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I look at my belly in the mirror, white skin speckled with blemishes, my stomach ever shrinking beneath the weight of my fear. My ribs…
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The first lady to get pregnant at school
If it hasn’t been fifteen years since I saw her She has kept her figure but looks defeated, life has dented her bones, nulled her…
when it all goes wrong
It’s 1964. Somewhere in the South-West of England. An unruly Spring day appears before its time. The insistent sun breaks through with a distant warmth…
Guilty Of Loving You
I am guilty of loving you My little peanut A thumping heart beat inside of me Little limbs, tiny thoughts But did you ever get…
To Interpret the Fruit of a Dream
Her dreams were always more vivid in Autumn, and she deduced that it was from the daytime comforts of taking in the vivid hues of…
How I found out that ovulation tests can tell you are pregnant
OPKs (ovulation predictor kits) as pregnancy tests. It seems that these days everyone knew about this trick except for me. I found myself doing my…
What Is the Hook Effect? A PSA for the anxiously pregnant (especially after loss)
I got pregnant with my third child three months after the devastating loss of my second child. To say I was nervous was an understatement.…
