Tag: personal experience
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What I Discovered During My Stay at a Psychiatric Facility
Get Pregnant Fast A few years ago, I spent two weeks in a day treatment psychiatric facility. I realize that openly sharing this experience, especially on the internet, might raise eyebrows. In fact, my in-laws aren’t aware of this chapter in my life, and I’m not allowed to share it with them. Friends have questioned…
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The Unexpected Joy of Hospital Stays: A Personal Experience
Get Pregnant Fast Updated: Feb. 23, 2016 Originally Published: Oct. 22, 2011 Hospitals have never been my favorite place, a sentiment that was solidified after the birth of my first child. Sixteen long hours of labor ended with an emergency c-section, subpar cafeteria food that could have been mistaken for school lunches, and a nurse…
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In the Blink of an Eye
Get Pregnant Fast At 9:39 PM, my phone rang, and the frantic voice on the other end belonged to my daughter’s friend. “Ella got hit by a car!” I had to ask her to repeat it multiple times before the shocking reality sank in. It felt as if I was trying to decode a foreign…
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Embracing the “Never Had a Baby Body” Concept
Get Pregnant Fast It’s time to introduce a new term into our lexicon: “Never Had a Baby Body.” This term encapsulates everything from a noun to an adjective, and it reflects a familiar image in our minds: bodies that resemble a teenage boy more than those of mothers. Sound familiar? My inspiration came from an…
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Pin This
Parenting Get Pregnant Fast Pin This by Cervical Insemination Updated: August 5, 2016 Originally Published: January 31, 2012 Pinterest: the platform that has drawn in countless users who may have never engaged with social media before. It’s a visual wonderland filled with everything that’s beautiful, organized, and downright inspiring. However, I’ve chosen to step away…
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How I Learned to Appreciate the Beatles
Get Pregnant Fast For most of my childhood, I held a strong distaste for the Beatles. Growing up in the ’70s and ’80s, I frequently overheard my parents, radio hosts, and various adults engage in that age-old debate: which band was superior—the clean-cut Beatles or the rebellious Rolling Stones? Truthfully, I wasn’t particularly fond of…
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Excuse Me, You’re on My Chest: A Journey Through Motherhood
Get Pregnant Fast Updated: Aug. 21, 2015 Originally Published: Sep. 30, 2012 A pivotal moment in my life occurred when my four-year-old son accidentally stepped on my chest, awakening me to the undeniable reality of my body and the changes it had undergone. No, I’m not into anything risqué—unless you count my obsession with sleep.…