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Happy birthday, Maeve!
Maeve was born yesterday (April 5) at 9:12am! She was 7 pounds, 5 ounces (only one ounce bigger than her brother!), 20.5” long. I was in labor for about 13 hours total. Here’s the story: It was a...
39w4d
I might be in labor!?! Oh dear! I’m ready? I’m not ready? I don’t know! I’ve only been having contractions for four hours but it feels like the real deal! We can hope, anyway. I was similarly con...
39w0d
Waiting. I didn’t gain weight at my last appointment, which is promising because it could mean labor is near?! Well, I am hoping so. I’ve been having unpleasant stomach things and nausea too. St...
38w1d
I’ve tried a bunch of wives tales this weekend knowing it was all in vain, but here we are. Spicy food? Check. Sex? Tons. Walking? You betcha. Babylon 5? Yes. Oh, that’s not one. Well. Nothin’ bu...
37w6d
I’m 2 cm dilated. I wish my doctor would give me effacement details, but she never does and I always forget to ask! I’m still in a bunch of pain and having irregular contractions sometimes. My fl...
37w2d
I don’t feel great. I’m wondering if my body is gearing up for labor very soon. I have had consistent period-like feeling in my groin since last night. I was so nauseated I couldn’t sleep, and g...
37w0d
I’m 1 cm dilated which is progress from last week. I figured those contractions I’ve been having weren’t for nothing! I gained 2 lbs in the last week and I’m measuring two weeks ahead of where I ...
Prodromal labor
Didn’t miss you, dudette. I’ve been having Braxton Hicks contractions on and off for awhile now but last night it was about every ten to fifteen minutes and pretty painful for about three hours. ...
36w2d
I am having a hard time functioning. I can’t think. All I have energy for is… sleep. I slept 12 hours on/off and still have nothing to give. I had an appointment Friday and everything was looking...
35w2d
I have contractions in the middle of the night for the past few days now. Last night I woke up and had them and couldn’t sleep for a long time. I’m really exhausted. They aren’t too painful and g...
34w4d
I had an ultrasound today. My fluid level is the same as it was last week, so it’s barely above the threshold but I’m okay with that as long as it’s above! She does very big movements lately and ...
33w4d
I had an appointment. My fluid level dropped again. AFI of 6. I have to keep having weekly ultrasounds. My doctor said she doesn’t want it to drop any lower. She didn’t elaborate on what would ha...
33w0d
I’m exhausted. I’m uncomfortable. I wake up at night from being so uncomfortable. Even if I sleep solidly at night (for me that means waking up only once or twice), I still feel so fatigued that ...
31w6d
Dear diary, Today I almost lost it over Girl Scout cookies. I feel absolutely crazy. I probably am. Love, Krystal
31w2d
Good news! My amniotic fluid levels are now up to 11! It’s in normal range now! I’m so happy about that! I went back to work today but I have to stay off my feet otherwise, which will be difficul...
30w6d
I don’t really like being on bed rest. All I’m doing is snacking and fretting about how much isn’t done that needs done. I pushed myself yesterday even though I wasn’t supposed to, and I ended u...
30w3d
What a day. Ended up in labor and delivery again. I called yesterday because something felt… off. I’d been feeling that way for a few days but I chalked it up to anxiety. I noticed at work that ...
30w1d
Oh, dear. I’m in the last ten weeks of pregnancy! Maybe less. Maybe a bit more. Oh my gosh. I’m freakin’ out! I don’t have everything I need to get for Maeve. Her room won’t be done for a few mor...
29w1d
I’m fucking miserable. So sick like I was in my first trimester. It’s not the same stomach thing I had because this feels like a different kind of nausea. I’ve been trying to push through it and ...
28w6d
I ended up in the hospital last night for the stomach flu. I caught the stomach flu that had been going around my family. Well, I managed to not catch the first one. But the second stomach flu… y...
27w6d
She gets hiccups a whole lot! I believe she’s also head-down. Still quite active and I’m left wondering if she ever sleeps! I’m always sick, still. It hasn’t really gone away but it has come and ...
25w6d
I’m always asked if this is my first kid. Hmm! My glucose test is today. Hopefully I pass it. I am hungry and want to eat!
25w1d
I have had a few labor/delivery dreams that mostly consist of me having this large baby that I’m snuggling but not remembering labor or giving birth. She weighed 8lbs 11oz in last night’s dream b...
24w2d
– Coffee is making me sick after I drink it. Womp, womp. – I’m just as tired as I was in my first trimester and having to take naps. – She’s ultra mega active, especially in the evening/night! – ...
23w2d
I just feel generally… bleh. I feel out-of-it. Fatigued and groggy. My legs are swollen. I have had some cramping lately and a few contractions – nothing serious, just my body getting ready for ...
