Ok, now I really feel pregnant

Yesterday I felt so big and couldn’t get comfortable in any position. I can no longer get out of bed or a chair without a routine and sleeping is so much more difficult. It was painful every time I moved or the baby kicked.

I have two weeks left until the babies ETA and I have been suffering from lots of other symptoms, but this is the first time the weight of the baby has really been an issue. I have gained around 25-30 pounds. (It is hard to tell exactly since I was on a mini-diet when I first found out I was pregnant). I am so glad that I am no longer working.

My belly does not feel as hard or extended today. I had always expected the growth of my belly to be linear, not up and down like it has been. I know a lot of the differences are due to gas and constipation, but it still is weird. Oh, that reminds me: time for my daily prune juice.

January 20, 2007 10:00 am. Third Trimester, abdominal pain, baby, birth, constipation, full-term, pregnancy, weight gain. 3 comments.

Can’t sleep in this heat

I can’t believe how hot it has been this week (Toronto). I haven’t been able to sleep and I feel pretty crappy today. We do have an air conditioner, but my husband is really into conserving energy and even when our air conditioner is running, it isn’t very efficient and only cools down the main room, not our bedroom. We have a series of fans running to move the air about, but then you have to deal with the noise at nighttime!

I know we should all be conserving energy, but right now I am more worried about sleeping properly. Of course, insomnia is a common symptom even when it isn’t this hot so I don’t know how well I would be sleeping anyway.

I am now in week 13 and I haven’t gained any weight yet and I actually went down a couple pounds in the last two weeks. I was over-weight to start with (by about 10-15 pounds), however I think I should start gaining soon.

August 3, 2006 9:27 am. first trimester, insomnia, temperature, weight gain. 2 comments.

Holy Mood Swings

So the good news is I am feeling much better.  I am now at week 12 and am not feeling the same nausea and headaches that I was.  I still sometimes feel gross, but it isn’t for as long or as intense.  I also am still tired all the time.  I think it is time to turn the air conditioner on because it is really too hot to sleep properly.

But the new thing is the mood swings, I was in such a grouchy mood yesterday and ended up in tears last night.  Now it could be related to the fact that I have not had vacation in two years, or the fact that my manager is playing games with me, or the fact that I find my job dull and boring, or the fact that it is just good to cry once in a while.

I haven’t gained any weight yet.  I have been hovering around the same amount.  I weigh myself every Wednesday (sometimes Thursday) morning.   I was on a diet when I got pregnant, but I reduced my efforts there.  It wasn’t an intense diet, just cutting down on portions, and avoiding the foods I know I am not supposed to eat, and exercising more.

I am still playing ultimate frisbee, although I did quit one team because they were just too intense and I am not planning on laying-out(diving to the ground) or running-full-tilt.  My other team is more friendly and I am staying with them.  My doctor said I could play until week 18.  So I can finish the season, but I am going go pass on playoffs because that will be two full days of playing and I don’t think I will be able to handle that in mid-September.

I am meeting my mentor next week so I will ask her what she recommends for  the best way to tell my manager.  I work in a pool of a few hundred resources (consulting), so there is no job that needs to be back-filled, they will just have one less person in their pool for a while.  However I am going to be re-assigned to a new project in September so I will need to tell them that the end date cannot be longer than mid-January.

That is all for now, I am glad some of you are enjoying my blog.  Feel free to leave comments.

July 27, 2006 8:04 am. first trimester, mood-swing, morning sickness, pregnancy, weight gain. 4 comments.

Stats for June 7 – week 2 or 3

I am also going to record my stats as time goes on. This is probably not very interesting to anyone else, especially since pregnancy is different for evreyone. But, so what, this is my blog.

Wednesday June 7 2006
Week: 2 or 3
Weight: 181.8
Weight gained: 0
Estimated due date: Feb 11 2007 (according to the chart in the book)
Feeling: sore nipples, a little bloated

June 7, 2006 8:13 am. baby, estimated due date, pregnancy, weight gain. Leave a comment.