Hormonal Imbalances™

I’m having a midwife. For my hospital birth.

January 27, 2012 by Diana 28 Comments

I wasn’t going to write this post quite yet. At 5 1/2 weeks it seems a little early to blog on how you plan on delivering your child 8ish months from now.

But with Twitter inquiries, questions from friends and family, and the fact that I had my first appointment yesterday; I’ve come to realize it’s something almost everyone wants to know when you get pregnant.

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Filed Under: Babies, Pregnancy · Tagged With: Birth, Midwife, Second Time Around

Winter Babywearing – A babyWAWL Giveaway

January 25, 2012 by Diana 16 Comments

A few weeks ago I posted on tips for making babywearing easier in the winter. One of my tips was to wrap a larger coat around you, and several people posted about maternity coats or specially made jackets that would work as well. All of them costing quite a bit. So I was thrilled when a company called babyWAWL contacted me to see if I’d be interested in giving away one of their products to you, a product that makes winter babywearing 100x easier.

Credit: babyWAWL.com

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Twinges of Guilt

January 24, 2012 by Diana 14 Comments

The past 2 weeks have been a mixture of delight, pure joy, excitement…

And guilt.

Because it happened again.

I got pregnant on the first try. Just like with Bella.

So while I know the little jokes about “Fertile Myrtle” are nothing but well meaning and said in all kindness, sometimes they make me feel so guilty.

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5 weeks pregnant – and Hormonal Imbalances

January 23, 2012 by Diana 9 Comments

I’m kind of blindly updating my weeks as I go until I get a definite date – but it’s about as close as I can make it. As far as I can tell, I was 5 weeks yesterday. My baby is the size of an apple seed.

Aw.

I’ve got the usual symptoms – heartburn, peeing frequently, nausea, heightened sense of smell, headaches, dizziness, and mood swings. Thankfully the nausea hadn’t included any throwing up. Yet. I can totally handle this feeling of just being queasy.

Couple of funny things: remember how your first go around with pregnancy everyone ::coughTheBumpcough:: told you there was NO WAY you could already have to pee so often because the baby was so small? I read this the other day, and it explains that you actually do:

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Filed Under: Pregnancy, Random · Tagged With: A funny, Second Time Around, Weekly Updates

The funny thing about 1st trimester is

January 20, 2012 by Diana 6 Comments

you don’t really feel pregnant. You just feel like someone who needs to start thinking about going on Weight Watchers, has the flu, and a super human sense of smell.

I don’t mind getting bigger. I actually can’t wait for a pregnant belly to rub again. The fact that I’ve already had to stop buttoning my pants just shy of 5 weeks assures me that I may well get my wish a bit sooner than expected.

5 weeks people. Is that some kind of record?

I LONG for my maternity clothes. I can remember putting them away and being ever so sad. Partially because regular clothes no longer fit, but neither did maternity.

Then I discovered Spanx and the world was righted again.

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Filed Under: Babies, Family, Pregnancy · Tagged With: Motherhood

4 weeks 3 days pregnant {and how we all found out}

January 18, 2012 by Diana 56 Comments

Yes, I’m telling everyone very early about being pregnant (announced it here yesterday). I’ve gotten a few (non-evil) comments over how early I am, and while I don’t feel I need to explain (after all, it’s my body and Sam and I are comfortable with our decision) I kind of want to explain.

I found out last Thursday at around 11am. Bella and I had gone for a playdate to my girlfriend Tanya’s home, and I was feeling sick. She laughingly suggested I take a pregnancy test, but I knew the chances of me seeing a line at that point were slim to none. But I figured it couldn’t hurt and she had a few left over.

30 seconds later I was staring at this: