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✨32 Weeks✨ Today marks 32 weeks in this pre

✨32 Weeks✨

Today marks 32 weeks in this pregnancy. This post is a huge deal for me...last year, I posted a pregnancy update at 32 weeks && what I didn’t know when I posted it, is that it would be the last post I would make during my pregnancy, it was the last milestone picture that I took. What I didn’t know, is that just 1 weeks later, I would be told that my son has no heartbeat.

I would be lying if I said that this past week came with no stress and no anxiety. It’s actually been one of the hardest weeks during my pregnancy && unfortunately this next week to come may not be any easier and a lot of that stress and anxiety is out of my control. But I know our baby girl will be just fine and next week, when we pass the 33 weeks and 4 days mark, it will be the biggest milestone yet.

**1st picture is from today, pregnant with our baby girl. Swipe to see my 32 week picture from my pregnancy with Kaius**

📸 shared with permission from @e_woodard03

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Tell us you are parenting after loss without sayin

Tell us you are parenting after loss without saying you are parenting after loss.
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Oh, my heart. These are just precious. Welcome to

Oh, my heart. These are just precious. Welcome to the world, little one!

@miscarried_dreams wrote:

Gabriel, you were worth it all and will always be my little “rainbow after the storm”. I’ll never forget what it took to get to you 💙💙💙

📷@jessicafenfertphotography, shared with permission from @miscarried_dreams
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Mama, you are enough. ❤️ . . . #pregnancyafter

Mama, you are enough. ❤️
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As an African American woman who was born here in

Babies born after loss bring color and joy to our

Not talking about things isn’t the way to push f

Not talking about things isn’t the way to push for change, so...⁣
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Regarding the infertility community there are many stereotypes -⁣
* IVF is for rich people⁣
* IVF is for white people⁣
* IVF doesn’t involve men ⁣
* IVF is for career women that waited too long⁣
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I’m going to focus on another issue that I’ve seen firsthand. Lack of representation. Seeing people that look like you or share experiences is important. Seeing doctors that look like you can be pivotal. ⁣
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Black women are 2x as likely as white women to have fertility problems - we’re far less likely to seek treatment. When we do finally receive treatment we have a lower pregnancy rate, higher loss rate and lower live birth rates. Black IVF patients have their babies a week earlier and are 3x more likely to have very/extremely preterm babies compared to white women undergoing IVF treatments.⁣
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A few other issues women (especially black and brown ones) face when fighting for their reproductive health are:⁣
* Lack of insurance coverage⁣
* Prejudice from doctors and medical staff⁣
* Lack of understanding and support from friends/family ⁣
* Infertility services focused more on white women ⁣
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Just do a search here on ig for IVF and you’ll see a disproportionately large number of white babies and couples seeking treatment. The #IVFcommunity is overwhelmingly not colorful. There was a study recently and of all of the black women involved a quarter reported being uncomfortable because of things a doctor said - worse than that all of the women reported feeling isolated, lonely and like they had failed. ⁣
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The reason I continue to advocate for those dealing with infertility is because I myself didn’t know anyone that was going through fertility treatments. When I embarked on the journey I saw no one else that looked like me. Women no matter their color all struggle in this community but feeling isolated, ashamed, and alone simply because of color is something none of us should be dealing with. ⁣
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We can start to make a change by providing support and resources. Even including people of color in advertising and conversations about infertility will go a long way.

📸Shared with permission @christinanrodriguez

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