Tag Archives: pregnancy
I’m staring at a box of maternity clothes tonight, wishing it would release me. It’s just pants and shirts made of polyester and cotton, but somehow their grip on me is tighter than iron. I don’t even like these clothes. … Continue reading
Childbearing Completed. That’s what my OBGYN wrote in my medical file this week after we discussed my having more children. She wrote it in huge letters, underlined it and read it out loud to me twice. Then she punched me … Continue reading
When I was 8 months pregnant with my first child, my husband frequently took me to the Chuck-a-Rama all-you-can-eat buffet. He thought it was hilarious how much I could eat, and I was in heaven. Chocolate pudding on the same … Continue reading
It’s an immutable law of nature that when you get a group of pregnant women together, the conversation will quickly turn to nothing but morning sickness woes, delivery horror stories and way-too-detailed discussions of body parts. I was reminded of … Continue reading
I cried over a Slurpee this week. And just like that, I sealed the impression in my husband’s mind that I am, indeed, a hysterical pregnant woman. I had been watching a TV show that showed several high school students … Continue reading
It’s difficult to explain why my husband and I decided to have another baby. For many people, it seems reckless. Others seem to understand the power of the maternal urge. After our first daughter was born almost three years ago, … Continue reading
I had a miscarriage two weeks ago. That’s one of those sentences that doesn’t seem real until you actually say it. Kind of like when you tell people you are pregnant and the words sound surprisingly delicious as they roll … Continue reading
A friend of mine is pregnant and in the middle of the horror that is morning sickness. That name by the way is the biggest lie every told. It’s never limited to the morning, and sickness doesn’t even begin to … Continue reading
