When it comes to Postpartum Depression, I feel like I’ve been through it all. Not only have I dealt with it after each of my children’s births, but I also suffered from traumatic Perinatal Depression, which is depression during pregnancy. Somehow, though, this time around, it took me a while to realize that I was suffering …
I have been hesitating to publish pregnancy updates lately because all in all, this fourth baby has caused me very few issues (unlike his brothers!), and I didn’t really want to bore anyone with posts about random pregnancy things that most everyone deals with. But a few weeks ago, things changed up a little bit, …
If you’ve ever read my posts on pregnancy before, you’ll know that I’m the kind of mom who complains A LOT. I don’t mean to. I’m grateful that I’ve been able to create life and carry it to term, and I never take for granted my kids or my beautiful ability to have a family. …
When Mark and I first met, during our nine hour first date, the subject of kids came up. A weird first date conversation, I’ll admit, but as we had both just left long term relationships, it was on both of our minds that any prospective future might involve children. In the course of our conversation, …
Yesterday was hard. My brother, Jacob, at exactly 12 weeks old, died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome on January 8th, 1979. I can’t imagine the devastation that this caused my parents and my older siblings. To have your new baby taken away from you forever is something no parent should ever have to go through. …
I haven’t written about it on this blog, though I’ve been talking about it a lot elsewhere. To be honest, I wasn’t sure how to really talk about something so personal in such a public way. But since it is dominating my whole life at the moment, I decided to try and write about it …
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day is October 15th. Light a candle at 7 PM to join the “wave of light” in remembrance of all babies gone but never forgotten.
When we found out we were pregnant with this baby, Mark’s immediate reaction was to declare his intentions on getting a vasectomy. While he loves me and loves our children, he does NOT love pregnancy’s effect on his wife – neither physical nor psychological. While initially we both were on the same page with how …
Another week goes by in this pregnancy that has gone on FOREVER, and I am in equal parts happy that baby is staying put and frustrated because I want to be DONE. After the last update, where I ended up in the hospital for vomiting blood, I had a brief respite before ending up in …
I’m 30 weeks pregnant this week! Last week was one of those frustrating weeks where just when you think everything is going well, you suddenly get hit with something that sends you into a spiral again. Okay, that’s a bit melodramatic. But I did have a rough couple of days that saw me in the …
I haven’t updated about my pregnancy in a long while. The truth is that besides the stress of moving across the country and settling in to a new city, new house and new surroundings, there is a bigger reason for my reticence in posting about things. In all honesty, there is a distinct lack of …
I can’t believe it, but there’s only 18 weeks left in this pregnancy! Unless, of course, the baby comes early like Daniel, in which case I could have between 13 – 15 weeks left! Eep! Not to mention this little guy is still measuring about 4 – 6 days ahead of schedule. Yep – I …
I haven’t really had a chance to update lately, so this is a post for 18 – 20 weeks pregnant. Can you believe it? I’m officially halfway done!! WOOHOO! We spent the last couple of weeks up in Pennsylvania visiting my folks and enjoying time as a family. Happily, our first week there, Mark and …
Well today I am 17 weeks pregnant, and quite honestly – the shit has hit the fan. This week has seen no end of pregnancy drama (and by drama – I mean whining and moaning about completely normal pregnancy crap). Pull up a chair and let me tell you all about why my ass hurts and …
Once again, I’ve skipped a week of updates as not a lot changes these days. I still feel fat and frumpy, and I’m still rather annoyed at the state of my body, but I’m trying hard to enjoy the changes I’m going through. It’s hard, but since this is DEFINITELY my last baby, I am …
I’m actually updating on the proper day for once! Woohoo! I’m 11 weeks today. Of course, I also had my 12 week appointment/scan this morning, and I’m glad to say that all is well. Here’s the pertinent information. The twelve week scan is also known as the “dating scan.” It’s when they get the truest …
I’m 10 weeks pregnant. Not much has changed since last week. According to what I’m reading, my uterus is the size of a grapefruit now ,and the baby is about 1 3/4 inches from crown to rump. She’s the size of a kumquat, apparently. Of course, you’d never know that if you looked at my …
Well I’m nine weeks pregnant this week. And things are getting interesting. I know it sounds crazy (and it probably IS), but I swear that I can feel something moving within. It is far too early for me to be feeling it, yet… I know what a baby feels like, and I am having the …
You’ve heard the buzzwords: Crunchy! Granola! Hippy! Attachment Parenting! We’ve all seen the Time Magazine cover of the mom breastfeeding the world’s tallest three year old. And we all have our own opinions about it. Jamie Lynne Grumet asks “Are you Mom Enough?” Maria Kang asks “What’s Your Excuse?” The insinuations in these seemingly innocent …
After two previous high risk pregnancies, a traumatic birth with my second son which culminated in me needing a blood transfusion, and a new pregnancy which has been riddled with pain, bleeding and much stress, forgive me for needing to get something off my chest… Coming from a family of five children, and all of …
So on Wednesday, we finally got in to see our OB/GYN, the inimitable Dr KJ, my very favorite person on the planet when it comes to having babies. And even though she missed my actual birth (through no fault of her own), she is still an awesomely awesome doctor. I was hoping against hope that …
Poor poor Dexter. You may recall last week when I wrote about how his pediatrician perforated both of his ear drums and and the resulting drama. It was a difficult time, and the poor kid was in a lot of pain. To properly assess the situation, though, and to decide what to do regarding any …
A very quick update to say that our beautiful baby boy was born, healthy and beautiful, at 4:32 AM on Tuesday February 12, 2013. He weighed in at 6 lbs and 4 oz and was 18.5 inches long. I will update soon once we are released from hospital, which should be today or tomorrow depending …
** I started this post last week, but it has taken me several days to actually get it posted due to the stress of the situation. I am backdating it so that it flows properly. So today I am 33 weeks pregnant! I woke up this morning in a fabulous mood and with hope in …
Another week where I’m late with my update, but considering the circumstances, I’m sure you’ll forgive me. I woke up yesterday morning after a rough night of sleep. In the last week, I’ve been suffering from the worst cough I’ve ever experienced. It is a very dry, unproductive cough, which has been making me feel …
Pain. In the earliest morning hours of yesterday, I was woken by debilitating pain. All across my stomach. Radiating outward and making me moan in my sleep. Mark was nowhere to be found because he was sleeping in Dexter’s bed after a long night of screaming toddler. I tried to ignore it, and by changing …
On Monday, we had our long-awaited appointment for our fetal echocardiogram. You might remember that at our 20 week scan, we had been told that the baby had a calcification on his heart, which was a soft marker for Down Syndrome or other chromosomal disorders. The doctor specifically told us not to worry and that …