It feels like it has been forever since I’ve posted. I’m now 22 weeks, and I’ve had some good stretches. Overall I have felt better in the second trimester: more energy, less nausea; I’ve even had increased libido, which has been super fun. But I’ve also had a couple of brain boiling headaches (having one […]
One of my husband’s colleagues is in town for a conference, and last night he came over for dinner. We were having a normal kind of chat; you know, sex, politics, religion. Then the colleague asked if the station wagon in the driveway was mine. When we told him it was my husband’s, he looked […]
Sorry guys, I know it has been a long time since my last post. A lot has happened, and my head is still spinning. It took another week or so before Baby B’s heartbeat stopped. It was truly awful to see him on the monitor, a little blob lying still in the bottom of his […]
Heartfelt thanks to everyone for your support, prayers, and well-wishes. It’s been a tough weekend with a lot of tears. I am anxious to go in tomorrow, hoping like crazy that baby A is still going strong. I imagine I will feel like this every second until s/he is in my arms. The support of […]
I’m not really sure which blog to post this on, so I’ll probably just post to both. Today I found out that one of the twins has stopped growing, and his/her heartbeat is slowing. We were warned that this was a possibility (about 50%, my doc said), but I figured that having two genetically tested […]
First off, everything is okay. Both babies look fine, though B is still measuring small. When I explained to the ultrasound tech about the cramping and the spotting and how terrified I was, she laughed. “Welcome to motherhood,” she said. Indeed. In other news, life is complete chaos. Our landlords are terminating our lease at […]
It’s a miracle I don’t have whiplash. One minute I am, for the first time in this pregnancy, feeling like I can breathe. I have two little heartbeats inside me. All is well. And then BAM–cramps, blood, and I’m back to the constant stream of worry and what ifs: what if I lose one? What […]
On Monday I got the okay from my doc to start exercising again. Today I rode the stationary bike for 20 minutes and did a few core exercises. Afterward I had some sharp cramps. I emailed my doc and he said to stop exercising for the next two weeks. Then cramping started again this evening, […]
I’ll admit, I’m nervous about posting here. I am really blogging about pregnancy?? It seems impossible, and therefore jinx-able. But during this in-between time I’m not sure where I fit in. As an IFer, I hated reading about other people’s successes (even when I was happy for them). So to me the only option was […]
My Post-Conceived Life 