Good morning ladies!
I think today might be O-day for me. I've not gotten a +opk but all other signs are pointing that way. I might have missed my surge...
Clandara, tomorrow looks like it's a big day for you! I really hope that temp stays up and AF stays away!! You said before that you don't feel any symptoms, any change there?
Lysh- You will feel your LO soon, it is so exciting especially for the first little while. My DH was so disappointed for a few weeks because everytime he thought he felt something I would have to tell him that it was my tummy and not the baby! Your baby will get into a routine even now so you will notice distinct patterns in the movement times. Hopefully your bubs will be settled at night. J used to wake up at 10 pm every night and kick the crap outta me and then rollover and go to sleep again after about 30 minutes.
Native (& Clandara)- I was (and am again) a tummy sleeper. I sleep face down but with one leg bent up and the other almost straight with both my arms under my pillow. When it started to feel like I was lying on a ball - which is almost right away btw- I adjusted slightly so I was more on my side but still face down, with a body pillow folded in half under the bent leg up alongside my body. My DH *had* to rub my lower back, just a gentle sort of caress while he was reading or playing a game on the laptop, otherwise I had a really hard time falling asleep. I had to stop drinking fluids around 7 or 8 otherwise I would have to pee some many times during the night that I barely got any sleep. Some nights I did get hardly any sleep, it happens, but not every night. Try not to think about it too much, I remember lying in bed one night thinking about how I was never going to fall asleep and then worrying about the ramifications of not falling asleep and of course my brain was spinning so I didn't fall asleep. Try to do something you find really soothing and calming before going to bed, like reading or watching a boring show that your DH likes (2 birds with one stone there- makes DH happy and bores you to sleep!), take a bath- not too hot though.
This is nature's way of preparing you for your baby. By the time your precious little bundle is born you will be used to not sleeping through the night and it won't be as frustrating or upsetting to you as it would be to someone who has had solid, unencumbered sleep all the way through (like DH). Nature eases us into parenthood: we are prepared for sleepless nights; baby starts off with odourless, solid poop; cries are barely audible and short lived in the first few weeks.
It gets better!
All of you preggo ladies: Don't feel bad about complaining. Yes we all want to be in your shoes, but pregnancy- as joyful and precious as it is- is uncomfortable! We get sick; our nutrients and bodies' other resources are taken from us to form that new life; we are exhausted and struggling to sleep; we get kicked and punched in the ribs and crotch; our bodies are not our own anymore! None of these things are normal for us and new things are constantly happening that you aren't prepared for and are just trying to wrap your head around. Some people don't understand, especially those who haven't experienced it, but I think all of the ladies here are very empathetic and sharing your experiences will prepare those of us still awaiting our BFPs for what is surely to come in the near future. Don't be afraid to speak your mind, no one here will fault you for your feelings.
Now go get busy!! Oh, and now I want tacos for dinner, hehehehe.
AF arrived.
