1. Can't wait to stop being uncomfortable. Simply rolling over in bed is quite the fiasco. I always feel tired too.
2. I think the entire pregnancy process is absolutely fascinating. It's amazing how our bodies just know what to do. For instance, in the 3rd trimester your areolas get darker so a newborn can see them. It's like a big bullseye for them and I think that's cool. I also think everything about breast milk is fascinating as well. I remember reading somewhere about how when the baby's on your nipple, their saliva sends signals to your body and your breast milk changes according to what their needs are. Our bodies are capable of amazing things and I swear if men could have babies there would be no such thing as defunding Planned Parenthood.
1. Biggest one for me is inability to take a deep breath. I just want my organs to go back where they were!
2. I've been tracking my weight and every week I am within 1-2 lbs of of my other two pregnancies. Without counting calories, planning ahead, or even giving any thought to what I'm eating. I worked out HARD until week 30 this time around, and didn't work out with my other two besides moderate walking. Yet same size, same shape, same everything. Like my body knows what it's supposed to be doing.
2. i was amazed at how early i knew i was pregnant this time around. i had a hunch when i was 3 weeks pregnant so really only a week after conception. with both babies i also had that amazing happiness "everything is right in the world" feeling right at the beginning that some women say they get. it's the only time i've had that exact emotion.
1. So many things... For my own sake, the pelvic pain and sciatica - it is killer! For DHs sake, the snoring. Poor guy has been sleeping on the couch because I suddenly sound like a freight train.
2. I'm glad you asked this question as well - it's sometimes easy for me to get bogged down with how frustrated I am with pregnancy (probably because I had such glowy happy expectations pre-pregnancy). For me, it's the way my body responds to make room for this little one - literally my organs have completely shifted to make room for this LO in my body. In addition, I've struggled with a heart condition my entire life and have had several heart surgeries... now, my heart is literally pumping for two. It's amazing to me that my heart, which struggles to support just me, is now supporting my life and another - it makes me love my body in a way I didn't know I could after my diagnosis.
1. Being able to lay comfortable in bed and be able to bend over!! Oh and this gross discharge can kick rocks...I'm sick of wearing panty liners!
2. It really is amazing how your body changes in pregnancy...a lot I didn't even notice until I compare myself to pictures. I will definitely miss my boobs being big after pregnancy and being done nursing because I am definitely part of the itty bitty titty committee otherwise!
1) Can't wait to not feel in pain or uncomfortable. Also looking forward to being able to put socks & shoes on again without a humongous effort and not having to use multiple panty liners each day.
2) I'm in awe that my body just is capable of producing/carrying a living little being - it's incredible! The whole process of pregnancy & realizing what my body is doing/how it's changing to sustain this little boy until he's ready to make his debut fascinates me.
1. Having my fingers be fully mobile when I wake up in the morning! (Close runners up: not having so much discharge I question if I peed myself & hopefully not having a huge ass cluster of hemerrhoids constantly)
2. I am also amazed by just how seamlessly it all happens. My boobs & nips have been changing since way before third tri. They are like National Geographic. I hope that means my lady will definitely be able to find them with ease!
1. Sleeping in my natural manner. Taking hot showers, I like them very hot. Having stamina to be more active.
2. Through all this I have learned how in tune I am to my body, when my ovulation pains felt different I knew I was pregnant and I was right. I am so glad I am on target for a vaginal birth. My sister is an inch shorter than me and was talked into c sections for all of her 3 children.
1) Can't wait to tuck my knees into my chest and rock on my back to stretch it, and to sleep on my back and (I know this isn't specifically body related), but to drink all the wine.
2) something about feeling a baby kick is one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had. I don't know if we will have any more kids and when I think this might be the last time I experience this is makes me actually cry. I feel so grateful to have felt this and I've def thanked DH for giving me the opportunity to experience such a wonderful thing.
1. What is something you cannot WAIT to be over? I'd be lying if I said I never complain about pregnancy symptoms, but I recognize that I've been fortunate to have had mild ones thus far. What I can't wait to be over with is over-analyzing every painful twinge and odd sensation, which is caused by a mix of being a FTM, PgAL brain, and being an anxious person in general. The constant worry is more exhausting than the actual fatigue some days.
2. What is something AMAZING you have observed about your body? Like PP have mentioned, the general concept and workings of pregnancy are fascinating! I'm simply in awe of my body, from how it got me pregnant in the first place to making sure the baby's properly fed and protected. DH rubbed my belly earlier today and noted how warm the center felt. When I asked him why he found that so intriguing, he shrugged and said, "It's just so cool to realize it's warm there because there's another person inside you! And she's alive and moving around and everything." Aww.
1. The swole up feet. They just started in the last couple weeks, but they're annoying me more than anything else. I have tums for heartburn, stretches for hip pain, and pantiliners for discharge, but there is NOTHING that helps my feet.
2. I'm a bigger girl even when not pregnant, on meds for hypothyroidism, and I think some of my docs fully expected that I would gain a lot of weight, get preeclampsia or develop GD...and my body has been taking this pregnancy like a champ. BP is 120/80, glucose screening came back under 100, and I've only gained about 16 lbs to date. I'm not trying to brag--I'm legit AMAZED at how my body is proving all those stereotypical assumptions about a 200 lb mama wrong. It's been a real lesson to me in weight does not equal health, and don't judge a (pregnant) book by its cover.
Me: 30, mild DOR Him: 31, totes fine. IUI #1: 5 follicles, cycle cancelled :-/ IUI #2: 1 follicle, BFP, chemical IVF #1: 12 follicles, 9 eggs, 1 fresh 5dt and 4 on ice. BFP, beta #1: 326, beta #2: 841
1. Can't wait to be done with discharge (glad I am not alone on that one) and can't wait for an end to no stomach sleeping/no alcohol! And oddly really looking forward to being able to bend at the waist, run and lift heavy stuff. I always forget how much I miss being active.
2. Personally I love my pregnancy body, skin, hair, nails, fabulous boobs, stretch marks and all! As well as the wonder of pregnancy as a whole like PP's have expressed. I also love rubbing my belly and feeling baby move! Its amazing to think that there's an actual wee human with fingers and toes and a brain and little eyes in there! And the sense of sisterhood with fellow preggies all over- its wholly unique to women and the strength of those who persevere through tough pregnancies makes me so emotional! Women are awesome
@Spartanrd4 Oh, so so true! But at least it won't be directed at my body! Instead, it'll be directed at the idiot drivers on the road or the physically aggressive kid in my daughter's class or the inclement weather or the--
1. I'm with @dubcompanion - I'm very ready to be done with the anxiety. Constantly worrying if this or that is normal. At least once the baby's here it's a different kind of anxiety and I'm not worried about pre-term labor and the NICU.
2. I'm mostly amazed at how my body just adapts. I'm a fairly tall, skinny girl that has trouble gaining weight normally. The way my skin still has some room to stretch even as we get closer to the end. Also, these rolling movements as he starts running out of room are so cool to me. I'm not a fan of a lot of pregnancy, but I do think it's an amazing thing.
Alex married to M since 6.13.09 T - 3.3.14 A - 2.24.17
1. Hip pain at night. It's insane and wakes me out of a dead sleep. 2. The whole process and how my body has adapted to the changes along the way. The rolling movements of this rapidly chunkening babe who is running out of room make me so happy and are something that I'll never forget.
1: constant anxiety about leaving the house with my lovely passing out spells and wondering where I might have to (and who in front of) pass out next. Ready to have my body fully capable and healthy again - I know this is something my body does to protect baby, so it's not "unhealthy" per say, but it causes so much anxiety!! Just going to the grocery store makes me feel like I'm on the verge of a panic attack.
2: Our Body's Strength and capability. We are, each and every one of us, stronger and more capable than we know. Strong as we undertake this entire process, but also to deliver these babes (as you'll all see soon too!) it's our mind that limits us - our bodies are ready and willing to take this journey!
1. I can't wait to be able to sleep in my back again and comfortably carry my 23 m9nth old again.
2. Like others, I am continuously amazed by breast milk. This is in no way intended as a slight toward moms who for reason can't nurse....more of a reflection of my own experience. It is stunning to me that my body can produce food to sustain my baby and help her to grow at an astounding rate. Its like an honest to goodness miracle and it happens to women every day. It's incredible to me that two different bodies can work together in such harmony like the breastfeeding dyad. It's also pretty incredible the hundreds of little things that happen automatically in our body to allow us to give birth, from relaxin opening our pelvis to blood volume increasing 50%.
The reason I created this post the way I did is because I used to have SUCH body image trouble before becoming pregnant and during my pregnancy. I felt like a failure, ugly, and powerless to do things like lose weight. But after my son was born I realized that all the things I was nitpicking about my body were so so miniscule in comparison to the astounding thing my body had done: create and nourish an entirely new little human! It was a definite epiphany and my attitude toward myself has been so much healthier since.
Re: WTF Wednesday: Our Bodies Edition
2. I think the entire pregnancy process is absolutely fascinating. It's amazing how our bodies just know what to do. For instance, in the 3rd trimester your areolas get darker so a newborn can see them. It's like a big bullseye for them and I think that's cool. I also think everything about breast milk is fascinating as well. I remember reading somewhere about how when the baby's on your nipple, their saliva sends signals to your body and your breast milk changes according to what their needs are. Our bodies are capable of amazing things and I swear if men could have babies there would be no such thing as defunding Planned Parenthood.
1. Biggest one for me is inability to take a deep breath. I just want my organs to go back where they were!
2. I've been tracking my weight and every week I am within 1-2 lbs of of my other two pregnancies. Without counting calories, planning ahead, or even giving any thought to what I'm eating. I worked out HARD until week 30 this time around, and didn't work out with my other two besides moderate walking. Yet same size, same shape, same everything. Like my body knows what it's supposed to be doing.
2. i was amazed at how early i knew i was pregnant this time around. i had a hunch when i was 3 weeks pregnant so really only a week after conception. with both babies i also had that amazing happiness "everything is right in the world" feeling right at the beginning that some women say they get. it's the only time i've had that exact emotion.
2. I'm glad you asked this question as well - it's sometimes easy for me to get bogged down with how frustrated I am with pregnancy (probably because I had such glowy happy expectations pre-pregnancy). For me, it's the way my body responds to make room for this little one - literally my organs have completely shifted to make room for this LO in my body. In addition, I've struggled with a heart condition my entire life and have had several heart surgeries... now, my heart is literally pumping for two. It's amazing to me that my heart, which struggles to support just me, is now supporting my life and another - it makes me love my body in a way I didn't know I could after my diagnosis.
2. It really is amazing how your body changes in pregnancy...a lot I didn't even notice until I compare myself to pictures. I will definitely miss my boobs being big after pregnancy and being done nursing because I am definitely part of the itty bitty titty committee otherwise!
2) I'm in awe that my body just is capable of producing/carrying a living little being - it's incredible! The whole process of pregnancy & realizing what my body is doing/how it's changing to sustain this little boy until he's ready to make his debut fascinates me.
2. I am also amazed by just how seamlessly it all happens. My boobs & nips have been changing since way before third tri. They are like National Geographic. I hope that means my lady will definitely be able to find them with ease!
Me: 39 DH: 40
Married: 12/6/2014
BFP#2: 10/28/15 MC: 11/24/15
BFP#3: 3/20/16 MC: 4/26/16
BFP#4: 7/15/16 DD: 3/18/17
BFP#5: 5/1/18 EDD: 1/12/19
2. Through all this I have learned how in tune I am to my body, when my ovulation pains felt different I knew I was pregnant and I was right. I am so glad I am on target for a vaginal birth. My sister is an inch shorter than me and was talked into c sections for all of her 3 children.
2) something about feeling a baby kick is one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had. I don't know if we will have any more kids and when I think this might be the last time I experience this is makes me actually cry. I feel so grateful to have felt this and I've def thanked DH for giving me the opportunity to experience such a wonderful thing.
2. What is something AMAZING you have observed about your body? Like PP have mentioned, the general concept and workings of pregnancy are fascinating! I'm simply in awe of my body, from how it got me pregnant in the first place to making sure the baby's properly fed and protected. DH rubbed my belly earlier today and noted how warm the center felt. When I asked him why he found that so intriguing, he shrugged and said, "It's just so cool to realize it's warm there because there's another person inside you! And she's alive and moving around and everything." Aww.
2. I'm a bigger girl even when not pregnant, on meds for hypothyroidism, and I think some of my docs fully expected that I would gain a lot of weight, get preeclampsia or develop GD...and my body has been taking this pregnancy like a champ. BP is 120/80, glucose screening came back under 100, and I've only gained about 16 lbs to date. I'm not trying to brag--I'm legit AMAZED at how my body is proving all those stereotypical assumptions about a 200 lb mama wrong. It's been a real lesson to me in weight does not equal health, and don't judge a (pregnant) book by its cover.
Him: 31, totes fine.
IUI #1: 5 follicles, cycle cancelled :-/
IUI #2: 1 follicle, BFP, chemical
IVF #1: 12 follicles, 9 eggs, 1 fresh 5dt and 4 on ice. BFP, beta #1: 326, beta #2: 841
2. Personally I love my pregnancy body, skin, hair, nails, fabulous boobs, stretch marks and all! As well as the wonder of pregnancy as a whole like PP's have expressed. I also love rubbing my belly and feeling baby move! Its amazing to think that there's an actual wee human with fingers and toes and a brain and little eyes in there! And the sense of sisterhood with fellow preggies all over- its wholly unique to women and the strength of those who persevere through tough pregnancies makes me so emotional! Women are awesome
::starts researching Xanax::
2. I'm mostly amazed at how my body just adapts. I'm a fairly tall, skinny girl that has trouble gaining weight normally. The way my skin still has some room to stretch even as we get closer to the end. Also, these rolling movements as he starts running out of room are so cool to me. I'm not a fan of a lot of pregnancy, but I do think it's an amazing thing.
married to M since 6.13.09
T - 3.3.14
A - 2.24.17
2. The whole process and how my body has adapted to the changes along the way. The rolling movements of this rapidly chunkening babe who is running out of room make me so happy and are something that I'll never forget.
2: Our Body's Strength and capability. We are, each and every one of us, stronger and more capable than we know. Strong as we undertake this entire process, but also to deliver these babes (as you'll all see soon too!) it's our mind that limits us - our bodies are ready and willing to take this journey!
1. I can't wait to be able to sleep in my back again and comfortably carry my 23 m9nth old again.
2. Like others, I am continuously amazed by breast milk. This is in no way intended as a slight toward moms who for reason can't nurse....more of a reflection of my own experience. It is stunning to me that my body can produce food to sustain my baby and help her to grow at an astounding rate. Its like an honest to goodness miracle and it happens to women every day. It's incredible to me that two different bodies can work together in such harmony like the breastfeeding dyad. It's also pretty incredible the hundreds of little things that happen automatically in our body to allow us to give birth, from relaxin opening our pelvis to blood volume increasing 50%.
The reason I created this post the way I did is because I used to have SUCH body image trouble before becoming pregnant and during my pregnancy. I felt like a failure, ugly, and powerless to do things like lose weight. But after my son was born I realized that all the things I was nitpicking about my body were so so miniscule in comparison to the astounding thing my body had done: create and nourish an entirely new little human! It was a definite epiphany and my attitude toward myself has been so much healthier since.