Basically, when Heidi was 17 months old, I stopped taking the mini pill, got my period, got pregnant, and Heidi weaned herself all within a few weeks. It was my first period since having Heidi and it was gnarly - glad I only had one before getting pregnant again!
Symptoms
In the beginning I was feeling a little bloated and my pants were getting a bit tight. Then my husband and I went to the temple and I was super nauseous the entire night. The next morning I took a test and boom! Pregnant!
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| June 23, 2017 |
I wasn't as sick this time. I was definitely nauseous all the time and I barfed only 2-3 times thankfully. I gained the most weight during this time because I had to eat constantly to not feel sick and even then it didn't always help. The "morning sickness" ended around 16 weeks ish and I was able to start working out. I was showing much earlier and people had figured I was pregnant way before I announced it at 13 weeks. My craving throughout this pregnancy was anything MINT! And Subway. My first OB appointment wasn't until I was over 9 weeks pregnant because they were so busy!
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| 11 weeks and already buying maternity jeans! |
Second Trimester
This is the awesome trimester! I was wearing maternity jeans at 11 weeks (I got them at Target and they're amazing!) so besides my body changing super fast I felt awesome. I was working out 4-6 times a week and trying to get back to my regular routine since I wasn't feeling sick anymore. I also had maternity photos done because the opportunity came up. I was only 21.5 weeks but definitely showing enough to do photos!
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| I made chocolate eclairs with pink filling! Heidi enjoyed eating them. |
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| 19 weeks and 3 days! |
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| 21.5 weeks at Mount Charleston |
Third Trimester
I did NOT have Gestational Diabetes this time! YAY! I failed the first test of course and the second one was TERRIBLE. I felt worse than when I did the second one with Heidi and I passed! I had to have them read the numbers to me to make sure they didn't mix me up with someone else. I had heard that once you get it you'll have it with every pregnancy after but I got lucky I guess! The beginning of the third trimester is when I started to feel really sore. I never felt sore with Heidi so this was all new. I ordered a belly band on Amazon and it helped SO much. I wore it as much as possible. It would've been visible and bulky under clothes so I stayed home a lot just so I could wear it. My maternity pants helped with support but not as much as the band did. I also had the typical stuffy nose and it didn't stop until after delivery. Sleeping was awful too. Rolling over felt like everything from my waist to mid-thigh was ripping. And of course I can't sleep on one side for too long because it made my hips hurt so I had to roll back and forth all night. Not fun. My hands, feet, and legs fell asleep a lot too. I also had acid reflux BAD. Heartburn is nothing compared to the lava emerging from my face. Tums was not my friend this time. The last 3 weeks ish Rainier had to be kicked out of the bed so I could raise the top half with our adjustable base so I could actually sleep. (He needs to be completely flat to sleep.) It definitely helped with my soreness and acid! At my OB appointments during this trimester I was measuring a week ahead and at 37 weeks and 2 days I was measuring at 39/40 weeks!
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| 30 weeks at church |
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| 37.5 weeks and swollen like crazy! I had to take my wedding ring off too! |
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| 37 weeks at Grandma Leona's funeral |
While waiting for the baby to come we painted the downstairs bathroom before adding shelves above the toilet (the shelves didn't get finished until after), I made about 20 freezer meals, I made bows and headbands, a bow holder for the two girls to keep in the upstairs bathroom, and spent as much time with Heidi as possible. She's going to look like a giant and it makes me so sad! When I was 37 weeks pregnant the doctor and I scheduled an induction just in case because the hospital was pretty busy. I had a balloon scheduled (a device to help with dilation) for February 18th at 2:30PM and then the induction at 2AM on the 19th, my due date. I really hoped I didn't stay pregnant that long! My last appointment I was 38 weeks and 2 days pregnant and he said I was 2 cm dilated and 80% effaced... my water broke less than 24 hours later at 3AM at 38 weeks and 3 days. See my next post! We are beyond happy that she came healthy and early!
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