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Cycle Day 1
It appears that yet another cycle has come and gone without a pregnancy. I’m obviously disappointed and sad and at the same time I feel numb at this point. Alex at Fox in the Henhouse recently wrote...
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Peace with the process.
“Life is a journey, not a destination.” Ralph Waldo Emerson This is one of my favorite quotes. I first heard it when I was in inpatient treatment for anorexia as a teenager. At the time it served to...
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It’s a Christmas miracle!
Christmas miracle #1- I am no longer lactating. My prolactin level was elevated which explains the lactation. We don’t know why my prolactin level was elevated, but at this point I am just relieved to...
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Men, miscarriage, and the patriarchy.
The next few posts on the blog have been sitting in my drafts for months. Most were written following the miscarriage in May but for one reason or another never made it onto the blog. As the due date...
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Trauma, healing, hope.
Disclaimer: This post talks about various experiences of pregnancy and infant loss. All stories mentioned are intentionally vague to protect the confidentiality of my clients. I am in the last year of...
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What would have been 40 weeks.
Today is the estimated due date of the pregnancy I lost in May. The Mr and I only got to enjoy that pregnancy for five short days before we found out it wasn’t meant to be. Yet in those five days we...
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Our loss after one year.
One year ago today we lost our first and only pregnancy. I’ll never forget the phone call delivering the news that the beta hcg was not rising as it should have been. The long bus ride home, crumpling...
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October 15: 1 in 4
Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. On this day last year I wrote- I was only pregnant for a short time but in that short time I experienced love like I’ve never felt before. That...
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Pregnancy after infertility.
I’ve had a lot on my mind about pregnancy after infertility ever since my positive test, but especially lately as I am now very obviously pregnant. This post might be a bit disjointed, but hopefully it...
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What I didn’t expect while expecting.
I didn’t expect… I would be okay with having my belly rubbed. Prior to getting pregnant I always thought I’d have a fairly strict hands-off policy so I was very surprised to find that I actually enjoy...
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