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The 2 hardest things I’ve struggled with mentally, this pregnancy.
While I truly love hearing positive pregnancy stories ( ai did with Hudson), as well as women who have everything go pretty smooth with multiples, I also have been on the other side now where throngs didn’t go as planned. Complications in pregnancy did occur and affect my view of pregnancy. Theirs really 2…
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I officially was cleared from having diabetes this pregnancy.✨🙉
Did I really just type that title? Kind of feels so weird because it’s been such a huge part of my dedication to this pregnancy. As most of you know I had to take the 1 hour glucose test as well as the 3 hr at 8-10 weeks this pregnancy as I had GDM…
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Keto Blackberry bread!
I got this recipe from https://pin.it/6kBbOo1 So easy and delicious! I tweaked just a few things. I actually used a bread mix flour for the flour, added some keto maple syrup and a bit more milk. The bread was very moist and flavorful!! A perfect treat that won’t spike blood sugar and don’t feel…
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While I Wait. The Closing to my Journey with Gestational Diabetes.
This song… 🙏🏻It got me thru the heaviness of so many appointments. Thru the diagnoses, the NFT’s, the lab work, the lonely apts., the fears that I had to fight. The words resonated with me every step of the way until our sweet girl was safe here in our arms.The encouragement and peace it…
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My Big Tip to Help With Baby Born After Having Gestational Diabetes
COLOSTRUM! 💉🍼 One thing I did as soon as I found out I had Gestational Diabetes, was do a little research to see how it would effect baby after birth. If you read quite a few articles, after delivery babies can have low blood sugar resulting in formula being pushed to give baby to…
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My Birth Story with Felicity
After a long drawn out but also very quick labor, we are so excited to welcome our sweet Felicity Ella to our little family. Born August 3rd, at 10 pm, here is her birth story, 🎀 So for just a little backstory, I was scheduled to be induced August 3, due to GDM, gestational…
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My Journey with Gestational Diabetes Part 2
I’m still the same mamma.💙 (Swipe to see me last July) A year ago I was at my fittest since high school. I was even below pre-baby weight and felt good about where I was at. But there were 2 things here that weren’t right. 1. I wasn’t exercising as I should. 2. I…
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Here’s What I’m Packing in my Labor & Delivery Bag This Time
I am 35 weeks now and the impending time is starting to really drive my crazy! 😅 I’m so excited, but also a little nervous about how labor & delivery will go this time around as a high risk pregnancy. One thing I do know, is that having a hospital bag packed is a…
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A Messy Mirror
#meaningfulovermodish A messy mirror, a late night.But one that won’t detain my lightA heavy heart of a mom, it showsI fall before the maker who isn’t slowIf duty calls, then is it true?Can I really cast my cares on you?In whispers of prayer my heart finds hopeFor in this season He is my cloakA…
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Pregnancy update, 8 weeks or less away!
Excited, anxious, nervous, anticipating. These words completely describe how I feel with 8 weeks to go. This pregnancy definitely feels like it’s gone by faster. And in many ways I’m grateful and can’t complain. But I know I’ll blink and she’ll already be a few months old. So far my GD (gestational diabetes) with…