Pregnancy | Making It Work

Note To Self – Be Kind To Self

September 29, 2010

Oh, the best laid plans . . . When I was planning to leave work and stay at home during my pregnancy, I spent a fair amount of time thinking about the kind of structure I would impose on myself once I was no longer employed. As hard as I try to be comfortable with [...]

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The Great Gender Debate

August 29, 2010

Since we’ve started telling people that we’re pregnant, I’ve noticed a trend in the questions people immediately ask, and I have to admit to being surprised. Very few people ask when we’re due/how far along we are (and for the record, I know that I am the one who is pregnant and that it’s not [...]

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Less Than One Week of Work Left – Then What?

August 17, 2010

When I made the decision to quit my job at the end of the summer, I hadn’t gotten pregnant yet and I had a lot of worries related to what I should do next. Should I get a job? Would it even be ethical to start a new job, knowing beforehand that I could be [...]

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No More Secrets – I’M PREGNANT!

August 11, 2010

I think the title says it all As of today, I am 9 weeks pregnant (I’m due March 14!) and let me tell you, keeping that a secret for as long as we have has been SO HARD! Thank you to those who respected my desire to not say anything until now, and to those [...]