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“The Molar Pregnancy Hit Me in a Way That Was So Unknown”
In this story, a woman talks about her loss (because a molar pregnancy is still pregnancy loss), what she learned from the experience, and what helped her survive the darkest of times.
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My Story of Pregnancy of Unknown Location
It would have been enough if it was just… Every part of a molar pregnancy feels like things can’t get worse than what is happening right now…. and then it does.
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Personal Story of a Molar Pregnancy
Sometimes, pregnancy loss leads to the loss of other types of relationships. Lack of support and understanding from family and friends can be extremely painful and prolong the healing process.
![The Trauma and Anxiety of A Molar Pregnancy](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e55662d77e32846abc8b417/1719766318568-FEA2DVESWSB1ZTYIQ2J9/3159111846824082498.jpg)
The Trauma and Anxiety of A Molar Pregnancy
The trauma and anxiety of experiencing a molar pregnancy and pregnancy loss is so powerful. It changes you and how you approach future family planning decisions.
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“Having Him Just Reminded Me of The Boy I Lost”
Here is a story from a follower about the complicated feelings of being grateful for another baby, while still deeply grieving the loss of a previous one.
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“I Miss Being Pregnant”
This woman writes of her yearning to be pregnant, especially as she sees her other children grow. As the months and years pass, it reminds her of what could have been.
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Nope.
Hearing “No” year after year is an incredibly hard and painful thing. As we enter 2024, we are holding space for those who find themselves in the same, dreaded place as last year.
![What Secondary Infertility Feels Like Simchas Torah Edition](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e55662d77e32846abc8b417/1719608980028-TJ4QSAZC1AVIVI9QV5W5/3207608753288309653.jpg)
What Secondary Infertility Feels Like Simchas Torah Edition
that Simchas Torah is one of the hardest holidays to manage. For families experiencing secondary infertility there can be a pressure to push away your own pain and emotions for the sake of your children.
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Duda’im
The pain of secondary infertility is different than primary. But it is one that creates similar feelings of isolation and loneliness. Please don’t gaslight people’s pain, even if they have children.
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Swaddle Blanket
Here is another piece about secondary infertility - the space between appreciation for the family you already have and yearning for the family you desperately want.
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“Why Is It Taking So Long?”
Sharing this voice from the community about the pain of secondary infertility and how it is heart wrenching to hear a child ask “when will I get a sibling?”
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A Shattered Heart: Story About Secondary Infertility
This a heart wrenching story from another follower, this time about her journey with secondary infertility, hope, treatments, and all the emotions that come with it.
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Fertility Preservation as a Jewish Transgender Man
A story of fertility preservation as a transgender man. Being a single man in a fertility clinic can be a really strange experience. It’s even more strange when you’re there to freeze your eggs.
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Building My Jewish Two-Mom Family
It's always hard to raise a child, but it can be harder for people in the jewish queer space. These are some questions that all parents ask if they are using a donor
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“Our sex life totally changed when we found out we needed to do IVF/PGD to avoid the BRCA gene”
One of the things we hear over and over again is about the struggles many of you are experiencing about intimacy. Infertility and loss can change so many aspects about a relationship.
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“Do we continue to do IVF and deal with all these failed procedures, or do I get pregnant naturally and abort?”
had one baby and was pregnant with another when we discovered we were both carriers for a severe and rare genetic condition. We decided to do IVF and have been unsuccessful for over two years now.
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“I am a Carrier for a Genetic Abnormality Called a Robertsonian Translocation”
This story highlights the complexities and emotions that come with a genetic concern; handling the diagnosis, reimagining what your family will look like and dealing with the unknown of it all.
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“My Daughter Has an Extremely Rare 3q Chromosome Duplication”
My daughter has an extremely rare 3q chromosome duplication which caused a heart defect, a spinal defect, a lung defect, and developmental delays.
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We Found Out That We Are Carriers of Recessive Genetic Condition While Expecting
Here is the next voice from the community written by a follower whose path to parenthood looks different than envisioned due to genetic concerns.
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“People Look At Us Like We Got Pregnant With Ease”
This is a voice from the community about genetic screening. Through our work we strive to continue to expand the available support for Jewish families grappling with genetic diagnoses and birth defects.