Speaking of stressed out... This past week was very bad for me with a lot of stress. I ended up having contractions on Wednesday/Thursday and slightly again on Friday. I called the Midwife Center to ask if these were Braxton Hicks (I never felt them with Neil and haven't felt them yet this time) and they were true contractions. Braxton Hicks aren't painful. I was told to leave work, go home, and lie down, and if the contractions didn't subside to go to the hospital. Luckily they did go away for the most part so I just took it really easy. And on Friday when I had more, it wasn't more than 3 an hour (they say to call/go in when it's 4 or more an hour) so I held off, relaxed at work, and they went away. I haven't felt them since. But it's still pretty scary.
Size of baby: A grapefruit (seems smaller than a papaya? another web site says large mango) and measures 21 cm or 8.3 inches. (This is crown to rump, not head to toe.) The baby also weighs 500-600 grams or 1.1-1.3 pounds.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: So with all the stress I actually dropped back down to pre-pregnancy weight, not good. But I'm back up so I didn't gain or lose this past week and I am up 3 pounds from pre-pregnancy weight overall.
Maternity Clothes: I bought a new pair of corduroy maternity pants from Old Navy and wanted advice on what shoes to pair them with. We had a really warm day so I wore them with shoes I knew would work (flats but no socks) so I could ask some coworkers/friends (female) for advice. I got several comments about showing. But I'm back to regular clothes after that. I still refuse as long as I can to switch to the maternity clothes. I know how quickly I'm going to get sick of them. Plus I only have one pair of jeans that fits, and had to wash them this past weekend. So I wore maternity jeans and the band came all the way up to my boobs! Apparently my stomach isn't big enough yet for those haha.
Gender: Boy
Movement: I am starting to feel consistent movement. This baby does move a whole lot more than Neil did. The most consistent time is actually when I go to bed at night. Typical. Ha. And now he's hitting my bladder when he does that so I feel like I have to pee when he's really moving, even if I don't actually have to pee. So every night now I lay in bed wondering if I should use the bathroom while he is VERY actively moving around. It feels like he's doing flips, somersaulting off the front and back of my body, etc. I think he is very happy in there.
Sleep: I am always tired. I'm not sleeping enough during the week. I catch up on the weekends and feel fine Monday but then by Tuesday I haven't slept enough and it catches up with me really fast. I need to make a conscious effort to GO.TO.BED earlier.
What I miss: Feeling energized and not so tired. :)
Cravings: Not really anything.
Aversions: Nothing.
Symptoms: This is pretty much the same as last week. Tired. Growing belly. My nose is kinda bloody but not actually bleeding and I'm blaming that on the dry weather...
Best moment this week: Bear with me on this one. Neil got sick over the weekend (threw up in the car) so I took him home instead of what we were planning on doing (visiting my brother who was in town). I was disappointed about not getting to hang out with my brother; I never see him. But when we got home, I put a movie in for Neil and Neil cuddled with me on the couch to watch it. He watched pretty much the entire thing. I love, love, love cuddle time with Neil. He doesn't normally cuddle- if he does he's either really tired or sick. Otherwise he's too active at this point to sit still.
Looking forward to: Thanksgiving and having some time off work
Same this time: I am often surprised at things I put last time. You do forget what being pregnant is like. I keep worrying that I'm feeling too tired right now. The 2nd trimester is supposed to be this amazing thing where you are in perfection- no morning sickness but not so big that you are waddling around. I also keep hearing how you aren't supposed to be tired, yet I am. Super tired. And it makes me wonder if something is wrong. Then I wrote this post and went back and looked at the post from Neil's pregnancy and same thing! I was talking about how tired I am. So ok now I feel much better. This must just be normal for me. Plus now I can blame Neil for some of my tiredness. :)
Different from last time: Stress aside, in general I have been a whole lot less emotional this time. It's such a relief. I can't remember if I pointed this out a few weeks back but I've been thinking about it again. Last time I would see a commercial with a dog on it. A dog! I am not a dog person, I'm a cat person. And I would start tearing up uncontrollably. I thought to myself, get ahold of yourself, you are being ridiculous. But I couldn't stop. This time I can feel the emotions but it's harder to trigger (not just a commercial showing a dog haha) and I'm having an easier time trying to temper it. There are times I need to walk away to get under control, and there are still times I lose control. But overall it's much much easier to manage this time. I wonder if part of it is the distraction of a toddler and not being able to be as selfish? Sorry, I'm an engineer. I always analyze the whys even if I can't figure out the answer.
I don't remember being as emotional as you were but I was still more emotional than my normal. Man TV shows would have me tearing up.
ReplyDeleteI felt like I showed more in maternity clothes than regular clothes of the same time period!
Well I think some of my emotional problems are a direct result of work and pressure/stress there. That's what's happening again this time. I hadn't been feeling so emotional but it's coming back now. Poor Dave!
DeleteMaternity clothes don't hold anything back!