by April Leiffer Henry | Mar 1, 2021 | Pregnancy Loss Stories
After my miscarriage last year, I endured several months of irregular cycles. Frustrated, I began seeing a reproductive endocrinologist in September. “What’s your goal?” my doctor asked. “To have normal periods or to get pregnant?” “Yes,” I replied. I wanted the...
by April Leiffer Henry | Feb 19, 2020 | Pregnancy Loss Stories
During the first week of December 2019, I was feeling very pre-menstrual. Moody, crampy, bloated, sore. I was sure my period would start any second. The days kept passing, and I said to my husband, “I thought my period would’ve started by now.” He...
by April Leiffer Henry | Oct 15, 2019 | Pregnancy Loss Stories
Author’s note: I originally wrote this post in January 2011, just a few weeks after having a miscarriage. I have held onto it since then, not ready to share this story with the world. It’s taken me many years to realize the importance of discussing...
by April Leiffer Henry | Sep 15, 2019 | Pregnancy Loss Stories
The first time I got pregnant, it was easy. I had been on birth control for a little over a year. As soon as I stopped taking it, my cycles resumed and we conceived the next month. A few months after my son was born, I got an intrauterine device (IUD). I lived the...
by April Leiffer Henry | Feb 14, 2014 | Parenting, Pregnancy Loss Stories
Despite my pleas almost three years ago for people to stop asking women when they are going to have babies or whether they “are done,” it still happens. I am obviously in a different place than I was back in 2010 and 2011 when I desperately longed for a second baby....
by April Leiffer Henry | Oct 17, 2013 | Pregnancy Loss Stories
Since 1988, the month of October has been considered Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. As many of you know, this is a subject very close to my heart. Recent reports indicate one in four women has suffered a miscarriage, stillbirth or death of a newborn. While...
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