The Rebel Chic

Tag: pregnancy

  • Frustration and Guilt

    Frustration and Guilt

    I’d be lying if I said this pregnancy has been pure bliss. Yes, I’m looking forward to meeting this little one, but I’m already tired and exhausted—mentally drained, too. For the past weeks, I’ve been struggling to get enough sleep because of a clogged nose, headaches, and at least two bathroom visits every night. On…

  • Bigger and Heavier!

    Whenever people ask me how this pregnancy is going, I always say that it feels very different this time because of the symptoms I’ve been experiencing. In my previous pregnancy, I dealt more with musculoskeletal discomfort rather than the fatigue and flu-like symptoms I have now. This time around, my nose has been especially sensitive…

  • Round Two

    I never thought that I would experience pregnancy again. That’s why I believed that I was just sick during the past few months. I was surprised and shocked when the urinalysis results came back positive- and even more shocked during the first ultrasound appointment with the midwife. The fetus was already big! I was already…