I had surgery for my high-risk pregnancy and then lost my job shortly after. The surgery and job loss led my husband and me to move out of our apartment and in with my parents. We told ourselves it ...

Among the most upsetting phrases to hear during pregnancy, “Just wait” reigned supreme as my least favorite. “You think you’re tired now? Just wait,” they said. “You don’t have time to tackle your ...

Shortly after I became pregnant with my second child, in the fall of 2022, I decided to try a modest experiment. I wanted to see whether I could hide my pregnancy from my phone. After spending my ...

I was always afraid of getting pregnant. Despite knowing I wanted to have kids, the concept of growing a human terrified me. It wasn't the responsibility of caring for another person or the pain of ...

I couldn’t believe that someone would have the audacity to shout this directly at a heavily pregnant woman – let alone in the ...

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In The Fourth Trimester, we ask: What food nourished you after pregnancy? This month it’s a nut-butter brownie from novelist and TV writer Aisha Muharrar. In August 2020 I returned home from the ...

I lived in constant fear of losing my unborn babies.