Maxi-Ann Campbell
The Day I Fell
So, at 29 weeks pregnant, I passed out. I just fainted. It scared me. At the time, Ben and I had just started moving items between our...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jun 23, 20199 min read
My Hair Explained
My hairstyle causes a lot of confusion for people who don’t know anything about black hair. Even I am not an expert on black hair,...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jun 19, 20198 min read
Pinky Promises
What if I told that you that when Ben and I first started dating, it wasn’t because he found me particularly attractive? Okay, well,...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jun 14, 20195 min read
Who Wouldn’t Want to Be Me?
In the past, I have re-posted a blog from when I first moved to China. I have decided to do that again today because this post provides...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jun 10, 201911 min read
Sometimes, the Universe…
“If you are willing to take one meaningful step on your own behalf toward making a dream come true today, the Universe will meet you...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
May 21, 20198 min read
Walking the Line
May 1stis Labor Day holiday in China. This year, May 1stfell on a Wednesday, and the government moved the working days Thursday and...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
May 14, 201910 min read
Baby Shower
So, I posted the photos of my baby shower and announcement on Facebook this past week, and I thought people might also like to know what...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
May 5, 20195 min read
So, when is the baby due?
After a miscarriage, it can be hard to know when to announce to people that you are pregnant—again. The first time I announced to the...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Apr 16, 20198 min read
Fear
Some of you may know that it was originally my plan to return to the United States at the end of the academic year 2018. By that point, I...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Apr 3, 20199 min read
Morning Sickness
Jeesh, Maxi, is that all you’re going to eat? What are you on some sort of cleanse? — A colleague After my first ultrasound, the doctor...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Mar 24, 201911 min read
Giving Up the Pretense of Nice
You ever been in a situation where you did not say or do something to be “nice”? I’m in that situation a lot with my landlords. As I...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Mar 18, 20198 min read
The First Ultrasound
On the day we went to the German Christmas Market with Ben’s parents, I accidentally sat down on a broken bench. The bench looks...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Mar 5, 20198 min read
Take 2: Second Cycle after Miscarriage
So, while Realist Maxi was evaluating all the options at the beginning of November, Optimistic Maxi was gearing up for trying again. As I...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Feb 21, 20197 min read
Spring Festival (Lunar New Year)
The Annual Gala Spring Festival holiday is China’s biggest holiday celebration. Ben and I normally go to Shanghai to spend the holiday...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Feb 10, 20198 min read
Evaluating Other Options
When our first attempt at trying to conceive again failed, Realist Maxi was far from discouraged, though not in the “Let’s just try again...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Feb 1, 20197 min read
Trying Again
I presented all of my research (see Did adenomyosis cause my miscarriage? for the research referenced here) to Ben, and his main concern...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jan 20, 20195 min read
Colorful Conversations: Dark Skin is Beautiful
So, I previously had a blog post called Colorful Conversations: Good Enough. It was about a conversation I had with a rickshaw driver in...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jan 13, 20198 min read
Did adenomyosis cause my miscarriage?
There were two questions that I grappled with after the miscarriage. Could adenomyosis have caused what looks to be a blighted ovum or a...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Jan 8, 20196 min read
How I met Ben
The following post is something I wrote more than five years ago now on an earlier iteration of the Not Minimum Coverage blog I had when...
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Maxi-Ann Campbell
Dec 31, 20185 min read
A Gift: Learning to Love Myself
After the miscarriage, I would just start crying at a moment’s notice. Something or someone would cross my mind, and my heart would break...
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