Hello Lovely People,
Apologies for the radio silence since my last post, but Chez Upson has had some big news and chaos has ensued. In October 2022 there will be a new addition to our family 😍
I will be 100% honest when I say that getting to this point had been emotionally stressful. When we started TTC* back in 2015 we were lucky enough to conceive D in just three months. Whilst this time round it took over a year, each month I was heart broken convinced we would never have another child, this on its own brought its own stresses as every time I felt that heart break, I also felt guilt, guilt because that disappointment made me feel like I didn’t appreciate the wonderful gift that is my son. To anyone else going through a similar situation, I promise this feeling is normal and it does not make you a bad parent, you are allowed to appreciate the child you have whilst wanting to have another!
Eventually after 15 long months I sat at my desk at work two days before my period was due, feeling exhausted, nauseous, gagging at every smell that the ward had to throw at me (thrust me there were a lot) and generally feeling ‘not normal’. I had promised myself several months before never to test before my period was due, it was too painful when it came back negative, but this time I knew I needed to because if it came back negative I needed to speak to a doctor, because I definitely had some sort of virus.
Low and behold the test was positive! I was pregnant! 😍
I am now 14 weeks along and can officially say this pregnancy is nothing like my first. With D I had mild morning sickness – which was nothing more than a minor annoyance that I worked and adulted my way through. This time though OH MY GOD! I was signed off by the doctor at 6 weeks along with morning sickness that literally left me unable to function, 8 weeks later I am still signed off – I have anti sickness tablets but they make me fall asleep and I am playing a game of dosages trying to balance out how to stay both awake and not vomiting! I am so bored of day time TV and cant wait to go back to work and start really enjoying the rest of my pregnancy!
Despite this we are ecstatic to be completing our family and cannot wait to share our baby number 2 adventure with each other and our loved ones.
Check back soon for updates
until next time ❤️
Namaste 🙏 my loves
Li x
*TTC – In M2B (Mum to be) and baby forum language TTC stands for Trying to Conceive.
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