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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.

 


Monday, March 19, 2012 - 16:59
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
So there’s some good news happening in my world, but it's probably not the good news you were expecting: I got a new job! Just when I thought my crazy schedule was settling down...Read Full Post
Friday, March 16, 2012 - 00:15
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
Admit it: When you hear a celebrity has struggled to get pregnant, has gone through IVF, used a gestational surrogate, or has suddenly popped out a pair of perfect twins, you feel a little better knowing you’re not alone in this fight against infertility. Read Full Post
Monday, March 12, 2012 - 18:25
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
This is something I think about a lot, and it has nothing to do with me going through infertility. I thought about it before we even started trying to conceive baby no. 2: It's estimated that for each child you'll spend $226,920 from birth to 18 years, for middle-income, two-parent households. Read Full Post
Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 18:57
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
The obvious answer here is your OB, or reproductive endocrinologist, but what a lot of people new to infertility don’t realize is, sometimes your doctor is the last person you'll be able to reach for answers, or solace. Read Full Post
Friday, March 9, 2012 - 13:38
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
The Fertility Files landed on AOL’s home page on Wednesday, with the headline: How Son, 2, Helped Mom with Infertility. It linked to my blog post about how my son’s resilience helped give me strength while going through IVF. And then the judgmental mom comments came...Read Full Post
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 17:14
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
You want to know the most unfair part of this infertility nonsense? You actually feel pregnant while you’re going through it—which is totally counterintuitive, not to mention kind of sucks. Read Full Post
Sunday, March 4, 2012 - 20:29
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
Throughout this entire infertility ordeal—Clomid, IUI, IVF, and not one but two canceled embryo transfers—I realized something: Preston is a lot more resilient than I am. Here's how I get my strength from him.Read Full Post
Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 19:36
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
He must be having a field day with me. This quote hits particularly close to home, for me and probably other women like me going through infertility or trying to conceive. Another unfortunate side effect of this process? You can’t help but fantasize about your unborn, not-yet-conceived child, and plan for your uncertain future.Read Full Post
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 14:44
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
If I had a hard time being around pregnant people, I wouldn’t have any friends left! Two of my best friends are pregnant right now, and I couldn't be happier for them. It's the next best thing to me being pregnant.Read Full Post
Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 15:01
by Sarah Preston Gorenstein
Depending on the size of the fertility clinic you go to, it can feel a bit like a baby factory, and you can feel a bit like a case number. As incredibly personal, emotional and foreign as this process is to you, it’s very routine to themRead Full Post

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