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We asked you to tell us about your pandemic pregnancies. Your responses are heart-wrenching, haunting and touching.
Read full article: We asked you to tell us about your pandemic pregnancies. Your responses are heart-wrenching, haunting and touching.Last summer, we asked: โAre you or your partner pregnant -- or have you delivered in the past few months?โ ... โWe want to hear from you.โ
My pandemic post-pregnancy: โPeople donโt realize how lonely the NICU experience can beโ
Read full article: My pandemic post-pregnancy: โPeople donโt realize how lonely the NICU experience can beโIn 2016, Valerie Collignon gave birth at 35 weeks, which resulted in a week-long NICU stay that she described as โtraumatizing.โ
My pandemic pregnancy loss: โThe silence told me everything I needed to knowโ
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy loss: โThe silence told me everything I needed to knowโIn writing this series, Iโve enjoyed hearing and learning about whatโs been different, how people have been coping and adapting, and think about my own familyโs timing and how weโll manage it all.
My pandemic pregnancy: โI wanted to be ready at any point. I didnโt know itโd be the next day.โ
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy: โI wanted to be ready at any point. I didnโt know itโd be the next day.โIt certainly wasnโt planned this way, but Claire Nackashi had to deal with almost every aspect of her pregnancy, pandemic-style.
My pandemic pregnancy, turned pandemic homebirth: โIt was a very intimate settingโ
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy, turned pandemic homebirth: โIt was a very intimate settingโWhen Kriss Reed learned she and her husband were expecting their first child, she started researching homebirths.
My pandemic pregnancy: โSure enough, I have (a brain aneurysm)โ
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy: โSure enough, I have (a brain aneurysm)โIn an effort to be proactive about her health, last summer, Julianne C. scheduled a test. She had no idea where it would lead: Namely, to two life-changing discoveries.
My pandemic pregnancy: โI was lucky I acted fastโ
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy: โI was lucky I acted fastโAuthorโs note: This is not MY personal story, per se, (despite the โmy pandemic pregnancyโ headline), but a story told by our readers, week by week. Todayโs is shared by Yvonne.
My pandemic pregnancy: โWeโre 18 years old ... We had to jump inโ
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy: โWeโre 18 years old ... We had to jump inโWhen Delicia Garzaโs newborn daughter underwent surgery, an operation that required an overnight hospital stay, the San Antonio woman said it felt like the walls were closing in on her.
My pandemic pregnancy: From infertility to cancer to IVF to a 20-week scare: โIt happened exactly how it was supposed toโ
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy: From infertility to cancer to IVF to a 20-week scare: โIt happened exactly how it was supposed toโWhen Hillary Calhounโs fertility doctor brought her in for a procedure and then a nurse called her just a few short business days later, asking her to come into the office immediately, the now-36-year-old had a hunch something wasnโt right.
My pandemic pregnancy: โIf we make it through this, weโre really meant to beโ
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy: โIf we make it through this, weโre really meant to beโWhen Jennifer Cardenas found out she was pregnant, she envisioned a baby shower surrounded by her friends and family, carefree spring days filled with walks in the park, and her delivery, with her husband and her mother by her side.
My (hopeful) pandemic pregnancy: Inside the world of IVF and COVID-19 -- โItโs terrifyingโ
Read full article: My (hopeful) pandemic pregnancy: Inside the world of IVF and COVID-19 -- โItโs terrifyingโGoing though in vitro fertilization, or IVF, under normal circumstances, can be a challenge, both mentally and physically -- and for some, thatโs phrasing it mildly.
My pandemic pregnancy: โWe were sitting there with a happy, healthy newborn, and then suddenly, it switchedโ
Read full article: My pandemic pregnancy: โWe were sitting there with a happy, healthy newborn, and then suddenly, it switchedโWhen Melissa Vick gave birth to her first child, a son, in May 2017, she and her husband Greg felt like they were able to share him with their friends and family, almost immediately.