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I had to look up what gherkin and cruskits are, I've never heard of either before! haha It sounds good tho! Tomorrow I am 18 weeks and what I am craving now is chocolate milk and spinach and artichoke dip! I want it ALL of the time! haha Sorry to hear that your nausea isn't improving yet, I know its hard to deal with and hard to hide at times. How is that working out at work? Anyone catching on yet?

Yes it was amazing to feel. I walked around in smiles for the rest of the day. I hope I get to feel it again today! I read at the beginning its common to feel it then to take a day or two to feel it again. We will see tho!

Ahhhhhhhh!!!!! I JUST FELT THE FIRST LITTLE KICKS!!! It was so amazing!!! And they felt SO tiny. They felt like little bubbles almost or kinda like a thud with a muscle twitch. I was listening to loud music and laying on the bed relaxing kinda half sitting up and there they were!!! I was so worried I wouldn't know what it was when I first felt it but there was no confusing it with anything! SO SO amazing!!! :] :]

Sorry to hear about the lunch meat issue! I used to avoid it completely but now all I crave are Italian subs! And its a pain to have to heat just the meat and nothing else haha. Maybe she didn't put it together and just thought you were being particular about the food?

I was very thin before I got pregnant and I kept a flat belly until about 13 weeks with only the tiniest hump between my hipbones from my growing uterus. So I didn't start taking weekly pictures until 12 weeks. I took my first at 10 weeks just so I would have a reference point and took my second at 12 weeks at the start of the second trimester then started my weekly pictures at 14 weeks when my belly started to grow. Otherwise I would have a bunch of pictures where I just looked the same! haha. I started to make a baby book too recording information and adding pictures of my husband and I. Its been a really fun project.

I know what you mean! I thought when I got to the second trimester I would just feel normal again and start growing a belly! I learned that what they mean by feeling better is just your nausea going away and getting your energy back! I definitely have my energy back but I just get tired easier. By about 4 or 5 pm my energy starts to drain. Also my body is adjusting to such rapid weight gain. I went from having a flat belly to having a decent sized belly in a matter of a few weeks and my muscles are trying to catch up and adjust! As far as the hunger pains I don't really get those much. At 20 weeks you aren't suppose to lay on your back anymore because the weight of your baby and uterus will constrict blood flow. And my doctor told me its best to start practicing so I will be used to it by then. They say that the left side is the best for blood flow and taking the pressure off of your belly (because it gets heavy fast haha) but the right side isn't bad either. But if you are having them already there is a chance they might get worst! Around 15-ish weeks your appetite increases and you are supposed to start consuming more calories. I still eat regularly tho and I still feel fine.

So glad to hear you are 8 weeks now! Thats around the time that I started to actually feel pregnant! My nausea and fatigue got worse then and didn't ease up until about 11 weeks. Thats also the time we decided to tell the people closest to us. Our parents knew immediately because I told them about the problems we had ttc and I was supposed to go for that surgery and then got the amazing bfp! And I knew they would wonder why I didn't have my surgery so we decided to tell them. We also thought it would be good to have their support if something did end up going wrong. At 8 weeks we told our siblings and a few friends. Also at 8 weeks we saw the baby moving on an ultrasound and heard the heartbeat a few times so we were comfortable. We didn't tell everyone else for about 2 more weeks.

At 17 weeks I definitely have a belly going now. And you can see it getting bigger and even changing shape from week to week pictures. It also makes me tired really easy I guess because my body it getting used to having a big belly on the front of me haha. I am also learning that I have limitations now. I cleaned out the basement a few days ago and boy did I pay for it the next day. My whole body hurt haha. Also at this stage my heart is working 40-50 percent harder which probably is why I get so tired and out of breath easily. I felt the baby moving around sitting up for the first time the other day (usually i have to be laying down still). So I guess he is starting to get stronger they are still little flutter tickles tho. I have my mid-pregnancy check-up and scan next week so that's pretty exciting.

I hope you are doing well and feeling better! And I look forward to hearing all of your new experiences and symptoms! :]

How have you been doing lately? Hopefully you are feeling better now. Its 2:30 am here and I am have one of my sleepless nights so I figured I would catch up with you!
I am 17 weeks as of yesterday and I have had a bit of changes going from 16 to 17 weeks. Definitely the most noticeable thus far. Starting with I think I am starting to feel little flutters! They aren't pronounced kicks yet but from what I have been told from my other friends that are already moms that you feel flutters before kicks! They are right along my underwear line in between my hipbones and the best way I can describe it is little tickles. When I feel the tickle my first reaction is to rub or scratch then I realize oh! I think that's baby! I'm really anxious for definite kicks tho. Also, a new thing I have been feeling the past few days are round ligament pains! My goodness. Whenever I sneeze I feel like my belly is going to rip in half! Other than that or when I make a quick movement I don't really notice. I do notice just an all over my belly area a muscle tiredness feeling like they are getting used to supporting more weight. I can tell my belly is adjusting my insides because the bowel problems are back and its uncomfortable almost every time I go to the bathroom. I have also been having horrible headaches that last three days straight! On the plus side I do notice my belly slowly getting larger. I have gained 6 pounds from my pre pregnancy weight and at 17 weeks a 5 to 10 pound weight gain is normal...I have no idea how to translate that to the metric system haha.

Today I had a scare..This morning I couldn't find the baby's heart beat then I checked again in the afternoon and realized it was because he has moved up several inches from where he used to be. Which I guess is good that he is getting higher in my belly as it means he is getting bigger! Right now my uterus is supposed to be an inch and a half below my belly button.

So how are you doing/feeling? Experiencing anything new? I hope 6/7 weeks is treating you well :]

Yeah at the beginning it is definitely all uterus, I was the same way! I just looked like I ate a huge meal and had a distended belly until 14 weeks then boom, it started growing like crazy! haha If you push your finger tips down starting a little above your hip bones and move down you will be able to feel your uterus now and you can watch it move higher and higher. Mine is about 3 inches below my belly button now and I can DEFINITELY tell its pushing everything else up and out of the way. My bowel problems have gotten worse and I have had insane gas like I've never had before now.

I bought this thing that is like um stretchy shirt material And you slip it on over the top of your pants and it goes up over your belly and its purpose is so that you can keep wearing your same pants without having to button them and it just looks like you are wearing an undershirt. It is very handy! But yes I usually do wear lower cut jeans and Im sure that makes a big difference! And I use my husbands sleep pants too now! haha

So glad to hear all is well! That is definitely a relief! The chances of a miscarriage decrease after you hear a heartbeat which is great news too!
I haven't bought any maternity pants yet. I can tell its right around the corner! Thankfully is summer here so I wear what I call comfy shorts lol. They are the ones made of fabric rather than Jean material. My tank tops I have gone up a size in because of my chest...I think it's having another growth spurt haha. The belly is definitely still growing but I haven't felt anything yet. I'm hoping here soon! I learned he likes to hang out on my right side. Every time I go to listen to his heart beat he is always in the same place and when he gets tired of me pushing on him you can hear him move away haha. Are you starting to get a bump yet?

I am sorry to hear that. I wouldn't worry too much about light bleeding as it is rather common in early pregnancy it is if it gets to heavier bleed that it would be a problem. There are a lot of things in early pregnancy that can make you spot. But as long as its spotting I wouldn't worry. If its enough to fill a pad tho I would go to the hospital. And as far as cramping I had almost constant cramping like period cramps up until 10 weeks. I would just try to relax and take it easy and if you get too worried go to a hospital or an emergency center. If you tell them you are pregnant and bleeding they will take it very seriously. I went at about 6 weeks bc i was concerned about the bad cramps I was having and they did a scan and made sure it want etopic and that my baby was okay. At the least it will ease your mind. I hope everything goes okay and I will be thinking about you!!

Yes I think it's great being able to share experiences with you as well! Especially since we were talking for a long time when we were all still in the trying stage.

That's awesome how you just knew you were pregnant! It definitely took me a few days to realize I was haha! And yeah he wasn't too happy about waking up and going to the store at 2am but he understood why I couldn't wait! haha

I understand why you are taking things slowly, anything can happen. But I think things sound great for you guys this time. You are feeling symptoms which is a great sign. If your levels werent increasing and things werent progressing along you wouldnt feel so bad because the levels would be dropping instead of raising. And you said you had the curve between your hips like I did and that means your uterus is expanding like it is supposed to. And you are being positive about it which is another great thing! I am so happy for you and your husband!

Sorry to hear that you felt so bad today. There are good days and there are bad day but it does seem like when the bad days happen that they hit you hard, at least with me. But just try to stay positive about it and know that in a few weeks you will start getting some relief :]

And thank you! 16 weeks is exciting to me. The hopes of feeling the baby move and actually starting to get the baby belly! I didn't think my belly was as big as hers until i had my husband take a picture of me standing next to my chalkboard and sure enough I am! Her belly looks kinda pointy at 16 weeks and mine doesn't look like that it is more rounded like her 17 weeks picture. But it is still so exciting. I am going to see if it will let me post a picture of my ultrasounds for you so you can see just how much the baby will change from 6 weeks where you are now to 8 weeks. I goes from this circle looking thing to looking like an actual mini baby! I am so excited for you to get your first scan in a few weeks. When my husband saw the baby moving around at 8 weeks it brought a tear to his eyes. It is such an amazing experience and I can't wait to hear about yours!!

As a little add on... Im not sure if I can post links on this website or not but I am going to try. This is a great reference that I use to figure out how much I should be showing by a certain amount of weeks. I even started taking pictures next to a chalkboard with information like she did haha. http://www.pinterest.com/pin/165507355029831180/

If the link doesnt work I will try to send it to you in a message.