Anxieties and gratitudes

Feeling a constant low level of stress now that I am in the third trimester. Probably not good for the baby or myself. Kim’s been a legend, helping pick out items and setting up pretty much all of the nursery. Feeling guilty I haven’t done too much of it and that there are still so […]

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Baby kicks

Baby is healthy at 20 weeks. The ultrasound showed that she was all up in a pretzel, showing off doing a bit of yoga with her feet way up past her head. The sonographer got some photos of her heart, brain and limbs – she said it all looks good but we just needed photos […]

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Low risk results

Got our results back from the NIPT test and we found out it’s gonna be a baby girl. I was a little disappointed – I didn’t realise that I had wanted a boy more until we heard that it’s a girl. I’m not too sad, it was only a little disappointment as there are lots […]

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Pregnancy observations

It’s kind of lonely not being able to talk to friends about pregnancy. Waiting until it’s safer is the smarter thing to do but it still sucks. I am a bit anxious about the test results – they should be available around 5th Jan. Is the baby healthy? Is it a boy or a girl? […]

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Boobs

My boobs no longer feel like mine. They’ve been swollen for a few weeks now, heavy, and a bit more sticky around the nipples than usual. Buttering up for breastfeeding I suppose! Saw the baby on ultrasound today. Little heart beating at 178 beats per minute – some serious efforts! Hope baby is doing okay, […]

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