I’m pregnant! As I write this, I’m almost six weeks pregnant with our second child. Our first, Poppy, is 2.5 years old and this pregnancy is not a surprise — though, just like with Poppy, it’s a surprise how early it happened! I found out I was pregnant in the middle of this week. I was at my co-working space preparing for Black Friday and all at once, I felt nauseous, cramping and breast pain… … Read More
6 Weeks Pregnant: Symptoms + Weekly Update
6 Weeks Pregnant: Symptoms + Weekly Update
At 6 weeks pregnant, if I didn’t already know I had a baby on board, I would definitely have known something was up. This is the week where more “normal” pregnancy symptoms, like nausea, began to ramp up. Here is my recap of week 6 of my pregnancy. You can find other weeks here: 3 Weeks Pregnant4 Weeks Pregnant5 Weeks Pregnant 6 Weeks Pregnant Recap & Symptoms These weekly updates go over each symptom in … Read More
5 Weeks Pregnant: Symptoms + Weekly Update
5 Weeks Pregnant: Symptoms + Weekly Update
At 5 weeks pregnant, I began to feel more pronounced pregnancy symptoms. Symptoms started for me as early as week three, with emotional mood swings, breast pain, and slight nausea. I had an OBGYN appointment for early pregnancy spotting and got to see the gestational sac on an ultrasound. This is also the week we told our daughter Poppy the news because the pregnancy was changing my behavior as I was more tired. She was … Read More
7 Weeks Pregnant: Symptoms + Weekly Update
7 Weeks Pregnant: Symptoms + Weekly Update
7 weeks pregnant! This is the week we told some of our friends that we were expecting. While we were still in the miscarriage risk danger zone, we’d seen the little bean twice on an ultrasound and the one during this week we saw a strong, healthy heartbeat. We felt safe doing so, especially to our friends and family members who would notice something was up. It was the holidays after all, and I’m not … Read More
