I had my first internal exam this week. With not many pregnancy firsts remaining, and an overwhelming desire to get some new information, I practically jumped off the table with excitement when the doctor offered to check my cervix for dilation. She was quick to remind me that the numbers really wouldn't...
Wieder haben wir beide BFN getestet! Der Frust ist groß, die Zukunftsangst da und die Aussicht auf gutes Elterngeld schwindet. Die nächsten Monate stehen ganz im Zeichen der Dissertation von DW. Somit wäre der nächste Versuch, wenn das Geld es zulässt erst im November möglich. Alles rein spekulativ derzeit,...
Two days after my first exam with my midwife, I woke to bright red bleeding. Terrified because my last pregnancy ended in miscarriage, I called my midwife's office right away. It was 4th of July, so the on call midwife called back promptly. I told her what had happened. "Sounds like it is probably a...
Josh and I are living in a constant fear of losing our power. I'm going to the grocery store every 2 days and we were running our A/C so high for a few days that Josh was walking around the house in a sweatshirt and socks. Symptoms of our "PTSD" after losing power for 5 days in the middle of a heat wave....
so I haven't been on here in a while, and it's funny reading my one and only blog entry from 2 years ago because I'm getting ready to start that new baby adventure all over again. Except this time I'm a bit more experienced. This time around I can at least anticipate what this baby will bring on a basic...
This time around, I decided to go with a midwife. At first, my mom wasn't pleased. She was scared that this meant I was having a layperson deliver my baby far from the safety of a hospital and doctors. Thankfully, sharing the facts assuaged her. My first appointment was today, 9 am sharp. Of course,...
I find myself struggling to keep this in mind as I've always been the glass is half full kinda girl instead of half empty. Its the start of cycle 5. Which in and of itself is disappointing but I was really hoping that cycle 4 was our cycle. It seemed almost perfect. We covered the window. I had a few...