Pregnancy - xoJane

It Happened to Me: I Had An Ectopic Pregnancy

Leigh Kolb — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400

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.

Fergie Let Strangers Touch Her Baby Bump But I Almost Knifed One Old Lady Who Did The Same To Me

Somer Sherwood — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:30:00 -0400

Gods of writing and all that is decent, this is the only time I will ever use the term "baby bump."

How Not To Be a Dick to Your Infertile Friend

Leigh Kolb — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0400

Fostering is completely different than adoption, which is completely different than pregnancy. All are wonderful, but different. Remember that.

I Have a Serious Problem: The Five Baby Craziest Things I've Done Recently

Mélanie Berliet — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0400

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!"

TOO HOT FOR XOVAIN: I'd Rather Deal With A C-Section Scar Than Risk Messing Up My Vag

Olga — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0400

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: "There Is No Way I'm Fitting Into An XS Ever Again."

Michelle Tea — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0400

Smoking is for single people. Now that I found Dashiell, I want to live forever.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Had Hyperemesis Gravidarum

IHTM CONTESTANT — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0400

I threw up for three straight weeks. Multiple times a day. All day. Every day.

NYC Celebrates Low Teen Pregnancy Rate With Awful Ad Campaign

s.e. smith — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0500

First of all, this is a campaign designed to make people feel bad.

Getting Pregnant With Michelle Tea: I'm The Best Patient Ever!

Michelle Tea — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:30:00 -0500

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!

My Mom Sucked and It Makes Me Scared to Have Kids

Niesha Davis — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:00:00 -0500

Seeing my mother struggle with parenthood makes me wonder if history will repeat itself.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: The Day I Almost Wasn't A Mother

IHTM CONTESTANT — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:00:00 -0500

Fifteen weeks pregnant, on a Friday night, while watching "Kitchen Nightmares" and gorging on Taco Bell I began hemorrhaging.

It Happened To Me Contest Entry: I Got Pregnant From A One Night Stand

IHTM CONTESTANT — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500

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.

Getting Pregnant With Michelle Tea -- I'm NOT Getting A Hysterectomy

Michelle Tea — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:30:00 -0500

You guys -– I KNOW that this whole getting pregnant thing, and hence, this blog, is taking forever.

Welcome To Your Drug-Free Hippie Birth With Hypnosis

Somer Sherwood — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0500

I wholeheartedly recommend hypnosis for childbirth (and migraines, and stress, and dental work, for that matter).

Getting Pregnant With Michelle Tea: Dashiell And I Are Embryo Nerds!

Michelle Tea — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:30:00 -0500

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.

It Happened To Me: I've Had Five Miscarriages

Jenny Rubin — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:00:00 -0500

I had five miscarriages by the time I was 39 years old. I think with six you get an egg roll.

Delivery Room Sex! It's A Thing

Somer Sherwood — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:30:00 -0500

Sex can help speed up labor. But should couples be doing it in the delivery room?

It Happened To Me: I Had My Baby While On Vacation

Jamie Lieberman — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:00:00 -0500

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: It's Time For Our IVF Orientation

Michelle Tea — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:30:00 -0500

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: I Can't Have Sex For A Month!

Michelle Tea — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:30:00 -0500

It’s frustrating when something is just a fact and you can’t call it out as anti-feminist propaganda.