2nd Trimester Pregnancy Update // Glucose Test, Symptoms // First Pregnancy 

My mother had me two weeks after her 40th birthday and I love her dearly! You’re going to be a fantastic mother! Many blessings to you and your family!

I am 34 weeks pregnant with my second child at 37 years old. I will always wanted kids but never knew if I would ever have any. God answered yes! I am so thankful for these sweet babies! Many prayers for a safe and healthy pregnancy and delivery of your son ❤️ love the update!

The feeling of that first kick really is amazing. Your husband will be blown away when he can finally see your tummy move, and feel the kick. It’s unbelievable! I recall we were at the dinner table with friends, when my daughter actually kicked my plate and it moved. Everyone at the table were amazed and in shock. I will never forget that as long as I live. My daughter turned 40 this year.

I was so glad to see an update! I was worried too. You have such a sweet spirit and I pray you have a smooth delivery and a healthy baby boy 💙

It's so amazing how everyone in your family is excited and participating, celebrating the pregnancy with you guys. We can tell your little boy is already extremely loved❤👶

Thank you for sharing your story. The other women sharing their stories in the comments are so nice to read as well. At 43 and over 5 years TTC it gives me hope.

I'm 38 and 30 weeks along with our first. I've been following your channel since the beginning! I was nervous about my glucose test as well. Thankfully it went well. Glad to hear you're doing well!

Oh my goodness what a blessing. God was waiting for the right time. How EXCITING!!!!!!!!!

I felt my daughter move at 16 weeks and I would drive home with my fingers pressed against my belly because that was the time she was the most active. I could feel little tiny movements with from the outside. And I will never forget that my husband got to feel her move for the first time on father's day that year! She is now 8 going on 16. Lol

Oh, so wonderful to see an update and to know that you are doing so well!! With my second son I had severe nausea for 5 months non stop and the moment that finally went away, the heartburn started! Back 35 years ago we didn’t have the internet and access to all the wonderful information on pregnancy and self help ideas! My constant heartburn went away the moment he was born. So excited for you and your family!!

I love the hope your story gives us! (We’ve been praying for a little one for about 5 years now. Lost 2 pregnancies (one very early on, one around 8-9 weeks, the last one was 3 years ago already...) but we are still praying :). So no 2nd trimester stories here, but the first trimester was pregnancy-migraine filled. Sometimes 2 attacks a day... It’s worth it, though! Enjoy this wonderful time! ❤️ Blessings from the Netherlands!

Came here after stumbling upon your first video where you shared your infertility journey leading up to finding out you were expecting. Congratulations!!! Such a blessing to hear your testimony🙌 God bless!

I just came across your pregnancy announcement 😃video . It blows me away the amazing blessings God does for people!! God bless your family and that little one!!!

I’m 31weeks pregnant and one thing that really helped my heart burn is a glass of milk. It works really well for quick relief.

I cried when I "failed" my one hour test too. 😭 But God helped me get through the three hour test. ❤️ I had my first baby at almost 37. My hubby and I are so grateful to God for our little baby boy! I had some acid reflux too, and my baby had a good amount of hair!

We are soon to get our second IVF grandchild. My son is 47 and my DIL is 45. Their first baby is now 3. Both came after many disappointments and much prayer. We think they are little miracles!

When you have issues with pregnancy, but esp when you’re older, while it’s so exciting-it’s also very scary- but there are these amazing moments that you just cannot describe how amazing it truly is- when I first held my kids, I tried to explain the feeling I had, to my husband. It literally feels like your heart is hot-like I could feel the love leaving my body and my heart, and going into theirs. I could FEEL the love-congratulations! I had 2 when I was younger and one when I was older - and I have so much more patience as I’m older-they we’re both great experiences-but just different. Good luck, Mommy!

I'm so happy for you and hubby!!! ❤️ Congratulations 🎉 keep us posted

It has been over 30 years since my last pregnancy, and I still miss the way the baby moves. We women, wear a secret smile, when we are somewhere, and the baby moves. It is a precious time. Not so much at the end when it gets painful. Always reassuring. Congratulations!

🎉 You’re glowing so much you look so young 😍 Congrats mama, keep us updated💙

Magnesium can really help with leg cramps. There are some really good magnesium lotions that you can find that work well. Through the skin is the most effective way to absorb it.

I am so happy for you! Please enjoy every minute of your pregnancy till you have your precious little baby in your arms. You and your husband are blessed 😍

I had my sweet son in April-babies born & made in this year of such fraught & boundless pain are truly special-for they serve as reminders of hope for, & belief in, & manifestation of a better, more peaceful future. I hope you have a lovely end to your pregnancy & a healthy, centered & empowering birth. I can promise it will remain surreal even after he comes, as I have moments each day that I look at the little person playing or sleeping or nursing or crying & cannot believe it is my son❤️

I am 26 weeks with my second and get terrible leg cramps also! Something that has helped CURE them has been the jigsaw health mag soothe magnesium powder. Its also delicious. So happy for you and watch all your videos!!!

I soo love seeing your happy face 🤗 It took me 6 years to fall pregnant with my treasured daughter who is now 32 I can soo clearly feel your wonderment and awe of every single day of your pregnancy 🤰 And when you get to hold him and smell him and love him will be astonishing I soo love seeing your updates ...... I cannot wait to hear the name you have chosen for him ✨❤️ sending big hugs ..... Kim from Australia 🇦🇺

You have such a calming voice I bet yr gonna be an amazing mother congratulations 😙

Its so satisfying to see someone so deserving get something they so clearly want

Don’t worry too much. Babies don’t actually need much, although it’s fun to buy them stuff. I just had my fourth and there is a large gap between my third and fourth. We have hardly anything for our baby. We don’t have any of the baby gadgets like swings, play mats, a crib, or a diaper change table. We basically have diapering things, a safe place for him to sleep, blankets, and clothing. I hope you are enjoying the last bit of your pregnancy!

Congratulations on your pregnancy!! I’m expecting my first baby in February and it’s flying by! Baby movements are the absolute BEST!! My favorite 🥰 Sending you lots of positive vibes and looking forward to following your journey 💕

So excited for you and your husband can’t wait to meet your little bundle of joy

Hi Ashley! I just found you out of the blue. Scrolling my subscriptions & saw the video of you announcing your surprise pregnancy! I’m so happy that you & your husband have been blessed with your precious baby boy. Looking forward to seeing the birth vlog when he gets here. How exciting! Congratulations!💙

Hello from New Zealand, congratulations on your pregnancy. My husband and I have three children 23, nearly 18 and 16. Reflecting on those pregnancies I would like to say that in terms of things for baby, they actually need very little, I bought very basic clothes because I knew I would get gifts. An absolute must was a bath sling to lie them on to make bathing easier. Muslin squares to catch spit up after feeding, diapers of your choice and a really good zinc based cream for diaper rash. These are the things I would have not been without and the things I buy for my for friends who are having babies. I wish you the best, such a wonderful story after all those years of waiting.

My sister used to get pretty severe charlie horse cramps in her legs. She started drinking orange juice or grapefruit juice to get more potassium and it did the job! Bananas and kiwi are also a great option, since you want to avoid added sugar.

I just found your pregnancy announcement video and was so glad to see updates about how well you're doing. My second trimester was pretty standard, I had heartburn as well and some cramping but to be honest I think I had a pretty easy pregnancy. I had my little girl at 30 and even though we had no fertility issues it also felt so unreal. Especially at my first ultrasound, I told my doctor the only question I have is: "is there actually a baby in there??".

A large tablespoon (kitchen spoon not the actual measuring spoon) full of yellow mustard naturally helps heartburn worked both of my pregnancies.

You are truly glowing! Praying for only the best!

Magnesium should help with the cramping. There are some forms of magnesium that you can apply on the skin and some that you can take orally. Congratulations and Blessings on you and your family. Thank you for the update!

I never got morning sickness when I was pregnant but the heartburn started at the beginning of the second trimester and went the rest of the pregnancy. I used to sip baking soda and water to keep in down and just to eat or drink anything else was very hard for me. Pregnancy stopped me from drinking soda pop completely. Other than that I loved being pregnant and enjoyed all of it.

I'm so thankful for this update. You're in my prayers🙏🏻❤️

Thank you for the update and sharing this with us. I can't tell you how excited I am for the both of you. Have a wonderful and safe evening ❤️🤶

So happy for the update and Very Happy mom and baby boy are doing great my first Grand baby he will be 2 next month and his Baby Sister is 5 months old today my daughter wasn't supposed to be able to have babies either but God Blessed us twice! Time will fly once he's born so enjoy every second of it! Please keep us updated !

Hi Ashley I’m as well now on my 2nd Trimester and this is just the time that I enjoyed back my energy and I felt really happy reaching the half way now I’m expecting our 3rd one after 7yrs! Many congrats to you let’s stay connected 🙏🥰🤰

It is so nice of your family to have a baby shower .I am so impressed by what you eat and are very careful to not take meds etc that could be harmful to baby boy.I was just wondering about Covid.In Canada gatherings are not permitted.Travelling out of your town or city is also not permitted.Was your baby shower outside? I am sure that you wore a mask.Anxious to see the little guy.

Congratulations in every way!! I had heartburn with my 2nd child and my midwife suggested papaya tablets which worked really good.

Yes so glad for an update. Soooo happy for you!!! It's amazing and boys are so fun and active lol.

Your updates are such a joy to watch! Thank you & congratulations 😊

What a cute update, so happy for you miracle pregnancy 🤗❤️

Your joy comes through! Congratulations again!

My heart! so happy for you, love hearing about your journey. Love Em from Aus🇦🇺

Try switching your prenatal vitamins! I was having heart burn out of no where and it was due to me switching types of vitamins. Happy I wasn't on that brand from the beginning I would have never known. This is my first pregnancy as well, 20 weeks and counting!

So happy to hear you and baby are going well ❤️ so excited for you!

So true about the word “failing”. Many pregnancy terms are truly inappropriate and need an overhaul: geriatric pregnancy, failure to xxx, etc. As women OBs gain more exposure I hope things change

Awesome update! Happy for you and your husband.

I’m so happy for you to be experiencing such a great pregnancy! I had gestational diabetes thru my whole pregnancy, it sucked lol but it had helped me gain control of my body again. 9 months of super clean eating and I lost 30lbs!! And my daughter was born healthy and I feel great. I also had a lot of leg cramps and I would boil some eggs and eat them like that or make an egg salad sandwich.

For leg cramps, try eating a teaspoon of yellow mustard. It works and it's fairly fast! I still eat it when a cramp hits. In fact, I keep mustard packets by my bed and in my cars

So love this video 😍 You look great. Your little guy will be so much more loved once you get to finally hold him ☺️☺️💙

OMG I was thinking about you last week. Good to know that you and baby boy is doing 👍.

Hi Ashley you have made my day I look forward to your posts. Although my children are grown up I love to hear about your experience brings back memories heart burn cramps going for clothes and finding they don’t fit that made me chuckle 🤭 You look amazing,please don’t worry about putting on too much weight as long as you are eating healthily your little man sounds as if he is doing fine. Pleased your husband could attend the scan with you. Looking forward to the next instalment! Take care love to you all from Lancashire UK😘

I'm 16 weeks pregnant with my first and i actually asked my midwife about taking turmeric for sore joints and she told me that it's not safe for pregnant women

Ive been wondering about you! Glad you and baby doing good!!!

Oh my...that first movement is magical. So happy for you both. 😊

I felt my daughter move at 16 weeks. I remember I was about 23 weeks when she did a massive turn which made me almost pass out because she stimulated my vaso vagul nerve. She flipped into the breach position. She was a big baby and because I had major bowel surgery the year before my consultant would not turn her in case he ruptured my incision scar and said that if she didn’t turn by herself I would have a breach birth. She didn’t and I did 😆. Her head was wedged under my rib cage for approx 11 weeks and despite my daughter now being almost 11 years old my ribs are still really sore Iand have never got better. I remember during my second trimester I had bad heartburn but that was because of the position she was in and also I distinctly remember having horrendous cramping in my legs and my feet. My glucose test was ok. It was just boring because there was a lot of waiting around. I was almost 38 when Evie was born (leg hanging out in my toilet at 36 weeks and crash section birth). All very traumatic). She has however grown into the most amazing, beautiful, kind and clever daughter and we are truly blessed. I would go through it all again to have her. Pregnancy is the most special and miraculous time 💕💙💕💙

Make sure you take Magnesium for leg cramming. In re Heartburn, it really depends what and when you eat, just pay attention (especially second part of the day....personally for me it’s: milk, mashed potatoes with butter, bread, pizza, tomato sauce, non-homemade-pasta). With my first I struggled so much, but now with my fourth I rarely have one.❤️❤️❤️

So truly elated for you and your husband!! 💙

Feeling the movement is something you will sooo miss!!! I loved it so much, I completely understand that the feeling is so strong that there are no words to describe it ❤ I had heartburn with my second son and it was BAD! I had never had heartburn in my life until then. Thoughts and prayers for you beautiful family ❤

I am new to watching your channel. I am thrilled for you both. Congratulations!

So happy for you ☺️🙏, I just found out I'm pregnant on Nov 16th💞🍼👣

Take magnesium for leg cramps helps alot

I had horrible leg cramps at night really bad during my pregnancy. I didn’t know until my third trimester that if you instantly stand up when you get them it can make them go away. After I learned that, I tried it and it instantly made my cramp go away.

I’m just so very happy for you! God bless!

Yes, such a beautiful and amazing experience!! 💕💕💕

I’m so very happy for you. ENJOY your blessing from GOD.

So happy you are doing so well❤️

Congrats we are so happy for you 🍼👶

So happy for you guys! Prayers for you and your blessing! Almond milk works great for heartburn!!

Glad you are not worrying about weight as much anymore. Just be glad you are providing a safe home for baby boy. You seem to me like you will have the necessary self discipline to lose weight when you are ready afterwards. And before anyone jumps down my throat, I am 2 months post partum and do not see that necessary "self discipline" needed for weight loss coming anytime soon.

Yay! Happy to hear you are doing well! :)

Acid Reflux: drinking milk, milkshake or eating an apple to calm the flames in the chest...but spicy, fried foods, pasta sauce, or citrus are what causes the acid Reflux as well as laying down right after eating...and not because the infant has a lot of hair 🙄🙄🙄🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤣🤣🤣

I have two boys. My second trimester was similar to yours plus insomnia and constipation. I felt good up until last month when the simtomps got worse and I couldn’t wait to give birth. I was 6 days over due date.

I'm pregnant for the first I'm at 18 weeks and 4 days or so due may idk if I feel it kicking love watching your video

Hi there thanks for update you are blossoming, looking so beautiful, stay safe and well sending love and hugs from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 xx

Mama wants a muffin no problem! You’re going to be a wonderful new mother. 😊🍼🌼🧁

Chewable papaya enzymes and almond milk for heart burn!

No disrespectful to you, is this your first baby? And what is your age? I'm almost 40 and wanting to become pregnant.

She’s due this month😊

Yay I’m so happy to see your doing well!!! So your having a boy!!! Hasn’t heard from you so was a little worried

You felt your son move at 19 weeks? Lucky! I only started feeling my girl move at week 23

When is due date?

Thx for being so real

Great update! Thank you!

You're the sweetest!

Celery is the best antacid during pregnency

Congratulations!!!

Pickle juice is good for cramps

Blessings!!

I love your shirt🥺😍😍

Turmeric is a blood thinner. So be careful.

Flutter flutter!!💙💙💙

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You are glowing!