Ever since I started to become sick during week 6 of my pregnancy (I’m 25 weeks and 3 days today), I’ve spent my life on hold — literally and figuratively. Literally, I’ve been on the phone virtually nonstop during waking hours with doctors, nurses, dietitions, insurance companies, hospitals, bill collectors (because those of us who can’t work don’t get paid),… Read more »
Extreme emotions are completely normal in pregnancy, so don’t fret that there’s something “wrong with you” if you’re feeling anxious or depressed. You’d be weird if you weren’t kind of freaked out about this whole baby thing! It can be very overwhelming at times, and when the thoughts start snowballing it is very hard to break out of that down… Read more »
Today is 4 months exactly until my due date and last night I had a complete breakdown when I realized how much further I still have to go. Both of my arms hurt (right from the old PICC and allergic reaction to the wing guard and left from the new PICC and what we now think is a latex allergy),… Read more »
(www.sass-pants.com) — It’s solidly the middle of the night here in Virginia and I am wide awake. Well, scratch that. When I’m vertical, I feel like I’m about to fall over from exhaustion. The moment I lie down, I feel like I could run a marathon. Ever since my car accident, I’ve been having trouble sleeping. I just can’t get… Read more »
How’s this for offensive? “Jesus Is My Prozac” I was test driving my husband’s new truck when I saw that absurd statement on a sign in front of a church in Fredericksburg, VA, and I nearly ran off the road I was so aghast that anyone could possibly be so ignorant as to suggest that depression can be cured by… Read more »