We are so excited to share with you the exciting news that we will be expecting a baby girl in September. This pregnancy announcement is filled with so much excitement and happiness, but also with trepidation. As I know the emotions that come with seeing pregnancy announcement on social media for those of you who are struggling to get pregnant. I will go more into that later so make sure you read the entire blog post, but let me tell you some of the details about this pregnancy.
ALL THE BORING PREGNANCY DEETS;
First let's talk this pregnancy, this baby hasn't been very good to me. I have been sick since about week 6 and am still sick today. I thought morning sickness (for me it's all day sickness) went away once you got into the second trimester, well that isn't the case. I have actually had to get on prescription nausea meds to get me through the day. The light at the end of the tunnel is I am starting to be able to take the meds every other day vs twice a day so maybe it's getting better!
A few other things that are different is I am so tired this pregnancy. I wasn't tired with Leo and I was shocked how tired I am this go around. I don't know if it is because I'm chasing a crazy toddler around or if this pregnancy is all around different.
First let's talk this pregnancy, this baby hasn't been very good to me. I have been sick since about week 6 and am still sick today. I thought morning sickness (for me it's all day sickness) went away once you got into the second trimester, well that isn't the case. I have actually had to get on prescription nausea meds to get me through the day. The light at the end of the tunnel is I am starting to be able to take the meds every other day vs twice a day so maybe it's getting better!
A few other things that are different is I am so tired this pregnancy. I wasn't tired with Leo and I was shocked how tired I am this go around. I don't know if it is because I'm chasing a crazy toddler around or if this pregnancy is all around different.
I KNEW IT WAS A GIRL:
I had a gut feeling that this baby was going to be a girl for a few reasons. 1. I kept wearing pink all the time and wanting all pink stuff which is so weird for me. 2. I felt so different this pregnancy. 3. Jay and I can't really agree on any girl names and we had like 4 boy names that we loved. When we found out we were having Leo we KNEW his name would be Leo no if ands or buts. This time around we have a few names we like but there is nothing we love.
I had a gut feeling that this baby was going to be a girl for a few reasons. 1. I kept wearing pink all the time and wanting all pink stuff which is so weird for me. 2. I felt so different this pregnancy. 3. Jay and I can't really agree on any girl names and we had like 4 boy names that we loved. When we found out we were having Leo we KNEW his name would be Leo no if ands or buts. This time around we have a few names we like but there is nothing we love.
NOW LET'S GET REAL:
So I said either in the blog post that apart of me hates doing these posts because of the heartache it causes people. I have been on the fence if I wanted to share my journey with you but I think ultimately I wanted to share the normal struggles that go along with it taking awhile to get pregnant.
I was very lucky and got pregnant with Leo the very first try. So when it was time to start trying for baby #2 I figured it would be the same. As the months dragged on and I still wasn't pregnant I started wondering what was going on. At about the 6 month mark I made a appt to see my OB to get a checkup I mentioned that I wasn't getting pregnant. She told me not to worry but suggested I schedule an appt with a fertility doctor in a few months.
Months went by and I still had very very irregular cycles and wasn't pregnant. I won't lie this is the point where it started to really mess with me. I hated seeing every pregnancy announcement, I had so many friends around me pregnant and as much as I was happy for them I didn't want to talk about all their pregnancy symptoms. I eventually gave myself permission to not go to birthday dinners where I knew there would be lots of pregnant mamas. We stuck to doing more stuff with friends who weren't trying for a baby. Eventually we ended up meeting with a fertility doctor from Seattle, we had a great meeting with him and talked about our options I did some additional testing. At this point it had been 11 months of trying and he reassured us that this was valid time to start seeking out a specialist.
A few weeks after the appt my birthday rolled around and Jay and I got ready to go to Walla Walla for wine tasting I decided to take a pregnancy test just in case. To my shock and surprise I was pregnant and therefore we were lucky enough we didn't have to do any fertility medications or treatments.
So with that being said I wanted to share that with you what I have learned during this process.
1. Your husband should be your rock.
2. Find a group of girls who you can vent to, my friend Ashley was my lifesaver through this all.
3. It's ok to feel a little sad and jealous of others.
4. I won't be asking people, "do you guys won't more kids?"
5. I learned it is fairly normal for it to take up to a year to get pregnant. So for those of you trying I don't want to say be patient and it'll happen cause that advice sucks to hear. So what I will say is get some wine and if you need to have a pity party with a big ole glass then do it. Netflix binges and wine were my friends every time I got another negative pregnancy test.
6. I surely won't take this pregnant for granted.
Pregnancy came so easy for me with Leo looking back I took it all for granted. I have also kept this pregnant a little more private and to myself as it just seems more personal. I haven't been one to talk much about it as I'm just much more sensitive towards other people's feelings this go around. So for all of you struggling to get pregnant or those with miscarriages or infancy loss I am so so sorry.
Well enough with all this personal stuff.... I'll leave you here with a few more photos!
So I said either in the blog post that apart of me hates doing these posts because of the heartache it causes people. I have been on the fence if I wanted to share my journey with you but I think ultimately I wanted to share the normal struggles that go along with it taking awhile to get pregnant.
I was very lucky and got pregnant with Leo the very first try. So when it was time to start trying for baby #2 I figured it would be the same. As the months dragged on and I still wasn't pregnant I started wondering what was going on. At about the 6 month mark I made a appt to see my OB to get a checkup I mentioned that I wasn't getting pregnant. She told me not to worry but suggested I schedule an appt with a fertility doctor in a few months.
Months went by and I still had very very irregular cycles and wasn't pregnant. I won't lie this is the point where it started to really mess with me. I hated seeing every pregnancy announcement, I had so many friends around me pregnant and as much as I was happy for them I didn't want to talk about all their pregnancy symptoms. I eventually gave myself permission to not go to birthday dinners where I knew there would be lots of pregnant mamas. We stuck to doing more stuff with friends who weren't trying for a baby. Eventually we ended up meeting with a fertility doctor from Seattle, we had a great meeting with him and talked about our options I did some additional testing. At this point it had been 11 months of trying and he reassured us that this was valid time to start seeking out a specialist.
A few weeks after the appt my birthday rolled around and Jay and I got ready to go to Walla Walla for wine tasting I decided to take a pregnancy test just in case. To my shock and surprise I was pregnant and therefore we were lucky enough we didn't have to do any fertility medications or treatments.
So with that being said I wanted to share that with you what I have learned during this process.
1. Your husband should be your rock.
2. Find a group of girls who you can vent to, my friend Ashley was my lifesaver through this all.
3. It's ok to feel a little sad and jealous of others.
4. I won't be asking people, "do you guys won't more kids?"
5. I learned it is fairly normal for it to take up to a year to get pregnant. So for those of you trying I don't want to say be patient and it'll happen cause that advice sucks to hear. So what I will say is get some wine and if you need to have a pity party with a big ole glass then do it. Netflix binges and wine were my friends every time I got another negative pregnancy test.
6. I surely won't take this pregnant for granted.
Pregnancy came so easy for me with Leo looking back I took it all for granted. I have also kept this pregnant a little more private and to myself as it just seems more personal. I haven't been one to talk much about it as I'm just much more sensitive towards other people's feelings this go around. So for all of you struggling to get pregnant or those with miscarriages or infancy loss I am so so sorry.
Well enough with all this personal stuff.... I'll leave you here with a few more photos!
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Thanks for reading along and fingers crossed I start feeling better as I have been pretty MIA when it comes to blogging! Sorry for all the photo sharing but these photos my Mom took in Arizona was just too cute. Leo was actually scared of the flowers and then once he got over that he started enjoying ripping the flowers off the stems. Oh Boys.... how I love them so!
Cheers,
Jess
Cheers,
Jess
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