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Embracing The Other Woman
Having blind faith to trust a total stranger and break down the barriers to accept a new kind of family. In the years leading up to my decision to become a single mother by choice (SMC), I...
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My Road Through Infertility
The year was 2006, and we had been trying to get pregnant for a couple of years, and unbeknownst to us at the time, we would still be trying for over a year before we would find success. My period was...
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The Things You Should Never, EVER Say to Someone Experiencing Fertility Issues
In the 3 years prior to conceiving my daughter, I spent 7 months on clomid, did what seemed like endless months of injections and ultrasounds through failed IUI’s and IVF’s, had 4 early...
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Baby Fever: 5 Fun Ways to Tell Your Partner That You’re Ready for Another Baby
Please note: This article is intended to be humorous so please read it with that in mind. People often think that half the fun of having children is actually… making them. But in reality, for many of...
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Still Pregnant: Living with a High-Risk Pregnancy
By Susan Vaughan Moshofsky for Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers “Aunt Susan, are you still pregnant?” my four-and-a-half year-old niece, Elena, asks. Her clear, blue eyes reveal no...
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Not Not Trying to Get Pregnant
Each week we’re posting a new excerpt from the Attachment Parenting memoir, Misadvenutres of a Parenting Yogi. Enjoy! Leave a comment and let us know what you think of the book so far. And stay tuned...
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IUDs: Benefits and Risks of Using Mirena or ParaGard for Birth Control
What is an Intrauterine Device (IUD)? IUDs are small T-shaped plastic devices that are are either wrapped in copper or contain small amounts of synthetic hormones. Once inserted into the uterus, they...
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The Swing Set I Had Already Chosen
By Alona Martinez for Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers The baby I lost was going to have a playset from Costco. I knew this, just as clearly as I knew I’d practice stirring porridge...
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I Believe in Miracles
The first time I sat down with my oncologist, he gave me bad news: The cancer was very rare. It was highly aggressive. My only chance of survival was a year long clinical trial of experimental...
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Counting Stars
By Amanda Linsmeier for Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers “Mo-om!” my son calls to me in the harried minutes before dinner. In haste, I join him and his 20-month-old sister in the living...
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What a Father Is, and Isn’t: Two Moms and a Donor
By Jennifer Berney for Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers When acquaintances are feeling bold, they sometimes ask about the father of my sons. “Do they have the same father?” they might...
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“Should I Have a Baby?” My Perspective on Choosing Motherhood
Years ago I received the following e-mail and question from a friend who is looking for honest advice on the choice to become a mother. The question really struck me and actually kept me up most of...
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Understanding Male Fertility: What Every Man Needs to Know Before Trying To...
Sponsored by Fairhaven Health Statistics reveal that 1 in 6 trying-to-conceive (TTC) couples will have difficulty becoming pregnant. While it is often assumed that the female partner is to blame for...
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Finding a Place on Earth for My Miscarried Child
Yesterday my daughter and I were talking about heaven. “Who is in heaven that loves you?” “God!” “Yes, but who in your family?” “Papa!” “That’s right!” I sat there smiling watching her play with her...
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Healing from Pregnancy Loss: Wisdom from ‘Empty Arms’ Author Sherokee Ilse
Sometimes, one meets people at the right time for the right reasons. On a recent vacation in Arizona, I went on a solo hike in the mountains. I usually keep to myself when I hike alone, but for some...
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The Hidden Pain of Secondary Infertility
I pace the kitchen floor, waiting for the kettle to boil, waiting for the dishwasher to finish, and—oh, yeah—waiting for the pregnancy test on the bathroom counter to tell me if I’m finally having a...
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Single Motherhood by Choice
I am a single mother by choice. No, I am not crazy. Yes, it is a lot of work. No, I have no regrets. Yes, I’m completely and madly in love with my son. I had thought about having a child on my own...
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Conception, Pregnancy and the Zika Virus: What You Need to Know
On Monday, February 1st, 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Zika virus a public health emergency, in large part due to the apparent link between the virus and severe birth defects....
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Should I Detox or Not Before Trying to Conceive?
This is a sponsored post from Fairhaven Health. There is no getting around the fact that we live in a toxic chemical soup. Agrochemical corporations are fighting tooth and nail to inhibit legislation...
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Zinc Fireworks: Researchers See Flash of Light When Egg and Sperm Meet
Stunning new research is giving us an inside look at what really happens at the moment when egg meets sperm. The exciting discovery may pave the way to a higher rate of success for those trying to...
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