Mumma you looked great in your photo! I think we just got kicked to the next page and carried away with shower games.
I, personally, am loving third tri...but that's just bc the vomiting was so tough for me in first and second. Being able to eat a wider diet and not gag or throw up violently is glorious. That being said, I am with you all on feeling more and more uncomfortable and huge. I'm actually not so worried about my weight now, as it seems I'll be under that 35 mark by the end of this (just barely). I was really hoping for closer to 25, but I guess my body needs it. Still the bigger I get, the harder it is to move around and feel good about myself. I'm still doing yoga, but I can barely get any benefit out of it. I can barely fold, I have to pull out of so many moves early because I start to spit up, and man is anything that involves lifting or supporting my midsection tough! I go for walks with DH now and again too, but not consistently, and he has to noticeably slow down for me. Not to mention any hill even a slight one leaves me out of breath (and I used to run up hills like they were nothing in the middle of half marathons!). Just getting out of our high bed is tough. Yesterday I had a heck of a time clipping my toenails, and I recently bought a seat for the shower so I can comfortably shave my legs
. The list goes on and there's two more months to go!
I also have to wake up once a night to pee consistently now. Sometimes I get back to sleep quickly and other times it's harder. Sometimes I have to go downstairs and eat a banana and then try to sleep after that. I use headspace and a visualization process every night to fall asleep so I just do that again and it works fairly well. As someone who works with kids on sleep interventions sometimes, I have a rule to never lay awake in bed for more than 15 minutes. If you haven't fallen asleep by then it's better to get up even just for 10 minutes, do something calming with low light, and then try again. The longer you are in bed awake, the more you are pairing your bed with waking thoughts/activities.
I gave up on forcing myself to enjoy pregnancy a long time ago. I really wanted to after the losses and struggles, but it's just so tough to do when your aversions and vomiting are so bad and last so long. I've instead just focused on loving this baby. I hate pregnancy, but I love my baby and can't wait for the day I'm holding our Charlie.
As for FB, I was really sensitive about posting bc I was one of those women who was extremely hurt by unexpected baby posts. A month or so after our missed miscarriage, a friend announced she was expecting a baby the same month that ours would have been due, and I literally threw my phone across the room. I ended up just unfollowing everyone expecting and then eventually anyone with kids. That way I just had to see the initial announcement and then protect myself from the rest, all while they were none the wiser. That's been my FB strategy with this pregnancy. I kept my announcement free from any bump pics or ultrasounds or cute baby items (those always stung the most), and hopefully gave those who needed time to unfollow me time to do so. I didn't post anything again until a month later for a half way there bump pic, later I threw up a first bump pic of third tri, and now a few of our maternity photos are up. I've posted more than I thought I would, but again I feel like I gave anyone who needed space fair warning and time. Too bad that friend didn't just unfollow you. That would have been easier all around.
agreed. My coworkers breezed through pregnancies and worked up to their due date basically. I'm dying already. The peeing and sleeping is messing with me. I'm having a hard time standing at work. My patience is gone. SO is lucky if we bd once a week. And everyone just keeps saying oh lol it only gets worse/if you think you're tired now.
still I've probably posted too much this pregnancy.
