2nd pregnancy harder?

aldyn · January 2010

Was your second pregnancy harder? I feel like even if I set aside the extra demands of taking care of DD, this pregnancy is already so much harder for me. The fatigue feels worse, I have nausea which I didn't have with DD and I just overall feel worse. Anyone else? Or do I just chalk it up to being older than I was last time and the saying I've heard over and over "every pregnancy is different?"

Lovin Wife · January 2010

I am having an easier pg other than yes having another one to take care of. I do think every pg is different, but that with another little one it just adds one more thing.

HappyTXChick · January 2010

THe first tri was hard on me w/ both. Tired, naseus (sp?), etc. alllllll day everyday. So naturally that was a little harder when I had a toddler to care for along with that. But it all passed after the first tri.
The very end got a little physically demanding since I was so big and having to get on the floor with DS, pick him up, etc. But that too was only a short period.

Hang in there!

whitehead15 · January 2010

This time is harder for me. I am way more exhausted and emotional. I was sicker with DS...this time I only threw up until 16 weeks instead of 18 and less frequently. I'm also having a girl this time, so I don't know if that has anything to do with the difference.

aldyn · January 2010

whitehead15:
I'm also having a girl this time, so I don't know if that has anything to do with the difference.

We were team green before and plan to be again this time and the fact that I have nausea this time and didn't last time is totally playing mind games with me! I keep wondering, "what if that means this is a boy?!" I also had a very vivid ultrasound dream and it was a boy. Hmmm.

JARbaby · January 2010

The only thing harder for me was 22 weeks of bad morning sickness.

CHI-06 · January 2010

yes this one has been harder for me too... same thing...more fatigue and m/s earlier on which I didn't have at all with #1. Also heartburn started way earlier for me this time... the back pain etc I attribute just to taking care of my DD though....

cotner · January 2010

2nd was much harder on me, I got pregnant when DD was 6 months. I don't think I gave my body enough time to heal from the first one.

howleyshell · January 2010

Mine was.

I bled bright red and heavy from weeks 5-7

MS was much worse

Never got the "2nd trimester 2nd wind" and felt fatigued all the way thru.

The end of the 3rd trimester was incredibly hard with toting the weight of a 30 lb belly and a 20 lb toddler when I'm very small to begin with.

lilone_06 · January 2010

Yes.

Notwifezilla7 · January 2010

The only time I have felt that it's harder is within the past week or so. DD is starting to develop a bit of the terrible two's early- love that temper, and so it's been hard dealing with that while having this huge bump out front that is so much lower this time around. As I type this, my belly is literally resting on my legs and often I have to move baby 2 with my hands to get off my hip bones. Other than that, it's been actually very similar to my first- no MS, decent energy levels, and hellish indigestion!

jillijo · January 2010

howleyshell:
Mine was.
I bled bright red and heavy from weeks 5-7
MS was much worse
Never got the "2nd trimester 2nd wind" and felt fatigued all the way thru.
The end of the 3rd trimester was incredibly hard with toting the weight of a 30 lb belly and a 20 lb toddler when I'm very small to begin with.

Me, too. I was so looking forward to the second tri because I remember it being so full of energy and optimism last pg. Not this one. I'm exhausted all the time and I get emotional much more easily. It's tough.

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