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Bittersweet

From the beginning of the ultrasound, I knew something was wrong. The tech seemed to be taking a lot of time. Her face was hard and serious, and she wasn’t talkative. I could see the screen from my vantage on the table and it looked wrong to my untrained eyes too.

We saw a […]

The opposite of informative

My appointment was pointless. I had no ultrasound or exam. I’ve gone to this practice for almost six years and now five pregnancies. This was the first time they haven’t done an exam at my initial prenatal appointment. Their reasoning: I just had an exam in January. Um, that was for an entirely different pregnancy. […]

Steps

I feel much better. Sometime during the night, the clouds outside began to part and break-up, revealing the swollen full moon. I could see our roommate, Joel, in his crib not too far from our bed. He looked older in the silvery light which cancelled out his pink baby flush. He was sprawled in his […]