I started this pregnancy diary as a simple way for me to keep track of my weekly progression through my first pregnancy as something to look back on. It’s easy to forget things throughout your pregnancy journey, especially as you reach the end of the second trimester and the weeks start to fly by (in my experience), so this maternity diary is a nice way to record all the highs and lows.
No matter what stage of pregnancy you’re at, you can start with my early pregnancy diary from 4 weeks pregnant, through to my current stage of 29 weeks pregnant.
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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6 weeks pregnant + 6 days How many tests have you taken this week? Three – I said last week I’d take no more, but when I woke up on the morning of the first day of week 6, I had brown spotting again. There was more than when I had this in week 4 […]
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5 weeks pregnant + 6 days How many tests have you taken this week? Four – two non-sensitive tests and two digital ones to tell us how many weeks. The first digital test showed 2-3 weeks and two days later it showed 3+ weeks which made us happy, and relieved. From the first test we […]
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I’m 4 weeks pregnant! On Saturday, 14th May 2022 I was one day late and had done so well to hold off taking any tests up until this point. I was even planning to wait another day. Given some cycles I’d be two days late, this one day delay wasn’t exactly new for me. But, […]
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