I am a mom of one: Sophie, a very healthy, bright, 3 year old with a flair for drama.. I experienced a really easy pregnancy with her … but even so, there were a few scares: a bit of spotting; an ultrasound showing an inadequate amount of amniotic fluid (Sophie had been hiding it somewhere behind her); and another time my blood pressure was a little high… because of these incidents, I was able to get into the Fetal Assessment Unit at the local hospital for extra care and monitoring (which was great as I was able to find out the sex of the baby and have a lot more ultrasounds done … so lots of pictures for Sophie’s album).
I was a week overdue with Sophie and had to be induced. The delivery wasn’t too bad and fairly fast. I did try breast-feeding and couldn’t stick with it for numerous reasons (though I really wanted to). With that pregnancy, I had the typical anxieties that women have with a first pregnancy. I had issues with constipation after Sophie’s birth and post-partum depression, in addition to other things. But all in all, it was a good pregnancy and a good birth and Sophie is everything I could have ever wanted her to be and I so enjoyed being pregnant with her… it was a very neat feeling.
I then got pregnant again shortly after Sophie turned 2. I got through the first 3 months and then had a missed miscarriage which turned out to really be a partial molar pregnancy, a fairly rare type of pregnancy.
I am now hoping to be pregnant again very soon and can’t wait.
I am hoping that throughout The Pregnancy Pages web site pages, you will find all the information that you need. I also recommend specific books, products and resources on my web pages that my be of interest to you, either now or when you have a little one around. Any products or books that I recommend, I either have personally used or reviewed or just have a really good feeling about.
My best advice, though, is always go with your instincts and intuition… if you feel you are pregnant – take a test and/or see a doctor… if you are pregnant and feel that something is wrong… get to a doctor right away… it is your body and only you know how you really feel.
All the best with your pregnancy choices and experiences,
Kathy Hamidovic
Owner, The Pregnancy Pages