Girl Learns She’s Pregnant Days After OB/GYN’s Demise (Unique)

• Megan Thomas found she was pregnant simply days after her trusted OB/GYN — her finest pal’s father — died immediately
• Her emotional TikTok captured the second she informed her finest pal the information
• Each girls see the timing as a strong signal that Dr. DeSanto, who helped Megan by an extended fertility journey, is making miracles occur from above

When Megan Thomas came upon she was pregnant on Valentine’s Day, it felt like a miracle — and never simply due to the lengthy fertility journey she had endured. 

Simply 5 days earlier, her finest pal Hannah DeSanto’s father, Dr. Greg DeSanto — a beloved OB/GYN who had been instrumental in Megan’s fertility journey — had died unexpectedly on Tremendous Bowl Sunday. 

In a touching TikTok video, Megan shared the second she revealed her being pregnant to Hannah and her household. “This isn’t a coincidence,” Megan tells PEOPLE. “That is past miracle standing — simply despatched from above.” 

For Megan and her husband — who had confronted quite a few challenges all through their fertility journey, together with struggles with celiac illness and a prognosis of PCOS — the information was a beacon of hope on the finish of an extended street full of uncertainty.

Initially hesitant about her choices for getting pregnant after going through hormonal imbalances and painful signs, Megan turned to Hannah for recommendation. Hannah urged her father evaluate Megan’s hormone panel. 

Dr. DeSanto guided Megan by ovulation monitoring, prescribed drugs like Metformin for insulin resistance and referred her to specialists when crucial. 

His unwavering help introduced choices Megan hadn’t thought of earlier than: “He simply opened up this entire world of everyone’s journey to children being so completely different,” she explains. 

When Dr. DeSanto died immediately, his absence left a void not solely in his household but in addition in Megan’s journey. She recollects feeling misplaced. “He was our anchor to figuring all this out … not understanding what even lies forward for us at this level,” she says.

But simply days later, Megan took a being pregnant check on a whim — anticipating nothing — and noticed two strains seem. She describes the surreal second: “I ran to the shop and took like seven extra assessments as a result of I simply didn’t consider it.”

Sharing the information with Hannah was equally emotional. Megan admits combating how you can method her finest pal throughout such a tough time. “Below another circumstances, I wouldn’t convey this up at this level,” she notes.

However understanding how deeply concerned Dr. DeSanto had been in her journey made it really feel proper. “It felt like he despatched this miracle from above,” she provides.

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For Hannah, listening to the information introduced consolation throughout an unimaginably powerful week. “I’m so glad [she] did inform me as a result of we wanted some form of excellent news at that second,” she shares with PEOPLE. 

She added that her father’s legacy as an OB/GYN — a profession he cherished deeply — made the timing really feel much more particular. “He cherished serving to folks begin households,” his daughter shares. “He at all times mentioned he had the happiest job on the planet.”

Dr. DeSanto’s influence prolonged far past his speedy circle. Since his dying, sufferers have reached out to share tales of how he modified their lives — some crediting him with saving their family members or making parenthood potential once they thought it wasn’t an choice. 

Hannah displays on these messages: “It’s been wild to see how many individuals have come out of the woodwork. Dad was actually cool.”

For each girls, honoring Dr. DeSanto’s legacy stays central as they transfer ahead. Hannah plans to maintain his reminiscence alive by being a part of Megan’s child’s life and cherishing moments that remind her of him. “It seems like there’s a little bit piece of him right here,” she says.

Megan echoes related sentiments about persevering with his work by love and group. “This child is already so cherished and supported. It seems like every thing goes to work out now as a result of that is larger than us,” she says.

She additionally emphasizes the significance of connecting with others throughout fertility struggles. “Discover your folks and actually lean on them … You’re going to really feel higher having folks know what’s occurring versus feeling like you may’t say something,” she shares.

As for Hannah, she believes Megan getting pregnant after her father’s dying makes absolute sense. As she places it, “Dad would ship a child down when you consider in all that. He’s making miracles occur up there someway.”