Babies

First Midwife Appointment – I was listened to.

February 3, 2012 by Diana 17 Comments

It’s taken me all evening and night to process how to write the impact of a caring medical person on a nervous to-be mother. But when I walked into my midwife’s clinic yesterday, I knew from the moment I met the first nurse that this was it. I had found the place I needed to be as long as we are here.

I went a bundle of nerves, and when the nurse asked me to pee in the cup so she could dip the stick, I had the thought, “Oh my, what if she tells me I’m not pregnant? How embarrassing would that be?”

I still am. Since the paralyzing morning sickness wasn’t enough to convince me. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Babies, Family, Pregnancy, Thankful · Tagged With: Birth, Look what I found, Midwives, New and Improved, Things that make me smile

24 hours.

February 2, 2012 by Diana 15 Comments

Well, just a tad over 24 but close enough.

Yesterday morning was a disaster.

Last night just Bella and I went to dinner as Sam had 24 hour duty. I cried on the way home thinking of how pretty soon these times would be few and far between. Even though wonderful times are coming. Ah hormones.

This morning I woke up at 4am to calm a terrified Bella and almost hurled on her bed. I took a half of a Zofran (safe for pregnancy, did it 7 months with Bella, hoarded them like crack) and laid in bed in terror, waiting to be sick. Once I start to throw up I can’t stop and no one was home to help me. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Babies, Pregnancy · Tagged With: Massive Barfing, Wishful Thinking

A small miracle

January 31, 2012 by Diana 13 Comments

The past 3 days I’ve been really sick. Well, more like the past couple weeks but really the last 3 days have been the worst, and getting worse.

Sam was home this weekend so he was able to take care of everything, but it was still hard. Hard not to be able to play with Bella, hard to lay on the couch hour after hour and wish I could do something. Even when we did get out for fresh air to the park I spent most of the time sitting and trying not to be sick.

And it’s just massive headaches, stomach aches, and constant nausea. But the kind that puts you flat on your back. [Read more...]

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6 weeks pregnant

January 29, 2012 by Diana 14 Comments

This week has been exhausting. And while I don’t want to be a complainer – I do want to be honest on here.

I.AM.SO.TIRED.

I can only remember being this tired the months after Bella was born. But for that I had a reason. She never slept and I had massive amounts of unnatural energy during the day that allowed me to clean nonstop and regret it at night. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Babies, Pregnancy · Tagged With: Changes

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

January 27, 2012 by Diana 36 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.

Where and how will you have the baby? [Read more...]

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

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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