Pregnancy and postpartum is a time in a woman’s life that should be filled with excitement, foot rubs, and picking out adorable baby clothes with friends and family as she welcomes her bundle of joy into the world. Sadly, for many people this dream is interrupted because of thyroid disease. So many women are robbed of what should be a magical experience of bringing new life into the world. Instead of excitement and joy, they are given darkness and suffering. But, I want to share with you some stories of women who have gone through the darker side of pregnancy and postpartum, and have found the light at the end of the tunnel, so that you can learn from their experiences and potentially prevent the devastating impacts of thyroid disease. Why? Because we deserve to be healthy in every stage of our journey and because our future children depend on us.