39 Weeks Pregnant - getting labour started naturally?
By this stage of pregnancy we’re feeling pretty heavy, uncomfortable and just generally looking forward to being able to get up out of a chair or roll over in bed without it being a big deal! So since baby is technically classed as being “term” now, what about natural options for moving things along?
38 Weeks Pregnant - nesting, here we come!
You hear a lot about pregnant women’s “nesting instinct” as they get ready for the arrival of their baby. There are some stereotypes about the nesting mum who cleans every tiny corner of the house and polishes up things that she would never even think of needing to clean at any other time in life! I can’t say it’s hit me to that extreme, but I have certainly gone all in on the preparations I still wanted to make for baby’s arrival and for postpartum. This has looked like…
21 Weeks Pregnant - my birth preparation protocol
You may have heard the saying, “if you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail”. I feel this applies to birth as much as anything else. Now clearly, I don’t mean we can “fail” at giving birth! That baby is going to come out! However, if we have a particular plan for how we would like the birth to occur, we need to prepare for it. This applies whether you are planning a vaginal birth or a Caesarean birth.
19 Weeks Pregnant - life is busy…plus gender & name chats
I have to say this week has been very NON-focused on pregnancy! While I have continued nourishing my baby 24 hours a day, 7 days a week … with an exceptionally busy life season my mind has been on other things the majority of the time! … I will confess that despite the busyness, I am still counting down the days till the morphology ultrasound, when we are also hoping to find out the baby’s gender! I just can’t wait to start calling baby by his or her name!
13 Weeks Pregnant - the blessing of health
This week we had a visit from our midwife, Haylie — the official booking-in visit. She was apparently shocked to see the results of my first trimester blood tests with all levels in the recommended ranges. Apparently I’m abnormal 😂 I have to say I do feel like a bit of a boring character at these booking-in appointments, not having any of the possible medical conditions they have to ask me about! Jokes aside, I am very thankful for good health!! It is such a blessing, and I don’t take it for granted…