So my blood type of O-, which means that it’s RH-. Hubby’s blood type is O+, which means it’s RH+. This was important, because the OBGYN originally made the implication that the difference in our blood types can potentially harm […]
Pregnancy Announcement to My Family
We waited until the week of my older brother’s birthday to tell my family about our pregnancy. His birthday fell on a weekday in July. And we decided to celebrate his birthday on the weekend that was closest to his […]
Telling Hubby About Having Twins
My 1st OBGYN appointment after getting a positive pregnancy test result was in July. There, they did another pregnancy test to confirm the pregnancy. They did other tests/blood work up as well to make sure my hormone levels were healthy […]
Hours Before Taking The Pregnancy Test
Like I’ve mentioned before, my menstrual cycle was very predictive. I almost always knew what day my period is expected to come every month. And July that year, was very a difficult month for me both emotionally and mentally. Mainly, […]
My Early Signs of Pregnancy
After Hubby and I made the decision to start trying to get pregnant. One of the things I started doing every week was looking for early pregnancy signs. In the beginning couple of weeks of July (before I officially tested […]
Prelude Cont. (2 of 2): IUI Consideration
This part of the prelude deserves it’s own blog post, because it had such a massive impact, both emotionally and mentially in my life. After a few months of trying the previously mentioned methods (Prelude to Pregnancy 1 of 2), […]
Prelude to Pregnancy (1 of 2)
My husband and I have never used any contraceptives during sex since we’ve been married. Some may say that’s not smart for “family planning”. But the truth is, our lives-so our choice. Period. We didn’t actually start getting serious about […]