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Week 9 is exciting! I'm starting to get ready to transition into the more stable weeks of pregnancy, and every day brings me closer to when I can happily announce the pregnancy publicly and say what's really on my mind on my FB status updates (not that that's all there is to life... lol).
My stomach is still continuing to grow in a weight gain sort of way, but I think maybe it's starting to slow down? Last I weighed in was 194, which is 9 pounds of gained weight in 9 (7) weeks, which doesn't seem as bad as when it was 8 pounds in 4 weeks. I still really don't like what I see in the mirror, but I'm slowly becoming more comfortable with looking heavy again. I *am* exercising. Even on holiday, I'm managing to swim laps several times a week (I go for a half hour, it's actually relatively challenging!)
As far as other symptoms, I still feel really sick all the time, but ESPECIALLY when my stomach is empty. The problem is, when I feel sick the last thing I want to do is to eat, but I know that if I eat the nausea will lesson somewhat, so I force myself to get food in me. Breakfast is the hardest, because my stomach is the emptiest in the mornings. I sort of feel like I've had food poisoning or a stomach bug for about a month now, and I'm not gonna lie, I'm over it! I can't wait for the nausea to pass! Just a few more weeks I think...
I'm not getting very good sleep still. My boobs really hurt, which makes lying on my side uncomfortable (because they are huge and in the way). I feel sick to my stomach, which makes it hard to fall asleep. And I'm up at least twice every night to pee, which makes it hard to stay asleep. And I haven't slept in this whole time, between the peeing and the nausea, a lay-in is impossible.
My sense of smell is still all wonky. At first I enjoyed this sense being heightened, I could smell so many things that I never had before! But combined with how nauseous I feel all of the time, it's actually ending up being a bit of a curse. Smells that I once liked send me heaving. Though to be fair, commercials on TV with food in them send me heaving... (though, to be honest, even though I feel like I'm about to throw up, so far I've only actually been sick a couple of times).
I think I'm overly sensitive, though it's hard to tell from my own point of view. I think that my complaints are genuine and valid, but it's possible, I suppose, that things are bothering me more than they otherwise would. I don't think I've been bitchy at all, just sensitive, and a little weepy (only in private though, which is good! The weirdest things make me cry, like a song on the radio, or a clip on youtube... never anything of consequence).
My allergies are much better now that I'm in California, where the environment isn't trying to kill me! I'm very thankful for the reprieve!
Oh! And I went clothes shopping (by myself) in TO a couple of days ago. I bought a whole (whole in my standards) wardrobe of maternity clothes that should last me the whole pregnancy! I got 1 pair of jeans, 2 skirts, exercise pants, leggings, and about 10 shirts (both casual and nice). It took quite a long time in the changing room, because I tried on TONNES of clothes and had to weed out the ones that didn't work. I also had to try on everything twice, once as I am now, and once with a plush fake bump, which was all sorts of weird! I have no idea if it's at all an indication what I'll look like in a few months.. but I kind of hope it is. I took a selfie of me in the jeans and a top with the bump on- check it out!
So, that's about it! Oh, I forgot! The baby... (man... did I mention the pregnancy brain???) The baby is now over an inch long, roughly the size of a grape or a green olive. They have all of their parts now, and will start to focus on fine tuning. The placenta will finish up developing in the next couple of weeks. The heart has 4 chambers, and if I had a doppler stethoscope I could hear their heartbeat! They have also graduated from embryo to foetus! I still won't know for sure that everything is ok until I have my first scan on Sep. 10th. It's possible that the baby is still in there, but without a heartbeat, making it a delayed miscarriage. That can happen (you still get pregnancy symptoms and everything). I'm trying not to think about that though and stay positive! There's nothing I can do if that's going to happen... so we'll cross that bridge when it gets here, but hopefully everything is fine.
So that's week 9! Still early days, but making progress. :)
My stomach is still continuing to grow in a weight gain sort of way, but I think maybe it's starting to slow down? Last I weighed in was 194, which is 9 pounds of gained weight in 9 (7) weeks, which doesn't seem as bad as when it was 8 pounds in 4 weeks. I still really don't like what I see in the mirror, but I'm slowly becoming more comfortable with looking heavy again. I *am* exercising. Even on holiday, I'm managing to swim laps several times a week (I go for a half hour, it's actually relatively challenging!)
As far as other symptoms, I still feel really sick all the time, but ESPECIALLY when my stomach is empty. The problem is, when I feel sick the last thing I want to do is to eat, but I know that if I eat the nausea will lesson somewhat, so I force myself to get food in me. Breakfast is the hardest, because my stomach is the emptiest in the mornings. I sort of feel like I've had food poisoning or a stomach bug for about a month now, and I'm not gonna lie, I'm over it! I can't wait for the nausea to pass! Just a few more weeks I think...
I'm not getting very good sleep still. My boobs really hurt, which makes lying on my side uncomfortable (because they are huge and in the way). I feel sick to my stomach, which makes it hard to fall asleep. And I'm up at least twice every night to pee, which makes it hard to stay asleep. And I haven't slept in this whole time, between the peeing and the nausea, a lay-in is impossible.
My sense of smell is still all wonky. At first I enjoyed this sense being heightened, I could smell so many things that I never had before! But combined with how nauseous I feel all of the time, it's actually ending up being a bit of a curse. Smells that I once liked send me heaving. Though to be fair, commercials on TV with food in them send me heaving... (though, to be honest, even though I feel like I'm about to throw up, so far I've only actually been sick a couple of times).
I think I'm overly sensitive, though it's hard to tell from my own point of view. I think that my complaints are genuine and valid, but it's possible, I suppose, that things are bothering me more than they otherwise would. I don't think I've been bitchy at all, just sensitive, and a little weepy (only in private though, which is good! The weirdest things make me cry, like a song on the radio, or a clip on youtube... never anything of consequence).
My allergies are much better now that I'm in California, where the environment isn't trying to kill me! I'm very thankful for the reprieve!
Oh! And I went clothes shopping (by myself) in TO a couple of days ago. I bought a whole (whole in my standards) wardrobe of maternity clothes that should last me the whole pregnancy! I got 1 pair of jeans, 2 skirts, exercise pants, leggings, and about 10 shirts (both casual and nice). It took quite a long time in the changing room, because I tried on TONNES of clothes and had to weed out the ones that didn't work. I also had to try on everything twice, once as I am now, and once with a plush fake bump, which was all sorts of weird! I have no idea if it's at all an indication what I'll look like in a few months.. but I kind of hope it is. I took a selfie of me in the jeans and a top with the bump on- check it out!
So, that's about it! Oh, I forgot! The baby... (man... did I mention the pregnancy brain???) The baby is now over an inch long, roughly the size of a grape or a green olive. They have all of their parts now, and will start to focus on fine tuning. The placenta will finish up developing in the next couple of weeks. The heart has 4 chambers, and if I had a doppler stethoscope I could hear their heartbeat! They have also graduated from embryo to foetus! I still won't know for sure that everything is ok until I have my first scan on Sep. 10th. It's possible that the baby is still in there, but without a heartbeat, making it a delayed miscarriage. That can happen (you still get pregnancy symptoms and everything). I'm trying not to think about that though and stay positive! There's nothing I can do if that's going to happen... so we'll cross that bridge when it gets here, but hopefully everything is fine.
So that's week 9! Still early days, but making progress. :)
