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Planning my first pregnancy with Natural Cycles: Erin's story

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Erin is a digital marketer based out of Omaha, Nebraska. She lives with her husband of 10 years, Josh, and their sweet corgi named Penny. She is expecting a baby girl in August. For the past 12 years, she has run Her Heartland Soul, a lifestyle blog for young professionals focused on food, fashion, and travel.

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I can’t even believe I’m writing this post. I always knew I wanted to be a mom, but like, one day in the future. And that future time frame kept changing. I married Josh at 22, so at first I thought by 25. Then 28. Then 30. Apparently, the magic number was 32…

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