Month: July 2019

St. Ives Ikeja 👍👌🙏
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This is why a TRANSVAGINAL ultrasound scan is so important in the early weeks of pregnancy.
The top image is a transabdominal scan showing an intrauterine pregnancy and a possible ovarian cyst.
The bottom scan is a transvaginal scan showing the intrauterine pregnancy and a co-existing ectopic pregnancy.
Although still rare, heterotropic pregnancies are on the increase due to the number of women having assisted conception.
It is so important for a scan to be performed by a qualified sonographer who has in depth knowledge and experience of early pregnancy complications
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We thank God for the early diagnosis and removal of the ectopic pregnancy and the ongoing intrauterine pregnancy 🙏🙏🙏
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Well done team 🙏❤️🙏
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#morningsickness 101

What is morning sickness? Is it only in the AM? What causes it? Do ALL pregnant women experience it? What’s the cure?

My understanding of ‘morning’ sickness before completing an advanced cert in pre- and postnatal coaching with @thegirlsgonestrong (and now having experienced #theworst of it myself) was basic at best. So, if you’re anything like I was, a little edu on the subject will do you (and any pregnant woman you encounter) well.
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ROOKIE TIP
Don’t ask 🤰🏻🤰🏼🤰🏽🤰🏿if she’s experiencing AM sickness. Chances are she is, and if she is, chances are she’d rather not use this moment of relief to relive it for the sake of small talk.

If she wants to talk about her experience, 1. Let her bring it up; and 2. Create and hold space to do so safely and without judgement.
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NEED TO KNOW INFO
AM sickness is a combo of symptoms ranging from FEELING sick to actually GETTING sick. Think nausea, general upset stomach, bloating & gas, constipation, as well as diarrhea, active #gagreflex, or vomiting.

Heads up! It’s not just a morning thing. It’s an all-the-time thing. Morning. Afternoon. Night. It comes and goes (or it doesn’t). 70% of women struggle with some degree during #earlypregnancy (first 13 weeks/3 months AKA trimester 1). Some women struggle with extreme symptoms #hyperemesisgravidarum for their entire pregnancy.

The cause of AM sickness is debated by the #maternalmed community, but all theories directly relate to other early pregnancy side effects: sensory intensification (smell + taste), drastic surge of hormones (hCG, estrogen, progesterone), rapid change in size/location of internal organs (uterus, stomach, lungs, diaphragm), and even disruption to inner ear pressure.

Here’s the best part: time is the only tried and true cure. Exercise, #mindfuleating and ginger are common recs among struggling moms-to-be.

Learn more about how I coped with severe AM sickness in part 2 of my ghosting SM post.

Until then, share below👇🏼what you wish you’d known, what was most/least helpful, or what, if anything, surprised or shocked you when it came to learning about (or experiencing) AM sickness.

Xx

I love reading… and since TTC again reading has been my escape route to get lost in the story and to not think about anything else and it’s wonderful! . It’s only been the past couple of days my mind has been wandering to what ifs!? What if we have conceived? What if we’re lucky and it’s happened fast again? … all these what ifs fill me with excitement.. with dread and with fear. I don’t want to worry, I want my mind to be rested and relaxed, I don’t want to tempt fate and over think and stress myself… Has anyone found any techniques that have worked to help relax their minds?
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Having my HCG levels rising should have been a time to jump for joy but my body won’t seem to let it happen for me. The morning that I had the call with my last result of 710 was the morning that I started to bleed again. I’ve been for more bloods this morning and am expecting them to have dropped instead. I know that some people have bleeding in early pregnancy but my experience of this isn’t good. #earlypregnancysymptoms #possiblemiscarriage #bloods #bloodtests #earlypregnancy #herewegoagain #ttc #ttcover40 #ttccommunity #ttcaftermiscarriage

Monday is here again♥️💖💙💕❣️😍😘🥰👍😎👶🏻
It’s a start of a whole new week💜 With schools closing for the summer holidays what plans have you got to keep your little ones occupied? Would you like to share some tips with us? .
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Sensitive Post. I’m a mess right now 😭TMI………I have been passing large clots for the last three hours no cramps and not much blood(not filling up a pad only when I wipe) I just know I’m losing this baby😢I’m almost 7 weeks. I don’t know if I can do this again. 2 losses in only a couple of months#ttc #babyafterdeposhot #pregnancyjourney #ttcover30 #ttccommunity #poasaddict #ttctribe
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Just two more days until my second ultrasound! 🙆‍♀️
I’ve been a little incognito the last few days while the hubby and I were having a blast with our teenage nieces who were visiting. We had so much fun! We went berry picking (picked 10 pounds of raspberries and marionberries!), went to the zoo, spent a day at the beach, and ate LOTS of yummy, carby foods 😁
We did miles of walking and I learned how quickly I get tired out these days. My stamina and endurance is much lower, and I am taking this as a good sign that all is progressing well with this pregnancy.
I hope and pray that this next ultrasound will be a positive one with good news! I haven’t had any issues that would make me seriously doubt for the health of this pregnancy, but I am always very cautious to not get ahead of myself. I am very much looking forward to being able to allow myself to enjoy this pregnancy to the fullest, and I pray that will be the outcome of our appointment on Tuesday! 🙏🏻🤞🏻
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Got a little cocky earlier in the week when the nausea seemed to be subsiding…
🤢🤢🤢 the last few days have been full of nausea and vomiting 🤢🤢🤢
#earlypregnancy #ivfpregnancy #10weekspregnant #10w4d #morningsickness #nausea

Throughout the IVF process and into early pregnancy, I have realised that there is no planning! .
Everything is out of your control, however hard you try, so I had to start loving day by day! Struggle by struggle! When you are as organised and a planner like me – this seems so alien and hard! .
Remember ‘TODAY IS YOUR DAY’ – each mountain can be climbed daily! .
Happy Sunday 😊
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