The third trimester of pregnancy is your home-stretch. Unless you have a premature baby, the third trimester is when everything really starts to feel real. Not that your pregnancy wasn’t real to this point, of course. But now things are finally starting to come together. Your baby is more active. The second trimester, while it…
As I continue to expand my pregnancy advice and tips, I wanted to talk about the second trimester. Each trimester provides it’s own set of challenges and exciting moments. The first trimester is when nerves are abound. The third trimester may seem like a waiting game. So what about the second trimester? Here are 17…
If you’ve checked out my pregnancy advice and tips, then you’ll know that I’ve touched on summer pregnancy survival tips in the past. And even though this post says that it’s for pregnant women, these tips can really be used by anyone. Staying hydrated during the summer is important. Did you know that when you’re…
Along with pregnancy, comes unexpected pain. Of course, we’re aware that labor will be painful. Most women have heard horror stories or at least know of one woman who has given birth in her lifetime. The pain that comes along with pregnancy may resemble other pain that we’ve dealt with. But it’s also different. Your…
Ah, morning sickness… the bane of my pregnancy, especially with Sweet B when morning sickness did not discriminate on time of day. I’ve heard that having morning sickness is actually a good sign, but I have yet to figure out why. Maybe we’ll talk about that in another post. With Squeaker, morning sickness wasn’t too…
Pregnancy has it’s fair share of ups and downs. And, I’ll admit it, I do miss some aspects of being pregnant but there are definitely things that I could have done without. For example, the entire first trimester? After getting the confirmation from the pregnancy test and getting the first ultrasound, all of my joy…
