Not nauseated, not exhausted. Life is good.
Maybe I’m coming out of my first trimester slump.
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How to have a healthy pregnancy"An amazing journey that began with us being told it was unlikely we could have any more children and ends with our beautiful baby daughter snuggled on my lap!"
How I did it: I tried to let my former body image issues go and eat a healthy balanced diet. I stayed active and busy but did not over exercise. I took prenatal vitamins and drank lots of water throughout. Overall I just focussed on the baby and did everything in moderation! Lessons & tips: Read and take in other people's advice but remember everyone is different and do what feels right for you. Resources: www.babycentre.co.uk
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How I did it: I did all the research I could, read books, visited websites, etc. I walked during lunch. I made sure I didn't overeat (too much!) and just took things easy, listening to my body's signals. Read how I did it…
shespeaks is trying to make sense of it all
How I did it: The first time I became pregnant I remember being shocked that it had actually happened. We had been trying for a year, and were thinking about starting fertility treatments, but then I was late one month so I tested and it was positive! We were thrilled, but our happiness was short lived because a week later I had a miscarriage. It was a very emotionally difficult time for us so we decided to take a little break from trying, and I s… Read how I did it…
Not nauseated, not exhausted. Life is good.
Maybe I’m coming out of my first trimester slump.
I imagine I’ll breathe a huge sigh of relief once that’s over with!
Or maybe not. Maybe there’s always going to be something new to worry about, starting now and lasting the next 18+ years. I think I’ll choose some other option—that’s no way to live!
And one follower.
: )
That won’t come in especially handy until later on (when we want to tweet something like “going to the birthing center now” or “it’s a __“), but it’s fun to have started now.
Everything looks good, except I’m not getting enough vitamin D. I’m supposed to spend more time in the sun. Don’t they know I live in MINNESOTA? Don’t they know it’s dark when I get up and dark when I come home at the end of the day?
Perhaps I’ll start taking supplements.
We have a heartbeat! Our ultrasound showed everything to be completely healthy and normal. Hooray!
The pictures were sorta unsatisfying at this stage of development, but I’ll try and scan/upload them later (when there is a chance of me doing this discreetly and keeping the secret from my coworkers for a while longer).
And my first ultrasound is in 4 days! I can’t wait to get a look at what’s going on in there. Plus I’m getting the H1N1 vaccine too, while I’m there.
I went off my prenatal vitamins on the advice of my nurse, and am now taking a children’s chewable multivitamin instead, plus folic acid separately. Those vitamins were just too much for me: They made me feel nauseated and constipated and crabby. I’m feeling much better now!
I guess it’s a milestone in every woman’s pregnancy. Ha!
Someone I told about my pregnancy today asked if it was planned. I guess she wanted to know whether to offer her congratulations or condolences… but still. I probably wouldn’t have given it a second thought if I hadn’t listened to pregnant friends complain about how when you’re pregnant, suddenly all kinds of personal things (like your reproductive intentions) become everybody’s business.
... and I’ve been having quite a bit of nausea, which seems like a good sign. Apparently the embryo should be about the size of a blueberry right now. Ten more days until my first ultrasound.
I have been inspired to step up my fitness routine, perhaps partly by the negative example of a friend who gained 80-100 pounds during her pregnancy. Yikes, that would be a lot to take off afterwards! So I swam laps for 30 minutes two nights last week, in addition to my usual dancing and biking to work. Biking to work will be tapering down in the next few weeks anyway, so it’s good to have some new routines in place.
Last time I miscarried at 7 weeks, and I will certainly be a bit jumpy until after I pass that milestone. But really, anything could happen in the first trimester and I don’t want to stress out for the next two months. No way! I’m just going to have to try to relax and let go, to allow nature to take its course (whatever course that may be).
I’m due late April 2010 and so far everything has been so well. This is how I plan to achieve this goal: