Tag: pregnancy
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Braving Motherhood Again After Trauma
For a long time, I grieved that I would not have a second child; a sibling for our older daughter. In fact, I was terrified that I would become pregnant, to the point where I asked my doctor about having a hysterectomy. I now know there are less extreme options, but this example illustrates the…
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I Flushed: A Story of Miscarriage
By Emily Rudolph TRIGGER WARNING: This story depicts a graphic miscarriage. My partner and I had only been in a relationship for a short time when we found out I was pregnant. We were both in college and were in the beginning stages of starting an actual relationship after having a bit of a fling.…
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The Long Hallway: A NICU Story
By Amy Gaither I had a healthy pregnancy with no complications. I gave birth at about 32-33 weeks gestational age. About a month prior to going into labor I was experiencing stress and an emotionally abusive relationship with the father. I felt scared and nervous about bring a child into that environment. I will be…
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De-Stigmatizing Infertility: A Journey of Unwavering Resilience
By Melissa Sallustio My husband and I have been trying to conceive since March 2022 and have been on our Infertility/In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) journey for 1 year. Technically we did not know we were impacted by both female and male factor infertility until October 2022, however, the female factor came as no surprise. Rewind…
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More than Mama Bear Worry: Significant Anxiety in the Postpartum Period
They say that being a mother is like having your heart walking around outside your body. That. Is. Terrifying. You have no ability to control the things that happen to your helpless baby as they move through the trajectory of their life. Scary things could happen. Things you can’t prevent. Maybe scary things could happen…
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Braving Motherhood After Trauma: Vida’s Story
For a long time, I grieved that I would not have a second child; a sibling for our older daughter. In fact, I was terrified that I would become pregnant, to the point where I asked my doctor about having a hysterectomy. I now know there are less extreme options, but this example illustrates the…
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Lonesome Journey: One Woman’s Reflections on Infertility
“It is one thing, I was discovering, to think, “Maybe I won’t have kids,” and quite another to be told, “Maybe you can’t.” This is how impatience turns to desperation.”- Peggy Orenstein In general, infertility is defined as not being able to get pregnant (conceive) after one year (or longer) of unprotected sex. Because fertility in…
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