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The Recovery
Learn about our first few days with Rowan in the postpartum room!
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World IVF Day
Today at work, a colleague wished me a happy World IVF Day. How did I not know there was a whole day dedicated to IVF? Granted, I should’ve known. There’s literally a day for anything and everything you can imagine, and I should’ve looked it up. In addition to wishing me a happy day, she…
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Rowan’s Birth Story, Pt. 1
It’s been a minute since my last post, which leads into this week’s blog. Look back here. When I arrived at the hospital, I took the nurse’s suggestion and asked the greeter for a wheelchair. I felt a bit silly, honestly; I felt fine. But my nurse recommended it, and who was I to question…
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The Unexpected
On Friday, April 19, I went in for a non-stress test. I’d been going in for those tests twice weekly for the previous few weeks, and they’d all been textbook up until this point. And this test was also textbook… until the very end. The nurse took my blood pressure, and it was a little…
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The Baby Shower
On April 14, we had our baby shower. When I planned the date with my sister (the amazing organizer of the event), we figured mid-April would be best. Close to the due date but not too close, and hopefully the weather would be better than it would be in March. (Then again, it is Colorado,…
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Quick Update
It’s been quite a while since my last post, and there’s a very good reason for that. I had plenty of topics to talk about, but I’ve found myself not having a lot of time lately to write about those things. On Sunday, April 14, we had our baby shower — which I will still…
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The Non-Stress Tests
After my gestational diabetes diagnosis, I was given time to see if diet and exercise could manage my blood sugar levels. Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite enough. I kept having slightly high fasting readings in the morning. Because of that, the maternal fetal medicine docs decided to put me on insulin at bedtime. A week or…
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The Growth Scan
While there was at least one doctor’s appointment between the EKG and the growth scan, it was fairly routine and not much to write about. Usually at these in-between appointments, they’ll measure my belly and then use the doppler to hear Rowan’s heartbeat. It would’ve been my 28-week appointment, and my belly was measuring at…
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The Glucose Test
While I was at the EKG appointment, I asked the doctor when I’d need to be tested for gestational diabetes. It’s something all pregnant women have to be tested for, and I’d honestly been worried about it most of the pregnancy. My sister experienced it in her second pregnancy and said it wasn’t fun. Hers…
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Rowan’s EKG
It feels like lately I’m starting off every blog with an apology about missing a week, and I am sorry I missed last week. It was a little busy at work, and then after that, I managed to pick up a nasty chest cold. Anyway, it’s finally time to get back on track and keep…
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