At 39 weeks exactly, I woke up to contractions and by the afternoon, we welcomed our beautiful rainbow baby into the world. This is my labor story.
My Rainbow Baby Diary (Chapter 10): Prodromal Labor or Braxton Hicks
I can’t believe I’m almost 35 weeks pregnant. The days have gone so fast and so slow all at once. The past two weeks, I have learned that Braxton Hicks aren’t the only type of false contractions you can experience long before labor: prodromal labor is the worst and I can’t wait for the next few weeks to pass.
My Rainbow Baby Diary: Chapter 9 “The Longest Third Trimester Ever”
I remember the third trimester feeling long with aches and exhaustion. However, nothing could’ve prepared me for a third trimester under Stay at Home orders during Covid-19. It’s been four weeks at home and I feel like the other shoe keeps dropping.
My Rainbow Baby Diary: Chapter 8 “Covid 19”
There were many things I feared going into my rainbow baby pregnancy. Social isolation, lack of essential supplies, and a deadly viral outbreak were definitely not on that list. Yet here we are.
My Rainbow Baby Diary: Chapter 5 (We’re Having a…”
Entering the second trimester with my rainbow baby, my nerves finally started to calm. My pregnancy brain kicked into overdrive, I started to feel flutters, and we learned the gender of the baby!
My Rainbow Baby Diary (Chapter 4): Finding Peace
As I entered my 12th week, I was still a bundle of nerves and yet I could feel myself finally coming to peace with my journey.
My Rainbow Baby Diary: Chapter 3 – “I Have Super Smelling Powers”
As I entered the third month of my pregnancy, I still dealt with nerves but my super-smelling nose had definitely taken on a life of it’s own. My favorite story is in this chapter, when my husband came home smelling like the food he ate and had to jump threw an insane amount of hoops just to please me.
My Rainbow Baby Diary: Chapter 2 – “My Fears”
Getting through the second month was challenging to say the least. The symptoms would come and go and I was over analyzing every moment. Yet, the entire time, I had a little voice in my head telling me that this time, everything was going to be okay. I hope you enjoy reading chapter two of my rainbow baby diary, from the stressful moments to the wacky hormones, over-the-top reactions, and our first ultrasound.
My Rainbow Baby Diary: Chapter 1 – “The Beginning”
I’ve had a secret. A big secret. A secret I’ve been hiding partially because I don’t want the world to know too soon after last time, but partially because I’m worried saying anything will jinx it.