At this point, I'm sure your feed is filled with survival hacks for the COVID quarantine or DIY haircuts that are definitely bound to piss off your hairdresser, I thought I'd go another direction and talk about a taboo topic no one wants to talk about because it makes them way too vulnerable... mental health. … Continue reading But that’s normal, right?
Tag: pregnancy
It changes you
One thing I've heard before but never really understood, or could even begin to understand, was the saying "the NICU life changes you." Before you had kids you, could understand how a Mom would go to the ends of the Earth for her child. Before you had kids, you could understand why parents liked taking… Continue reading It changes you
Room With A View
The following three weeks after our last MFM appointment were pretty uneventful. We stayed positive and put together the baby's furniture and decorated her room. But it wasn't completely void of a few negative thoughts... "I really hope we will have a baby to sleep in this crib." "Don't open everything just in case we… Continue reading Room With A View
Nice to Finally Meet You
A month went by with no other complications and at this appointment with the MFM we would get to see our baby again. By this time we were due for the anatomy scan. This is the point in the pregnancy where they measure baby's arms, legs, head, belly, and check for any (other) abnormalities. The… Continue reading Nice to Finally Meet You
The Day The Rain Came
A couple days after my water broke I had an appointment with a Material-Fetal Medicine (MFM) doctor. These type of doctors take care of pregnancies with more severe conditions with either unborn babies and/or moms; conditions like pPROM. We weren't really sure what to expect from this type of appointment. So far our appointments for… Continue reading The Day The Rain Came
Did I Just Pee Myself…?
Was exactly what I asked myself on May 14th, 2018. It was about 9:30 pm and I was only 14 weeks pregnant at the time and felt a gush of water like I'd just peed myself. I did not. My water broke. I didn't even know that could happen, let alone so early! I was… Continue reading Did I Just Pee Myself…?
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