Seeing and hearing about babies born at a tiny 24 week gestation kind of freaks me out a little. I mean, on one hand it’s good to know that this baby could have a fighting chance outside the womb. But still. I have been giving her very stern admonishments to stay safely inside until she is a fat 8lb newborn.<\/p>\n
Part of knowing about all of the scary things that go wrong in pregnancy is, yes, fear. But part of it is also a big dose of gratitude. I know<\/i> it could easily be me with placenta previa, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, preterm labor. But for the time being I have a very healthy body and a very healthy child within, and I feel damnwell blessed that I can say that. Especially after having such bad nausea for the first trimester, and bleeding for almost as long. I am just so relieved to have moved past those two things and to now just be enjoying my pregnancy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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