Episode 13·Pregnancy·3:42
The Week My Pregnancy Became Real
When your baby first makes their presence known.
The Week My Pregnancy Became Real
When your baby first makes their presence known.
Hear the full episode in the app →Explore the moment pregnancy transforms from an idea to reality, and discover how to handle the mix of joy and anxiety it brings. Join Sophie as she shares her journey at this profound stage.
In this episode
Around weeks 18 to 22, pregnancy takes on a new dimension. It's when quickening makes your baby's presence undeniable, transforming the experience from an abstract concept into a tangible reality. Sophie walks through this shift and all the emotions it can stir, from joy to unexpected anxiety.
Three things to try tonight
- Distinguish early baby movements from gas to connect more consciously.
- Spend quiet time, lying flat after a cool drink, to invite baby movement.
- Start a journal to process the identity shift and emotional changes.
- pregnancy
- second-trimester
- matrescence
- baby-movement
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