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My Pregnancy Story

Call Her Daddy
In a deeply personal solo episode, the host shares the intimate details of her pregnancy journey, from the initial decision to start a family to the emotional rollercoaster of trying to conceive and the challenges of keeping the news a secret. She opens up about the anxieties of the first trimester and the liberating moment she finally felt ready to share her news with the world.
The host reveals she felt ready for motherhood after prioritizing her career and relationship, leading to a calm decision to start trying with her partner. The process, initially exciting, became more clinical and emotionally taxing as she tracked ovulation and faced negative tests. After finally getting a positive result, she kept the secret from her husband for four days to surprise him. She announced her pregnancy earlier than planned because her growing bump became impossible to hide, causing significant anxiety. Reflecting on her first trimester, she describes intense nausea and the relief of feeling the baby kick, emphasizing the importance of trusting her own intuition over societal timelines for having a child.
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I am pregnant.
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The anxiety and disappointment of negative tests
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Keeping the news from Matt was the hardest part.
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She kept her pregnancy a secret for four days.
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The secrecy was causing too much stress.
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Morning sickness is a misnomer.