I'm not usually one for opting in to a photo shoot, but I decided to book one with a friend for some maternity shots! I generally find being in front of a camera really awkward. When Tom and I got married, hiring a great photographer to capture the highlights of our day was really important… Continue reading Maternity Photoshoot
Tag: Pregnancy Diaries
So, you have a positive pregnancy test, now what?!
I've taken a few weeks detour of the "story" of my being pregnant so thought I'd jump back in. Going back to the day after finding out I was pregnant, when I had taken the digital dating test that put me at about five weeks pregnant... Here's the thing though, I now had these three… Continue reading So, you have a positive pregnancy test, now what?!
Maternity Clothing
I was surprised how early maternity clothing became a necessity for me! I was only about nine weeks pregnant by the time I started wearing only maternity jeans. To be fair, this did also come at month eight of the pandemic so... maybe it wasn't all pregnancy based! Ha... but for real, I got really… Continue reading Maternity Clothing
Gestational Diabetes – Tests & Results!
One of the regular blood tests pregnant women are offered in around week 23-28 is a gestational diabetes check. I am taking all the tests and following all the suggestions the midwives are giving so I moseyed on over to the blood clinic after my final exam of the semester. I have been using the… Continue reading Gestational Diabetes – Tests & Results!
Pregnancy Symptoms!
I'm writing this post at 25 weeks, so am actually looking back and reviewing all the symptoms I've had to date rather than gradually updating as each new symptom arises... which I will do if I get any more! I'm writing a separate post for food aversions/cravings, so check that out too! Symptoms I've experienced:… Continue reading Pregnancy Symptoms!
Food Aversions & Cravings
Pregnancy really is a rollercoaster of happenings. Each week seems to bring with it a wealth of new symptoms and food cravings/aversions are a common new occurance every few days. If I have any to add to the list in later weeks, I'll update it! Aversions Chocolate. Early on, I went completely off chocolate. Which… Continue reading Food Aversions & Cravings