2nd Trimester

February Love Bugs ? Monday Check-in

Welcome to the February Love Bugs group!  If you would like to add yourself, please click on the "MEMBER" spreadsheet tab and type in your information; it will automatically save. (DO NOT ADD YOURSELF TO THE LABOR BUDDIES LIST PLEASE)

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rYnUxoZ8xWwBlJjy20fO5Iw

If you are just joining, please introduce yourself.

I created a group calendar for us to add all of our appts, due dates and any fun events we want to share with one another (birthdays, anniversaries, etc).  All you need to do is click the add/edit button at the bottom and select the date/time of your event, make sure you include your bump screenname, what the event is and then make your background a different color to separate appts on the same day. 

Here is the calendar:

https://freecal.brownbearsw.com/feb2010mommies

GOOD LUCK TO THE FOLLOWING LADIES TODAY:

Gina070605- 16 week appt

peanutbutterjennytime- meeting NP re: NT scan results

Carolina Panther Fan- 2nd OB appt

soonmommy- 3rd OB appt

Mommybalaga- 16 week appt

deepblue789- 16 week appt

JulieK08- U/S, may find out gender

Britmark- 3rd appt

Mara005- 3rd appt

 

QOTD: I think I asked this during our 1st trimester and was told to ask again as we progress...so, what is your favorite part of being pregnant now that we have all reached the 2nd trimester?

Well, shockingly...I am enjoying feeling kicks right now.  With my DD I did NOT like it at all and it felt foreign to me.  It kept me up all night and caused me insomnia.  Not that it won't happen again as the kicks get stronger, but right now, I look forward to each little kick/movement I feel.  It is sporatic right now and I find myself waiting for the next kick! 

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  • Hmmm this is a tough one as I'm just entering the 2nd trimester. I think right now I'm just enjoying being able to imagine a little one running around and starting to think about nursery ideas and that sort of thing. I think once we find out the gener it'll be a lot more fun. I can't wait to feel kicks and movement! I havn't felt anything yet!
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  • I am loving the ultrasounds and appointments.  It's amazing to see how much he's grown and is moving around.  I'm also having fun looking at baby items. 
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  • I think for me it is the reality of a baby being in there. I finally felt some little taps from baby last night and that was awesome! It has kind of felt like I was pretending because I couldn't feel the baby and the only time I knew it was moving is when I went in for u/s. And I think really feeling the baby makes the planning so much more fun!
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  • oh i like this one!!!  my favorite part is feeling baby move.  i dont feel kicks yet, but i can feel little flutters i guess.  its like mine and baby's secret and i LOVE it!!! Big Smile  and having energy again is a pretty good thing too!
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  • Starting to get baby stuff together. We set up the dresser we'll be using for the baby this weekend and it was really sweet to watch DH fold up really teeny clothes and put them away :)
  • QOTD:  I love that I am finally begining to show a little bump.  I got offered a seat on the train today and yesterday while online at the supermarket - A little old lady asked me when my baby would arrive.  I love it.

    Especially now that my nausea is gone and I have most of my energy back - I am loving every minute of being pregnant.  I am excited about kicks too... I have felt some flutters but I can't wait to actually feel a kick.

    Oh, and most of all - I love when DH rubs my little belly Big Smile

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  • Being able to function now. I was so exhausted during first tri. It's nice to have some energy back. Although, I would be overjoyed if the nausea went away

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  • Ah! Breezie, I'm so jealous. I haven't felt any yet (that I KNOW of). This is our first, so I feel flutters, but I chalk it up to bodily feelings. Who knows! I hope they start and are distinct soon!
  • I feel like a Debbie Downer because I am still pretty miserable, even in 2nd tri.  I'm still exhausted, I'm still nauseous and throwing up, can't eat hardly anything, and now my feet are swollen.

    I feel guilty because I still don't like being pregnant. 

  • I like being visibly pregnant, not just looking fat.  I've started feeling the baby move which is fantastic.

    I'm also looking forward to the BIG u/s in a few weeks.

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  • I'm loving the flutters and movement! It makes it seem so much more real! I also love that I'm finally starting to look pregnant instead of just fat! Smile
  • favorite part: feeling kicks/movement, definitely! I thought I might start to feel it around 18w but shockingly I've been feeling it since 14!
  • I love that I'm starting to look pregnant but have somehow managed to maintain some of my figure.  With DS I got so fat so quickly!  Now I guess I expend those extra chocolate calories when I chase him around the house.  I haven't started to feel any kicks yet.  I loved that part and am looking forward to it!  Also, I have the big u/s 2 weeks from today!  YAY!
  • QOTD: Um....Kind of embarrassing but I am totally LOVING  the pregnant sex. Embarrassed I have always enjoyed it but now it's like so much more!

    As far as the baby goes I'm glad to have some energy back and I enjoy feeling movement (at least I think I'm feeling it) Big Smile

  • I love reading how the baby is developing week by week.  The changes from week to week are amazing.  I can't wait to feel the baby move/kick!
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  • Feeling Cupcake move is my absolute favorite. A distant second: I'm enjoying the fact that I'm enjoying food again.
  • I just began my 2nd trimester a week ago so I haven't felt any kicks or flutters yet. My favorite part so far is just planning for the future and imagining what our lives will be like with a LO! I have also really enjoyed sharing the news with my family and friends who are so happy for us!!
  • imagelecooke:

    I feel like a Debbie Downer because I am still pretty miserable, even in 2nd tri.  I'm still exhausted, I'm still nauseous and throwing up, can't eat hardly anything, and now my feet are swollen.

    I feel guilty because I still don't like being pregnant. 

    Oh girl, don't you worry.  I am just trying to look at the bright side of things, lol.  I am still miserable too.  Migraines, heartburn, nausea, fatigue...you name it, I still got it.  I do NOT like being pregnant and I didn't like it the first time.  Thank goodness this is my last bc I couldn't put myself through this again.  My body does not enjoy pregnancy!  And believe me, I already know it only gets worse for me based on past experience.  :(

  • I have an appointment tomorrow, and we'll schedule our big u/s!  I think that my favorite thing is when dd says that she wants to kiss the baby, and kisses my belly!  It's just so sweet!  I just hope she's as sweet when the baby actually arrives!  :) 

    And DH is always wonderful, but he's exceptionally wonderful now, cleaned the entire house this weekend, did all the laundry this weekend (included folding and put it all away)!  I just love how he takes extra special care of me when I'm pg! 

  • I just love the thought that in a few short months we will have a beautiful little baby as part of our family.  My DH and I sit around and talk about all the things we are going to do with him/her.  I also love how excited both our families are for this one to arrive despite having several grandbabies on both sides already.
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  • QOTD: I think I asked this during our 1st trimester and was told to ask again as we progress...so, what is your favorite part of being pregnant now that we have all reached the 2nd trimester?

    Now that I am not sick everyday, I love just being pregnant and all the new things that go along with it!! The little movements that I feel kinda freak me out, but I love every second of it!! Not getting too much sleep though!! But I just can't wait to see what happens next on this little adventure!!

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  • I love my new baby bump and getting special attention from the family.  Everyone is so exited.  I can't wait to feel movement.
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  • QOTD: I think I asked this during our 1st trimester and was told to ask again as we progress...so, what is your favorite part of being pregnant now that we have all reached the 2nd trimester?

    Planning the nursery!

     

  • Happy Monday everyone! (maybe if I keep saying it I'll start to believe it lol)

    QOTD: I'm still waiting to feel LO move (I think I might have felt fluttering last night but I'm not sure)...so I would have to say my favorite part is how close it has brought my fiance and I. I never could have imagined how much being pregnant would affect our relationship. Our relationship was great before but now it's amazing knowing that together we created a new life.

    OK - I'm done with the mushy stuff lol.

  • There is not much to like for me for the 2nd Trimester... But I have FINALLY started to show. The fact that people will soon be able to tell without me telling them is something to look forward to!
  • I love how I'm starting to look pregnant, and not just chunky and I'm starting to feel some movement so that's really cool!  And pretty soon we are going to know the sex and get to register by next weekend!  2nd tri totally kicks   1st tri's butt, for me anyway!
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  • I love reading how our LO is developing week by week.  The changes from week to week are amazing.  I can't wait to feel our LO kick!  I think i've been feeling flutters...but I'm not sure.  But I sure am impatiently awaiting my baby bump!  Buying baby things is a blast too :D
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  • I like reading about the changes each day/week. It gives me hope that things are progressing in the right direction. Right now I'm still not showing very much and I can't really tell if the fluttering I'm feeling is the baby so I'm in a weird limbo of feeling like the baby isn't growing. :(
  • I am enjoying the attention from being pregnant and all the help at work. I don't really feel pregnant other than my belly bump growing. 
  • I'm just entering the 2nd tri and am already getting some energy back but it's still easy to over do it and end up exhausted.  Nausea is still lingering but I don't expect it to leave until LO arrives =(  Looking forward to appt this Friday and get to see / hear baby and possibly (fingers crossed) find out gender.  I feel like I truly started bonding with DD once I knew gender and decided on the name so it was no longer 'baby' or 'LO'.
  • I think I asked this during our 1st trimester and was told to ask again as we progress...so, what is your favorite part of being pregnant now that we have all reached the 2nd trimester?

    Since I had my 2nd appt this morning my favorite part thus far was hearing my baby's heart beating on the doppler for the first time.

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  • I love finally looking pregnant, and not just fat. I love feeling the baby move, and I love the pregnant sex! Now that I can finally have sex without it feeling like an obligation to my poor dh who was just waiting in the wings until I felt better.
  • The ultrasounds are probably the best right now. I also enjoy the all of a sudden kicks from the LO!
  • Totally adoring studying human behavior as it relates to speculating/finding out when a woman they know is pregnant.

    I've had people pretend they knew all along.  I've had people make hand motions/gestures to ask if I was pregnant - as if it were the actual words that would make a non-pregnant woman feel bad being asked.  I've had people yell "YOU'RE PREGNANT!" in public when I only have a tiny little bump.

    It has been fascinating.

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  • I am waiting anxiously to feel kicks!  

    I have a few favorites.  I love that I don't have to clean the litterbox!  I love that I can let my gut hang out and not worry about trying to hold it in; now I want to push it out.  :)  I love that I'm in 2nd tri and that the m/c rate has gone way down from 1st tri.  I love that my nails are growing faster!

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  • I'm starting to get some more energy! I'm looking forward to my big US on Friday! Yay!
  • I love not being miserable any more. I am comfortable in my new maternity pants, I've gone several days in a row without throwing up, the headaches are getting much better, and food is tasting better and better. knock on wood :)

    I also love the anticipation of waiting for the LO to move. I felt the tiny popping bubbles sensation once, and now I am constantly on the lookout for any movement out of the ordinary. It has mostly been gas...but I'm ready to feel him/her again.

     

  • Happy Monday! 

    I say that as I'm happy to be a mom-to be, but exhausted!  I don't know why I am so fatigued, I don't know if it's gas, not getting enough sleep or what, but it hit me hard yesterday. I'm also happy because I think I felt some fluttering and heartbeats all day long yesterday, but after Saturday's waking up early ready to do housework, I think I may have either worn myself out, gotten too much sleep, or didn't eat enough fruits and veggies and had trapped gas.  So tonight is about experimentation.  I had a soup and I've got a salad to snack on all day from lunch, I will get a nap in, if I wake up and I'm still tired, I will try a light workout, if I'm still tired, I will consult my doctor, might need some extra iron. 

    Anyone else exhausted?

  • Hmm, I guess the major thing I am enjoying the most is the lack of or reduction in morning sickness.  It hit me again this morning though.  :(

     Now in 2nd Tri my RLP have gotten worse.  My back is totally killing me.  (See pic in siggy to see why!  LOL!)  My boobs feel like they are on fire.  I am hungry all the time.  I get this odd throbbing pain in my lady area from what I assume is the baby doing jumping jacks off my cervix.  

    Oh, the joys of pregnancy!

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  • I have always been a very selfish person.....so this may sound ironic, but my favorite part of being pregnant is knowing that I am now keeping someone else at the forefront of my mind before I make any decisions.  I have also been doing everything in my power to make sure that I do everything the "right" way so my Little Bitty is born healthy.  I suppose I'm enjoying putting someone else before myself for the first time!

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