For most women, the first symptom of pregnancy that they notice is a missed period. Usually, this will prompt them to take a home test or call their doctor. Many women don’t know, however, that just 1 week after your missed period, the baby’s heart begins to BEAT! When I was training to become a client advocate at…
Even for women who are trying to get pregnant, that moment when the pregnancy test is positive, there’s a euphoric feeling of being frozen in time. All of a sudden, so many things in your life will change. You realize, very quickly, that your body is being shared and causing some symptoms like nausea, fatigue, or headaches. Suddenly, this…
I had an awesome conversation this week with our Nurse Manager, Michelle, about how we question whether or not we are where we’re meant to be. We both started our jobs here within the last year and discussed similar stories of our past work experiences. I worked at a mortgage company for a while over…
Sometimes it seems like everyone else has it together and magically knows what to do when life gets crazy. I’m NOT that way, and just in case you aren’t either, I wanted to share the practical steps you can take if you recently found out you’re pregnant. First – Get sure. Many times, women think they’re…
