By now, if you follow me on social media at all, you’re already aware that we are expecting baby #3 this coming June! By the time I post this I’ll be more than half way to our due date (since I’m delivering via c-section again, I’ll be having the baby around 38.5 weeks).
My first two pregnancies were fairly easy, compared to some. Aside from a lot of back and round ligament pain as I got bigger, and a little bit of on-and-off nausea when I was expecting Georgia, things went fairly smoothly. This time around we had some issues getting pregnant and when we finally did, I miscarried. We had JUST booked a trip to Mexico before we got the positive test. My doctor then told us to cancel the trip (thanks to Zika), and a few days after we did that, I lost the pregnancy. I was still fairly early on, about 6-7 weeks, but it was a devastating loss for us. It is something you never expect to happen to you, even though its so common (1 in 3 pregnancies!) and I think since I had always had healthy pregnancies, big healthy babies, magic fat-producing breast milk, etc, I was feeling a little confident in my fertility – which I know sounds crazy, but its sort of true! We were just getting excited, planning out where everyone would sleep, and really looking forward to another Christmas baby. I would have been due just last month.
After the miscarriage, we decided to seek out the help of a fertility clinic. This was the best decision we could have made, because it turns out there was nothing major “wrong” with us, there was simple fix, but its something only a fertility clinic generally tests for and in the process of figuring all of that out, we also discovered that I have a low-functioning thyroid. My family doctor had not ever figured that out so I was happy to start getting things back to where they needed to be.
I began on thyroid replacement right away and we dealt with the issue that was preventing us from getting pregnant. The very next cycle the doctor told us we could try naturally before moving to hormones or assistance in getting pregnant.
In October, my sister got married! It was such a perfect day. Noah was a ring bearer and Georgia was a flower girl, and I was the Matron of Honour.
My hair 
Handsome ring bearer 
Beautiful fall flowers 
The happy couple 
Trey holding Gigi, the shy flower girl
The very next morning I was able to test and – VOILA! We got another positive test, finally. I was 2 whole weeks pregnant. We found out really early this time, because I knew exactly when my earliest possible testing date was. We were SO excited, but I was cautiously optimistic. No matter how hard you try, once you’ve suffered a loss, it is impossible not to constantly worry about what might happen. Every little cramp, back ache, stomach flutter, etc (and there are lots of those in the beginning), would instantly make me think something was wrong. I’m past the point of constant anxiety now, but I still check, every single time I go to the washroom, for bleeding. I can’t help it. I think these experiences really stick with you, and there isn’t much you can do to get over it.
That said, every ultrasound and test so far has been perfect, and we are thrilled to be welcoming another little baby into our family this summer.
First Trimester
My first trimester has been… well, brutal. I was nauseous 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the first 14 weeks. I wasn’t vomiting, which is great, sure – but I needed to be on prescribed anti-nausea almost around the clock. I stopped taking it when I realized how drowsy it was making me, but that wasn’t until maybe 12 or 13 weeks.
Around 10 weeks pregnant, taking photos for our Christmas card 
We announced our pregnancy in December and included this photo on our family Christmas cards
Along with that, I was getting REALLY dizzy. My BP is slightly low but nothing to be concerned with. My doctor thinks it’s just the heightened estrogen levels. Trey and I were supposed to go to New York in December, but I had to cancel my part of the trip because I was afraid to travel alone and waste the trip with the way I was feeling. I never wanted to eat, had tons of food aversions, and when I did eat it was… weird.
Well, now I’m into the second trimester so I’ll post another update in a few weeks about how I’ve been feeling. I’m really trying to enjoy this pregnancy since I know it will be my last one, and now that I’m starting to feel more normal, I think I’ll be able to. Those are my updates for the first trimester! For now, I’ll leave you with this sweet image of our little babe.
Thank you for reading along, following along, and for your support. Let me know if you’ve had a similar experience, if you’re currently expecting, or any tips you might have for a tired Mama of two with a little “Squirt” on the way!