My pandemic pregnancy: ‘You wait that long it was not exactly what I expected to have happen’
‘It’s the details that got a little weird’
Michelle Ganley, Digital Content Team Managing Editor, Graham Media Group
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This is not MY personal story, per se, (despite the “my pandemic pregnancy” headline), but a story told by our readers, week by week. Today’s is shared by Hilary.
You might have heard that being pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or delivering right about now is strange, in this ongoing age of COVID-19. But how? In what ways? We’re going to tell you. To contribute your own experience, scroll all the way down to the bottom of this article and tap the link.
My pandemic pregnancy loss: ‘The silence told me everything I needed to know’
Michelle Ganley, Digital Content Team Managing Editor, Graham Media Group
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This is us. (Shauna Reiman Photography) The following story deals with miscarriage and touches on some specifics. Don’t read any further if you’re uncomfortable with the topic.
Hey, I’m Michelle. For months now, I’ve been writing this series, “My pandemic pregnancy,” if the headline rings familiar to you. About a dozen women have trusted me to share their stories since mid-2020, and for that, I’m incredibly grateful. As that old saying goes, when you’re doing what you love, it doesn’t feel like work and writing this series has been one of my greatest joys, career-wise. I’m a mother of two, a birth doula working toward her certification, and I’ve been fascinated by childbirth, motherhood, parenting all of it! ever since my husband and I welcomed our firstborn, a baby girl, in