Category: Pregnancy

Week 16 – Action Figure

Week 16 – Action Figure Baby is the size of an Action Figure Feeling and Mood Swings What am I feeling? “On top of it, it is clear the rest of the world is not getting it; obviously, a pregnant woman is just a woman with a baby bump who gets an excuse to eat ice cream whenever she wants..”  The baby is doing great, growing and moving around quite often. It is quite a unique feeling to sense him and an ongoing source of surprise smiles. The belly is getting big and beautiful. The boy is now the...

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Week 15 – Avocado

Week 15 – Avocado The Baby is the size of an avocado Started feeling him move He is Moving! “He is not sure if he really felt it or if it was wishful thinking but we are both super excited. It makes it even more real..” The baby is moving – I can feel it and it’s awesome. It’s not kicking yet but more of a sense of swimming against the walls of the placenta. It’s such a wonderful feeling it’s hard to describe. There’s clearly a person inside me and he’s making space and exploring his world. My...

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Week 14 – Troll!

Week 14 – Troll! Second Trimester Energy and Confusion Second Trimester – Yuppie! “Looking at pictures is just a perfect recipe to laugh, cry, smile and fall asleep.”  I keep hearing about all the wonder of the second semester: more energy and excitement, loads of drive, no more nausea and other funky symptoms… great, bring it on! Except there hasn’t been much of a difference and I’m still quite tired all the time. There’s an appointment next week so we’ll see if the iron levels are good or if there’s something else that could explain this.   The belly...

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Week 13 – Toy Car

Week 13 – Toy Car Emotional times Trips, Moving, Growing (Emotional) Changes “Is it showing or I am getting fat? Am I tired or getting lazy? Am I hungry or finding excuses for another delicious pear?” The last week of the third trimester. It was a little emotional with a trip to London packed with stress and anxiety. For example, one of the episodes included being evacuated from the hotel I was sleeping at. I was in a training for becoming certified on psychometric and ability tests. This will be very helpful in a coaching context.   The training...

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Week 12 – Brussel Sprouts

Week 12 – Brussel Sprouts The baby is the size of a brussel sprout! Vertigo and changes. It’s a boy! “It’s official: there’s a baby coming, our family is growing and we’ll be forever changed.”  The results from the screen test arrived last week and the genetic tests came back normal – yay!!! On top of that, we found out: it is a boy! 🙂 This is truly exciting and now we know our baby a little better.   We told our families that we are expecting a baby, that it’s a boy and all is going very well. It...

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Week 11 – Bee Hummingbird

Week 11 – Bee Hummingbird Feeling Vulnerable in a strange land. Vulnerable “Ah, I missed him, I missed home This week I had to go to the UK for a certification training. It was a bit of an adventure as somebody forgot to tell me the training had been cancelled. Ooops. We then tried to pull it off last minute. It took a lot of flexibility from everyone but it ended up being rather good. The highlight though was the realisation that I’m more vulnerable.   I was there alone, which is a great opportunity to enjoy my own company and reset...

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