2015 October Owls! | The chicks are hatching! *16 boys & 8 girls so far!*

[GingerPanda]

I have some Hot Tamales (cinnamon candy), and they are wonderful!

 

[Dandi]

I just ate an entire sleeve of Girl Scout cookies.

 

[Dark_Star]

I can't do really sweet foods like cookies and ice cream right now, but tart sweets like sorbet and green grapes are wonderful.
It's odd because I am usually a sugar monster.

 

[GingerPanda]

Dark_Star, me too. I'm usually aaaall about the sweets. But I totally went off sweet stuff for a while there. It was super weird.

 

[xCherylx]

No cravings here, and not feeling sick with any foods yet! Thankfully. I only had this with my first after 20 weeks so hoping I have a while to go.

 

[nmpjcp2015]

I usually love tea but I've gone right off it!

Is anyone having any cravings or good aversions?

I'm into cheese and pickle sandwiches and crisps right now!

I don't have any strange cravings, but I do have strange combinations of foods I'd like to have a for a meal.

Like spring rolls and cheesecake. I don't eat them together though. Just one and then the other. Or on Friday I wanted chai tea and wonton soup.

I definitely craved cold cold water when I was having X

So far aversions are tea and coffee, and brown bread and hot vimto are on their way out.

I MUST HAVE ICE COLD WATER EVERY SINGLE DAY. Before pregnancy I actually ALWAYS requested water with no ice or lemon. Now I must have both. Lemon ice water really helps with nausea as well.

I'm feeling a bit down because in the months leading up to TTC I'd gained 20lbs. Now I just feel like I'm getting bigger and bigger. I packed away all my pre-preggo clothes, and I'll focus on being thin again after pregnancy. I have no plans of gaining tons of weight, but I know I won't be wearing those things any time soon.

 

[tallybee]

Ahhh worrying about weight is futile for us ATM anyways, the only thing is to focus on as healthy as we can be xxx

 

[nmpjcp2015]

I can't do really sweet foods like cookies and ice cream right now, but tart sweets like sorbet and green grapes are wonderful.
It's odd because I am usually a sugar monster.

Dark_Star, you should freeze the green grapes. It's so great. Somehow it intensifies the flavor!

Thanks tallybee. My DH actually likes it. He's really excited that I have thighs and a big butt now. He goes on about how I'll run it off after the baby, so he's going to enjoy it while I have it. Hahaha. I told him he'd better enjoy the big boobs too, because I'm usually pretty flat.

 

[ClaireJ23]

Ooh yes, cheese and pickle cravings for me too.

 

[tallybee]

Cheeeeeese!!!!!!!

 

[GingerPanda]

I love cheese, but it makes me sick lately. Hasn't stopped me from craving it!

 

[tallybee]

I love cheese, all the time lol. I have lots of kinds, and want them all

 

[Dark_Star]

I've started a baby blanket, any other knitters have something in the works?

https://i.imgur.com/Fvba2Hcm.jpg

 

[tallybee]

I've started a baby blanket, any other knitters have something in the works?

https://i.imgur.com/Fvba2Hcm.jpg

Sweet! I have started a stripey baby sweater

 

[Dark_Star]

Is anyone else on progesterone getting headaches every day?
I'm on 200mg Prometrium daily and I seem to get a lingering headache in the front of my head about 2 hours after I take my first dose. I've noticed on days that I forget to take it early, the headache comes on later, so I am pretty sure it is the culprit. I take 1/2 of a tylenol sometimes, but it doesn't seem to fix it completely.

 

[detterose]

Cant win. Over the weekend, I felt so horrible with MS and would have given anything to feel better. Today, no MS and breast pain has eased slightly so now I cant help but worry!! Ugh.. Anyone else having symptoms come and go?

 

[Natasha2605]

Cant win. Over the weekend, I felt so horrible with MS and would have given anything to feel better. Today, no MS and breast pain has eased slightly so now I cant help but worry!! Ugh.. Anyone else having symptoms come and go?

Me. Very early pregnancy had constant symptoms. All stoppes at five weeks ish other than one Sore boob. Last Tuesday I was sick in the day , felt sick on and off on Wednesday but then it stopped again. Now back to no symptoms other than a sore boob.

 

[tallybee]

Morning!

My symptoms are coming and going as well. Dark star I am not on progesterone but am having headaches anyway :/

 

[Babylove100]

Morning ladies, I'm not progesterone either but am still getting headaches at the moment! My symptons are pretty consistent at the moment, very sore boobs, tiredness, and occasional nausea.

Also, another couple of questions, now, my friend is also pregnant (17weeks) and we were talking at the weekend and she said a couple things that confused me! She was saying a food craving is only a craving if you eat the same thing constantly for days in a row. I thought a food craving was a uncontrollable desire to eat a particular something?

Second thing she said was you need an extra 500 calories a day during pregnancy!!! That seems excessive to me, I thought it was 200, and that's only really in the 3rd tri.

Just wondered what you all think!?!?

 

[Rhi_Rhi1]

the equivalent of an apple a day extra is all you need apparently it's a huge myth that we should eat for two or even eat loads and loads more!

edit: for the first 6 months i mean.. after that it's around 200 a day