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What not to say when someone is pregnant

What not to say when someone is pregnant

Finally here with round two with this three part blog series.  The first part was hit or miss with some people.  I do not apologize for what was written because so many women have gone through this process and have been told those things.  The first blog was an eye opener that you have to be mindful of what you say to women who are struggling with infertility.  Here are somethings that you should not say to women who are already pregnant and realize that not all advice is welcomed/needed.

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Things you should never say to a woman who is trying to conceive a child or is pregnant and other insensitive things women have been told with the “best intentions”

Things you should never say to a woman who is trying to conceive a child or is pregnant and other insensitive things women have been told with the “best intentions”

There is this saying that was super popular when I was growing up “sticks and stones will break your bones, but words will never hurt me”.   As I grew older I have determined that to be an absolute LIE.  As I sit here pregnant with my 4th child [my first passed due to stillbirth] I reflect on the things that have been said to me over the last 13 years. Whether I was trying to conceive, already pregnant, post pregnancy or after the loss of my child.  I have also asked this question in a mom group that I am in and got their input and there have been a lot of repeated things said to women that are extremely offensive but are said with “the best intentions”.  

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Mental Health Pregnancy
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The Negative Test

The Negative Test

Trying to get pregnant is harder than it looks.  I make the joke that it is easier to not get pregnant in your 20's than it is to get pregnant in your 30's.  Here is how the journey is going thus far.

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