Category: Pregnancy

July 18, 2019 Birth, Pregnancy Post a Comment

Prepare for Your Birth. 7 Things You Must Do in Your Third Trimester

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Yay! You’ve made it to your third trimester! Things are starting to get pretty real right about now and it’s time to prepare for your birth! Do you think you’re ready? Check out this list of seven things you have to do to prepare for your birth before it’s go-time! Don’t worry if you haven’t gotten started on any of these things yet, you have a whole trimester to go. That’s just about 3 months and a bit! And if you’re just at the end of this final trimester, there’s lots you can still do! Keep on reading 🙂...

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April 21, 2019 Pregnancy Post a Comment

How To Rock Your First Trimester. A Pregnancy Survival Guide

Tips how to rock your first trimester written by an L&D nurse

I’ve been wanting to write about the first trimester ever since I was pregnant! It’s such a roller coaster ride of emotions and physical symptoms and there is so much to share. Mostly, I really want to help other mamas get through this crazy time, so read on for some great tips and tricks on how to rock your first trimester of pregnancy. Now that my baby is three months old, it’s kinda fun to walk down memory lane. It makes me feel so nostalgic! This may be TMI, but this day last year was the first day of...

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March 30, 2019 Pregnancy Post a Comment

Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Your Due Date

Everything you've ever wanted to know about your due date!

“When are you due?” is usually the first question asked once people know you are pregnant, usually followed shortly after by, “are you having a boy or a girl?”. How can you know exactly when your baby is going to be here? We are a society obsessed with your due date! Anyone who has ever been pregnant and gone past their due date has heard the question: “Have you had your baby yet?” This post will cover everything you need to know about your due date including some interesting facts about when your baby is actually going to be...

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February 6, 2019 Fertility, Infertility, Pregnancy Post a Comment

How To Get Pregnant Fast. Five Steps I Took To Get Pregnant

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This post was written right after I got my BFP (big fat positive) home pregnancy test. It’s fun to look back after everything is said and done. After waiting and waiting for our rainbow baby (that’s what a baby after miscarriage or stillbirth is called), it’s so crazy that he is finally here. We are so happy! Read on to find out what I did differently the month before I found out I was pregnant. I made a few lifestyle changes and got pregnant fast! More about my infertility and miscarriages right here on Babytalk! Infertility: Reducing the Stigma Oh...

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November 26, 2018 Fertility, Infertility, Pregnancy Post a Comment

How to Pee on A Stick: Adventures in Trying to Conceive.

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Peeing on a Stick – Middle of March How many times have I peed on sticks? Too many. Right now I’m a day late for my period and just took another pregnancy test five minutes ago. Looks completely negative. It’s torture. When you want something so bad but it just doesn’t happen. Pure torture. Right now I’m spotting pregnancy symptoms all over the place. I’m dizzy, I’m tired, I’m hungry, my boobs hurt. You name it I’ve got it! Except for the fact that I’m not even pregnant. Just checked the pregnancy test again. Yep, still negative. I wish...

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