pregnancy
Growing your family, one baby bump at a time. All about the ups and downs of nature's 9 month miracle.
Having a baby in 2020
As 2020 ended I thought to myself, “what a bizarre year”. What a bizarre year to be pregnant and have a baby in the same year. 2020 was rough. Rough for everyone. Some a little more rough than others. For me it was extremely rough. I got pregnant and had a baby writhing the same year. 2020. My husband and I had been trying since October, 2019, so we didn’t intend to get pregnant a month before the big shut down. We had been trying 5 months prior, but I guess God has a funny way of making things work out.
By Yvonne Meeuse5 years ago in Families
Birth and Rebirth
It is May 31st, 2020 and I am watching the news at 6pm with my partner. I’m only half watching as the latest numbers dead from the virus is announced. My mind is preoccupied, constantly, as it has been for forty weeks. As I look down at my pregnant belly, immense and ripe enough to drop like an apple, emotions come filtering down through my mind. Like dappled autumn light they hover, each thought distinguished from the others yet none have any strength. Fear. It’s there, ominous and clever. Fear of giving birth of course. But another, the fear of being a mother. I can not honestly say I love my baby yet. I don’t know how I feel at all, except perhaps there is a sense of detachment for now. Doubt. I doubt very much that I’ll be a good mother. I lost my own mother at eight years old. Her cancer ripped my world apart and my childhood fled before my eyes and in its place crouched a dark new being composed of loss and wilderness. I do not know how to be a mother. How do I hold this baby, his entire world in my hands and guide him through this terrifying world so that he is not alone? Hope. I think I see it, further off, a faint star. Is there always hope? I hope that labor will not kill me, that the baby, my baby, will be well and that I will love him. He kicks inside me and I feel the thrill of the unknown, always accompanied by the oppressive weight of doubt and fear. My belly ripples and moves as he stretches out inside me and I look with wonder at what my body has accomplished. He is late, by three days. Does this mean he’ll get too big and I’ll have more pain? Is he ok in there? I am so afraid. His birth has felt like an eternity in the making and somehow it still feels like it will never happen. The imminence and unavoidable truth of it is almost surreal.
By Freda Ellis5 years ago in Families
Birth Plan like a Boss
What you don't expect when you are expecting. Pregnancy is one of those magical times in life when everyone wants to put in their ten cents worth of unsolicited advice. Your mother, mother-in-law, sister, friends, random lady at the coffee shop, your mechanic, dentist and pretty much everyone you happen to cross paths with has some pearl of essential wisdom that they feel compelled to share with you. While it is all well intended, do you really need to know that your sister-in-law tore from here to there and things were never the same down there, so a caesarean is the only way to have a baby? Or that the checkout chick at woolies was in labour for a week and it was the worst experience of her life? Or that if you love your baby you simply have to have a drug free labour according to a woman you met through a Facebook group who had 5 babies all without pain relief? No you could very possibly live a happy and well adjusted life with out this knowledge that you are now privy to in your impregnated state.
By Rebecca Speirs5 years ago in Families
10 Things To Know While Choosing The Right Obstetrician For You
Congratulations! You have just discovered a positive pregnancy test and cannot wait to happily surprise your loved ones by sharing the fantastic news with them. Wait!! What should be your next course of action? It's time for you to choose the best gynecologist In Gurgaon to ensure you have a smooth pregnancy and delivery as pregnancy and childbirth is the most beautiful as well as important phase of your life.
By IchelonConsulting5 years ago in Families
Welcome to the end of your life
It was the year I turned 16, I remember taking a trip to the beach with my friend and her boyfriend in his convertible on the last day of school. The smell of the waves, the ocean breeze, the sand between my toes and the immensity of the ocean have always been my refuge, my medicine on difficult days, my happy place. Something about the way the colors change in the sky as the sun sets and watching the sun rise without fail every morning gives me hope of new beginnings.
By Rocio S Romero5 years ago in Families
Pregnant at Nineteen
I was young when I meet my husband. We thought I could never have children. He supported me through the thought of not being able to have children. Then two and a half years later, I got pregnant with my first and only child. It happened one day when I realized I did not have my period. My chest hurt, and my breast was tender. I took a pregnancy test. The moment that I saw the pregnancy test, it was positive. I was shocked and scared about the pregnancy. We had no money, and my husband dealt with a lot of mental health issues. So he worked but not enough to support my child and me. I had just got a job in a mall. I was afraid that the manager would not want me there for the fact of me being pregnant. Then I looked into programs where donated clothes and diapers when the babies are born. Then I went to a church thrift store where they gave me a pile of clothes for five dollars. I was so happy and trying to work and carrying our baby. After I figured out, I signed up for a pantry where I collected a lot for my baby. I got a free stroller, shampoos, and diapers. I stacked up on everything I needed for my baby. I was so grateful that my husband went to all my doctor appointments. My baby girl was a healthy baby.
By Vicky Alcazar5 years ago in Families
Welcoming a Baby into the World
I was thirty-three weeks pregnant, when I went to my regular doctors appointment. I was told that I had to go to Labor and Delivery at the local hospital. My blood pressure was extremely high, that I had time to pick up my husband then be there sooner rather than later. We went to the hospital, knowing that I was staying overnight for observation. The nurses was really worried about my blood pressure it was not coming down at all. The on-call doctor came and told us that he is admitting me, that I am not leaving the hospital until I become a new mother. Let me explain something, at thirty-three weeks that was scary the baby’s lungs not fully developed yet, it’s the last thing to be develop. They did diagnose me as having preeclampsia.
By Samantha Straith5 years ago in Families
The Free Birth of Everett
a EsViMonday, January 6th 2020 I woke up and it started just like any other day, my 2 year old and 3 year old needed breakfast, RV needed cleaning, husband needed breakfast and coffee before work; just the usual weekday routine, except that I had been having prodromal labor for the last 6 weeks and today was no better. By lunch time I noticed the contractions were almost around 30-40 min apart but today they felt real! All day that day they stayed the same length apart but were noticeably stronger than any of the other previous days. That night, I woke up every 30 minutes with strong contractions that got me up and walking around and sitting on the exercise ball to ease them.
By The Hebrew Homemaker5 years ago in Families
Seeking Wellness through Hypnosis for Women's Health
Childbirth is among the most painful experiences many women will ever encounter. The pain of the contractions, back pain, pushing, and post-delivery pain can all be breathtakingly painful. Research indicates there might be a simple solution to all that discomfort: hypnosis.
By UpNow Hypnosis5 years ago in Families
