Sarah Preston Gorenstein is a magazine writer, editor, journalist, and digital content producer…when she’s not navigating the rough terrain of Working Motherhood. A former nightlife columnist and dating blogger for Chicago magazine, Sarah reinvented herself when she became a mom in 2009 and began chronicling her new life for The Parenting Post, blogging about all the issues that plague working moms today. She was a new mom while simultaneously serving as the full-time managing editor of Playboy.com. She worked for Playboy for nearly a decade, which never ceases to provide her with colorful material for her writing.
Sarah’s the beaming mom of a happy two-year-old named Preston, and just as she finally felt settled into motherhood she took on her hardest project yet—trying to conceive baby no. 2. Tune in to the Fertility Files every other day to read about Sarah’s personal, and often painful, journey going through secondary infertility.
If you want to read more about Sarah and her adventures in parenthood, see an archive of Parenting Posts below. She also blogs regularly on her personal site here (www.thecosmomom.com), where she holds absolutely nothing back. Ever.
This is an actual thing now, for infertile couples trying to conceive, according to a recent New York TimesMotherlode blog. Would you try to fund your infertility treatments this way? Would you help someone else fund theirs? Read Full Post
The future nags at me. I'm finally able to enjoy the present, and am happy with exactly where we are now (and what we have), but if I don't move forward with more fertility treatments soon, will I live to regret it? At 38, with unexplained infertility, you can't exactly "go with the flow." Read Full Post
As lucky and blessed as I feel to have this amazing little boy in my life—who's my daily source of entertainment and happiness—sometimes I still need another distraction from infertility. I nest, and I need to release that energy, here's how... Read Full Post
It’s not cheap, but if someone were willing to help you with the cost—say, your parents—would you consider doing it, without a husband in sight? Read Full Post
Do you ever sit back and think how amazing it is that you created a person just like you? No joke, I used to think: I wish I had a clone of myself to be friends with so I had a sidekick who always wanted to do what I wanted to do, and now I have one. Read Full Post
Some people find it easier to talk to complete strangers about their infertility problems, which is why the message boards are flooded with women talking in acronyms. I wasn’t very forthcoming with my own infertility issues until I was almost six months into the process, but here's why I decided to open up... Read Full Post
I wrote about the Importance of Playdates last week. There always seems to be a million reasons why they're not convenient, especially when you work full time, but there's one very important reason why you should make an effort to have them... Read Full Post
I’m going to admit something you’re not supposed to admit, especially when you’ve been diagnosed with infertility, and you’ve already put yourself through almost a year of fertility treatments... Read Full Post
I started a new job recently—the first new job I’ve had in 10 years—and with this new job came a new insurance plan, and new health benefits. (Not that I understand half of what they mean.) But I'm making sure to take full advantage of them. Here's what I found out. Read Full Post
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