Author: Brooke Shambley
Mama Bear Mentor: Nyssa Hasty
November 17, 2025Within Mama Bear Care, we have a team who are uplifting, encouraging, and open to new ways to support our precious mama bears. Since our mission is to empower mamas to embrace their Mama Bear role, equipping them to advocate for their special babies with fierce love and tender care, Beverly (our Founder and CEO) realized […]
more...
Mama Bear Mentor: Lori Edwards
November 14, 2025One of our Mama Bear Mentors, Lori Edwards, has joined Mama Bear Care to come alongside mamas who receive a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis.
more...
Lori’s Story: In His Sovereign Hands
November 5, 2025Our Mama Bear, Lori, is sharing her story and her son’s story for our blog today. Philip was diagnosed with with Trisomy 13 prenatally and surprised everyone by not only making an appearance, but spending a little time at home! While doctors were pessimistic, Lori knew that Philip was in God’s sovereign hands. Philip had […]
more...
Brooke’s Story: Immense Significance
October 8, 2025Our Mama Bear story today comes from Brooke, mother of Skylar who was born with Trisomy 18. Like many moms who receive a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis for their baby, she was pressured to abort her baby, because “there was no hope.” We find that there is beautiful hope in the moments mama bears get to […]
more...
Elissa’s Story: Compatible with Life
September 4, 2025With Mama Bear Care, we often hear stories about parents with a prenatal diagnosis who are told that their babies are incompatible with life and still spend precious time with their families earth-side after delivery. However, we do not often get to share this story in regards to Trisomy 13, so Elissa’s story about her […]
more...
What Mama Bears Need
August 27, 2025When we think of a mama bear, we often think that they are so amazingly independent and fierce. And they are! However, even mama bears need support. What do mama bears need? What Mama Bears Need –> Unending Support We live in a society that is uncomfortable with doing “hard.” When we hear of a […]
more...
Ashley’s Story: The Big Plans of God
May 16, 2025Mama Bear Care empowers women who have received a prenatal diagnosis to embrace their Mama Bear role, equipping them to advocate for their special babies with fierce love and tender care. When a mama comes to our community, she has received an unexpected diagnosis. With each diagnosis comes a different story. That story becomes a […]
more...
Janie’s Story: Love Has No Limits
March 12, 2025Mama Bear Care exists to support mamas who receive a life-limiting prenatal diagnosis to provide them with support, education, counseling, and community. Each mama comes to our community with a different diagnosis and with a different story. Each baby has value, dignity, and life, no matter the diagnosis or the length of their little life. […]
more...
Mama Bear Marie: Holding Strong
February 20, 2025Thank you, Marie, for sharing your story with our Mama Bear Care community! We love to see your Mama Bear strength and spirit! Mama Bear Marie: Holding Strong Meet one of our Mama Bears! Marie is mama to sweet Azariah. Though she wasn’t given much hope after receiving a prenatal diagnosis, Marie gave birth in […]
more...
Dee’s Story: Every Story Is Different!
January 29, 2025We were so glad when Dee said she wanted to share her story about her daughter, Mattison, and her prenatal diagnosis of Trisomy 9. As Dee shares below, every story is different! Thank you Dee for sharing your story with our Mama Bear Care community! We love to see your Mama Bear strength and spirit! […]
more...