Sorry this is so poorly written. I feel like I am still in new baby daze but wanted to remember as much as possible and get it done sooner rather than later. My experience was that birth was INTENSE. I had no desire to ever experience it again while in it and directly after. I… Read More
Pregnancy update: 36 weeks
I am so excited for this post/amount of weeks. 36 weeks is the gestation age I was born at, so even though I want this baby to hold out for another week at least so I can have a home birth, I feel full term in a way. How far along? 36 weeks/~9 months! How big… Read More
Pregnancy update: 32 weeks and getting large!
32 weeks. This has been such an interesting time. I am growing SO FAST and getting SO CLOSE. I keep wondering what else might be in store for me for the rest of pregnancy. Whether I’ll feel pretty good like I do now, or hate every second of being huge like I thought I would…. Read More
Cervical and vaginal fluids during pregnancy
If you use the sympto-thermal method of fertility awareness, you are extremely acquainted with cervical fluid (and if you are not using the method… Dude, you should be!). You also might be familiar with arousal fluid, cell slough, what to look out for in terms of vaginal infections, and other similar substances that may show… Read More
Pregnancy update: 28 weeks
Wow. I’m amazed I am already writing a 28 week update. That I’m already in the 3rd trimester. That this baby could come (safely) in as little as 9 weeks. Everything is just flying by. Buuuut I’m not super sad about that and won’t be sad if the rest of this pregnancy feels fast, too…. Read More
How to eat (mostly) healthy during your first trimester of pregnancy
If you have ever been pregnant (or you currently are), you know that in the first trimester you can be downright adverse to a lot of foods that you would normally happily eat. Not only that, but even foods that are tolerable aren’t actually great. I definitely had that experience, and I’d like to share… Read More