Anchiy/Getty Images When my friend Rachel’s phone rang, she hesitated before answering. I could sense that she was uncomfortable talking on the phone because of the way she glanced at me. It didn’t make sense because I had seen the caller ID flash the name of a mutual friend. After a brief hello, she said...
TikTok On March 20, Selena Chandler-Scott of Tift County, Georgia, was found unconscious and bleeding near her apartment complex. First responders (and later, doctors at a nearby hospital) determined she’d had a miscarriage at approximately 19 weeks gestational age. But when a witness informed law enforcement that they’d seen Chandler-Scott dispose of the remains of...
Sutthichai Supapornpasupad/Moment/Getty Images When parents receive the unwelcome news that their pregnancy is no longer viable, they’d probably rather be anywhere else other than a sterile, cold hospital room or doctor’s office. After my own losses, I remember putting my clothes back on, walking back to the waiting room (for more blood tests), and suddenly...
Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Moment/Getty Images I haven’t always wanted to be a mum, but a couple of years ago, something clicked: after years of writing about trying to conceive (TTC), pregnancy, and motherhood, I knew I was ready, and the want became a need. So after 10 years together and officially tying the knot earlier in the...