‘Advanced Maternal Age’ Does Not Define You
"Matured maternal age." Those are the words I saw listed on my medical chart at my last doctor’s visit. And…
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Please Stop Calling Unplanned Pregnancies ‘Oops Babies’
There’s an ill-mannered term thrown around carelessly that I can’t stay silent about anymore. Maybe you’ve heard it or maybe…
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My Heart Will Always Be Your Home, Little One
I feel you in there, little one. Gentle, but there all the same. A jolt here, a tickle there—reminding me…
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Please Stop Calling These Blessings Quarantine Babies
I found out I was pregnant with our third child on August 28, 2020. Which means– you guessed it–this baby…
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The Embryo Transfer Failed and I Feel Broken
There, I said it. That phrase repels me, "My embryo transfer failed." Every word in that sentence burns with anger,…
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Dear Friend Facing Infertility, I Love You
Dear friend, We both went to the doctor seven months ago. My test showed two blue lines. Again. Your tests…
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To the Pregnant Mama Carrying a Child Who’ll Be Born Different
This is a letter I wrote hoping to help pregnant mamas who have just received the diagnosis of a birth…
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We Need to Talk More About Male Infertility
There’s pressure on men too. When it comes to growing a family, we as women take on a majority of…
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Incompetent Cervix Threatened My Pregnancy and My Unborn Son’s Life
March 1, 2017 was the scariest, most terrifying day of my life. I remember that day like it was yesterday,…
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I Love My Baby But I Hated Being Pregnant
Amidst the coos and adoration bestowed upon my newborn, comments were inevitably addressed to me: Wasn’t it all worth it?…
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