Since the “Pregnant 2012-2013” thread has a 2-yr span and has become unmanageably huge, I thought those of us rounding out the year might peel off and form our own thread.
I’ll start-- I’m 11 weeks now, and feel marvelous. This is the best point of pregnancy I think; you don’t feel sick nor do you suffer from the mass effect of a giant uterus (i.e. you can still bend over and sit in a chair like a normal adult) nor any of the pesky late-term physiologic changes like constant breathlessness or swelling.
Very surprisingly, I’m starting to show. I know you show earlier with the second than with the first since your abdominal wall is already lax, but this seems a bit early? I am especially bummed because I had special-ordered a pair of jeans from my favorite designer months ago and they arrived this morning. They look incredible-- I’ve been strutting around in them all day, I love them so much-- but I’ve got what, 2-3 weeks to wear them? Then it’s [name]Bella[/name] Band time.
Edit: OK, here’s everyone who’s joined the thread thus far:
Sarahmezz: Hey guys, since Blade has been away for a while, I figured I’d update this post since I’m boring and have nothing better to do on my Sunday afternoon!
mommakyra - It’s a boy! Vale Michael was born on October 8!
foreverelectra - It’s a girl! Phoebe Valentine was born on October 21!
nicodesi - It’s a girl! Gwendolen Betty was born on October 21!
whirlybird - It’s a boy! Hayes Dominic was born on October 27!
kkrvf - It’s a boy! Konrad Rupert Leopold was born on October 28!
anniemarie - It’s a boy! Dominic Jameson was born on November 3!
jazz1509 - It’s a girl! Madeleine Pearl was born on November 8!
velvetcrush - It’s a girl! Antonia Eloise Gray was born on November 9!
rosebyanyothername - It’s a girl! Sylvia Joy was born on November 15!
skarbassoona - It’s a boy! Clark Ebenezer was born on November 18!
joyfulmomto8 - It’s a girl! Caroline Augusta Jane was born on November 19!
littlemissmariss - It’s a boy! Archer Cohen Bear was born on November 19!
katemcnamelover - It’s a girl! Loretta Daisy was born on November 21!
ty13 - It’s a girl! Margot Alice was born on November 21!
cvdutch - It’s a girl! Amelia Joelle was born on November 28!
marsy33 - It’s a boy! Zeller Baird was born on November 28!
blade - It’s a girl! Cassia Viviane Noor was born on November 30!
amandaberry - It’s a girl! Maria Julietta Grace was born on December 3!
emcat - It’s a girl! Mabel Juniper was born on December 3!
lilymay27 - It’s a girl! Francine Rosa Leah was born on December 3!
misslindseylou - It’s a boy and a girl! Sadie Kate and Samuel Robert were born on December 4!
mrstoon - It’s a boy! Benjamin Dale was born on December 14!
The following births are yet to be announced…
stellam357 - October 22
teddybear03 - November 3 - It’s a girl!
celly - November 4 - It’s a boy!
mk0202 - November 18 - It’s a girl!
mcolson0901 - November 19 - It’s a girl!
kylermom - November 29 - It’s a boy!
klgglasgow - December 10
mjc7709 - December 19 - It’s a girl!
violetindigo - December 23
jamieandjoel - It’s a boy!
taabbiithaa (twins!) - It’s a boy and a girl!
uselesskitty
Thanks for starting this thread, [name]Blade[/name]!
I’m due [name]Christmas[/name] [name]Eve[/name]. No morning sickness whatsoever (thank goodness!) My breasts are tender as heck, and I’m sleepy all the time. Taking my prenatals and calcium dutifully. [name]Blade[/name], does the [name]Bella[/name] Band adapt your regular jeans to a pregnant tummy, or are they totally different jeans? Someone commented on my little “baby pooch” but I think it is just because I had just eaten a big piece of banana bread. I am usually pretty strict about not eating grains, but thought, what the hell. Now I am bloated and uncomfortable…that’s what I get for going off the primal program, I guess! I can’t believe I’d be showing, otherwise, I’m only eight weeks in. I am very slender though, so I might start showing sooner? I don’t know, this is my first time at the rodeo, so it’s all new to me.
The [name]Bella[/name] Band lets you wear your normal trousers/pants with the zipper and buttons open. If you don’t gain too much weight you can wear them nearly till the end (I made it to 32-34 weeks last time, roughly). It’s just a cloth band that goes all the way up to your ribcage, covering the entire pregnancy belly and firmly anchoring the trousers in place.
Good idea for the new thread. Congrats [name]Blade[/name]! Holy cow, 11 weeks? [name]Way[/name] to bypass the most stressful time! ( I caught up on the other threads) I am only 8 weeks and some of my pants are getting tight. I just looked at those bella bands the other day and I contemplated getting one. I guess they’re worth it then? It sounds like they may save you from have to buy a whole new wardrobe.
Congratulations Mrs. Toon! This is also my first. [name]How[/name] do you feel about having a [name]Christmas[/name] baby? I am pretty nervous. Obviously it will be special no matter what, but [name]Christmas[/name] birthdays always get the shaft! As far as Paleo/Primal, I am the opposite. I am a pescetarian and now all I want is a big ol steak! I have not had any land animal in a really long time and today I ate a beef gyro from the Greek fest in my neighborhood and I swear I have never tasted anything so good!
I took a month off of posting and have only checked in sporadically. I had the weirdest reaction to finding out I was pregnant. I had a panic attack and didn’t want to think or hear about anything baby related at all. I am not sure why, but I have thought about wanting a baby and planned for it for so long that when it finally happened I just couldn’t even handle it. It was such a strange reaction! My husband was ecstatic and wanted to shout it from the roof tops and I just couldn’t deal. Mostly I was just scared. I think I was scared that it might not be real, or that something could happen. I don’t know what was going on with me, but I have had time to absorb it and now I am really very happy. We had our first appointment today and we got see it and hear the heart beat. It was so surreal. Everything looked good. My official due date is [name]December[/name] 23th. I am 8wks +3days. I have been pretty nauseous for the past week. Also very tired, but nothing else really. As far as names go, we have no clue if it’s a girl but I am loving the name [name]Shepherd[/name] for a boy, with the nickname [name]Shep[/name].
Violetindigo: As for having a [name]Christmas[/name] baby, well…I was driving and listening to the radio, and a song came on with the lyrics: “When you are born on [name]Christmas[/name] or [name]New[/name] Years, people sing happy birthday and nobody hears.” and I almost started crying ;_; I hope the child doesn’t resent me for conceiving when we did, ha! I like the idea of a “half birthday” in the summer, just to break up the lonnnnnng wait until [name]December[/name] every year.
Isn’t seeing the heartbeat just the most dramatic thing that’s ever happened to you? I was simply gobsmacked.
I firmly believe that grass-fed beef is one of the most nutritious foods you can eat, along with pastured eggs and butter. Check out www.marksdailyapple.com or www.westonaprice.org for more information. I am even trying to learn how to eat grass-fed liver, because it is chock-a-block full of essential vitamins and minerals. The taste is pretty disgusting, so I’ve been grating it to put in chili and tomato sauce (served over spaghetti squash or zuccini “noodles”) If your body wants meat, give it meat! Find a source for “grass-fed, grass-finished” beef, or “pastured” beef. It has less [name]Omega[/name] 6, more vitamin D, and since they don’t eat corn and soy which makes them sick and fat (surprise surprise), they don’t need to be pumped full of antibiotics and other nasties. Plus it feels good to know that the cows I am eating were never crammed into dirty feedlots, and spent their time on this earth eating grass, out of doors.
My doctor is fully on board with my primal plan, BTW.
[name]Love[/name] the name [name]Shepherd[/name]/[name]Shep[/name]! Did you ever watch Firefly? [name]Shepherd[/name] Book is an awesome character.
That is definitely true, and 11 weeks sounds pretty normal to start seeing a little bulge at least. It really depends on your body type I’d say… my best friend is very tall and has a very athletic build and she didn’t start showing until 22-23 weeks. She is about 32 weeks now and finally looks unmistakably pregnant. I started showing around 16-18 weeks.
Good idea ladies! I’m 17 weeks and due 24th Oct. My pants all stopped fitting comfortably weeks ago, except for one pair of jeans hidden right at the back which i had from before i’d lost a bit of weight, and i’m now even almost out of those (sigh!). I can still do them all up (just!) but they’re definitely not comfy anymore! I’m still quite big so i think i just look like i’ve gained weight at this point because i just can’t suck in my tummy anymore, but it’s definitely rounding out.
I’m not on any food plan of any kind - just eating healthy in general and drinking lots of water. I’ve heard great things about paleo though and may give it a try after baby, i don’t want to make any dramatic changes while i’m preggo.
Had a midwife appt yesterday and everything is looking really good. Made my anatomy scan booking today so will find out if bub is a he or a she on the 30th - can’t wait!
Thank you for starting this thread [name]Blade[/name], I’m excited! I had avoided the older one for the exact reasons you mentioned, seems pointless when they’re that large already. Anyway, I’m due 12/8/2013 with our first and I’m so excited I can hardly stand it. As most of you already know, we lost our first pregnancy to a mc (right at 10 weeks) back in 10/11 - so this time around has been extra scary and extra tough. This period right now has been the hardest; we were going to the OB every week for blood and ultrasounds but at the last visit, she said everything looked great and she’d see us in a month. So now we have one and a half weeks left until the next ultrasound and it’s absolute torture to wait this long. I am so worried I can hardly breathe if I let myself think about it (so I generally don’t). Last time we were also told everything looked great, see you in a month - then we went back and got the awful news. Gives me a pit in my stomach just thinking about it.
Anyway, on to happier thoughts! I am already showing as well (!!!) - but I think that’s probably because when I’m not pregnant, I don’t let myself eat very much! I don’t have the healthiest eating habits normally - but ever since finding out I’m preggo, I’ve just been eating almost non-stop. I haven’t had ANY morning sickness, instead I’ve had raging hunger all day. It’s freaking me out because I’m so afraid I’m going to be HUGE by the time this is over. But I’m not, by any means, gorging on garbage all day. I’m eating fruit, veggies, real food instead of the protein bars I usually call meals. I’m also taking my vitamins of course. Nothing in the world, including my weight, means more to me than this baby so I’ll sacrifice whatever it takes!
I went to [name]Kohl[/name]'s yesterday and got 2 pairs of maternity shorts. I thought about just buying one size up - but I couldn’t bring myself to spend money on something I knew I’d only be able to wear a few more weeks. So even though it’s really too early, I went with the stretchy maternity shorts. I’m keeping the receipt, if anything happens I’ll bring them straight back. I’ve tried to avoid buying anything even remotely baby-related… but I was down to only being able to fit into my sweat shorts and I’m not going around town in those!
So we’ll keep counting the days until next u.s. at [name]May[/name] 29th. Then, hopefully will be counting the days until the anatomy scan so we can know boy or girl. We’ve been hoping and praying for this baby for a loooooong time. Hugs to everyone!
I’m 12 weeks tomorrow, due [name]November[/name] 30th I am so surprised that my morning sickness has stopped this week! I was sick morning, noon and night with both my girls, so it feels a bit weird! I still feel exhausted and running around after my girls makes me want to go to bed as soon as they are asleep each night. We have had a few scary moments this pregnancy as I have had bleeding and cramping on a number of occasions, after having experienced losing a baby before it was an incredible relief to see that little flicker on the ultrasound!
I am hoping for a VBAC but, after an emergency c-section followed by an elective c-section only 12 month later, I’m not sure what my OB will say! I really hope a VBAC will be possible, it’s 2 years since my last c-section.
I’m 12 weeks and 3 days today, due on 26 [name]November[/name]. I had my 12-week scan on [name]Tuesday[/name], and it was amazing to see The Bug jumping and wiggling around. I’ve had lots and lots of symptoms, but luckily only fairly mild morning/afternoon/evening/nighttime sickness. The worst has definitely been the odd debilitating migraine.
Some days I seem to show, and other days my bump disappears (this may have more to do with how much cake I’m eating). However, my pants have definitely stopped fitting around the waist, and so I’ve ordered a belly band. I’ve also finally unleashed myself on the world of online maternity clothes shopping, and I’m close to bankrupting us!
I’ve also been prescribed iron supplements and, while it may just be a coincidence, I’ve been having very light and sporatic rust-coloured discharge for the past week. Obviously I’m not thrilled about this, but also not feeling too concerned although I’ve left a message for my midwife to check in. We are starting to tell friends and family, although I’m going to let nature do the talking at work other than telling my boss and HR.
I can relate to @violetindigo’s weird reaction to finally being pregnant. I have had many anxious and tearful episodes these past 12 weeks, ranging from worrying about the baby, wondering what the fu@k I’ve got myself into, not wanting to get fat after spending the past year getting in shape, worrying about money and job security, mourning my amazing child-free life of Greek Island vacations, disposible income and afterwork cocktails with girlfriends on a [name]Wednesday[/name] night. This is all hilarious when contrasted with the reality of someone who has been desperately trying for a baby for the past six years! I guess it’s just a fundamental shift in identity that is terrifying to comprehend. No wonder it can trigger an existential crisis. I’m just very happy that I have about six months to come to terms with it, and hopefully get to enjoy the ride!
So excited for everyone! I’m 9 weeks - Due [name]December[/name] 20. I’ve been showing since my youngest was born last [name]March[/name]! [name]Haven[/name]'t told anyone - we have so many kids that everyone says, “[name]Haven[/name]'t you figured out how this happens?” I’m dreading it.
But I’m excited for this baby - our youngest is 8 years younger than the next one so now she will have someone to grow up with.
I really indulged last pregnancy and need to be careful this time - very interested in the primal eating. Makes sense, but I’ve been so sick this time that toast and ginger ale have been my staples.
I’m due 26 [name]November[/name] with my second - so just past 12 weeks. I have gained approximately one-two pound(s) but it’s not baby I was eating extremely cleanly. I’m not militantly paleo or primal but heavily inspired by what I call natural eating and ate virtually no grain except a couple of pieces of [name]Ezekiel[/name] bread on weekends. The nausea has made it virtually impossible to stay with my normal diet of lean meats and fish and veg. All I can stomach is toast, eggs, a variety of fats, and fruit. I was quite sick until 20 weeks the first time and I can feel it ebbing now so I’m hopeful this pregnancy will be better. I am not showing but extremely bloated by day’s end.
I’m 13 weeks pregnant (Nov. 21) and I actually haven’t been terribly sick. I take things easy and I always have to eat something before I get out of bed. I am feeling a touch better, but for some reason I don’t ever seem to get over vomitting till about 20 weeks. I’m not on any special diet but I eat a lot of fruit, especially grapes, oranges, and cherries. I also really like spinach with balsalmic vinegar. I’m not showing very much yet, but I am wearing maternity shorts because having anything tight around my waist makes me sick. I have my next midwife appointment next week, but I’m more excited about getting my gender scan at 15 weeks. I’ve never known the gender this early. If they can’t tell the gender then I still get to find out at my anatomy scan at 20-22 weeks.
I remember feeling this way when I found out that I was pregnant for my first! For me it was just like getting on a rollercoaster before the ride starts. I wasn’t scared while waiting in line, but once I was strapped in and I knew that I couldn’t get off, I panicked. I was scared because my life was never going to be the same again, I knew pregnancy would change me and that having a baby to take care of was filled with unknowns. I just needed some time to absorb too.
I love the idea of a narrowed down group! Due Oct 22nd with our first! 17w and time is beginning to fly.
I could probably still do up the buttons on my favorite jeans, but not comfortably. We’ll count this as the week that they no longer fit. Hello hair ties and belly bands holding them closed!
Morph ultrasound scheduled for [name]June[/name] 13th (so long to wait!!!) where we will NOT be finding out the sex. But we cannot wait to see this peanut looking more baby than bean-with-heart-beat that it did at 7 weeks!
Wanted to chime in, 13 weeks and due [name]November[/name] 23. Showing already here, although I haven’t gained at all (I am rather overweight, so I don’t need to gain anything so that is fine by me). Finally seem to be less nauseated (still fairly bad but nothing like weeks 6-12 were). I have a 2 year old at home and I am SO tired. I can’t wait to start to feel my baby! Sometimes I still (even after 2 ultrasounds) freak out that something may be wrong (ie baby has died and I don’t know it). I am a worrier by nature.
Congrats to all! Anyone else have kids already besides mjc and blade? Any truth to what people always say about “oh if you are way more sick with this baby then it must be a ___(opposite of what you already have)”? I have no psychic mama connection but I have been so sick with this one (compared to [name]Ramona[/name]) that everyone insists it must be a boy…
Went shopping this morning with my best friend to huge kids clearance sale - bargins galore! Bought quite a few unisex onesies, bibs, socks, mittens & hats. So sad that the sale is ending on thursday though. I find out sex in 2 weeks and then i REALLY could’ve gone crazy
Have any of you ladies had any crazy cravings as yet? The only things i haven’t been able to get enough of are orange juice & anything with ginger - not bad things to crave really.
@skarbassoona - [name]LOVE[/name] your rollercoaster analogy, that was so what it was like! I only came off the pill in Sept last year after 12 straight years and thought it would take a while to actually get pregnant so when i found out i’d gotten pregnant in only 2 and a half months it was kinda a ‘yay - but am i really ready?’ moment. I still get overwhelmed if I think about how i’m going to manage a baby & my job and everything, but i’ve got an amazing husband and brilliant support network of family and friends so I know i’ll figure it out.
@stellam357 - Yay for someone due the same time as me, only 2 days apart! [name]How[/name] are you feeling? Have you had movements yet? Well done you for resisting the temptation to find out the sex. Hubby would quite like the surprise, but i’m just far too impatient to wait.
@Rosebyanyothername - [name]Hi[/name], my name is [name]Anna[/name] & i’m also a worrier by nature It sucks doesn’t it?! I was so hanging out for my midwife appointment this week because it’d been 4 weeks since i last had any kind of a check up and as much as i logically knew nothing was wrong and i saw and heard baby at 12/13 weeks, there was still the niggle in the back of my head saying ‘what if’. I can’t wait to feel movement so i know s/he is safe & sound in there.
Yey, 10 weeks in for me. Not showing yet, which is good because I just started a new job on Thursday. Had a viability ultrasound last week, but won’t get the results until [name]June[/name] because my OB is away. Everything seems fine so far though!
I am hoping it’s true! My last pregnancy was a girl and I wasn’t as nauseated, but really bad reflux. This time very queasy and since we already have 5 girls, and our oldest boy is 19 and out of the house, we would love for this to be a boy! Yes, my poor step son lives with 5 girls!!! I keep telling my husband that I’m sure this one is a boy because my temper is flaring- must be the testosterone (I know, I know, it could be the exhaustion!).
I need to join the worrier by nature club - almost bought a home doppler. I am just sure that we have pushed our luck and want to check on this tiny person every ten minutes!
The flip side of that is that I am back to where I was 16 years ago when I was expecting my second! My secret worry was that I was so in love with my first born that I couldn’t imagine loving the new one enough. That concern took care of itself immediately, love is amazing in its ability to keep growing. But right now [name]Birdie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] (14 months) is so precious to me that I can’t shake those thoughts. Silly but true.
So i’ve just started having a rather strange symptom and wondering if anyone else has the same - bleeding gums?! What is up with that? I just went to the dentist in [name]Jan[/name] and got a check up and a clean and my dentist was happy other than that. But now, every time i brush the gums are bleeding.
Experiences/thoughts? Seeing as i was just at the dentist in jan, is it worth going again?
I have bleeding gums with this pregnancy and I did with [name]Ramona[/name] as well. I don’t think the dentist can do anything. I just have to use my waterpick to floss because regular floss is like opening up a floodgate.
I am so surprised that my morning sickness has stopped this week! I was sick morning, noon and night with both my girls, so it feels a bit weird! I still feel exhausted and running around after my girls makes me want to go to bed as soon as they are asleep each night. We have had a few scary moments this pregnancy as I have had bleeding and cramping on a number of occasions, after having experienced losing a baby before it was an incredible relief to see that little flicker on the ultrasound!
I was eating extremely cleanly. I’m not militantly paleo or primal but heavily inspired by what I call natural eating and ate virtually no grain except a couple of pieces of [name]Ezekiel[/name] bread on weekends. The nausea has made it virtually impossible to stay with my normal diet of lean meats and fish and veg. All I can stomach is toast, eggs, a variety of fats, and fruit. I was quite sick until 20 weeks the first time and I can feel it ebbing now so I’m hopeful this pregnancy will be better. I am not showing but extremely bloated by day’s end.
(I know, I know, it could be the exhaustion!).