A seat on the subway

After not sleeping well for two nights, I guess it was not surprising I was late getting up this morning.  So I decided to walk to the closer subway station since the trains are not as full once rush hour is over.  Of course it was packed and the first train was squished-standing-room only so I let it pass.  I got on the second train but wasn’t able to get a seat.

So for the first time I asked aloud “Anyone willing to give up their seat for a pregnant lady?”.  And it worked!  Two people started to get up and I took the closer one, thanking the woman who got up for me.

My belly is big enough now (start of third trimester) that most people guess I am expecting, but there is still a question in their mind if I am really pregnant, or just fat.

Normally I walk an extra stop just so there are empty seats  (I also take off my coat and rub my belly while waiting for the subway), so I can’t really run an experiement to count how often I am offered seats.  But I will let you know how it goes if I ask again.

Hopefully I will get a good sleep tonight.  I just started taking iron supplements at my doctor’s recommendations, so hopefully that will help with my overall energy levels.

Should I give people a chance to offer me a seat before I ask?

November 16, 2006 2:39 pm. Subway Stories, Third Trimester, baby, pregnancy. Leave a comment.

Just started third trimester

I wasn’t sure which week marks the beginning of the third trimester, but then I used a couple “due date calculators” online to get the exact date (based on my due date).  Not that the actual trimester actually means anything, but it does feel good to know I am in the last stretch.

Last week I freaked out a bit.  My husband mentioned that he thinks I might have sleep apnea, and I looked up possible complications and found lots of things to worry about. http://www.dreamdoctor.com/saps1.shtml

http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/pregnancysleep/7547.html

I also sometimes gasp during the day, my husband and Mom think it is due to my posture, but I started to worry, especially since I was getting a tightness in my neck/chest (probably heartburn) and my hemoglobin was low last blood test (although iron level was ok) and I am so out of breath and my heart beats so loudly if I walk up a flight of stairs.  Anyway I called my ob-gyn, but she was away for 8 more days and so I tried my family doctor, but I couldn’t get an appointment anytime soon.  So I decided to leave it, and the next day I felt much better.  I think I was just stressed about something on Wednesday, even though I didn’t realize I was that stressed about it.  Thursday I felt much better.

It is so easy to get stressed over things, I know I should not look things up on the internet and try self-diagnosis, but it is so tempting.

We also realized that we have to start looking for a pediatrician.  Many are not taking new patients and you have to have one lined up since you are supposed to have a checkup within 48 hours of bringing the baby home.  So I am going to ask my ob-gyn next appointment if she recommends anyone on the subway line.

November 7, 2006 4:12 pm. Second Trimester, Third Trimester. Comments off.