Stephanie Rodriguez-Moser

Stephanie Rodriguez-Moser

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Bio

Stephanie works as a clinician in an obstetrics department while dealing with secondary infertility, and that’s exactly as hard as it sounds. She is also a mom, wife, grad student, school board member, and writer of things. She loves her Instant Pot more than most people.

Stephanie Rodriguez-Moser Articles

Image: Nicole Arbour YouTube

"Dear Black People," Nicole Arbour Does It Again

Recycling jokes about stereotypes isn’t funny. Misrepresenting appropriation isn’t funny. Throwing three sentences into a video about the struggle doesn’t make you immune from criticism or a good ally. This could have been amazing.

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Stephanie Rodriguez-Moserjoni edelman, RN
I woke up quickly when everything was over, and although I was told I should expect that I would feel weird, I felt pretty good.

Navigating IVF: Retrieval Day 

On the day before Valentine’s Day, I had egg retrieval. Nothing says romance like sticking a literal needle through the walls of your vagina, amirite?

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Stephanie Rodriguez-MoserErin Khar
I can’t seem to settle into the happiness I should have. It’s there, but it’s swirling with anxiety and fear.

Navigating IVF: The Pregnancy Test

Okay, I know I’ve kept some of you that follow me on Instagram in the dark for awhile now, and I’m sorry. I wanted to write this column and let everyone know at once. With no further ado…

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Stephanie Rodriguez-MoserErin Khar
Injections, pills — oh, and, fun fact, I shouldn’t use hand sanitizer while taking one of the pills. I’m not sure why — maybe I turn into a Gremlin?

Navigating IVF: ALL The Prep

Starting IVF requires a lot of phone calls and emails and waiting. And paper signing. My husband and I have signed so many things in the last week that I wanted to invest in one of those signature stamps.

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Stephanie Rodriguez-MoserErin Khar