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  • Managing a Difficult Pregnancy: Hyperemesis, Bed Rest, and Finding Support

    Managing a Difficult Pregnancy: Hyperemesis, Bed Rest, and Finding Support

    A note before you read: This article shares my personal experience alongside general educational information. Hyperemesis gravidarum, uterine fibroids, placental complications and pregnancy bleeding all require individual medical assessment. Please don’t adjust your activity level, delay prescribed treatment, or change your care plan based on anything you read here or anywhere online. Your pregnancy is…

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  • 8 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby, Your Body, and Surviving the Worst Week

    8 Weeks Pregnant: Your Baby, Your Body, and Surviving the Worst Week

    Facebook Pinterest WhatsApp If there is a week in the first trimester that most women would vote off the island, it is week eight. Not because anything is going wrong. Everything is going right, actually — which is the particular cruelty of the eight-week experience. Your baby is developing at a pace that is genuinely…

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