The perinatal and maternal mental health writing I wish I'd had
This is where I write about the parts of trying for, carrying, losing, birthing and raising a baby that we don't talk about enough. Wherever you are on the path to parenthood, I hope something here helps you feel a little less alone.
No one tells you that trying for a baby can quietly take over your whole life. The calendar you now live by. The apps, the ovulation tests, the two-week waits. The way hope builds through the month and then arrives, or does not, with a force that can floor you. The negative test, the period that comes anyway, the starting again. It can be one of the loneliest things a person goes through, and from the outside, no one can see any of it. If you are finding this so much harder t
