October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. In honor of this, I thought it appropriate to talk about another one of my specialties, pregnancy loss, and specifically miscarriage. Miscarriage is defined as loss of a pregnancy before 20 weeks (March of Dimes, n.d.). It’s estimated that 10-15% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, however, this percentage […]
Quiz: Are you getting the support you need and deserve during your pregnancy?
True/False: I have a handful of friends and/or family members that I can reach out to when I’m feeling sad or nervous. True/False: I feel mostly happy about my pregnancy, along with the normal amount of nervousness. True/False: My partner expresses happiness about our pregnancy. True/False: I have people in my life who check in […]
Surviving the Emotional Roller Coaster that is Pregnancy
In the interest of transparency, the suggestions below are all from my personal life. A lot of the strategies listed below WERE NOT ones that I employed in my own pregnancies, but I wish to ends of the earth and back, that I would have. Part of my ability (along with extensive training, research, and […]