pregnancy
Growing your family, one baby bump at a time. All about the ups and downs of nature's 9 month miracle.
The Day Our Lives Changed
When we got pregnant, we were ecstatic. It took almost a year to date from when we started trying to when our son was born. We were truly blessed. The pregnancy had it's ups and downs. I ended up in the hospital twice. I was sick and dehydrated. Nothing to terrible, but other than that it was an easy pregnancy till the end. This was our first child and as of right now our only child. I was 39 weeks along and I started having back contractions. The doctors would just hook me up to see how bad they were and then they would send me home. My last doctors appointment the doctor was late that morning, which put her behinds schedule all day. I had my ultrasound down, then I sat in the waiting room for three hours. Then they pulled me in one of the rooms and I sat there for another hour. Finally a midwife came in and apologized for everything. She said that they were going to schedule to induce me. This was on a Friday and I was 40 weeks along. She goes does next Friday work for you? I was heartbroken when she said that. I just sat and waited for four hours today. I've been in and out of this building with back contractions. I'm in to much pain and theres no way he can grow any more. Everything is uncomfortable and I was over it. I told her absolutely not. I want this done and I want it done now. I'm having back contractions and I'm in pain. I'm over the discomfort. Either you take him out or I am. And she looked at me and said ok, we will see you Sunday at six. Is that ok? I agreed and then went home.
By Rachel McNamara7 years ago in Families
5 Common Birth Injuries Caused by Medical Negligence
Did you know medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States? Although not all injuries during childbirth are caused by medical malpractice, it is still important to know how common they actually are. If you're an expecting mother, it's important to watch out for signs of medical negligence before, during and after labor.
By Anapol Weiss7 years ago in Families
Four Things I Learned in My First Trimester
As someone who is in their 14th week of their first pregnancy, I can readily and easily say that this has been one of the most confusing, exciting, yet terrifying and stressful times of my life. Ranging from horrible morning sickness, to only eating potatoes, to complete meltdowns over silly things, I’ve experienced quite a few things in my first trimester. Some of which, I was and was not prepared for. So, I’ve decided I’d share some of the wisdom I’ve gained in the past weeks to those who might feel just as lost as I did and still do.
By Savana Verret7 years ago in Families
18 and Pregnant
One thing is for sure, this was not how I expected my life to turn out. I thought my future held college, medical school, residencies, with marriage somewhere in between and babies in the distant future, once things have settled. How was I supposed to know that I would drop out of college after the first semester, be stuck paying back thousands of dollars with a barely above minimum wage job, and, to top it off, pregnant?
By I Am A Pizza7 years ago in Families
Things Are Going to Change
Life is never straightforward and there is always the fear of the unknown and also the fear of the truth. I was scared of both for a long time or what felt like a long time but sometimes you have no choice but to face it and deal with it and however you do can change things forever!
By Robyn Adams7 years ago in Families
Ovaryaction
Isn’t it funny, you spend the first 5+ years of your sexually active life taking pills, getting injections, wearing patches and inserting rods and coils in all sorts of places trying to prevent unwanted pregnancy. When dreaming of your future as a child/teenager, you expect to meet someone, get married, have a baby and live happily ever after. Then the next minute, you're 25, married to your Prince Charming and hopelessly wishing you could complete your family with your own little bundle of joy. But for some, it isn’t always that easy. After a year and a half, I was trying to conceive the baby that I had been preventing for so many years. It took a year and a half of tears, blood tests, scans, samples and monthly heartaches to be told I have PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome). Due to this, I was not ovulating, therefore had no chance at all of conceiving. Now on Metformin, for the first time I got a positive on my ovulation sticks! With the future looking that little bit brighter, we smile, we hope and we plod along.
By Aisha Heath7 years ago in Families
Young Motherhood
There's so much others have to say about people who have a baby early. Some support those mothers while others shun them. There's so many aspects to this that it's hard to draw a clear conclusion. A big part is how it started. Was it on purpose? Do they have jobs or a house? Are they mature? Have they finished school? All of these questions come into play as for how one should react.
By Aleesa Rudder7 years ago in Families
