I’m Carrying A Rainbow Baby, And It’s An Emotional Minefield

It’s a lot. [Scary Mommy](%2F%2Fscarymommy.com%2F%3Futm_campaign=56200%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/0100018555a79a57-e520ab22-fc3b-47d7-a49f-8e2398ccf14f-000000/th1Z-9Xx1f_l-j0dXdAxj3oq4dc=302) Dec 27, 2022 %2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fpregnancy%2Fim-carrying-a-rainbow-baby-and-its-an-emotional-minefield%3Futm_campaign=56200%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/0100018555a79a57-e520ab22-fc3b-47d7-a49f-8e2398ccf14f-000000/7gp1OUPj0RwL5fXTK8GENAbv8ss=302 [I’m Carrying A Rainbow Baby, And It’s An Emotional Minefield](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fpregnancy%2Fim-carrying-a-rainbow-baby-and-its-an-emotional-minefield%3Futm_campaign=56200%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/2/0100018555a79a57-e520ab22-fc3b-47d7-a49f-8e2398ccf14f-000000/z7chNzAAHqBL1DJ0Hg04L9C_Z0c=302) “Just eight days post-ovulation with what would potentially be my fifth baby, sixth pregnancy, I started peeing on sticks. ALL the sticks,” writes Alexandra Frost. “I couldn’t wait to find out if I was pregnant again, or not. Even though I’d successfully carried a [rainbow baby](%2F%2Fwww.scarymommy.com%2Fspecial-rainbow-baby%3Futm_campaign=56200%26utm_medium=scaryMommyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=33bffe7e-9403-4594-a37e-5a45d2b75c10/1/0100018555a79a57-e520ab22-fc3b-47d7-a49f-8e2398ccf14f-000000/bWjoGtYUrxcJMM-Bdl7rsRW37cc=302), now my fourth son, the same feelings of uncertainty and anxiety were back, and I didn’t even know if I was pregnant or not yet.” And so she’s unpacking all those feelings for us in a really nice piece. 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