1st Trimester

My Fourth Pregnancy: Subchorionic Hemorrhage at 6 Weeks

By Emily | Lil Mama Bear Blog1st Trimester, 3rd Trimester, Archives, Baby, Complications, PregnancyNo Comments

I don't enjoy being pregnant. None of my pregnancies would I describe as easy or smooth - with Genny, she had a cystic hygroma at 12 weeks gestation; with Nora, I suffered recurring UTI's; and in between those two pregnancies, we lost a baby at 6 weeks. My pregnancy with...

January 24, 2022

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How to Survive Your First Trimester with a Toddler

By Emily | Lil Mama Bear Blog1st Trimester, Archives, Lifestyle, Pregnancy, ToddlerhoodNo Comments

It has been challenging being pregnant with a toddler. My body has reached new realms of tired over the past 7 months, particularly when I was in my first trimester. Fortunately, Genny is a pretty good little helper - she quickly learned to go get my water for me when...

July 22, 2019

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First Trimester Recap: UTI's, symptoms, recommendations, and survival tips!

First Trimester Recap: UTI’s and Pregnancy

By Emily | Lil Mama Bear Blog1st Trimester, Archives, Lil Mama, PregnancyNo Comments

I'm nearing the end of my second trimester now, but I wanted to give a quick recap of my first trimester before I forget how extremely hard it was. Time has seemed to both fly and crawl by, and I can't believe we're only about 13 weeks from Nora's due...

July 1, 2019

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Our 12 week ultrasound and when we got the diagnosis that our baby had a cystic hygroma. You can see it below the baby's body, it looks like a bubble.

Cystic Hygroma Diagnosis at 12 Weeks

By Emily | Lil Mama Bear Blog1st Trimester, Archives, Complications, Lil Mama, Pregnancy32 Comments

Lately I’ve felt like sharing my pregnancy with Genny. Maybe it's because we are coming up on three years since we found out we would have a baby. Some of you may already know that my pregnancy wasn’t an easy one. We learned many hard lessons during those 9 months,...

February 25, 2019

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Pregnancy has long been told to make you dumber. The belief that pregnancy causes you to lose brain cells is false...First trimester pregnancy brain is affected by... nutrition, exercise, rest... You can overcome first trimester pregnancy brain by...

First Trimester Pregnancy Brain: How to Overcome It

By Emily | Lil Mama Bear Blog1st Trimester, Archives, Pregnancy4 Comments

This post contains affiliate links. If you click these links, I may receive compensation at no cost to you. Losing your train of thought mid-sentence? Can’t seem to focus on anything for more than ten minutes? If you’re between 8 weeks and 20 weeks pregnant, you probably are suffering from...

June 25, 2018

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When you first find out you're pregnant, a million thoughts go through your head. Here is a quick guide to get you started with planning the next few months of your life. Barebones, stress-free, low-key first trimester checklist!

What You Need to do in the First Trimester

By Emily | Lil Mama Bear Blog1st Trimester, Archives, PregnancyNo Comments

This post contains affiliate links. If you click these links, I may receive compensation at no cost to you. I’m sure you had a million thoughts run through your head when you saw those two blue lines on the pregnancy test. If you search “What to do in your first...

June 19, 2018

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Struggling with first trimester morning sickness? You will get through this! Here are ten ways to survive first trimester morning sickness.

Surviving First Trimester Morning Sickness (And Other Pregnancy Symptoms)

By Emily | Lil Mama Bear Blog1st Trimester, Archives, PregnancyOne Comment

This post contains affiliate links. If you click these links, I may receive compensation at no cost to you. You know you’re pregnant. You’ve told your significant other. You’re compiling a list of baby names. Everything's just peachy, right? Oh, and you’re vomiting your brains out. Welcome to first trimester...

June 4, 2018

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How to Tell if You are Pregnant: How I Found Out

By Emily | Lil Mama Bear Blog1st Trimester, Archives, Pregnancy14 Comments

How to Tell if You Are Pregnant (How I Found Out) If you’re looking up “how to tell if you are pregnant”, then chances are you think you might be. What I’m about to tell you might scare you. Or maybe it will encourage you, I’m not sure. Before I...

May 31, 2018

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My Fourth Pregnancy: Subchorionic Hemorrhage at 6 Weeks

How to Survive Your First Trimester with a Toddler

Cystic Hygroma Diagnosis at 12 Weeks

First Trimester Pregnancy Brain: How to Overcome It

Surviving First Trimester Morning Sickness (And Other Pregnancy Symptoms)

How to Tell if You are Pregnant: How I Found Out

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