Dear Husband, I’m ExhaustedโPlease Love Me Anyway
Dear husband, please donโt hate me. I wonโt be pregnant forever. I know Iโm difficult right now. I know my…
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This is Pregnancy After Loss
Love. Grief. Anxiety. Fear. Exhaustion. Worry. All while trying to find hope and experience joy. This is pregnancy after…
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It’s My Last Pregnancy, So I’ll Savor it a Little More
Is it possible to be reminiscent of something that hasnโt yet ended? I ask myself this when I begin to…
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I Never Thought Iโd Be the Infertile Friend
My first child was a honeymoon baby. There was no work involved in getting our son, just a little bit…
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To the Baby I Didn’t Keep
Trigger warning: This post discusses abortion To my darling little one, I was 15 years old at the time. I…
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Nike Ad Sends Powerful Message to Moms About Pregnant and Postpartum Bodies
Sports and exercise have been a huge part of my life ever since I was a little girl. Soccer games…
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‘Advanced Maternal Age’ Does Not Define You
"Matured maternal age." Those are the words I saw listed on my medical chart at my last doctorโs visit. And…
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Please Stop Calling Unplanned Pregnancies ‘Oops Babies’
Thereโs an ill-mannered term thrown around carelessly that I canโt stay silent about anymore. Maybe youโve 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 thereโreminding 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 meansโ you guessed itโthis 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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