When my husband and I found out that we were pregnant, we were serious skeptics on whether or not we were “actually” pregnant (see post on pregnancy tests for the background story on that one). I mean, as two shocked, dazed and, confused people, we needed medical confirmation and that those 7 pregnancy tests we took were actually valid! None-the-less, this is our first baby, so some serious advice was needed from a physician to see what we needed...
MOTHERHOOD•PARENTING•PREGNANCY TIPS
10 things you should do when you find out you’re pregnant!
April 21, 2016
Demo day is such an exciting day! It’s a day that clearly stands out in my mind because it is full of major changes. It marks the day that you decide “out with the old & in with the new!” ….and…. actually do something about it! We hired a family friend to be our general contractor since we figured it would be difficult to monitor the work of contractors when we had no idea how things should be done....
“Never have I ever… taken a pregnancy test”, would’ve been a great line to say at a college pregame in the midst a game of king’s cup. Since the fact was, I had never taken a pregnancy test before; It came as quite a surprise to me that there are more options, types, and brands of pregnancy tests than there are options for cough medicines! I woke up one morning with a gut instinct that I was pregnant, I...
STAY ORGANIZED: The more organized you are, the more likely you are to cut costs when you see all the details together for you to save money. I cannot preach this enough to shop around to get price quotes, and save all of your receipts. Little things always add up to big things without you even knowing it! To stay organized and on budget I purchased these two planners on amazon and I can’t recommend them enough. The Knots...
Growing up in a traditional strict Asian family, pregnancy was always scorned upon. My parents avoided having open conversations with us about sex, love, and the idea of having a baby. Their idea of giving my sister and I, “THE TALK”, was just scaring the living crap out of us by threatening to kick us out if we got pregnant. For as long as I remember, one of my Dad’s rules was: Become pregnant = Get Kicked out. I...