Updated: 5:49 AM CDT May 8, 2021 Katie Thompson Traffic Anchor & Transportation Specialist This Mother’s Day, it s an important reminder that not every family comes easy. “When you start with IVF, we thought we were done. We thought we were there, and, you know, unfortunately, it just didn t work out that way,” said Alex Lieto.Fertility struggle is something that affects one in every seven couples. But it s hard to imagine any mother who cherishes her day more than Lieto, of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.“It was hard, and would I ever want to go through that again? No, but would I if I knew that it would bring me to Faith and Luca? A hundred percent,” she said. After beginning IVF in 2015, Alex and Tim Lieto struggled for several years staying pregnant. Unsuccessful treatments, multiple miscarriages, and a devastating pregnancy loss at 19 weeks. “We thought we were just the unluckiest couple there was out there,” she said. The couple worke
Brigham and Women s Hospital planning for summer baby boom Share Updated: 4:30 PM EDT May 6, 2021 Share Updated: 4:30 PM EDT May 6, 2021
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Show Transcript THIS LOCAL BABY. BOOM. BABY BUST OR BABY BOOM DOCTORS AT BRIGHAM WOMEN’S HOSPITAL IN BOSTON SAY THEY’RE SEEING AN UPTICK IN BABIES BORN DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE ARE SEEING WE’RE PROJECTING SOME OF THE HIGHEST DELIVERY RATES THAT WE’VE HAD IN OUR HISTORY A STARK CONTRAST FROM A CDC REPORT THAT SHOWS A 4% DECLINE IN THE US BIRTH RATE IN 2020 AS FOR WHAT’S AHEAD FOR THE REST OF 2021 THE BRIGHAM IS PREPARING FOR A BUSY BABY SUMMER, SO DRIVING IT. YOU HAVE TO WONDER WHETHER THE BABY BOOM AND STATE BOOM MAY NOT BE SOMEWHAT CONNECTED AND THAT FOLKS WHO ARE NEWLY MOVED TO THE SUBURBS MAY BE DECIDING. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO HAVE ANOTHER ANOTHER TRIAL. WE HAVE MORE SPACE ALEXANDRA AND DENNIS DURAN ARE ONE FAMILY GIFTED WITH A NEW BLESSING NAMED FIONA AFTER BATTLING BONE CA
Updated: 9:10 AM CDT May 5, 2021 Katie Thompson Traffic Anchor & Transportation Specialist There s a happy ending for a dog who has been searching for a home for more than 200 days. Chuckie captured the hearts of everyone at the shelter that has cared for him, and he’s finally going to his forever home. Chuckie is a rescue dog that has been living at Dog Orphans Humane Society in Douglas, Massachusetts. “He came from Georgia. He was hit by a truck. Someone let him out, abandoned him on the highway,” said manager Ron Morse. The trauma left neurological damage that makes Chuckie unable to use his back legs when nature calls. But aside from that, he s a loving companion. Despite that, Chuckie spent more than 200 days at the shelter. I’ve made TikToks of him, I’ve bought so many apps to make videos of him to show all of the bright sides of Chuckie versus his pottying issue, said assistant manager Hannah Shenian. It’s just finding that right ho