I am slowly coming out of my pregnancy fog and nausea and trying to get back to a regular life and routine. I am 18 weeks and am almost back to 100%. Cooking at home still doesn’t really sound appealing and neither does exercise besides a nice walk outside, but I see both of those things coming back in my near future. I announced our pregnancy with baby number three at 14 weeks and you can read a few question and answers about it here. I hope to document this pregnancy sporadically throughout. In a lot of ways, it seems like ages since I was last pregnant; but at the same time, all these symptoms seem far too familiar!
It has taken a little while for my belly to pop this time around because of all the throwing up that occurred, but it has now been a full two weeks with no vomiting and it’s definitely been something to celebrate 🎉 My appetite has steadily increased and I have few aversions left!
Date: 4/12/18
How far along? 18 Weeks and 2 days
Baby Size? Sweet Potato
Total weight gain: I started this pregnancy so sick that I actually lost about 7 or 8 pounds through the first fifteen or sixteen weeks. I am now back to where I started when I first got pregnant.
Maternity clothes? I have been able to wear most of my regular clothes still. Buttoning my regular jeans has started to get uncomfortable. I have used the rubber band trick a few times, but I always have trouble keeping my zipper up when I do that. I’m happy its mostly dress season now because they are usually really comfortable.
Miss Anything? Now that I am feeling better, I miss my wine! Even though I am starting to feel more like myself, I really missed feeling like “me” for the past few months. I felt liked a walked around with a frown/sad face most of the time because I felt so bad. I also really missed being able to enjoy my usual cup of coffee at home and my typical morning routine. I was totally averse to coffee, I hated the smell of my kitchen and refrigerator and I couldn’t open my computer without feeling nauseous.
Movement: I started to feel a few light flutters around 16 weeks. I’m looking forward to the bigger kicks and movement.
Symptoms: Everything 😩 Haha. I spent everyday from weeks 7 to week 16 throwing up. I had an occasional good day throughout then, but not often. I would throw up every morning and night and sometimes in the middle of the day. I spent about two weeks where I couldn’t make myself eat anything and didn’t want to get out of bed. Those were weeks 8 and 9 I think. Night times would get really bad. I wouldn’t wish this sickness on my worst enemy.
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Sleep: I have slept well throughout this pregnancy. I wake up to go to the bathroom once a night (occasionally twice). I have had a few nights when I have trouble getting back to bed when I wake up around 4am to pee, but I mostly sleep well.
Best moment this week: Starting to feel like ME again!!! I finally feel like I have turned the corner and can live my normal-everyday life again. These last three months were tough.
Exercise: I have done absolutely ZERO exercise this pregnancy so far.
Anything making you queasy or sick: I’m pretty steady right now. Even at 18 weeks, I still feel slightly off at night time. I would say I’m about 95%.
Gender Prediction: It’s a GIRL. We were able to find out at an ultrasound at 16 weeks that we’re having a girl.
Labor Signs: No
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy now that I feel better. Pretty moody and miserable before that.
Looking forward to: Spending next weekend with Matt and the kids in Rosemary Beach for our 6th wedding anniversary. The beach and being outside were the only things that gave me a little bit of relief throughout these last few months.
And since I enjoy looking back at my other two pregnancies around this same time, you can find my update with Brody and Madelyn here and here.
This cute photo is from Easter weekend when Brody and Madelyn were waiting to find out whether they were going to have a little sister or little brother! It’s a girl 💕
We had a few friends and family over to the house on Saturday morning for a mimosa and bagel brunch to share the sex of baby number three! It ended up being a lot of fun and a gorgeous day!
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You look great! I’m sooo happy you are feeling better, it is awful feeling nauseous!!
Yay! So glad you’re feeling better!
So happy to hear you’re feeling better mama!!!