I had just told my employer I was pregnant a few days, maybe a week, prior — a decision some friends had argued against for the very reason I was now experiencing. It’s hard enough telling your employer you’re pregnant; telling them that you’re not any more feels unimaginable.
I returned to my job the very next day, writing and editing stories about parenthood and newborns and healthy pregnancies as I bled into an oversized pad. I told myself I had been “only” 12 or so weeks pregnant, hardly a reason to make a “big deal” out of losing that pregnancy. I would soldier on, because I had to….
