Packing the hospital bag has become a kind of ritual for soon-to-be Moms and we’re all wondering if we’re packing the right things. Now if you’re giving birth in the United States you’re going to be provided with most of the important after-care things you and baby need, so you don’t need to worry about…
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2nd Trimester Recap: Here Comes the Chaos
Second trimesters are usually marked by feeling better and being more active…well I was active all right, I was terrorized by a three-year old that wanted to make it very clear that he was not enjoying this transition to life in Pittsburgh. I get it, three-year olds want to push boundaries but I was not…
1st Trimester Recap: An Industrious Start to Pregnancy
After a less than ideal fertile window, where I came down with a cold and thought ‘no way did I ovulate this week.’ I started to feel funny. I was craving sugar and kept feeling dull cramps days before my period was even due. I don’t get cramps before my period, I really don’t have…
It’s Your Body: My Experience Using Cytotec to Complete a Miscarriage
*TRIGGER WARNING* The following is a discussion of pregnancy loss and complications. In a perfect world we’d never have to discuss the possibility of miscarriage or the need for medical interventions to complete miscarriages. But we live in a fallen world and positive pregnancy tests don’t always result in bouncing babies. Between 15-25% of pregnancies…
A Star is Born: Rigel’s Birth Story
At my 34-week prenatal appointment, I had a growth scan done just to make sure the baby was growing well. He was perfect but he was facing the wrong way. The little guy was head up in a complete breech position. At my 33-week appointment, my doctor and I had already agreed that given my…
10 Items to Help Through Pregnancy
Making life is hard y’all and anyone that tells you any different is lying to you. There’s aches, pains, food aversions, wardrobe malfunctions, sleepless nights, and all manner of gastrointestinal distress. I wanted to share with y’all just some of the items that have helped me overcome some of the more common pregnancy woes. PharMeDoc…
Second Trimester Recap
Everyone talks about how great the second trimester is because your morning sickness goes away (hopefully) and you get your energy back. While that’s true I found the second trimester to be a time filled with anxiety. I was already nervous about everything given what had happened last summer but my doctor just kept finding…
Walmart Maternity Finds
If you’re on a budget and expecting, it can be really hard to justify spending over $50 on one maternity dress. At the same time, if you’re anything like me, the bigger you get the more you want to look cute to minimize any insecurities you might be feeling as your body rapidly changes. I’ve…
Amazon Maternity Finds
If you think shopping for clothes is hard, just wait until you get pregnant, then it really becomes a challenge! Your body is changing on a daily basis, you may be feeling the most self-concious you’ve ever felt, and what felt comfortable yesterday today feels like a vice. I always thought I’d look so cute…
Affordable Maternity Wear
You find out you’re pregnant and you’re sooo excited about this little person that’s growing inside of you. A few weeks go by and those favorite jeans of yours start getting tight. At first, you’re looking forward to finally buying some maternity clothes and then you see the price tag on them. “I’m supposed to…