Celebrating today — made it to my third trimester…and through my move!!
While my husband and I only moved eight blocks uptown, we definitely didn’t realize how much we had until we started to pack up. I also didn’t realize how much effort I was exerting until my forearms started to swell! The joys of moving, the joys of pregnancy and the joys of moving during pregnancy. OY!
Anyway, grateful that we’re almost fully situated, grateful that the swelling is going down, grateful for the bigger, beautiful space to make room for us and baby and most importantly, grateful that I have a baby in my belly…kicking me every hour:)
While I am relishing every day of this pregnancy, what you may not know is that it didn’t happen that fast for me and my body needed to prepare before my husband and I even started trying.
I tried lots of natural treatments and went to tons of doctors.
Next week I will share my path to pregnancy and discuss my fertility challenges on a LIVE video call.
Even if you’re not ready to get pregnant, I highly encourage you to research as much as possible and get positive support from practitioners now that you trust so when you are ready, it will be a fun, joyful and easy process.
Here is more info on the support I got. Aimee is a fertility expert and author. She helped me figure out the right nutrition to balance my hormones and boost my fertility.
Here is more info on her fertility class.
Now, off to acupuncture to zen me out and help this swelling!
Love from my belly to yours.
Be faithful. Be fertile. Be you.
xo
be well,
arielle
