I hit the 13 week mark in pregnancy today. Some books would say this is the last week of the first trimester. Some would say it’s the first week of the second. I’d like to think it’s the first week of the second because I certainly don’t feel first trimester-y anymore. I wanted to take some time to review how I’ve felt so far. So that some day when my daughter says to me, “Mom, how did you feel during your pregnancies?”, I will have something intelligent to tell her.
- Digestion: I think I started to feel nauseous around 5 weeks. Not throw up nauseous. I never actually vomited, but man, there were times I would have enjoyed that release for my digestive system. Instead, I had this constant nothing-sounds-good-or-looks-good-but-if-I-don’t-eat-I’ll-just-die kind of nausea. I normally am passionate about food. I’m not used to just eating for survival. My nausea let up right around 10 weeks. I, of course, was really worried, but our appointment went great so that was a relief. I still haven’t regained my appetite though. I would love for a food to sound good.
- Cravings: Speaking of food sounding good…so far, not much has been satisfying. I’ve had a couple foods that I craved for a couple days, but nothing longer than that. Among these cravings….canned fruit cold from the fridge (especially peaches), yogurt (especially Key Lime Pie flavor), and Cheetos. That’s right, Cheetos. I don’t even eat any of these foods in real life. No canned fruit or Yoplait yogurt because of the massive amounts of sugar. And Cheetos? Really Baby Baker? Could we choose any less healthy food to like?
- Aversions: The short answer would be everything. But, my big aversion has been cereal. I ate it one morning early on, and it totally grossed me out. I thought, “How have I been eating this my whole life? Every morning, I put food in a bowl and then pour milk all over it and then it gets all soggy and gross and I eat it. EVERY MORNING. GAG!
- Gross factor: This might be too much information, but I will say one reason my love affair with Yoplait yogurt ended is that it gave me what can only be described as diarrhea. I know. Gross. That’s all.
- Speaking of the Bathroom: I have spent an inordinate amount of time peeing the last 13 weeks. And the worst part is that after I sit there for five minutes waiting for the pee to come, a little tiny teaspoon dribbles out. Royce makes fun of me for it. He’ll say, “Seriously, that’s it?” Isn’t he sweet? Also, no more sleeping through the night. Getting up 2-4 times is the new normal! Whoo Hoo!
- Tired: Making a baby makes a person tired. Like, can’t even stand up for 20 minutes to cook dinner tired. I normally get sleepy at different parts of the day so napping is normal for me. But this is different. Naps are no longer optional. My energy is picking back up, but I still need a break most days.
- Oh, and by the way, I got acne like a 15 year old girl. Sweet.
Your reward for caring about the details of my ever-changing body…Belly pictures!
Hey Liz! I’m glad you are feeling better! You are so cute in all of your descriptions 🙂 Regarding food, I actually lost weight in the beginning of my pregnancy b/c I was never hungry or nothing sounded good. Once 7ish months hit I blew up like a balloon! Your liking of food will definitely come back though. And like you, I began eating things I would NEVER eat prior to pregnancy…fast food, regular icecream (the fattening kind), pop, lunch meat, hotdogs, etc. I can not wait for this baby to come out so I can go back to eating healthy and actually caring what I ate! Keep the blog entries coming, especially the belly pictures! Do you have any untrasound pics??
Hey Liz and Royce! Congrats on the baby! So excited for you guys. Your blog is keeping me thoroughly entertained since I am in histology and embryology development class right now. Good news, his/her entire nervous system is formed at this point (13 weeks), limbs have rotated, and the skeleton is starting to become bony! Interesting fact of the day I suppose, hope all continues to go well for you guys 🙂 This is the future doctor in me saying this, make sure you are getting your B vitamins!!
You are so cute and so brave for the cutie belly pictures! But, I gained like 20 pounds my first trimester because food sounded WAY good to me….so yeah…belly pictures were out. Can’t wait to continue to hear wonderful things about your baby growing!
p.s. not thinking weird things about cloth diapers anymore. Maya is doing MUCH better with the natural diapers now but they are costly. So, cloth makes super sense to me now! I just had to be convinced. Maybe with our next kid we’ll be cool and go cloth!
You are so stinking cute. And I love your openness. I’m sure you’ll appreciate putting it all out there when you look back in a couple years!
And on tip 4, “Gross Factor” – Pass the yogurt, cause I have the exact opposite problem and ugh, it is NOT pleasant!
Yay! I love it, love your blog, love you. I can’t wait for more belly pictures too. 🙂 It’s so weird that you are craving things that you don’t even like. (Well, not all things considered, I know pregnant women do this. It just makes me laugh.)
Can’t wait to hear more! And remember… I live in Dayton now… only an hour away 🙂 Maybe we could meet halfway for coffee??
OH! I live on the Ohio side of Chicago! I think all three of us should meet in the middle for coffee, which I don’t know, but I think is a cornfield?? You just let me know. 🙂