A shout out to STMs

Krisdee123 · October 2015

Have you had any major surprises with this pregnancy that have thrown you for a loop? How has it differed so far from previous?

SummerFall03 · October 2015

Braxton hicks! I never had them with my last pregnancy, and now they are daily!

ashs88 · October 2015

I knew I'd probably be bigger earlier this time around, but I didn't anticipate how much more uncomfortable I'd be at an earlier point! And trying to run around after a 3 yo with a giant belly is a lot harder than I imagined!

Monilee1017 · October 2015

No this pregnancy is WAY easier then my boys. The only negative difference is I have to take the 1 hour GD test twice because I was vomitting after I drink it the first time, lets hope it stays down tomorrow.

mesamyt · October 2015

I always forget how physically exhausted I get. I'm also surprised at how the baby drops earlier with each pregnancy. At my 29 week check yesterday the baby was already engaged in my pelvis. Thank goodness my uterus is dumb

BarrettJ89 · October 2015

My first pregnancy wasn't long ago, but this time I'm way bigger (which everyone reminds me of all too frequently), the heartburn has been worse, and I've never experienced fatigue like this... I've cried (more than once) because I fell asleep on the couch and didn't have the energy to go to the bathroom and to bed. My Braxton hicks also started way earlier with this pregnancy (23 weeks).

mommalove2015 · October 2015

So refreshing to read this because everything is happening so much sooner with this one. I'm huge, terrible heart burn, out of breath, etc. How can I go 12 more weeks like this! I had my first one 4 weeks early and she was not a premie, so maybe they have the dates wrong on this one too! Does anyone else have terrible hip pain from sleeping on their side? Any tips for relief!

AlabamaWorley · October 2015

This one is way, way harder than my first two. Way more intense, long lasting sickness.
Way more BH.
I'm exhausted 99% of the time.
Sciatica that I never had before.
Moodiness is intensified like it never was with my ther 2.
I've gained more weight and got a bump way sooner.

stlmomof2 · October 2015

SummerFall03 said:
Braxton hicks! I never had them with my last pregnancy, and now they are daily!

Same here. I am also a lot smaller than my first pregnancy. I also got diagnosed with Hydronephrosis and it's painful. Many more UTIs than the first and more nausea. Nausea is gone unless I take my pain medication for my kidneys swelling but other than that I would say this pregnancy is the worse than my first one.

sherks11 · October 2015

I definitely got the super full/I can't get any bigger feeling waaaaaaay earlier. I feel like that now at 28 weeks and I know it's only going to get much worse!

Also, pure exhaustion with a toddler to run after!

apinkpelican · October 2015

Pure exhaustion on top of exhaustion. With a toddler it's so much harder to take care of yourself and rest when you need to.
Time seems to go faster and it's not as 'special' in the way people treat you. No shower. No weekly pictures with a cute chalkboard

adcc43 · October 2015

This is #3 and I have been by far the most uncomfortable this pregnancy in every way. I have horrible heartburn, back hurts, legs hurt, no bladder control, and feeling very heavy. I had all these symptoms with my last but they seem to be earlier and magnified.

mamakculb · October 2015

The exhaustion with this second pregnancy is unreal! I also feel like I'm as big as a barn and I am only 26 weeks along. My other difference would be that this baby is SO much more active than my first. I feel like she is gonna come out doing flips.

Knottie1452445632 · October 2015

Yep to all! Heartburn, feeling heavy, lack of sleep due to insomnia (this is the worst), mood swings, feeling overwhelmed (& depression), nausea, gaining tons & tons of weight, etc etc. the list is endless. Been feeling very crap this pregnancy but having 3 children to run after cant be helping, especially running after our 16 month old (not easy). Still, only 12 more weeks to go!!!

apinkpelican · October 2015

I thought I'd add something positive since we've all pointed out the negative...
It could just be certain circumstances, but for me I bonded with baby#2 earlier and more so than I did with baby#1 which came quite late. I think it's because I know now how much I love my first baby and how quickly they grow.

kmo8986 · October 2015

The Braxton hicks, the crazy swamp crotch, and jus overall super uncomfortable. I definitely remember being uncomfortable with my first but not until like 34 weeks, the next 12 weeks are going to suck big time!

haleyanjamie25 · October 2015

Just like everyone else I'm super tired. My hips and lower back hurts alot. I also do feel very huge with this one and i find my self counting down the weeks alot sooner than i did with my first. I was very blessed with a toddler who wants to help mom do everything and for the most part does what i ask him. I noticed that with this one he moves 10x more than my first pregnancy. So more gabs kicks and knees. Sometimes it feels like he is trying to push his way out. But over all its been good and my toddler son is super excited to be getting a bubba.

mg137 · November 2015

Half the babies this time so it's much easier, though symptoms started earlier. I'm thrilled to be still exercising since I was so limited last pregnancy. It's also nice to not be constantly worried about preterm labor, though it's hard to shake that worry entirely.

kayelah23 · November 2015

I have an anterior placenta. Never had braxton hicks till right before labor this time they started at 16 weeks. I'm alot bigger(at 24 weeks I was the same size giving birth to my first). I was able to sleep through the night till in labor this time it's either bladder or baby that wakes me up every 2hrs. Holy backne:( my hormones are a mess. Oh and I have GD this time and dieting sucks ass I just wanna eat whatever!

Honeyb416 · November 2015

It seems to be going way faster this time around but at the same time I wonder how I'm gonna last another 10 weeks! I am not tolerating it nearly as well. I'm bigger now than I was when I delivered my son so that sucks and I'm feeling it. My back kills me at night. I'm usually a rock solid sleeper and now I'm waking twice a night and can't get comfortable enough to go back to sleep. So I'm exhausted. And my toddler wants to be carried upstairs and it feels like he weighs a ton. I've also been very emotional lately.

Eastoncjr · November 2015

I feel you my toddler has also recently stopped wanting to walk down the stairs.

Life is Exciting · November 2015

Diastasis Resti: Separation of abdominal muscles. Ouch!

Midwife told me to avoid using my abdominal muscles whenever possible. A little hard with a 2 year old at home.

katiedid0907 · November 2015

I.am.exhausted. And I don't remember feeling this HUGE last time. And I have no energy to play with my 2 year old. Ugh.
But I know I'll only be more exhausted come January!

deedeecmc79 · November 2015

Insomnia early on as well as nausea and stomach problems

miranderp · November 2015

My skin has never been better! It's amazing! And I have bonded with this baby whereas first baby just felt theoretical. Also, I don't feel the crazy lurking doubt like, "Oh shit, I'm gonna be a mom?" Oh, and this time around I know what to expect, to some extent, when actually having this baby. Also, we already have all the baby stuff we need, so that panic to save up for baby is basically non-existent

Otherwise, I'm fucking fat. I sound like I just ran a steeplechase even though I'm lying in bed. I'm starving but can't eat more than two bites without being so full I can't swallow. I can't bend over without throwing up in my mouth. I bump my belly on everything because it's like four times the size it was last time, and I can't have a proper melt down a nap or even a full minute alone because my toddler is stuck to me like a koala, a very talkative, emotionally sensitive koala.

I guess it's a mixed bag.

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