Tag: Miscarriage

Infertility Awareness: Say This, Not That

1 in 8 couples struggle with infertility. The reality is someone you know is currently immersed in the world of trying to conceive. Their lives...

Where Do I Fit In?

When I fill out my paperwork at the OB, I put down 4 pregnancies and 3 live births.  When we were trying to conceive our...

Life after Loss

Having our first son was just as I imagined it would be. I had a healthy pregnancy and after 38 weeks our perfect baby...

Making Space for Miscarriage

When I was young, my mother told me about her experience of having a miscarriage with twins at 21 weeks. It was a snippet...

Rainbow Baby On the Way

“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain." This is one of my favorite quotes....

Let’s Talk About Miscarriage

I had a miscarriage. There. I said it. It was hard for me to talk about it when it happened, but I’ve grown to know that...

Remembering Ande Lynn (and Other Babies Gone Too Soon)

October 15. This day didn't always mean something to me. And there was a time when I wished it still didn't. When the pain...

The Surprise That Wasn’t Meant to Be…

Last week I posted an article about deciding on family size. The big question, "Are you done?" has been the topic of many a...

Miscarriage: The Bad and the Better

Five years ago, I joined a camp of mothers that I had assumed I’d never join. It was a camp that many of my...