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Starting A Family When You Have A Chronic Illness

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By Mariah Z Leach on August 16, 2018 Breastfeeding, Managing Pregnancy, Preparing for Baby, Tryting to Conceive (TTC)

Deciding to start a family is always a big decision. But it can seem even more daunting when one partner lives with a chronic illness, or even both do. As someone who’s been there, guest writer Mariah Z. Leach – a wife, mother, and writer with rheumatoid arthritis – shares her advice on five considerations you need to make before starting a family when you have chronic illness.

In this article you can learn more about the importance of family planning, considerations during pregnancy, ideas for preparing for baby’s arrival, insight on breastfeeding, and advice on baby gear.

Starting A Family When You Have A Chronic Illness

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Mariah is a writer, patient advocate, and mom of three living with rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. After learning firsthand how challenging and lonely it can be to face pregnancy and parenthood with chronic illness, Mariah became passionate about supporting people with chronic illness who are or want to become parents. She launched her private Facebook support group, Mamas Facing Forward, in 2015. Today the group connects parents and parents-to-be with chronic illness from all over the world. In 2018, she added this website, dedicated to collecting and creating resources that focus on pregnancy and parenting with chronic illness.

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