Blogs the ‘pregnancy/birth’ Category


The Upside of a Cold

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

BLUuuuuuuuuurgh.  cough.  cough. hack.  bluuuuuuuuurgh. I came down with the wicked wickedest of colds this week.  Like a hum-dinger of a cold.  The kind where you hack all night long and wake up more tired than you were when you went to bed.  More specifically, I think this would be called ...

Charley Horse

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

I was awakened from a dead sleep this morning at 5 a.m. by a monstrous charley horse in my calf.  Oh, it was so painful!  I awoke with a whimper, which alarmed Hubs, who sat straight up too.   Somehow my mind was functioning well enough to actually tell him what ...

Probiotics and Pregnancy

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

I take a variety of supplements to ensure the health of my baby, and my pregnant body.  One that I consider indispensible is my daily probiotic supplement.  In case you haven't heard about probiotics yet, they are microorganisms that are naturally present in the human gut that promote intestinal and ...

See this?

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

... ... ... Guess what happened to the other half. ... ... ... I'll give you a hint: ... ... ...

Healthy Junk Food?

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

But how can cookie dough balls be healthy?... ...When they're made of peanut butter, hemp protein powder, and maple syrup!  These lovely little treats invented by Averie over at Love Veggies and Yoga have been the perfect little protein-packed morsels for my pregnancy sweet-tooth.  I'm not really letting myself have things ...

25 Things I’ve Learned About Pregnancy by Week 25

Monday, August 9th, 2010

1. The appetite is not a myth.  They were not making it up.  I am actually hungry every 2-3 hours.  Plus, my stomach doesn't hold as much because baby is pressing against it, so I can't eat as much in any one sitting. Which means I'm hungry more often. 2. Don't ...