of the pandemic, one week after having their little one, Colorado had a record breaking winter storm roll through.
One of the only reasons they decided to try as early as they did was because they wanted their parents to be involved in their little one’s life, and for a while there it seemed like that wasn’t going to be able to happen.
Listen as Olivia shares her story and the fears she had as she approached her due date. Every woman gets nervous before giving birth, but women giving birth during the pandemic had even more to worry about, like not having a support system when they went home.
In some ways, for Olivia and her husband, this was a good thing. They became a stronger unit as they were able to focus solely on them and their baby, but in other ways, it dashed their dreams of how they wanted to present their precious bundle to their world.
How did you share the news of your little one with friends and family?
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