Pregnancy
Now that you are pregnant there are some important things to consider
Here are some ways you can optimize your chances of having a healthy baby:
*Nutritious Diet
*Avoiding hazardous Chemicals
*Light Exercise
*Staying in constant communication with your health care provider
Pregnancy is a time for you and your spouse to enjoy this blessing. Celebrate the life you are carrying together. Engage each other in all aspects of the pregnancy. Go to all of the appointments together, walk together, and choose nursery themes together. Enjoy each other's company before it isn't just the two of you anymore.
I have chosen to include this link because it is one I used while pregnant. I thought it had very informative articles on various spectrums, and I found it to be giving me the same information that my doctors suggested. I used this site quite a bit, I would worry about something and instead of looking stupid and asking my doctor about every little concern I could look it up on this website and rest a little easier.
Once I was able to get past the fear of miscarriage I quickly became obsessed with knowing exactly what my baby was doing at that particular point in time. How was he/she growing and maturing. What things could I be eating specifically at that point in time for my baby's development? This website helped me know just that. It was quickly bookmarked onto our desktop. :)
When we neared the third trimester I began to get spooked. I was nervous about all the possibilities of child birth. Sure we had a plan in our heads of how it would go but it's better to be prepared for anything right? I started watching videos of all different child birth stories and i think it helped prepare me for what did not end up being our Plan A or Plan B. At the end of the day God's plan worked, we had a beautiful baby boy even though it hadn't gone according to our plans.
(I watched REAL ones, but figured it probably isn't appropriate to add to my school blog)
The "After Math"
I ate all the right things, I used all the creams for stretch mark prevention, I gained weight slowly and on track and still I have stretch marks, and lots of them. When that became a sore spot for me, I stumbled upon this and it helped me put things into the right mind set. I hope it does the same for you!
"A mark for every breath you took,
every blink, every sleepy yawn.
One for every time you sucked
your thumb, waved hello, closed
your eyes and slept in the most
perfect darkness. One for every
time you had the hiccups. One for
every dream you dreamed within
me.
every blink, every sleepy yawn.
One for every time you sucked
your thumb, waved hello, closed
your eyes and slept in the most
perfect darkness. One for every
time you had the hiccups. One for
every dream you dreamed within
me.
It isn’t very pretty anymore. Some
may even thing it ugly. That’s
OK. It was your home. It’s where I
first grew to love you, where I lay
my hand as I dreamed about who
you were and who you would be.
It held you until my arms could,
and for that, I will always find
something beautiful in it."
may even thing it ugly. That’s
OK. It was your home. It’s where I
first grew to love you, where I lay
my hand as I dreamed about who
you were and who you would be.
It held you until my arms could,
and for that, I will always find
something beautiful in it."
-Cassie
I personally never dealt with Postpartum depression, BUT i know that a lot of people did. This is a very real thing and shouldn't be taken lightly. I have included a link to journals about this topic that i found helpful in explaining the seriousness of the issue.
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