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21-Day Cleanse
I’m almost done! Three more days and I will have officially completed a 21-day cleanse. My mom did it, too!
The regimen for the past 21 days has been a smoothie for breakfast, a healthy lunch (I typically eat something like brown rice with roasted vegetables and chickpeas), and a dairy-free soup for dinner.
On the good side: I feel great. I’ve lost about eight pounds. I sleep better. I don’t have weird shifts in my energy levels. I can exercise easily (run three miles or do yoga for an hour). I think I have broken my addition to sugar. On the bad side: I miss … Read More
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Miscarriage Bleeding: The Process Begins
Matt, Henry, and I are on vacation in Bloomington, Indiana, where Matt’s family lives. This past weekend, Matt’s family volunteered to watch Henry and treated us to a two-day solo-vacation on the coast of lake Michigan. I didn’t realize that the vacation would be the start of my miscarriage bleeding.
I feel like I’m doing well in terms of processing the miscarriage emotionally. Your support via the comments section and the personal e-mails meant so much to me. I apologize to each and every one of you that I wasn’t able to respond individually; it was simply too painful. But I appreciated your words, kindness, and logistical recommendations so much. … Read More
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It’s Official: We’re Having a Miscarriage
Matt and I went to the ultrasound appointment yesterday. I was surprisingly able to rein in my tears. All of my optimism from last week evaporated. I was completely expecting to hear that the pregnancy was no longer viable. I worried, however, that the developing fetus would be somewhere it wasn’t supposed to be, especially when the technician needed to do a transvaginal ultrasound in addition to the regular ultrasound. It was a relief to hear that the pregnancy stopped developing around five or six weeks, and that the fetus is relatively small. In short, the miscarriage is official.
I’ve decided to wait and see if I can miscarry naturally. … Read More