Seriously…carpal tunnel?
So yesterday was my 35 week check up and I told the doctor how my hands have been blowing up and they have been in a lot of pain. He did some short tests taping and bending my hands and confirmed I have carpal tunnel in both hands! Apparently the swelling is what is causing it and it is pretty normal in pregnancy. He wants me to wear double wrist support bands- he told me I can start with just wearing them at night, but if they still hurt after that I need to wear them 24/7. Not cute! I already can’t wear any of my shoes and wearing freaking flip-flops to work, now wrist bands too. Continue reading
Hello Cankles!
Well, this weekend didn’t exactly go as planned, but we did manage to get a lot of our plans in. Friday night we saw Captain America and had dinner (date night). All week I had been complaining about my eyes and itchy ankles…well by the time we got home from the movie, my fingers, knees, ankles and feet were huge and I finally made the correlation that I didn’t have bug bites – I had puffiness!! UGH, I hate cankles, I have small cute ankles with well defined calves (actually one of the parts of my bod I like), well not anymore! 
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Can’t believe, more than halfway through 2nd trimester!
OMG, I can’t believe this weekend I will be 24 weeks pregnant- 6 months!! Only 1 month left in the 2nd trimester. I am now reminiscing about some of the wonderful moments and not so wonderful moments of my pregnancy so far… Continue reading
Oh the joys of pregnancy- Calve cramps!!!
OMG- I read that leg muscle cramps were normal during the 2nd trimester, but the cramps I am constantly getting in my calves are unbelievable!! Is this normal?? I mean I suppose the 24 extra pounds couldn’t be helping much, but this is seriously painful. You know if you are 1 of those people who just loved being pregnant, you are super lucky, because while I am thrilled to be pregnant and feel so blessed, it is definitely not something I am loving so far.
Our Journey
Some of you who may just have started reading are thinking that we actually just started IVF, but we actually started the process back in January. I wasn’t ready to talk about it publicly, but now I am, so I am now documenting my private journal and our private struggle of having a baby. For anyone who knows about IVF, it is very hard. It takes over your life physically, emotionally, mentally, and economically. It is stressful, painful, expensive, & very strict as far as schedule. You basically don’t have much of a life during the process. I know this is something sooo many couples go through for so many different reasons, so whatever happens, I am now ok with sharing.
You try your whole life to avoid it, then when you are ready…you fall short!
I am talking about #pregnancy! I have known people who have gotten pregnant young, not married, no insurance, careers not in place and while the situation sucks, you always hope the baby ends up being “a blessing” and it usually does. For me and for many, many people this was one of my biggest fears. I always had a plan and while I knew life never went exactly according to plan, I thought it was better to have one than not. Continue reading