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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.

 


Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 01:29
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
I turned 38 on Sunday. Surprisingly? There’s something remarkably comforting about falling squarely in my late 30s. I feel older, that’s for sure. Wiser. More experienced. (Very tired.) But I can legitimately say, I’ve been there, done that—a few times over.Read Full Post
Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 00:08
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
I get a lot of emails from readers who’ve suffered from infertility in some form or another. This week I heard from a woman who's also suffering from "unexplained infertility," and here's my advice on staying sane around pregnant friends.Read Full Post
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 01:01
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
Admit it: Seeing celeb moms of Advanced Maternal Age glorified on the covers of magazines and on reality TV shows has given you false hope that getting pregnant well into your 30s (and 40s) is not only possible, it’s common!Read Full Post
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 00:48
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
Some people say you don’t really know a person until you’ve traveled together. I say you don’t really know a person until you’ve been through a hardship together. Hello, infertility, nightly shots, drugs that you make you crazy, negative pregnancy tests that make you even crazier...Read Full Post
Friday, April 6, 2012 - 01:34
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
Great news for the residents of Naperville, Illinois: Plans for Dr. Randy Morris's new fertility clinic were approved on Tuesday! But the most controversial of its issues has shed more light on one of the toughest decisions for people going through IVF: unused embryos. It has me thinking about mine...Read Full Post
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 01:24
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
We just spent 10 glorious days at my parents’ new house in Scottsdale where it was in the 80s and sunny every day, along with my brother’s family (three kids, ages 12, 10 and 7)—all 10 of us under one roof. Shockingly, everyone was well behaved, even the kids! Read Full Post
Monday, April 2, 2012 - 00:33
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
It’s a loaded question, isn’t it? Someone asked me this the other day, and my response was: “We’re trying.” Two words: We’re. Trying. Maybe it was the way I said it, but I think I kind of threw her off with such an honest response. Read Full Post
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 17:19
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
Would you object to a new fertility clinic in your town? Or would you welcome it? A physician specializing in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, Dr. Randy Morris, wants to open a fertility clinic in Naperville, Illinois, to serve the patients in its surrounding western suburbs. Sounds like a terrific idea, doesn’t it? Then why are so many people against it?Read Full Post
Friday, March 23, 2012 - 19:04
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
Sometimes even I think, Who am I to complain when I already have a beautiful, healthy child? But I still see infertility as a disease that 7.3 million women in the U.S. suffer from, including me. And it's still hard...Read Full Post
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 - 20:46
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
Do you think it’s strange that I like going to Baby’s ‘R’ Us? And helping my pregnant friends design their baby nurseries? I’ve been to Baby’s ‘R’ Us twice in the last few months, with two different pregnant friends. I'm not sure if this is a healthy activity for someone going through infertility...Read Full Post
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