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The pregnant woman and a donut
Today’s post is more of a rambling about unsolicited advice. And yes I know it comes from a place of you know usually care and looking out for you but when strangers tell you in the middle of a Tim Hortons that you cannot eat a donut because it would give your baby diabetes there…
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It’s 3am…
So I guess this is where the sleepless nights begin. 29 weeks and 2 days, 3am. The world is very quiet at this time and I have to try and keep my light and sound making to a minimum so I don’t wake anyone else. I managed to catch the worst cold of my life…
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Week 28 – The countdown begins
Throughout pregnancy there have been a lot of countdowns. The countdown to the end of the first trimester, waiting impatiently to find out baby’s sex at 20 weeks and the biggest countdown viability at 24 weeks. But for me I think the best countdown so far is this one where the numbers to meeting baby…
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I love you but…(The pregnancy recap, Trimester 1)
Dear Tiny Human, You’re not here yet and you’re already your Dad and I’s world and I love you to the moon and back but this sharing a body thing has been hell. They tell you pregnancy is magical and beautiful and sunshine and rainbows… But that’s not true for everyone. My experience has not…
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GTT day. AKA The Gestational Diabetes Test.
Morning humans! This starts a bit late in my pregnancy but I promise I’ll go back and cover all the details! Today makes 27 weeks and 5 days into my pregnancy, and I’m doing my 2 hour Glucose Tolerance Test. Sweet and simple puts it mildly 😜 but here’s the run down. When you arrive…