9 Weeks Pregnant - a milestone
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9 Weeks Pregnant - a milestone

9 weeks is always a bit of a milestone for me as a mum who’s experienced pregnancy loss, since I was 9 weeks when my body let go of my first baby. So to get to this point knowing that the pregnancy is going well is always a relief. And yes, I know pregnancy loss can happen any time, earlier or later, but I also think it’s normal to have our own milestones based on our own experiences. We just can't take life for granted, and I am so thankful for the growing life inside of me 🥰

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7 Weeks Pregnant - a bit of a scare
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7 Weeks Pregnant - a bit of a scare

I kind of expected to hit my first trimester exhausted phase by now, but so far to be honest I’ve felt reasonably normal. It’s more the nausea that’s been knocking me around a bit, but even that has been mild, usually settles if I eat, and definitely isn’t constant, though daily. I’ve been chatting with mums who experience hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) in pregnancy (severe nausea and vomiting which can last well beyond first trimester, for some even the whole pregnancy). Often they’ll need medication to manage their symptoms, and it takes a huge toll mentally as well as physically. I can’t even imagine that level of sickness, WHILE experiencing "normal" pregnancy symptoms and often having older kids/work/other commitments you feel responsible for. These women are so courageous!!

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5 Weeks Pregnant - feeling vulnerable
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5 Weeks Pregnant - feeling vulnerable

If I'm being honest, I've had so many moments this past week where I've thought... What on earth am I doing writing a blog about this and making it PUBLIC?! I mean, I'm only 5 weeks, it's very early, what if this grand plan of a weekly blog through to birth in March becomes a 2-3 post series which winds up in pregnancy loss? 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in miscarriage. I've had one before, I could have one again. But then I remember…

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