Relaxing Doesn't Make Babies

11 Weeks!

November 3, 2009 — 11:13 pm

How far along? 11 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 131.2 (-0.2 week) (+1.0 total)

Maternity clothes? I am wearing some over-belly pants now, along with my under-belly. I’m not in maternity shirts though, I just bought some longer sweaters.

Stretch marks? Nope.

Sleep: Usually pretty good – other than the vivid dreams and waking up drenched in sweat every morning. Peeing at 2am every morning still.

Best moment this week: Seeing my baby again! Oh my gosh, 10 weeks is amazing, it looks so much like a baby now, rather than a blob!

Movement: Not feeling any, but I saw it moving on the ultrasound!

Food cravings/aversions: Craving candy and sweets more and more – I really need to stay on top of it to prevent myself from putting on 50lbs in candy weight! Chicken is turning me off, but I’m missing deli meats in a bad way. Fruits and veggies are big hits too – especially veggies with peanut butter or ranch dressing.

Belly Button in or out? In, but stretched.

What I miss: Eating without worrying if I’m going to puke it back up!

What I am looking forward to: My 12-week ultrasound next week! I really want to see baby again.

Weekly Wisdom: Enjoy the brief breaks in nausea as much as you can without freaking out that symptoms are disappearing. Because IT COMES BACK.

Milestones: Saw the baby move on ultrasound!

Symptoms: Still a lot of nausea, though less than it was a few weeks ago, it’s not all day long every day. My boobs have now filled out my larger bras – I’ve been wearing them for a few weeks now because they stopped fitting into my smaller ones, but they weren’t completely filling them out until now. Also just this week I’ve noticed that my bra underwire is starting to bother me – my ribs must be starting to spread a little bit. I’m willing to bet the underwire isn’t going to lost longer than another couple weeks. My bloat belly is significant and makes me look clearly pregnant (at least after I eat). I still get leg cramps now and then, but not daily like I was. I get sharp twinges from my ligaments on either side of my belly if I turn the wrong way too fast. My face is oily and breaking out, especially across my forehead, but washing twice a day seems to be keeping on top of it, mostly. I also note that my wrists have started aching at night if I bend them – the beginnings of pregnancy carpal tunnel.

2 responses to “11 Weeks!”

  1. Nina says:

    Photo photo photo :)

  2. Sarah says:

    WOW!! Congrats! I have not been around here for awhile and am so happy for you!!