I thought I would do an update of where I am at 20 weeks pregnant. I don’t think I will do a weekly update of this, but every 4 weeks until we are closer to the end. I did a comparison of what I looked like when I was pregnant with S and when I am pregnant now. I would say I am pretty much on track to be about the same size.
So far this pregnancy, here are the changes:
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I have only gained 4 lbs (I only gained 24.5 lbs with S).
- I don’t really need to wear maternity pants, but it’s easier than using a rubber band to keep my regular jeans up. At this point, the maternity pants are way to big on me. I have not even thought about maternity shirts.
- I had an ultrasound done at 17 weeks and was told it is a girl. I have another ultrasound at the end of this week, and will update about the gender again.
- Cravings-same as with S, lots of healthy food. I do like to still eat candy, but sweet foods like cookies and cake do not even sound appealing. When I eat something sweet like that the baby does not agree with it and makes me sick. I really am not even that hungry. But when I am hungry I can eat a ton.
- With this pregnancy I have found a few things that have been able to keep the nausea away. I stopped taking extra folic acid which made the nausea go away almost entirely. If I do not get enough sleep I will be sick all day. If I can get 9 hours of sleep I do not get sick. I eat something before I go to bed, because that tends to be the worst time of day for me.
- I have not felt the baby move yet. I feel gas bubbles once in a while, but cannot be sure if it is the baby or actual gas bubbles.
- S doesn’t really seem to care. He knows there is a baby in my belly but that is about all he understands.
- PJ has been very clingy. She follows me around non-stop. I never have to worry about being along because she is always there. If I go lay down in the bedroom she follows me and lays down on her bed. When I take a shower she sits outside the door and waits. Derby got like this when I was pregnant with S but not until much closer to the end. Derby just wanted to lay on top of my stomach.
That’s it for now, I will be back in 4 weeks with another update!