If you're subscribed to my newsletter (and why wouldn't you be?), you got the news on Monday that my first ultrasound last week was less than optimal. The doctor found a gestational sac, but no fetal pole or heartbeat. Since the sac was still small, we were scheduled for a follow up appointment to see if the sac would grow over the following week. I was advised to keep taking my prenatal vitamin … [Read more...]
Thoughts (And Fears) on a Second Pregnancy
Fourth of July was a really memorable one for my family this year. Not only was it Ethan's first Fourth of July, but we also got the unexpected news that we would be expecting again. After feeling fatigued all weekend no matter how much sleep I got, I decided to take a pregnancy test, and sure enough, it came up positive. Although my husband and I were planning on waiting to conceive until next … [Read more...]
I’m not sure eating my placenta helped (but I would do it again!)
I dabbled with the idea of consuming my placenta for quite a while. It seemed like a no brainer. Women raved about all the benefits of it - increasing iron stores, helping milk supply, replenish nutrients to the body, it seemed awesome. But the he idea of eating an organ (I hadn't eaten meat since 2006), let alone an organ that come out from my body wasn't something that appealed to me. Most of … [Read more...]
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