That's a question I've been asked a lot lately. Honestly, I have nothing to complain about. I haven't experienced any of the horribly unpleasant or scary pregnancy symptoms, such as morning sickness or spotting. In fact, I have been feeling so well that when I went to the doctor last week I told him that I was afraid there wouldn't be anything there when he did the ultrasound. He assured me there would be, and thankfully he was right. :)
So what have I been experiencing?
Bloating! Not long after I found out I was pregnant I noticed my pants were feeling tight. I knew this obviously had nothing to do with the lentil bean-sized baby. I don't guess I'd ever really been bloated before, because it took me a while to figure out what was going on. Enter my friend, the BeBand. I started wearing it about a week ago on days when my dress pants felt snug and it makes a world of a difference!
Acne! About a year before I got pregnant my dermatologist put me on some wonderful medicine. . .too bad the medicine is a big no-no when you are pregnant. At the very beginning of my pregnancy my skin was actually relatively clear. I had read about women whose skin clears up with pregnancy and I thought I was lucky. Boy was I wrong! In the past week or so the acne has come back and I can't really do anything about it. :( If anyone has a suggestion about what to do, I'd be willing to give it a try!
Restlessness! I wake up several times during the night trying to get comfortable. I flip from side to side and even onto my back, but I can never seem to stay in one position for very long.
Laughing fits! I suppose I can blame this on hormones. Last week I was trying to tell Eric a story about something funny that happened at school. Once I got the story started I could not stop laughing. I laughed so hard that I began to cry; I literally had tears streaming down my face. The same thing happened just the other day when we went to see a play at the community theater. The scene was funny, but I apparently thought it was extremely hysterical, once again to the point of tears. I'm sure the older man who was sitting beside me must of thought I was crazy! Have any of you other mommas experienced this?
Those are the biggest effects of pregnancy that I've noticed so far. Ask again in a few weeks, and I'm sure I'll be able to add to the list. Tomorrow marks 12 weeks, 28 to go! :)
By the way, thank you so much for all of the congratulations on the last post! It means a lot to know that y'all are excited and praying for us and the baby.
Yay for baby updates! I love those! And not to sound stupid, but what is a Beband?
ReplyDeleteA BeBand is essentially a band of stretchy fabric that you can wear over unbuttoned pants to help hold them up. I plan on using mine as long as possible so I don't have to spend an arm and a leg on maternity clothes!
ReplyDeleteThe BeBand sounds like a handy trick! You're so fortunate to be having relatively mild symptoms; I hope it continues!
ReplyDeleteFor the acne, are you allowed to use anything topical when you're pregnant? Retin-a, clindomyacin, etc. I know it's not as helpful as antibiotics and other oral stuff, but it's better than nothing.
Umm...bad news about the acne. It gets worse and there is NOTHING you can do. My doctor said there's nothing that he felt safe with me using and told me to "tough it out." And then, once I had Parker, it got worse, much worse, before it got better. But, look on the bright side, at least you are not throwing up while having a ton of acne. I had both! ;)
ReplyDeleteAgain, Matt and I are SO happy for you guys! Y'all will be great parents!
Retin-A is one of the medications I had to stop using. My doctor did mention clindamycin, but the ideal situation would be to keep me drug free.
ReplyDeleteI had a really bad break out right before I found out I was pregnant with Addi (One of the first clues that I thought I might be pregnant!) And then everything cleared up for the rest of the pregnancy...But after I had her...Yikes!! It was soo bad! I hated to even look at myself in the mirror! And I couldn't really be on any type of harsh medication because I was nursing her! Hopefully yours will clear up soon, and for good!! Either way, it's worth it...You'll do pretty much anything and suffer through 'whatever' for your new little bundle!!
ReplyDeleteAhh this BeBand sounds interesting! Thanks for all your Germany suggestions! I can't wait to check them all out!
ReplyDeletePraise the Lord you feel great! Huge blessing!! About the laughing/crying fits. I am laughing just thinking about it now. I sooo know what you are talking about! I swear there were times Bryan thought I was crazy. I would be laughing and it would turn into hysterical laughter, then all of a sudden I would be crying...No, sobbing! That would strike me as funny again and I would start laughing again and then, yep, back to crying! It was so embarrassing. I guess it's hormones girl, and it IS normal...weird things happen when you are pregnant!
ReplyDeleteHey Michelle! I know we have met somewhere from ASU!! Congrats on the little one! I am soo excited for the journey you have ahead of you!! By the way, i got a bellyband by my 10th week and wore it all the way up to delivery date ... and still wore it after he was born to help afterwards!! A piece of advice ... buy regular shirts with the empire waist!! I only bought 2 pairs of jeans, 1 pair of black pants and maybe 5 shirts that were maternity!
ReplyDeleteAlso, keep up with your pregnancy. write down things you feel, how you progress! You will appreciate it later!
Congrats again!