You’re Allowed To Complain
A follower who has been suffering for years with infertility, and recently got pregnant wrote this to me, after reading how some people are triggered when hearing people complain.
Pregnant After Loss Tips
“Can you share some tips about how to get through pregnancy after loss? I am 6 weeks pregnant now and a mess. It’s just so hard to get through the day.”
This is Pregnancy After Loss
Pregnancy after loss is all of these things and more: getting through 40 weeks… 1 day at at a time. Celebrating today while worrying about tomorrow.
Supporting Someone Pregnant After Loss
Watching someone go through pregnancy after loss is really hard, in a way that’s both similar and different to the experience of losing a baby.
Pregnancy After Infertility PSA
Quick PSA for those of you who think that when your BFF finally gets pregnant after infertility that it’s a walk in the park. The trauma doesn’t leave when someone gets pregnant.
Pregnancy After Infertility
Pregnancy after infertility is holding onto so many emotions. I am excited and I am scared. I am hopeful and I have doubt. I am happy and I am sad. Pregnancy after infertility is a new chapter of my long journey to parenthood.
This is Pregnancy After Loss
With pregnancy after loss, there are so many emotions. Disbelief. Emptiness. Hope. Regret. Guilt. Doubt. Excitement. Fear. Joy. Relief. Here is one woman’s thoughts.
Pregnancy Thoughts
Thoughts and feelings towards pregnancy look very different after infertility and loss. Even though this is something that we desperately want, it brings a mix of emotions and lots of anxiety.
Anxiety About Sharing Pregnancy News
Pregnancy announcements...When should you share? How should you share? To whom should you share? They're so hard for so many reasons.
Thoughts When Someone Asks “Are You Pregnant?”
You run into your old college roommate Hannah whom you haven’t seen in ages. You start catching up and she immediately asks “OMG are you finally pregnant??”
Making Pregnancy Announcements
We asked the IWSTHAB community about making pregnancy announcements and how they feel about pregnancy announcements. How, Who, and When.
Responding When Someone Asks If You Are Pregnant
However you choose to respond when someone asks if you are pregnant is perfectly okay. And remember, YOU get to choose how to respond. If it feels right to tell them, go for it!
How To Respond When Someone Asks “Are You Pregnant?”
Here are some ways to respond if someone asks you that dreadful question and you aren’t ready to answer with the full truth.
Pregnant But…
Even for people that get pregnant after infertility or loss, there are many conflicting emotions: gratefulness, guilt, fear, anxiety, hope. You can hold space for the positive and negative emotions.