Women's Issues

When Graham and I took our prenatal classes back in September last year, one of the things that the instructor talked about was how important it is for new moms to get support. Support in the way of family, friends, and especially from other new moms in our community. “Your friends who had their...
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It’s official; I’ve joined the ranks of stay-at-home moms. At least, for the next thirteen months or so. True, the baby isn’t actually here yet, but Friday was my last day at work so that made me a stay-at-home mom as of, oh…11:41 Friday morning. You might be wondering why thirteen months? ...
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“Oh, you’re starting to look chubby!” she said, and gave my belly a little poke. I actually minded the poking a lot less than I minded the word she used to describe my swelling middle. CHUBBY. “You don’t tell a pregnant woman she looks chubby,” I commented to my friend as the other woman walked away. Weight gain...
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I recently spent a few weeks participating on a rather well-known pregnancy message board. Then one day I read a post a woman had written about how, at 22 weeks she had found out that her baby had a very rare genetic condition which meant that her baby would either be stillborn or...
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Today I have just one little thought to share. I’ve spent sixteen years trying not to get pregnant.  Now I wouldn’t mind it so much.  It’s a very bizarre concept to wrap my head around, this virtual 360°.
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