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I Was Pregnant After Two Losses

Hi Mama,
Hi momma,
For this week’s “This Time Last Year,” I want to honor a kind of pregnancy that doesn’t always get talked about — the kind that comes after loss.
This story comes from a mom who had two miscarriages before she finally made it through her first trimester with a sticky baby… and a heart full of fear.
If that’s you right now, I hope this lands like a hand on your back.
This Time Last Year: I Was Pregnant After Two Losses
(shared with permission from Rachel)
This time last year, I was finally pregnant again… after two heartbreaking miscarriages.
And I was terrified.
I didn’t let myself get excited.
I didn’t tell anyone outside of our tiny circle.
I didn’t buy anything.
I didn’t take a single photo.
I just woke up each day thinking: please, please let my baby still be here.
And to make it harder — the morning sickness hit me like a truck.
I couldn’t keep anything down.
I had to leave work meetings to throw up.
I couldn’t smell food without gagging. I also couldn’t spit without gagging. And once I started gagging, I couldn’t stop until I was hurling.
I felt like my body was falling apart while I was doing everything in my power to keep it together.
I would’ve given anything for an off switch.
And then one day, my midwife looked at me and said something that changed everything:
“This is a good sign. These hormones? They’re your body doing exactly what it’s supposed to do.”
I burst into tears.
Because for the first time… I didn’t feel betrayed by my body. I felt like maybe, just maybe, it was finally working with me.
A year later, I have a baby boy with chubby cheeks and the brightest eyes I’ve ever seen.
And you know what? I’m so proud of that girl — the one I was last year. The one who didn’t know if she could do it again. The one who was scared and sick and still got up every day and tried.
If that’s you right now — please hear this:
You are not weak for being afraid.
You are not broken for having bad days.
And you are doing something miraculous just by staying the course.
You don’t have to feel grateful all the time.
You don’t have to glow.
You just have to keep going.
Because what’s waiting on the other side… is more love than you ever imagined.
With deepest understanding,
Rachel
I’ll be back next Monday with another story from the other side.
You got this momma,
Naomi
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