I am only slightly showing with my child, but I am already wearing maternity clothing. My teen asked me why this was the other day. Because I feel the need to make it obvious to the world that I am slightly larger than usual because I am pregnant, not because I am almost [...]
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What is “quickening”? When you first feel your baby move during your pregnancy. According to most official reports, women usually feel movement during their pregnancies anywhere from the 14th week to the 22nd week.
An informal poll I conducted amongst my friends and relatives revealed that most women actually feel their child move sooner. Many people [...]
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With my first pregnancy, I literally didn’t wear maternity clothes until I was 6 months pregnant. With each successive pregnancy(and as my age advanced), I “showed” earlier and earlier. With my most recent pregnancy, I’d noticed some changes in my waistline even before the test came back positive.
Because of my history, getting out the maternity [...]
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Yesterday, I decided to make my first “prenatal appointment”. I actually found a new OB/GYN for myself and for my developing baby.
I spent last week looking at websites and trying to find a doctor that I felt would be a suitable “match” for our family. My previous OB/GYN was pretty up front about sharing her negative [...]
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I haven’t posted in quite a while. Somewhere around Week 11 of my pregnancy, the constant nausea abated and some of my energy returned. However, in a cruel juxtaposition, my ‘nesting instincts’ kicked in around Week 10. For 7 days, I lied around, too exhausted to move, bemoaning the mess around me, concerned we’d never [...]
Tags: first trimester, morning sickness, nesting instincts, Pregnancy, Vitamin B6
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