pregnancy
Growing your family, one baby bump at a time. All about the ups and downs of nature's 9 month miracle.
Even Miracles Take a Little Time
We all know the rhyme. So why is it that I'm yet to finish? Welcome to my bare all story of trying to conceive. So a bit about me. I'm 27 and recently married to the love of my life. I guess you could say we were childhood sweethearts—I fancied a guy four years my senior and he didn't know who I was until I was 18—a modern day fairy tale! Years later, we met again in a local supermarket and I fell into total and complete love. I've never known anything like it. It's the most natural high you can experience and let me assure you, you never want it to end!
By Hannah Mulcahey8 years ago in Families
My HG Pregnancy
I have Hyperemesis Gravidarum, which is also known as HG. HG is rare and happens during pregnancy. It is defined as excessive vomiting during pregnancy, which causes dehydration and weight loss. HG also comes with extreme nausea which makes eating almost impossible when it's at its peaks. I was diagnosed at about 10 weeks.
By Alisha Miller8 years ago in Families
Miscarriages and Misconceptions
There has always been a great debate about abortion, long before Roe v Wade. Some people believe that it is immoral and that it is murder. Others believe it is a woman’s choice since it is their body. I am going to go into this from a male perspective and beyond.
By James Howell8 years ago in Families
Things You Should Never Ask a Postpartum Mom. Top Story - February 2018.
People think that they know everything about a pregnancy, whether it be because they have their own children, or just from second-hand experiences. However, this does not mean that you know exactly what to say to a postpartum mom. And most likely, the questions you have to spark conversations are ones that you should never ask a postpartum mom.
By Sherry Campbell8 years ago in Families
My After-Birth Story
From the moment I found out I was pregnant, I dreamed of how our delivery would go. I pictured what I considered at the time a “normal” “natural” delivery (maybe with an epidural). I could just picture helping pull my daughter out, seeing her right away, hearing her cry, and being immediately placed on my chest as my husband and I both weep with joy and bask in the beautiful moment we just experienced! I mean, these are the kinds of things you hear about more often than not.
By Kayla Rochin8 years ago in Families
I Never Thought This Would Happen...To Me!
I have no idea how these blog post are meant to work. I will just be doing it my way, letting it all flow out. A lot of you reading this know who I am from school, family or maybe a random gathering. What you don’t know is what I have been through and my story.
By Tara Clark8 years ago in Families
What It’s like to Become a Young Mom
June 28th 2016. Positive pregnancy test. I honestly wasn’t expecting for it to come out positive. I mean, you always have that chance of getting pregnant if you’re sexually active, but I didn’t think it was ACTUALLY going to happen. A flood of emotions hit me, it was one of those things you can’t help but think back and picture your own face.
By Breann Melligan8 years ago in Families
My IVF Journey, Part 1
Pregnancy... one of the world's greatest experiences for most. For those dreaming to become parents, it's such a joyous occasion when you find out you're pregnant. It's even super exciting when you just find out. Me... oh, that's not my story. My story isn't as easy as "Oh, I got off the pill after nine years and three months later I was pregnant and now I have a beautiful, healthy baby." No. Mine is going to take a little longer than that.
By Natalie Paez8 years ago in Families
Unworthy...
Beep, beep, beep. A blur of colored scrubs rushing around me. “Elizabeth, did you hear me? Your baby’s heart rate is dropping. We have to preform an emergency cesarean.” ‘No, I can’t lose another one, not again.’ That’s the scene I see every time I think of my son’s birth.
By Elizabeth Salazar8 years ago in Families
The 9 Month Itch
On August 12th, 2015 I found out I was pregnant. It was the happiest moment of my life. I was finally about to be a mother, something I've been looking forward to as long as I can remember. I was born to do this. Even my friends thought so, they always referred to me as the "mother" of the group and talked about how they knew I'd be a great mom. At 15 weeks I found out i would be having a baby boy! Just what I always wanted to have first!
By Heather Mason8 years ago in Families
Meant to Be a Mother
I have always know that, above everything else in this world, I was meant to be a mother. However, there were many times in my life when I questioned if I would be able to have my own children. It seems an odd thing to have always wanted to be a mother, even as a child. That is who I am in my soul, I am a mother.
By Kylee Darryl8 years ago in Families
