Tag: pregnancy-loss
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“Do You Have Kids?” And Other Stupid Things People Say
Only someone who has NOT faced infertility could fathom asking such an intrusive and triggering question. “Do you have kids?” What a loaded and offensive line of inquiry! I was in the middle of the fertility screening process and trying to comprehend why conception just wasn’t happening when a colleague asked if I had kids…
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Pregnancy Loss and “Losing” Your Spark
Here I was in December 2024 newly pregnant after a successful IUI (intrauterine insemination) treatment. Sparkling and blissfully unaware of the gutting grief that would lie ahead. Fast forward six months to a conversation where I was told I was not as shiny or bright as I once was. [ Insert reaction of incredulity ]…
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My Second Pregnancy Loss: Finding Words for Grief and Love
Here I was in February 2026 elated while expecting our rainbow baby. Cut to a month later discovering for a second time that our baby had stopped developing. Some grief asks you to travel a road you already know. The path of recurring pregnancy loss is a heartbreak I wished I’d never have to walk…
The F Word 