The Eldest Daughter

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Life Lately

  • IVF: A Hundred Small Waiting Rooms

    IVF: A Hundred Small Waiting Rooms

    This post is for the people trying to show up for someone going through IVF, and to offer an additional perspective on what they may be going through. IVF isn’t one hard thing. It’s a long sequence of small waiting rooms, physical and emotional, stacked one after another.


  • From Boudoir to the Bump

    From Boudoir to the Bump

    Same body, almost exactly three years apart. Except this time, it’s not just holding a pose — it’s carrying a whole life.


  • Pregnancy: Feeling Joy After Loss

    Pregnancy: Feeling Joy After Loss

    While the news brings me so much joy as I enter my second trimester, I want to acknowledge the fact that pregnancy is not an effortless sequence of happy milestones for everyone. Experiencing pregnancy loss and the recovery that follows is a uniquely personal journey for each woman and each couple.