First Pregnancy vs. Second Pregnancy

mrsmartorana2014 · February 2015

I am a mother to a wildflower who currently is 19 months old. My first pregnancy I was "heavier" then I ever wanted to be when I conceived but I felt great and looked really great throughout the whole experience. Our sex life was great too! Now I'm 28 weeks pregnant with my second. And I feel like crap

lkr004 · February 2015

My first pregnancy I was miserable. We were living in a college town where the only thing to do is go out and drink. I was consistently called "official DD" and everyone would joke about it. I hated it. I worked nights and I had a really rough time with swelling and fatigue.

THIS time, its much different. We've moved to another city and away from all of the drinking and I now have an evening shift position. This pregnancy is completely different. I love it. I'm sure the swelling will set in soon and I'm still tired but I feel fantastic, even when I'm tired and chasing around my 15 month old.

OP, I'm sorry you feel like crap. On my bad days (if time allows) I'll get a pedicure or something else all by myself.

lovethatcolosun · February 2015

I worked full time on my feet as a cake decorator my FP. I gained an insane amount of weight because I worked in a freaking bakery surrounded by temptation. My feet were always do swollen and sore. I had carpal tunnel induced by pregnancy and my hands wod go numb. Not a great thing when you're a cake decorator.

ksimo6 · February 2015

After the first tri, I felt great during my first pregnancy. All of the back, pelvic, and ligament pain was manageable. This pregnancy, not so much. This little one is sitting so low that I have constant pain in my pelvis and round ligaments. He is 100% worht it, but I would just like him to move him butt up a little bit!

henrytviii · February 2015

First pregnancy I was obsessed with the changes I was going through. I noticed every ache and pain. I stressed about my weight gain and how I looked. I was scared to work out hard and frustrated that I wasn't working out. This pregnancy I am so happy to be pregnant again and to have a healthy growing baby, and I feel much more like myself than I did last time. I'm juggling more commitments between work and family so some things are definitely more challenging. I'm sorry you are having a harder pregnancy this time around. You mention a 19 month old. Are you getting enough time for yourself? Can you take more? Join a prenatal yoga class for support and community? If you can't, can you find something simple that restores you - reading, a favorite food ritual etc. I believe that what is making a difference for me this time is exercise and a stronger sense of self in the absence of large support network, as well as focusing inward on the baby rather than on how I look and feel. And faking it when I do feel like crap, sometimes I fall for it myself. And finally straight up telling DH that's its really important for pregnant women to hear that they are beautiful and doing a great job as mother's and mother's to be (because we all are, not matter how crappy we feel). He listened, it helped.

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