How is your pg going?

Chocodoxies

How are you ladies fairing during your pregnancies? Here is how I'm doing: I have wanted, begged, pleaded, and changed my life around in order to get pregnant with this LO. I was ecstatically happy my whole pregnancy with DD even though I threw up every day for 8 months with her, but my mood was just chipper. With this pregnancy I am so moody! I cry over nothing and I am grumpy and angry too often. My pelvic muscles hurt terribly and I end up lying down far more often than in my first trimester. I am stunned! Here, all I could wait for was to get pregnant, and as excited and overjoyed with this LO, I just am not enjoying this nearly as much as I had hoped. I have all the PGAL thoughts to accompany this as well, and that makes for a really difficult pregnancy emotionally. So tell me, how are you ladies doing? Are you having a calm comfortable and relatively happy pregnancy, or are you experiencing a bit bumpier of a ride than you thought you would be? All of us desperately want nothing more than we want our LO's, but how are you doing emotionally and physically? 

medblais

I just got my BFP this past Monday, however I have been suprised with how positive I have been. I expected more immediate fear, more anxiety. I was in rough shape emotionally as we were trying, in a very negative and obsessive head space, however since the BFP I have been a bit more laid back. I expect there will be rough times ahead, but right now I am kind of proud with how I am handling things. Every pregnancy is supposedly different (this will be my 2nd), so it makes sense that this one isn't exactly like your 1st, and PGAL brain definitely isn't going to help with that. Try not to judge the comparison, like better or worse; my goal is to notice the differences/similarities between pregnancies without expectation or judgement. This is going to be way easier said than done.

edinger3

I'd like to say that this pg is going the way it should, but I've never been to the 2nd tri, so I really don't know.  I've noticed monumental mood swings, & anxiety b/c the 4 week wait between OB appts. seem to take forever!  I just want to hear the hb, but most importantly, I won't feel comfortable until I feel Trevor move.  I do have to say, that I won't be 100% at ease until he is born.  As for symptoms, the m/s has been replaced with heartburn.  The pregnancy dreams have been so crazy that some of them rank in the WTF category.  My energy is coming back, but I still need an afternoon nap.  Last but not least, my husband said that I snore like a banshee!  Thanks hun!  Hopefully, everyone's pg is as stress & drama-free as possible.  Here's to positive thoughts!

Allycat11

This pregnancy is more of a bumpy ride than I anticipated however, because of my loss I am able to appreciate it more.  Without Unisom I still am unbearably nauseous every day.  I have had aches and pains all over my body that I didn't think would show up for a few more months.  I get incredibly lightheaded all the time with no known cause or solution.  Also, I am still waiting for that 2nd tri energy boost everyone raves about.  

On the plus side, I have been a pretty happy pregnant person.  My moods are no worse than they were pre-pregnancy.  If anything, they are slightly better because I am not depressed anymore.  I do cry very easily though.   

Chocodoxies

Thanks for sharing ladies! I know that no one wants these pregnancies more than us PGAL's, even with all the dumpy parts I still wouldn't trade this in for the world. But three weeks of a headache is starting to get to me.  Thankfully I have somewhere to go and some good people to talk to about just this.