About this episode

Tabby Barton shares her emotional journey of motherhood, including the challenges of IVF and the complex health issues faced by her daughter, Eden Marie.

Type of loss: Early term loss, life-limiting diagnosis, multiple losses More about this story: Tabby shares the story of her two precious babies, Elias Matthew Barton and Eden Marie Barton. Tabby’s journey to motherhood began with many challenges. Diagnosed with uterus didelphys, diminished ovarian reserve, and fallopian tubes that never attached to her ovaries, natural conception was not possible. IVF became the only path forward. After multiple rounds, Tabby and her husband welcomed three embryos. One resulted in an early term loss, another didn’t implant, and their final embryo became their daughter, Eden Marie. Eden’s story is extraordinary from the very beginning. Born at 32 weeks and 3 days, she entered the world with multiple rare and complex diagnoses, including Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, a Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Pulmonary Hypertension, ALCAPA, and PAPVR. Despite arriving two months early and facing overwhelming odds, Eden surprised her medical team again and again. She was strong, spirited, and wonderfully unique—known for her sass, her bows, her blankets, and her love of mirrors, mobiles, and snuggles. Tabby shares the emotional journey of advocating for…

People in this episode

Host: Emma's Footprints

Guest: Tabby Barton

Topics covered

• grief
• motherhood
• IVF
• NICU
• advocacy
• child health

Keywords

• grieving mother
• IVF
• early term loss
• NICU
• child health
• advocacy
• Eden Marie
• Elias Matthew

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Emma's Footprints

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