Category: pregnancy over 40
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Heartbeats
A racing heart I find myself idly – or obsessively, depending on how you look at it – flicking through the Fitbit app on my phone. I should be working but I feel distracted. Or I’m the kind of person who’s easily distracted, depending on how you look at it. I notice my resting heart…
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One and Done
Not every one-child family is formed through choice. Society often forgets that every family has their own story. Here’s some of mine.
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The holiday
Spending a lot of time trying not to think about being pregnant is one thing. But what about practicalities that need to be planned and organised?
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The outcome
After the anxious wait, the scan is done and the outcome is determined.
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The Precipice
An early private scan presents a confronting of reality: a heart-beat or no heart-beat. In the tense lead up to the scan I try to prepare myself to look over the precipice.
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The void
There is a void between being pregnant and being not pregnant. For those of us who have experienced multiple miscarriages, the lurching and leaping from one to the other is all too familiar.
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The double rainbow
A positive pregnancy test. It should be a cause for celebration. So what if history has taught you that the appearance of those pink lines doesn’t always mean you’ll soon be bringing a baby home?
Between the pink lines 