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Yesterday morning, before my big ultrasound appointment, I sat on my bed and prayed all would be well. I could feel the baby kicking and squirming, very much alive. But my fears took over until I trembled. The baby was alive, but was he/she healthy? Everything that can possibly go wrong in utero scrolled through […]

The knot

I had a prenatal appointment earlier this week. I dread these routine appointments for days. As my dread grows, I tie myself in knots.

In the elevator, my knees feel weak. I sign in with a shaky hand. I sit and ignore the stacks of baby and pregnancy magazines on every table. I watch […]

Baby, baby, number nine

When someone says they were “floored” by something, I know what they mean.

It’s being upright mentally and physically one moment. The next, you are a part of the cool ceramic tile on your bathroom floor, complete with the grids, the stray hair, the errant bandaid wrapper nobody bothered to pick up. I was […]