Category Archives: Parenting

Sleeping While Pregnant — Easier Said than Done

People keep telling me to take advantage of this time to catch up on my sleep before the babies come. Fat chance. I’m starting to think this is the great inherent contradiction of pregnancy: You’re tired all the time, but you can’t get comfortable enough to sleep for more than a few minutes at a time several hours apart. By the… Read more »

17 Week, 3 Day Baby Bump

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Everyone loves a baby bump! Or so claims my tee shirt. Starting to feel like my stomach might split! STILL no weight gain, and my arms are definitely shrinking. Babies = parasites. Very, very efficient parasites. Where were they a year ago when I was hitting the gym every day?

Why Prenatal Vitamins Shouldn’t Sit in a Hot Car

I had to switch from Nature Made Prenatals with DHA, which I loved but couldn’t swallow once I started puking my guts up, to VitaFusion Gummy Prenatals when my hyperemesis kicked into high gear several months ago, and I really love them. They taste like Sour Patch Kids but better, and I wish I could take more than two a… Read more »

Nausea Decreasing, Acid Reflux Getting WAY Worse

I’m feeling a lot better the last week or so and have been able to eat normal foods in small portions (though I still can’t poop, which as I’m sure you can imagine is a real problem), but my reflux is KILLING me. I feel like I’m being stabbed in the esophagus. I am taking Reglan at waking and bed… Read more »