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Displaying all articles tagged:
How I Got This Baby
parenting
Nov. 30, 2023
The Dad Who Became a Widower at 30 With 8-Month-Old Twins
“I couldn’t stop thinking,
How am I going to do this without her?
We wanted to do this together.”
As told to
Kristen Mascia
parenting
Nov. 16, 2023
The Mom Who Was Fired a Week Before Her Due Date
“My son was born in early June. And on the day he was born, I couldn’t stop thinking about the lawsuit.”
As told to
Kristen Mascia
parenting
Nov. 2, 2023
The Couple Whose Twins Survived Birth at 22 Weeks
“He said, ‘There’s no point. Your babies are not going to survive.’ He kept saying that: ‘There’s no point.’”
As told to
Kristen Mascia
no expectations
May 12, 2020
‘I’m 8 Months Pregnant and My Husband Tested Positive’
“If we’re both presumed to have it, who’s going to care for the baby?”
As told to
Erica Schwiegershausen
no expectations
Apr. 23, 2020
I Met My Baby Over FaceTime
“I could see the baby a little, and then it was time for them to take him away to do the measuring.”
As told to
Erica Schwiegershausen
no expectations
Apr. 9, 2020
They Said She Wouldn’t Give Birth Alone
“It’s been hard for me to come to terms with the fact that the ban really only was in place for a number of days.”
As told to
Erica Schwiegershausen
parenthood
Dec. 17, 2018
The Single Mother Who Couldn’t Leave Her Job
“The doctor said I should leave my job — but how could I leave? I was a pregnant woman with kids.”
By
the Cut
parenthood
Nov. 22, 2018
The Mom Whose Husband Worried She’d Never Lose the Baby Weight
In this week’s How I Got This Baby, a mother whose marriage fell apart while she was pregnant with their second child.
By
the Cut
the cut on tuesdays
Nov. 20, 2018
Anna Sale of
Death, Sex, and Money
Shares Her Life-Hack for Working Mothers
This week’s episode of
The Cut on Tuesdays.
By
the Cut
parenthood
Oct. 25, 2018
The Widow Co-Parenting With Her Dad
This week’s “How I Got This Baby.”
By
the Cut
parenthood
Oct. 11, 2018
The Stepmom Who Hates the Word ‘Co-Parent’
“It reminds me of the idea of ‘conscious uncoupling.’ It’s really not how parenting is at all.”
By
the Cut
parenthood
Sept. 27, 2018
The Mom Who Realized Life With 4 Kids Wasn’t Always Going to Be Easy
This week’s How I Got This Baby.
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Sept. 13, 2018
The Mom Who Did IVF for Her Husband’s Infertility, Not Hers
“Male infertility is almost never talked about — and when it is, it’s a joke. There’s zero nuance.”
By
the Cut
parenthood
Aug. 30, 2018
The Mom Whose Husband Died Weeks After She Gave Birth
“To be honest, I don’t know how I got through it, having a newborn and a very sick husband.”
By
the Cut
parenthood
Aug. 16, 2018
The Single Mom Who’s Not Worried About Her Son
“He’s not going to be screwed up by this, not at all.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Aug. 2, 2018
The Mom Who Can’t Imagine Paying for Fertility Treatments
An American woman who did IVF in France, where the government covers infertility.
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
July 19, 2018
The Mom Who Wishes Her Son’s Father Would Stay Out of Her Life
“I don’t want to let my husband ruin being a mother for me.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
June 21, 2018
The Adopted Mom Who Cherishes Her Biological Daughter
“For me, having a biological connection to her represents so much more. I’m grateful for it.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
June 6, 2018
The Mom Who Had an Abortion at 8 Months, Then a Surprise Pregnancy
I believe I lost more than a fetus, less than a baby.
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
May 24, 2018
The Canadian Woman Shocked by Reproductive Care in the U.S.
“I just figured that if I needed one, my health-care provider in town would do the termination, and that would be that.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
May 17, 2018
The Mom Who Was Pregnant and Addicted to Opioids
“I was already worried, but after I got pregnant, it became imperative that I had to do something.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
May 10, 2018
How I Got This Baby: The Mom Who Went Abroad to Make a Baby
“In a way, knowing that I might need to pursue motherhood on my own was a kind of relief.”
By
the Cut
new mom
May 3, 2018
How We Got These Babies
Twenty women tell their stories.
how i got this baby
Apr. 26, 2018
The Mom Who Wore a Fake Wedding Ring
“The hardest part of my pregnancy was navigating the self-imposed shame of being a black single mother.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Apr. 19, 2018
The Mom Who Had an Abortion at 7 Months Pregnant
This week’s How I Got This Baby.
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Apr. 12, 2018
The Mom Who Used to Think Using a Gestational Carrier Was Extreme
This week’s How I Got This Baby.
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Apr. 5, 2018
The Mom Who Thought She Was Finally Pregnant
Instead, her symptoms meant something very different.
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Mar. 29, 2018
The Mom Who Kept the Cremated Remains From Her Abortion in Her Purse
“I don’t have regrets about our choice to have an abortion, or about how I chose to meet it head on.”
By
the Cut
Mar. 22, 2018
The Woman Who Broke Up With Her Partner Over Egg Freezing
“I was freezing my eggs because I wanted to have a partner and a family, and I ended up breaking up with the person I was with because of it.
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Mar. 15, 2018
The Dad Who Paid $171,000 to Become a Father
“Going for twins was mostly a financial decision. With surrogacy, twins cost $5,000 extra.”
By
the Cut
women of the world
Mar. 8, 2018
What It’s Like to Give Birth in a Refugee Camp
“When the ambulance first arrived to the camp, an EMT told me that they needed proof the baby was my baby.”
By
Turkia
As told to
Jen Gann
how i got this baby
Mar. 1, 2018
The Woman Who Acts Like a Parent But Isn’t One
There’s no term for the relationship I have with my boyfriend’s son.
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Feb. 22, 2018
How I Got This Baby: The Mom Who Dreaded Nighttime
“I just felt like I was completely alone with this baby who wouldn’t sleep, who cried all the time.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Feb. 15, 2018
The Mom Who Didn’t Want to Wait for a Man
This week’s How I Got This Baby.
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Feb. 8, 2018
The Mom Whose Husband Walked 13 Miles to the Hospital
If anyone had told us there was a chance I’d have the baby in the next 24 hours, my husband would have never left the hospital before Shabbat.
By
the Cut
motherhood
Feb. 7, 2018
Maybe There’s Nothing Natural About Motherhood
A sentimental celebration of biological instincts undermines us all.
By
Leni Zumas
how i got this baby
Feb. 1, 2018
The Mom Who Wasn’t Sure a Birth Mother Would Choose Her Family
“When the mother has an obvious disability, she’s probably not the mother you would pick for your child.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Jan. 25, 2018
The Mom Who Thinks You’re Never Ready to Be a Parent
After her first daughter was stillborn, she didn’t know when she’d feel ready to try again.
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Jan. 18, 2018
The Mom Who Gave a Baby Back
This week’s How I Got This Baby.
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Jan. 11, 2018
The Woman Who Spent $110,000 Trying to Become a Mom
This week’s How I Got This Baby.
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Jan. 4, 2018
The Mom Who Didn’t Want to Bring a Child Into the World to Die
“It just felt cruel, to me.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Dec. 21, 2017
The Mom Whose Pregnancy Hardships Gave Her Patience
“I’d be a different parent, I think, if all of this hadn’t happened.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Dec. 14, 2017
The Mom Who Wanted a Baby More Than a Husband
“I think I’m a better mother than a girlfriend or a partner.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Dec. 7, 2017
The Mom Who Tried ‘Natural’ Family Planning
’It was as if reason had gone out the window.’
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Nov. 30, 2017
The Mom Who Learned to Let Go
“I think one of the things that being pregnant taught me was that I can’t control everything.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Nov. 23, 2017
The Mom Who Felt Like She Was Failing
“My husband wanted to talk about what would happen if we couldn’t get pregnant permanently.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Nov. 16, 2017
The Mom Who Wants More Women to Know About Her Rare Pregnancy Complication
“My husband couldn’t even be in the room. Only doctors saw our son’s birth.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Nov. 9, 2017
How I Got This Baby: Pregnant at 19
At the abortion appointment, she changed her mind.
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Nov. 2, 2017
The Mom Who Used to Feel Different From Other Moms
“I am a special-needs mom, but I’m also just like anyone else.”
By
the Cut
how i got this baby
Oct. 26, 2017
The Mom Whose Husband Begged Her to Take Medication
This week’s How I Got This Baby.
By
the Cut
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