I have been learning so much on my TTC (trying to conceive) journey that I have an undeniable urge to share this information with my readers. Please feel free to pass along the info to friends, or save it for future reference. Tip #1: You Can Save Money by Buying in Bulk If you plan on POAS (peeing on a stick) numerous times, you may want to save money and buy pregnancy test strips in bulk. Strips come without the plastic packaging that many drugstore brands have, but are just as accurate. (The linked site is one of the most reliable sources for TTC-related items.) Tip #2: Not All Pregnancy Tests are Alike The most sensitive pregnancy test available to consumers is the First...
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As stated numerous times in my main blog, our first 2 months of TTC (trying to conceive) after my miscarriage were unsuccessful. It was only by using online resources such as Fertility Friend and the wonderful community at BabyCenter that I was able to become more in-tune with my body and become informed on practically everything there is to know about the wonderful world of TTC. (And if you recall, I received several comments about my needing to chill out and just letting it happen. To those people, I am tempted to NA-NA-NA-NA-NAAA in their faces. It was only through charting that I discovered I was ovulating late. And it was only through research that I was able to optimize our...
Continue readingDear Baby, Yesterday, when I entered my estimated due date (according to Fertility Friend, it is October 7) into BabyCenter, you were 3 weeks old. So boy was I surprised to log in this morning to see that you are now at 4 weeks! So far you have been good to me. Aside from some queasiness and fatigue, I have been having no symptoms at all. (You might want to ask your father to see if I've been extra moody, though.) I am so excited you are here — I want to shout it from the rooftops! But I am also scared. So, so scared. I don't know if I can handle losing another baby. Losing your older sister was the hardest thing I've...
Continue readingToday, Apple announced its highly-anticipated tablet device. My first thought: are there any women on Apple's marketing/branding team? It was worth taking 5 minutes out of my busy day to put this together: In all seriousness now...
Continue readingDear Baby, Today is your father's 32nd birthday. And today, I was able to surprise him with the best present: It's faint, but it's definitely there. I am pregnant with you! This is the happiest moment I've had in months and months. I had tears of joy streaming down my face as soon as your father confirmed the line, and I am still tearing up thinking about it. Thank you so much, baby, for gracing us with your existence. And thank you, God, for giving us this gift of life. I hope I can be a good mother to you. And I hope and pray that you will be a healthy and happy baby, one that we will greet with open arms come October. I love...
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