Pregnancy
I spent YEARS writing about trying to conceive + pregnancy. It was basically ALL I thought about for a long time, and it’s all chronicled right here on the blog for those of you who are still in “baby mode” (or just “dreaming-of-babies mode.”)
Baby fever
Stalking other people’s babies
When everyone is waiting for you to get pregnant
The loud ticking of your biological clock
Being nervous to tell your family you’re baby-obsessed
Keeping it a secret from your friends and colleagues
Songs about pregnant / trying to conceive
Wanting a baby desperately
Seriously, babies are all I can think about!
Trying to conceive
Going off the birth control pill
The A-B-Cs (lingo) of trying to conceive
Getting disappointed over negative pregnancy test
Getting pregnant the Catholic way
When fortune cookies predict your future
When you feel guilty about eating like shit while TTC
Songs about pregnant / trying to conceive
Baby-making basics (including myths + facts)
Super-early pregnancy
When you’re preggers and don’t even know it
The earliest possible pregnancy symptoms (the first time around)
Top 10 early pregnancy signs
Early pregnancy symptoms (the second time around)
Morning sickness (all-day sickness)
How to curb morning sickness (a.k.a. All Day Sickness)
Six ways to reduce morning sickness
What you can eat when everything makes you feel sick
Got morning sickness? Drink up that fresh air, girl!
Smoothies and ice cream = early pregnancy diet
The, uh, joys of being pregnant
The Big List of Pregnancy No-Nos
The absolute best pregnancy calendar on the internet
What types of skincare to avoid while pregnant
How to cure a headache when you can’t take three Advil
How to cure heartburn when you feel like your chest is on fire
How to boost your iron when your baby is sucking it out of you
How to eat healthy while you’re knocked up
All through the trimesters
Follow along, month by month
My First Pregnancy
- September 2009 (Month 1)
- October 2009 (Month 2)
- November 2009 (Month 3)
- December 2009 (Month 4)
- January 2010 (Month 5)
- February 2010 (Month 6)
- March 2010 (Month 7)
- April 2010 (Month 8)
- May 2010 (Month 9)
- June 2010 (Month 10)
My Second Pregnancy
- August 2011 (Month 1)
- September 2011 (Month 2)
- October 2011 (Month 3)
- November 2011 (Month 4)
- December 2011 (Month 5)
- January 2012 (Month 6)
- February 2012 (Month 7)
- March 2012 (Month 8)
First pregnancy milestones
- I’m pregnant!: 4 weeks 0 days
- Nausea begins: Week 6
- Heard heartbeat: 11 weeks 3 days
- Nausea ends: Week 12
- First flutter: 14 weeks 1 day
- 20-week ultrasound: 20 weeks 1 day
- First real kick: 20 weeks 5 days
- It’s a boy!: 22 weeks 2 days
- Kicks felt from outside: Week 27
- First Braxton Hicks: Week 27
- Visible kicks: 27 weeks, 5 days
- Water broke: 39 weeks, 5 days
- Baby is born: 39 weeks, 6 days
Second pregnancy milestones
- Nausea begins: Week 4
- I’m pregnant!: 3 weeks 3 days
- Heartburn begins: Week 5
- First flutter: Week 12
- Heard heartbeat: Week 19
- It’s a girl!: 20 weeks
- Baby is born: 38 weeks, 4 days
Labour & Delivery
| My first baby, D |
| Part 1: Early labour |
| Part 2: Active labour |
| Part 3: Transition/Pushing |
| Part 4: C-section |
 My second baby, C |
| My scheduled C-section |
Looking back on both |
| Emergency C-section versus scheduled C-section |
| Do you ever forget the pain of labour? |
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