I’m still pregnant, which is ok by me since I really want this baby to wait until January to be born. But it is starting to feel like some kind of waiting game now.
Justin and I have transitioned from thinking about pregnancy to thinking about baby these days and everything seems to be some combination [...]
As I posted on my Facebook page this week “The doctor told me my baby is engaged. I think he should at least wait until he’s born to get involved in serious relationships.”
“Engaged” in pregnancy terms means something quite different, of course, but many women aren’t sure exactly what it does mean. So here is [...]
I’ve been telling everyone that I think fetal hiccups are one of the cutest things ever. It was another one of those things that no one tells you about before you get pregnant (along with the fact that morning sickness can last all day and that you can actually see the baby moving sometimes when [...]
Today I’m going to talk about umbilical cords. Mainly because my baby has had quite a few problems involving his.
He has thus far succeeded in twisting his cord into a knot, which he subsequently untied before the next ultrasound. Then he managed to wrap his cord all the way around himself, including around his neck, [...]
I recently discovered, completely by accident, that my unborn baby likes classical piano music.
I tutor children in English here in China a few times a week and last week when I arrived at one of my students’ homes, I was a little early. She was finishing up her piano practice before English class and invited [...]
So, after many blood tests and drinking unpleasant glucose solutions, I’ve been diagnosed with mild gestational diabetes. It’s not very severe in my case- of my four tests during the multi-hour screen, two were a little high, which is the minimal diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes.
This condition is not really rare, but it does require [...]
I can’t stand maternity clothes. Love being pregnant, but maternity clothes are the height of awfulness, in my opinion. Which means I’m down to about three outfits for the next two months.
One of my problems is that I’m not a fan of pants to begin with- I don’t think I’ve owned any jeans since the [...]
Ok, somebody messed up on the name. Morning sickness should have been called “All- Day Sickness” or “Sickness that Hits When You Really Don’t Want It To”, or maybe “Get That Smell Away From Me Sickness.” Whatever the name, for me it was first trimester stomach hell.
I’d love for this to have been an exaggeration, [...]
Among the many things I’ve learned during this pregnancy, one thing is certain- prenatal checkups involve an awful lot of blood draws! I feel like I’ve been pricked and poked with about a thousand needles by now.
For those just starting on this pregnancy journey who are afraid of needles, don’t worry too much about it. [...]
In some ways, it is very strange being pregnant in a foreign country. There are things that are universal, of course. Women get pregnant everywhere and carry their babies for somewhere around 38-40 weeks. We go through most of the same experiences- from morning sickness to feeling the baby’s movements- in a similar way, with [...]
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