Hi, I’m Melissa Dingmon and I’m from Washington State. When I found out I was pregnant, I was cautiously hopeful—just like many of you, I suspect. After 10 years of infertility and five miscarriages, every previous test had ended in heartbreak. This time, my OBGYN told me I was considered high-risk. To give the pregnancy the best possible chance, I was put on bed rest. That meant I had to stop working. I wasn’t earning a paycheck anymore but I didn’t care because I would do whatever it took to bring a healthy baby into the world. Even with my husband working full-time, we were eligible for...