13 weeks pregnant + 6 days Stretch marks? Nope. Sleep? I’m fine getting to sleep now with the help of hugging a pillow and listening to Sleep Stories on the Calm app, but I’m waking up at 3.30am on the dot every morning now desperate for the toilet. However, I’m stubborn when it comes to […]
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Well, I’ve officially waved goodbye to the first trimester and entered into a whole new realm of pregnancy called, the SECOND trimester. It’s fair to say, the first trimester was harder than I imagined. Whether you’ve planned for your pregnancy or it was unexpected; and whether that planned pregnancy was a breeze to conceive or […]
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12 weeks pregnant + 6 days Stretch marks? Nope. Sleep? I’m starting to struggle now, but I think that’s down to being quite anxious for our dating scan on Friday – we’ve had to wait an extra nine days for reassurance, so sleep is definitely not going to happen before then! Best moment this week? […]
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11 weeks pregnant + 6 days How many tests have you taken this week? Zero. Stretch marks? Nope. Sleep? Far better, despite catching Covid, as this left me more exhausted than usual so sleep was not difficult. Best moment this week? I’ll be honest, no best moment this week. Although Silverstone was great fun, I […]
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10 weeks pregnant + 6 days How many tests have you taken this week? None. Stretch marks? Nope. Sleep? Still struggling at times, but I am now able to take naps easily throughout the day when I get a spare 15 mins to simply rest. So that has helped with the poor sleep at night. […]
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9 weeks pregnant + 6 days How many tests have you taken this week? One. Sounds silly, but the very end of week 8 and early week 9 I was feeling great and had zero symptoms. ZERO! Which then panicked me thinking, “does this mean I’m not pregnant anymore?”. So I took a test and […]
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Trying to conceive is exhausting and a rollercoaster of emotions; you’re happy and excited one moment, and feeling your lowest just hours later. It may not be like that every day, but for me, it certainly felt like it sometimes. There were various things I struggled with throughout our journey of trying to conceive which […]
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8 weeks pregnant + 6 days How many tests have you taken this week? None. Stretch marks? Nope. Sleep? It’s gotten better this week, but I’m feeling a lot warmer all the time so I figured I can only sleep comfortably without pyjamas. Best moment this week? We had our first midwife/antenatal appointment which was […]
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7 weeks pregnant + 6 days How many tests have you taken this week? None – there’s nothing that’s concerned me, so not felt the need to now. Stretch marks? Nope. Sleep? Sleep continues to be poor. I’ve managed to have a couple naps during the day which I was previously struggling with, so that’s […]
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