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Kaci Mial Wants to Change Sex for Pregnant People
Pregnant & Posting: 33-38 weeks
May I suggest that if it can be avoided, moving to a new home while in one's third trimester during the hottest summer on record and trying to work at the same time should be avoided if at all possible? Because it should.
Pregnant & Posting: 31 & 32 weeks
I've been feeling pretty good lately, other than being hot beyond all belief. I know now why everyone kept telling me last time that I was "lucky" not to be pregnant during the hottest part of the year here. Trying to keep my body temperature regulated is a constant struggle.
So I feel like it's finally time to talk about this birthing thing on the blog.
Pregnant & Posting: 28, 29, & 30 weeks
Bad news first...I failed my 1 hour glucose tolerance screening.
Pregnant & Posting: 23 & 24 Weeks
The past couple of weeks have been awfully busy for me. In fact, I'm at home today with a kiddo who has strep throat. (Here's hoping I don't pick it up too!)
At my most recent appointment with my obgyn, everything looked good. I'd gained 2 lbs. My doctor is still not particularly concerned because of the overall weight loss that I had during the first trimester. My blood pressure and urine were fine as well. Little one's heartbeat was in the 150s, exactly where it should be, and I'm feeling lots of movement now.
Morning-After Misunderstandings
Labels inside every box of morning-after pills, drugs widely used to prevent pregnancy after sex, say they may work by blocking fertilized eggs from implanting in a woman's uterus.
But an examination by The New York Times has found that the federally approved labels and medical websites do not reflect what the science shows. Studies have not established that emergency contraceptive pills prevent fertilized eggs from implanting in the womb, leading scientists say. Rather, the pills delay ovulation, the release of eggs from ovaries that occurs before eggs are fertilized, and some pills also thicken cervical mucus so sperm have trouble swimming.
Pregnant & Posting: 21 & 22 Weeks
It's not even noon and I've cried at least 10 separate times today. Hooray.
Pregnant & Posting: 18 & 19 weeks
It's been an exciting and also unexciting couple of weeks. Life is changing, as it often seems to do.
At my last doctor's appointment I had gained a couple of pounds. My care provider was okay with this because it puts me back on the way to my pre-pregnancy weight. My partner was able to come to my appointment with me this time. We got to hear the heartbeat again.
Pregnant & Posting: 16 & 17 Weeks
3 words...round ligament pain. Oh my.
Pregnant & Posting 14 & 15 weeks
At the beginning of week 14, I had my most recent appointment with my OB/GYN.