After struggling to get pregnant, I had to have a misplaced pregnancy surgically removed. When looking for comfort, I found reasons to be angry, and reasons to be persistent.
pregnancy
pregnancy
Gods of writing and all that is decent, this is the only time I will ever use the term "baby bump."
Fergie "Let" Strangers Touch Her "Baby Bump" But I Almost Knifed One Old Lady Who Did The Same To Me
infertility
Fostering is completely different than adoption, which is completely different than pregnancy. All are wonderful, but different. Remember that.
babies
I purchased prenatal vitamins, took a picture of the jar and Texted it to my boyfriend with the following caption: “My vitamin-enriched womb will be the best nest ever!"
babies
Arguably, more people are going to see my abdomen than my ladybiz, but I'm more concerned about the latter's appearance.
getting pregnant with michelle tea
Smoking is for single people. Now that I found Dashiell, I want to live forever.
ihtm contest
I threw up for three straight weeks. Multiple times a day. All day. Every day.
teen pregnancy
First of all, this is a campaign designed to make people feel bad.
s.e. smith in
Issues,
teen pregnancy,
pregnancy,
seriously just stop talking now,
badvertising,
sexism,
fill-in-the-blank-shaming
Mar 6, 2013 at 5:00pm | 260 comments
getting pregnant with michelle tea
I am bizarrely proud of myself and immediately want Marina to hang out in the room praising me for nonsense all day. The best patient!
mothers
Seeing my mother struggle with parenthood makes me wonder if history will repeat itself.
ihtm contest
Fifteen weeks pregnant, on a Friday night, while watching "Kitchen Nightmares" and gorging on Taco Bell I began hemorrhaging.
ihtm contest
The next day I checked the mail to see that he had mailed me an envelope without even putting my name on it. Seriously. Because he didn’t know my name.
babies
You guys -– I KNOW that this whole getting pregnant thing, and hence, this blog, is taking forever.
family drama
I wholeheartedly recommend hypnosis for childbirth (and migraines, and stress, and dental work, for that matter).
getting pregnant with michelle tea
I’m having one of those happy, delusional moments where I love science so much I wonder if I should finally go to college and study to be a neurophysicist.
pregnancy
I had five miscarriages by the time I was 39 years old. I think with six you get an egg roll.
childbirth
Sex can help speed up labor. But should couples be doing it in the delivery room?
Somer Sherwood in
Sex, Sex, Sex ... and Love,
childbirth,
having babies,
get this thing out of me,
sex while pregnant,
pregnancy
Jan 15, 2013 at 10:30am | 50 comments
pregnancy
At 29 weeks pregnant, the only thing more exciting than getting 5 uninterrupted hours of sleep was my upcoming trip to Hawaii.
getting pregnant with michelle tea
This crowd is a bunch of middle-aged heterosexuals tired from their 8 hours at the J.O.B., a little exhausted by their pregnancy fails, a little scared and nervous and hopeful and overwhelmed by what they are about to step into.
getting pregnant with michelle tea
It’s frustrating when something is just a fact and you can’t call it out as anti-feminist propaganda.
pregnancy
You will suffer this psychotic laughter at very inopportune moments. Like when you are watching Rue die in "The Hunger Games" in a crowded theater on opening weekend.
eggs
At 37, I was left with a broken heart and an awakened urge to spawn. Those two things together make dating difficult.
