#first trimester

☁️ "Should I tell people yet?" The internal debate every expecting parent goes through during those first few weeks is completely exhausting.

The truth is, there is no one-size-fits-all answer to when you should announce your pregnancy. Between morning sickness, medical milestones, and personal boundaries, your "safe zone" might look completely different from someone else's. This article offers a gentle, honest look at choosing your own timeline without the societal pressure. ✨

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Hey Cozylings 🥰✨ This part of the story feels a little softer to me… a little more quiet. Because it wasn’t about one big moment it was about a lot of small ones that slowly changed everything. Telling Enzo wasn’t perfect or planned, and I think that’s what made it so meaningful. It was just us, sitting in a moment we didn’t fully understand yet, trying to process something that was bigger than both of us. And those first weeks? They weren’t aesthetic. They weren’t “content.” They were real life. emotions, questions, overthinking, and figuring things out one day at a time. And I think that’s something I really want to hold onto in this journey… not rushing past the real parts just to get to the “pretty” ones. Because the real parts matter too. They’re what make everything feel genuine. So if you’re ever in a moment where things don’t feel perfectly clear yet… where you’re still adjusting, still processing, still growing into something new… You’re not behind. You’re just in the beginning of something important 🤍 Love you always, Kat ☕🍂

Babies exposed to higher levels of air pollution in the early stages of pregnancy take longer to learn to speak than those exposed to lower levels in the womb, new research suggests. A study by researchers from King’s College London found exposure to nitrogen dioxide and fine and ultra-fine particulate matter during the first trimester of pregnancy delayed speech development at 18 months. For premature babies, the impact was worse: as well as delayed development of their ability to speak, they were also found to have impaired motor skills. “This research should act as a wake-up call, because air pollution is not just an environmental issue, it’s a matter of justice and equality from the very start of life,” said Tyrone Scott, head of campaigns at War on Want. “In cities like London, it is overwhelmingly working-class communities and communities from marginalised communities who are forced to live near busy roads and toxic air. That means the harm is not shared equally, it is concentrated on those already facing the greatest inequalities.

Thank you so much!!

It took me a while to even get here, so reaching each milestone has me nearly in tears! As of right now, I'm most excited that I've made it far enough that I'll be able to hear the heartbeat for the first time pretty soon!