Growth Restriction

Intrauterine Growth Restriction: My Sister’s Experience Part I

Hi and welcome to Part I of a series on my sister’s experience with intrauterine growth restriction. Intrauterine growth restriction, known as IUGR or fetal growth restriction is when a baby in the womb doesn’t grow as expected.

I thought having Hannah share her story might help someone else who is going through a similar situation. We decided to do this series interview style, where I asked Hannah questions and she answered them. This post will detail a bit about Hannah’s background, previous pregnancies, and IUGR diagnosis. Okay, let’s do this!

Baby boy born at four pounds (more…)

Friday Favorites

Happy Friday! You know what Friday means… it’s time for another Friday Favorites post. These have truly become so much fun for me to put together. I’m always thinking of things to add to this post as the week goes on and I really look forward to reading the comments and learning what your favorites are, so let me know!

Today is an iron infusion day for me, so I’ll be at the hospital for a bit, but hopefully the rest of the weekend is more fun 😜 Okay, let’s get right to the favorites!

Nails painted yellow

Yellow nail polish. My favorite color is yellow. I just love it because it’s so bright and happy! I’ve never painted my nails yellow because I wasn’t sure if it would make them look… dingy? I decided to just go for it and painted them “Daisy Dukes” yellow and like how my little home manicure turned out! (more…)