After Two Miscarriages, I Didn't Recognize Myself
She was the cheerful one who always believed it would turn out okay. Then two losses left Julia staring in the mirror, wondering who she was.
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Telling Your Child About Their Egg Donation Story
You don't need the perfect moment or perfect words. Nicole Klein on how to start telling your child where they came from.
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Our Third Baby Came Through a Surrogate in Ukraine
She couldn't carry another baby, but she never stopped wanting a third. Here's how Jessika's daughter finally arrived, and the dinner that made her cry.
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We Couldn't Have a Baby, So We Took in Two Kids
Her dreams of a nursery vanished overnight. Then long walks, honest talks, and the right counselor showed her a path she hadn't imagined.
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Everyone Around Me Is Having Babies. I'm Not Sure I Want One
Her friends are all pushing strollers, and she's not sure she wants to join them. A frank talk about doubt, regret, and growing old without kids.
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What If I Never Get Pregnant? One Woman's Story of Waiting
A doctor mentioned it almost in passing. Years later, Verena sat in a full fertility clinic waiting room and realized she wasn't alone.
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I Got Pregnant at 45 After Years of Thinking I Never Could
For 20 years Marika believed she couldn't get pregnant. Then she bought the cheapest test at the drugstore, and two lines showed up immediately.
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Why Giving Birth Is Political, According to a Doula
She was told to stop screaming in labor. Now doula Nadine Birner explains why none of that was just her bad luck.
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A Canadian Surrogate on Handing Over the Baby She Carried
Nine months, one baby girl, and a goodbye at the airport. She tells us what she really felt, and why she'll never do it for anyone else.
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Saying Goodbye to Baby No. 4: "I'll Never Be Pregnant Again"
A positive test in a friend's text, a flutter in her belly, and one clear truth: she'll never be pregnant again. Why it's bittersweet, and still enough.
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He Didn't Want a Second Child. She Had One Anyway
She'd waited years, and he still said no. Then a midnight drive home from the hospital changed everything. Would you have done the same?
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After Postpartum Depression, She Dared to Have Another Baby
Everyone asked if she was crazy to want another baby. After the darkest year of her life, Ulrike chose to try again. Here's what happened.
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