2nd trimester questions

ksgsmu

I'm getting closer to second tri and so happy to be almost done with first tri!   I have noticed that my morning sickness and the constant peeing is already a bit better.  I am however EXHAUSTED and I was wondering if like those having singletons does your energy bounce back at all.

  Everyone keeps telling me "oh you will love second trimester you will feel great.. " I am wondering is that is true when you are carrying multiples... did you find second tri much better in terms of how you felt?

twinmom1121

I felt better as far as morning sickness went, but I was still pretty tired most of the time. Your body is growing two babies so it has to work pretty hard. I also started getting pretty sore during 2nd trimester. My ribs started to expand for the growing babies inside and I could hardly sleep most nights because my ribs hurt so bad! It wasnt all bad though! I loved getting bigger every week and still being cute pregnant, not hugely pregnant yet. Im sure its different for everyone though! 

prayingformiracles

Thanks for asking this! I've been wondering the same thing- though I do sometimes get nauseated if I don't eat every 2 hours.  I really hope some of the fatigue will go away soon!

Rxmom04

For me 2nd trimester meant I lost the all day sickness and was less tired but not my normal self either. My appetite has definitely increased as my boys have grown though at 28 weeks now it seems that I've got less room in there so more frequent and smaller meals for me unless I want to be uncomfortable and have some awesome reflux. Starting to get tired again, sometimes short of breath and I've got some swelling in the feet and legs but the boys look great on ultrasound and we're getting relatively close to the end now:).

carrotcake06

Yeah, no. I've had both a singleton and twins and I didn't get that second tri burst of energy at all. I felt perpetually hung over until around 16w when the vicious heartburn kicked into overdrive. You also do get much bigger much faster. I wasn't noticeably pg at 13-16w but by 22-24w, I was prob measuring around 30w.

I'm sure some of it was due to working FT while caring for a toddler but carrying twins takes a toll on your body.

chrissynena

I had a horrible first trimester this time. In fact I remember writing a post about being so tired I didn't know how I was going to survive, and felt I was neglecting my toddler. Then I got to week 12 (maybe) and things were 100 got a hundred times better. I still feel pretty good right now, tired here and there but for the most part pretty good. Hopefully it lasts a little while longer.

ktibbits1

I had been super tired and nauseous during my first tri but never threw up, then the first week of my second tri threw up... but then it got worlds better!  I've had so much more energy, have an appetite most of the time and feel much more like my self.  Every couple of weeks I'll get especially uncomfortable for a day or two but then once my body adjusts I feel better.  I do have carpal tunnel now due to the swelling, but other than that can't complain at this point (24 weeks)!  Hope all goes well for you!

SereJane

I'm 18 weeks now and I'm not as exhausted and overall icky feeling as I was during the first tri. However, now I'm breathless and have lower back pain too.

spoonleg

At 12 or 13 weeks my nausea started to go away, and now at 16 weeks I feel like my energy has returned to nearly pre-pregnancy levels. I realize this will change again as I get further along, but I'm enjoying it while it lasts! I've felt really good for the past few weeks (knock on wood!)

sasky

I wouldn't say there was a burst of energy, but I definitely felt better, both physically and emotionally. People would ask how I was feeling and I'd respond honestly, "Pretty good actually!" I could not say the same in first or third tri.

1blueridgemama

I'm entering third trimester now and my morning sickness improved and that pure exhaustion improved some (but not much).  It seemed to go in spurts- some days I could do more than others, some days I laid around a lot.  The pelvic pain is a doozy toward the mid-end of second trimester.  Beware!

Congratulations for making into the second trimester!!

pinkmickey24

I was fortunate enough to not experience morning sickness/nausea, but I was extremely tired most of my pregnancy. I seemed to bounce out of it at 19 weeks and felt great. However, by 22 weeks the exhaustion was back .

ksgsmu

1blueridgemama  is the pelvic pain like an achy feeling in the hip area or is this in the uterine area? 

auntjessy

I'm glad some ladies had it easier in the 2nd tri, but I. Did. Not.  At. All.  

I had horrible all-day sickness until near the middle of the 2nd tri, but was tired and huge until I gave birth.  Sorry.  

1blueridgemama

@ksgsmu The pelvic pain is in the groin area.  It can get intense from all the shifting and loosening of the ligaments.  I remember SOME of that with previous pregnancy but it was toward the end and not this intense.  OB said it's pretty typical with twins and starts earlier.  Our bodies have a LOT of adjusting to do to prepare to deliver these babies!!

Mrs.McIrish

I'm still vomiting each morning at almost 22 weeks. Some days I have energy, some days no... The achiness also comes and goes. I also have reflux which is yucky...

ksgsmu

Mrs.McIrish so sorry you are still vomiting! 

1blueridgemama  I think I had that last night and then again today... it as more in the upper groin and sometimes over to the side.  It scared me!