I finally had my baby girl! Last Sunday at 4 am, I woke up feeling contractions. DH and I spent the day timing contractions. At 9 pm, my MIL came over to support us. At 4 am on Monday, we made the… more →
Baby on the Mindbabyonthemind wrote 1 month ago: I finally had my baby girl! Last Sunday at 4 am, I woke up feeling contractions. DH and I spent th … more →
babyonthemind wrote 2 months ago: Ouch! First internal exam. It was not the most comfortable exam I’ve ever had, but at least … more →
babyonthemind wrote 2 months ago: I had my last ultrasound today. I’m not sure how I feel about Maternal Fetal Medicine. First … more →
babyonthemind wrote 2 months ago: I had another prenatal test. The non-stress tests are getting boring. I still have a few more to g … more →
babyonthemind wrote 2 months ago: During this prenatal visit, it took forever for the nurse to find the heartbeat. Luckily, I was fee … more →
babyonthemind wrote 3 months ago: My prenatal visit suddenly felt very technical and medical. I came in a did the pee and weight chec … more →
babyonthemind wrote 3 months ago: My fifth ultrasound was very short. You couldn’t really see much of the baby since she doesn … more →
babyonthemind wrote 3 months ago: I had another prenatal visit today. It was with the new doctor again, but he wasn’t such a go … more →
babyonthemind wrote 4 months ago: My practice hired a new doctor. I had an open mind going into the appointment. I had to wait 45 mi … more →
babyonthemind wrote 4 months ago: To start off with, I passed the glucose test with flying colors! I’m very happy that I don … more →
babyonthemind wrote 6 months ago: I am halfway through my pregnancy! I can’t believe it’s been 20 weeks already. I … more →
babyonthemind wrote 7 months ago: I’m 17 weeks along, and my third prenatal visit went well. I didn’t cry, so that alone … more →
babyonthemind wrote 8 months ago: I had my second prenatal visit yesterday. It was so much shorter than the first one- maybe 20 minut … more →
babyonthemind wrote 8 months ago: I had my First Trimester Screening on Tuesday. It was an interesting experience. Big surprise, I w … more →
babyonthemind wrote 8 months ago: I finally made it to 12 weeks. Wow- this went by so fast, and so terribly slow! Morning sickness r … more →
babyonthemind wrote 9 months ago: I went to my first prenatal visit today. I was so scared and nervous, especially because of the sei … more →
babyonthemind wrote 9 months ago: On January 15th, my neurologist had me begin to wean off Tegretol, a medication for seizures. Tegre … more →
babyonthemind wrote 10 months ago: Maternity leave in the United States is terrible! We are one of the only countries without a paid m … more →
babyonthemind wrote 10 months ago: I’m only four weeks pregnant, so I’m not sure what is a symptom or just my mind playing … more →