Tag Archives: pregnancy

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  Fighting UTI (and Malaria) During Pregnancy

  31 weeks gone. Routine antenatal visit. Second baby. [fl]F[/fl]or this particular visit, I’d gone there late — arrived around 11am against the normal 8am. I knew the normal rounds: pick a tally, check weight, check urine for glucose and protein, check BP, then see the nurses who examine growing...

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  5 Most Important Pre-conception Health Checks

  The essence of preconception care is this: Treat your body as though you are already pregnant.Conception takes place about 2 weeks before a menstrual period, when you ovulate (release an egg from the ovaries). You may not know that you're pregnant until 3 weeks after conception, or later in the ...

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  My Pregnancy Journey: A False Labor Adventure

  Last Sunday morning, I could have sworn that my water broke. There I was sitting on the phone with my cousin trying to convince him that I would not heckle him during his comedy routine at open mic night when I felt an excess of moisture between my thighs. I bid my cousin adieu with several well-wis...

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  My Pregnancy Journey: Heartburn, Itchy Feet And Other Third Trimester Challenges

  At 35 weeks, it's safe to say that pregnancy has made an indelible impression upon my soul. This journey to safely transport a new spirit from the mystery realm into this reality has been a constant reminder that life is a serious, though often comical, matter.  I suppose if men were to experience ...

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  My Pregnancy Journey: Musings On My Life As An Egg With Limbs

  I am undeniably with child. At nearly 32 weeks, I have become an egg with limbs. Each day, upon a glance of my reflection in the mirror I am a combination of laughter and perplexed awe. I'm tickled by body's transformation, my middle section jutting out as if in defiance of the rest of my frame. I w...

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  My Pregnancy Journey: The Painful Realities of My Miscarriage Experience

  Even as I round out the second trimester of my pregnancy, I still mourn the loss of the life that could have been just last year. Living through a miscarriage is an unspeakable horror, which is probably why most women who have dealt with miscarriage are not quick to recount their own stories.I�...

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  My Pregnancy Journey: Dealing With Inescapable Fatigue

  At 27 weeks and 3 days, I am tired. It’s not that I’m anemic or suffering from any mineral deficiency. It’s that I’m carrying around a little boy who seems to grow exponentially every few hours. Again, I feel the ligaments around my hips stretching, the skin around my lower abdomen growing m...

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  Hunger, Fatigue and the Looming Concerns of Parenting

  At 6 months and 1 week along, the idea that I am going to be a mother looms ever larger in my mind with each passing hour. On Mother’s Day I felt as if I’d been welcomed into some special club with each “Happy Mother’s Day” wish. My husband and I have started to refer to each other as “M...

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