After having a miscarriage, my friends and I were distraught. To commemorate the lost life, my friends (couple in picture) got a plant to represent the baby’s life. That plant is shown in the background of the picture. My friends found out they were pregnant again about 9 months after the miscarriage. With a very low chance of another miscarriage, they’re now 4 months pregnant. We took pictures to celebrate and tell the world. – Download this photo by John Looy on Unsplash| unsplash.com
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Cultural critic and author Amanda Hess joins us to discuss her new book, Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age. We talk about the intersection of pregnancy, early parenthood, and technology, her experience using a popular period app to track her pregnancy, how she navigated self-blame and cultural stigma when her baby was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition, and more. Behind the paywall, we get into the pervasiveness of diet culture in pregnancy, the natural-childbirth movement a...| rethinkingwellness.substack.com
