This is a difficult post to write. In the grand schemes of things, it’s not catastrophic, and I recognize this. Many other women, new mothers and moms-to-be, have it much worse than I do. But I’ve spent the last three weeks feeling sorry for myself, since I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes.
Huh? That [...]
Tags: diet, gestational diabetes, hormones, insulin, Pregnancy, type 2 diabetes
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I officially enter my third trimester tomorrow. Last night, the baby kicked me in the ribs for the first time. While I’m still not huge by my perceptions of what a woman who is seven months pregnant should look like, the baby has shifted further up, is very active, and, in spite of my previous [...]
Tags: emotions, hormones, Pregnancy, third trimester
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You have to make some trades when you’re pregnant. You might get huge, but you have that whole glow thing going on. You might be tired beyond belief, but people encourage you to rest and relax because of your condition. All in all, it’s not all that bad.
One of my favorite [...]
Tags: hormones, pregnancy fingernails, pregnancy hair, prenatal vitamins
Posted in: Pregnancy
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Today I was thinking back to when my daughter was a newborn. She was such a light sleeper that the sounds of the floorboards creaking outside her room woke her up instantly, and consequently I always dreaded heading off to bed at night because I had to walk through that very hallway. The [...]
Tags: hormones, postpartum depression, stress
Posted in: Parenting
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What is it about being pregnant means that every stranger, family member or friend you come in contact with has to touch your pregnant belly? What is it about it? Is there a magnetic field in the uterus that automatically draws their hand there? Sometimes you don’t mind it. Sometimes having [...]
Tags: belly touchers, hormones
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