I have no plans on turning this into a baby blog, but since I use this blog to document what is going on in my life, there will be some baby stuff. This whole pregnancy thing is new and I want to remember what happens along the way.
As of today I am 16 weeks pregnant. I am at the point where I am feeling better, but every day is different. Here is what my first trimester looked like.
Nausea
This was a big one from weeks 6 to 13 with some residual nausea here and there. I am very lucky and was actually sick just once. I am hoping I can keep it that way through the rest of the pregnancy. While the nausea was not comfortable, I know I lucked out here.
Eating
Overall I have been eating relatively normally, but there were days when I wanted nothing to do with food. For about 6 weeks the only thing I wanted for breakfast was a whole wheat bagel thin with cream cheese. Veggies, especially cooked ones, were and still are much more difficult to eat than before. Sometimes some fish and chicken are rough too. I have been eating and craving a ton of apples, pears and oranges, so it could be worse. Nothing too strange just yet.
Fatigue
I was the least prepared for how extreme this has been. Pregnancy has knocked me out pretty much from the beginning. During the first trimester I would sleep for 10 to 12 hours a night and it hasn't really improved much at this point in the second trimester. I am asleep by 9:30 p.m. most nights and not up until 7 a.m. It also takes me much longer to recover if I stay up too late (like on Super Bowl Sunday). There are definitely times I feel like I don't get anything done because all I do is sleep.
Exercise
Most weeks I have been getting 3 to 4 workouts in. Normally 2 runs and at least 1 something else, often spin or yoga. I need to try and do a little more, but the fatigue does not help with this because all I want to do after work is sleep. Exercise also takes a lot more out of me than it used to. After Saturday's race, I was ready for bed at 7:30 that night. I don't think I was that tired after the marathon last year.
I know I have had it pretty easy, but feeling so tired has been difficult. Have you ever been pregnant? What symptom was the worst for you?
Nausea
This was a big one from weeks 6 to 13 with some residual nausea here and there. I am very lucky and was actually sick just once. I am hoping I can keep it that way through the rest of the pregnancy. While the nausea was not comfortable, I know I lucked out here.
Eating
Overall I have been eating relatively normally, but there were days when I wanted nothing to do with food. For about 6 weeks the only thing I wanted for breakfast was a whole wheat bagel thin with cream cheese. Veggies, especially cooked ones, were and still are much more difficult to eat than before. Sometimes some fish and chicken are rough too. I have been eating and craving a ton of apples, pears and oranges, so it could be worse. Nothing too strange just yet.
Fatigue
I was the least prepared for how extreme this has been. Pregnancy has knocked me out pretty much from the beginning. During the first trimester I would sleep for 10 to 12 hours a night and it hasn't really improved much at this point in the second trimester. I am asleep by 9:30 p.m. most nights and not up until 7 a.m. It also takes me much longer to recover if I stay up too late (like on Super Bowl Sunday). There are definitely times I feel like I don't get anything done because all I do is sleep.
Exercise
Most weeks I have been getting 3 to 4 workouts in. Normally 2 runs and at least 1 something else, often spin or yoga. I need to try and do a little more, but the fatigue does not help with this because all I want to do after work is sleep. Exercise also takes a lot more out of me than it used to. After Saturday's race, I was ready for bed at 7:30 that night. I don't think I was that tired after the marathon last year.
I know I have had it pretty easy, but feeling so tired has been difficult. Have you ever been pregnant? What symptom was the worst for you?
I had a romaine lettuce aversion. It was SO strange. Couldn't go anywhere near lettuce for months!
ReplyDeletePregnancy is so weird.
DeleteI am SO excited for you and can't believe you held out on us at yoga!
ReplyDeleteI had major food aversions for about 10 weeks and it.sucked. I lived on bagels, hummus and sour candy. But it does get better.
The tired thing? It won't end. For the next 18+ years. :)
Sorry I held out on you all. It was really hard not to tell people, but we didn't really tell anyone until I was 14 weeks just in case.
DeleteSo much for my wishful thinking that the tiredness would go away after delivery. Oh well.