WHAT?? It's only 53 days away until my due date? I was surprised to see that when I saw the bump ticker today. If I simply calculate the 40 weeks of pregnancy, it converts into 280 days. I have completed 81% of my pregnancy process. WOW!
I am looking back all the weeks which have passed and it makes so much sense why there are 3 trimesters. They are different and here are quick recaps of my pregnancy experience.
1st Tri
- Morning sickness started around 8 weeks. I had to put something in my mouth so often, otherwise, I would get nauseous. I had a food aversion esp. meat, veggies and some of my favorite food. Pasta & potato were my lifesavers. I love cooking, but I couldn't bring myself to cook some nights.
- Mentally, I was sooooo scared of something bad might happen. Especially after I found out that one of 2 embies didn't survive in my body, I learned that my body isn't all that safe and secure. My OB told me that my progestrone level is excellent and I am a great candidate for having twins, so that made me think my uterus was like a 5 star hotel, but I was totally wrong. I had so many nightmares during the 1st tri and my anxiety was out of roof.
2nd Tri
- I felt more pregnant and pregant as weeks went by. U/S from my NT scan blew my mind that there is in deed a baby in me. The baby was jumping up and down, busy sucking her thumb, etc. I felt a precious life in me.
- Pregnancy annoucement. Such a great feeling to share the wonderful news with family and friends, but I felt there is no turning back. I often thought how I would react or what to say to people if we lost our baby. Like everyone says, I had a lot of energy during 2nd trimester. Eventually, I overcame my fear and started enjoying my pregnancy. I bought many baby books and frequent trips to baby stores.
- Gender reveal. It was a nerve racking but over the moon experience. My DH didn't want to find out the gender so we have a surprise to look forward to. I understand why some ppl don't want to find out, but here is what I felt when we found out. Until the gender reveal, I felt "we are having a baby" and it was a baby in general, but finding out that "we are having a daughter" was a very special moment. To me, it gave me more realistic expectations and made my baby and I closer.
- Feeling baby's movement. This is one of the best experiences during the pregnancy. I started feeling my baby moves day after we found out the gender. It's so innocent, soothing and intimate experience. This really helped to ease my pregnancy anxiety.
3rd Tri
- My belly really popped and I look obviously pregnant. I actually really really love my look in 3rd trimester! I never appreciated beauty of pregnant women before, but I do now. They look absolutely stunning!!! I started noticing more pregnancy & baby stores in town.
- Physically, I am feeling more uncomfortable every week. At this point, I cannot seem to find a comfortable posture on my couch, so the best is to lay on my sides. However, I am quite lucky that I am sleeping really well. My baby sleeps when I am sleeping, so she has never woken me up. I do get up to go pee middle of the night, but I can usually fall right back to sleep. Speaking of pee, it's embrassing, but I sometimes pee in my pants when I sneeze or laugh really loud!! I cannot help it!!!
- Increase in appetite, esp. sweets. I seldom needed deserts after dinner but it's a must item now. I would usually order more meaty type breakfast (eggs/ham,etc) when we go for a brunch on weekend, but empty calories items such as pancakes/french toasts are so much more appetizing to me now!
Let's see what coming up days/weeks/month will bring, but I cannot contain my excitement because it's getting closer every day to finallly meet our baby girl !!!!
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