Twelve Week Wait

I knew about the treacherous “two week wait” from my previous attempts at pregnancy, but new to me was the “12-week wait” This is the time from conception to 12 weeks; after which the chance of miscarriage greatly declines. This is typically the time the baby’s heartbeat can be detected. I feel like I can’t fully believe that I’m pregnant, and believe that there will be a baby come December, until I make it to 12 weeks. This is also the time where it will start being obvious to those around me that my body is changing. This last month I have felt small changes in my body, but don’t actually look any different. I have hopes that magical things will happen when I hit week 12; no more nausea or weird smells, and no more fear. We will see if this happens.

During this time, I also started dating someone new. I told her I was pregnant on the second date and she was fine with it. As we kept dating she actually got excited about he idea of a baby. I however felt apprehensive about sharing this part of my life with someone I was just getting to know. It was also hard because I would get extremely tired, we would make plans only to have me falling asleep during dinner. After about 6 weeks I called it off. I just didn’t see her in my long-term plans. We were both very respectful and kind about the whole thing. And I realized I don’t really want to date anyone right now. I’m giving myself a two-year break from even thinking about it---we’ll see if that works ;)