22yo TTC #2

[Joannaxoxo]

Sickness seems to have gone now... though I can still react to strong smells (like dog or cat poop). I only really feel sick if I let myself get too hungry, like yesterday when I only had soup for lunch, by dinner time I felt a little nauseated. But it's nice that I can control it now. How's the sickness for you?

 

[Tilly87]

I'm the same if i'm hungry i feel sick but it goes as soon as i eat, brushing my teeth still makes me gag a bit but it has to be done lol. Feel really hungry just lately aswell so will probably start piling on the lbs pretty soon lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Haha me too... got my appetite back so I can eat just as much as before I was pregnant, if not more Last doctors appointment she said I had lost 4lbs, don't think I will have lost any for my next appointment lol. I am not trying to loose any lbs, just dont want to pile on too many other than the baby weight. My mom only gained 20lbs with me and 15lbs with my sister... hoping I have the same luck lol.

 

[Tilly87]

I know what you mean, don't think i was ever this hungry with my 2 girls lol and i'm small build anyway so just trying to eat healthily and in moderation, all the women in my family are pretty slim even after having babies so i have that on my side lol. Have you had any cravings yet? I haven't had any x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Cravings... for a couple weeks there I wanted oranges, orange juice, orange flavoured candies, etc... anything orange was amazing to me. Perhaps I needed the extra vitamin C? Other than that, not really much else. I do find I am easy persuaded with commercials on tv... anything food related looks really tasty to me and I want it... haha but I don't go out and buy them. I joke to my DH "mmm... that looks good, go get it for me." And I might say that 3 times during one commercial break haha.

 

[Tilly87]

Ha ha thats funny about the ad breaks, i have been so moody since getting pregnant this time, my OH keeps saying how moody i am all the time not that i notice lol, been getting acne on my chin recently which is rather annoying bc i don't usually get it lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I've been getting moody/grumpy easily too... I have a very short fuse these days... kinda been ignoring the puppy because I have no patience for her lol. It was the worst time to get a puppy and to find out 2 weeks later we were expecting, it's been too much work for me. Hopefully she will be a bit more calm after she gets her spad operation at the end of the month.

I hope i'm not like this when we have a second child, can't ignore a child like I can with the puppy lol.

 

[Tilly87]

I think i've been moody bc i've been suffering alot with tiredness so its making me irritable lol. I heard that animals are suppose to be more calm once they have the op i have a cat and she just sleeps all the time and is not bothered about fuss so all good there lol. Ha ha trust me you always know that children are there lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Morning Tilly,

How was your weekend? We had a long weekend because it was Thanksgiving here... had a very nice time with family.

I am officially 16 weeks today, thought I would post a bump photo for you to see. The first photo is at 12 weeks.

 

[Tilly87]

Hi, how are you?
Had a very relaxing weekend as my girls went to there grandparents saturday so had a little time to relax and have a lay in sunday morning lol. Bet it was nice spending some time with your family. Wow that is a lovely bump coming a long and such a difference in 4wks lol, i've noticed that my belly has popped over the weekend i will post a pic as soon as i take one x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

It's nice that your family like to have the girls to give you a night off. We will probably have the same support as my mom and sister/brother in-law live in our town, plus, the baby's other grandparents live only an hour away. Everyone is so excited to see my little belly growing... since I am the only pregnant one in the family right now (first grandchild on both sides) I get waited on hand and foot haha. At Thanksgiving on the weekend, I was told to sit down and was handed my drinks, didn't have to help with the cooking or cleaning and was served my dinner right to my seat! haha... I certainly don't get that treatment at home but enjoyed it while it lasted lol.

I can't believe how much the belly has grown in only a month! And it will only get bigger, seems to be growing at a quick rate now. Can't wait to see you belly photo

 

[Tilly87]

Yes it is nice, they love to go to grandparents lol and it gives us chance now and again to just be us if you know what i mean. Ha ha thats funny, sounds like your family are really excited about your little baby. I forgot how quickly your body changes since having my last child and am now really excited about my growing belly lol, it must be slightly noticeable because everyone keeps asking how far i am lol. I'm gonna get my OH to take a pic later as i am useless with the camera. Does time feel like its going quick for you, i think its whizzing by x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Yes, time does seem to be going quickly now. I keep looking forward to Christmas and I figured out today that by Christmas I will almost be into my 3rd trimester! I also love my growing belly, I am always rubbing it and hoping I can get some kicks lol... I have felt some flutters today, which I haven't felt for a few weeks... glad to feel some movement again Can't wait until DH can feel the kicking too!

 

[Tilly87]

I know what you mean, i keep sayin to my OH at christmas i'm gonna be really big, he says but you will still look beautiful how sweet of him lol. My little girls keep asking questions about the baby, my 6yr old the other day said if its in my belly how will it get out, nothing like being put on the spot lol. Here is a pic of my little bump this morning at 14wk1day x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

Wow that bump is beautiful and much bigger than my 16 week one lol. I guess it's true that they say how you show sooner with second/third babies. Have you got your next scan booked and will you be finding out the gender?

My DH is similar with the cute belly comments, if he's sitting down he'll ask me to "bring baby over" so he can rub my belly, so sweet lol.

 

[Tilly87]

Its not that big, but i'm quite close to the camera lol, I really notice it now though because my belly is normally super flat so it just sticks out, I didn't even have a podge until about 2wks ago so guess its going to grow fast now lol. I have my next scan booked for 23rd Nov when i will be exactly 20wks and really hoping we can find out the gender, i really want to know now lol, have you got your next scan booked? and if possible will you find out?
Your DH sounds so sweet, its amazing how excited they get x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I do not have my next scan booked I will be seeing my doctor on Monday where I will get to hear the heart beat on a doppler. I suppose my doctor will give me the information I will need to set up the scan as it is not done in my doctor's office but at the hospital in town.

And I will definitely be finding out the sex! Can't wait! I hope to have the scan booked around the beginning - mid November, I guess it all depends on how busy the hospital is for scans at the minute.

 

[Tilly87]

Same here, i have an appointment booked for my 16wk check and will then get to hear the babies heartbeat, in the UK we have scans at the hospital but as soon as you go to your doctors office and pregnancy is confirmed you are referred to hospital so they just post letters with dates for scans etc so i don't have to do that, i do have to book my own appointments with the midwife though. I suppose different countries have different set-ups for this.
I don't know how people manage to wait until the baby is born to know the sex, i just wanna know now lol, people on other threads have started to find out, am getting super jealous lol x

 

[Joannaxoxo]

I know, I could not wait the whole 9 months to know... though I might try with my next child (but you never know?). So I am guessing you knew with both your girls what you were having before hand?

 

[Tilly87]

Yes i knew with both of my girls, i got pregnant with my 1st when i was 17 so wanted to find out so i could buy the baby stuff as i was at college and only had a part time job so sort of needed to know, with my 2nd OH was hoping for a boy so that was the main reason we found out but we had lots of pink stuff already so it came in handy knowing beforehand as we didn't need to buy much, but now i am so eager to know, 5wks till my scan!, How are you feeling today? x