This pregnancy, I'm not taking any chances. I'm working from home, so there's no need for me to go into the office. I'm drinking a ton of water, which isn't a change from what I was already doing.
But the biggest change is getting a cerclage. A preventative cerclage. I know there's the TVC (transvaginal cerclage), but I just don't trust the success rate (75-85%). I need something a little
Author: Crystal
Hi, I'm Crystal! Mother of 1 human, 3 cats, and a glorified housewife to a fantastic man. Let's have fun and enjoy life together!
I love doing the pregnancy comparisons per week. It's neat to see a photo to see what my little Yoda looks like. Yes, I named my little bean 'Yoda'. It just fits.
So Yoda is the size of a poppyseed, those little itty-bitty black things on the bagel in the picture. So crazy. I have little poppyseed Yoda inside of me.
According to Parents.com:
Your fertilized egg, known as a zygote, is
For those who are still trying, I'll tell you what I did. Keep in mind, it wasn't just one solid thing. If anything, it was a perfect storm:
Acupuncture (it really calmed down my nerves and made me focus on things that weren't pregnancy/baby-related)
Exercising daily (Again, just to calm my nerves and besides, I wanted to look and feel better)
More fruits and veggies and a lot of water to flush
After one year of trying, taking a break, trying again, doing away with the tempting and just said, 'eff it', I'm pregnant!
A little background on me: I'm foxxy. You can call me foxxy. I started my TTC journey in December 2010. We suffered a miscarriage in April 2011 and fell pregnant again in July 2011. Our son, Ethan, was born prematurely at 22 weeks gestation on December 13, 2011