Tuesday, February 14, 2012

17w4d - In Bullets

So I want to take the opportunity to record a little bit of the standard stuff about pregnancy... feel free to skip posts like these.


Size of baby 

  • Baby is currently between the size of an Onion & Sweet Potato 
Total Weight Gain 

  • +1 lb (or if you count the weight I dropped until recently, I'm up 6lbs)
    • It's crazy, I know... but remember I started about 50lbs overweight

Current symptoms

  • Food aversions, lack of appetite
  • "Morning" sickness - I'm still getting sick at least once a day, and retch several other times during the day
  • Constipation (OMG!  I'm so glad I don't deal with this in my non-pregnant life... it can be miserable at times)
  • Heartburn - I now keep 2 bottles of Tums handy; one in the kitchen and the other on my nightstand

Maternity Clothes

  • I'm wearing maternity jeans (wow, the best invention ever) and tops
  • Since I work from home I'm also wearing a lot of my regular yoga pants/t-shirts
  • I can still wear my regular jeans but they are not comfortable; when I go into the office I usually put on a non-maternity dress or skirt (very forgiving)
  • I'm running into a problem with maternity sizing for dress pants so I have not bought any.  The XL are a bit snug in the thighs/butt... but the 1x absolutely swims on me, hence wearing my dresses/skirts to the office.
Sleep

  • I get up around 2am & 5:30am to use the bathroom every night
  • I have been using Tylenol PM (OB approved) to sleep many nights
  • I'm sleeping great, unassisted, on nights after I workout

Cravings (Tolerances)

  • Carbs - Pasta, cereal, pizza, bread/grilled cheese
  • Fruit - Apples, Bananas
  • SWEETS

Fitness

  • After being on exercise restriction since starting my stims in mid-October, I'm finally working out again
  • I'm working with my trainer again (prenatal certified & a mom of young kids)!!  The first few workouts I fatigued greatly & quickly but that seems to be improving. 
  • Workouts help get things moving in the constipation department, however during the workout it's the gas that kicks in first (my poor trainer)

Gender

  • My scan is on Monday!!  I can't wait to find out!

Movement

  • Nothing decipherable at this time
Recent/Upcoming Milestones

  • Recent - For the first time since Sept/October, I'm no longer getting blood draws at least 1x a week
  • Recent - I'm amazed at how anti-climatic OB appointments are.  It's just talk, really.  No more dropping my pants for Wandy on a regular basis
  • Upcoming - Ultrasound on Monday including anatomy scan!!


12 comments:

  1. Congrats on 17 weeks! I cannot believe how fast time is flying...you'll have that little one in your arms before you know it!

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  2. Wow! 17 weeks already! Awesome! I'm so happy for you!

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  3. Awesome news! I can't wait to see the scan photos. Please post them.

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  4. Yeah for 17 weeks! Can't wait to hear your results Monday!!!

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  5. Wow - time sure is flying by. Looking ffd to hear the gender -- how exciting :-)

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  6. So sorry to hear that you are still feeling sick!

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  7. Monday! I can't wait to hear the news!!!

    Colace was my best friend in pregnancy. That and Zantac. :)

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  8. Wow, almost at the half-way point! I'm excited (for you) about your scan too! Do you have an intuitive feeling about gender? And yes, I agree with the above poster--prune juice and Colace will help.

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  9. Such an exciting time for you. Goodluck for your anatomy scan. I cant wait to hear pink or blue.
    LilyTaj x

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  10. How exciting!!! super good luck with the anatomy scan. I can't wait to hear how it goes.

    Sorry about the constipation and other stuff. I found that exercise really, really helped with my aches and pains too. Funny how that is.

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  11. Oh my goodness! It's obviously been a long time since I have been reading blogs. Last time I read yours, you were just preparing for your treatment. And now here you are! Congratulations! Such wonderful news! You give me hope. :)

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