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 