Past my due date and now I am sitting, waiting, wishing…
How far along: 40+ weeks How much do I weigh: around 61,8 kg (+12 kg) weight gain pregnancy #2 Baby size: Who knows… big enough to enter this world for sure Belly size: The circumference (2cm under the belly button) is 103 cm and from top to bottom it’s 46 cm 40 weeks pregnant Belly button in or out: even/out Sleep: Pretty good Food (non) cravings: the usual Symptoms: contractions every day since Monday April 9th, sometimes more, sometimes less, mainly in the evening, hoping they come more regularly and stay 🙂 I had contractions in my last CTG on Friday but none two days before that. heartbeat & contractions
Cervix is open a bit, one finger fits through
Cervix is very very soft, the gyn said I shouldn’t wait too long to get to the hospital as it will probably open quite quickly
I have contractions
my neck of the uterus is pretty much non existent anymore
Baby’s head is tight in my pelvis
My body is ready – when will the baby be? Maternity clothes: Well, they are getting quite tight. I wear my leggings or shorts and wide tops Stretch marks: None yet Linea negra: above the belly Miss anything: No, I’m feeling good and I really want to meet our little kiddo! Looking forward to: Holding my second child Best happenings this week: Seeing progress at the last GYN appointment. Movement: Luckily still daily Gender: I would say we’ll prolly know in a week or so? How exciting Happy or moody most of the time: Happy Sports: Nope Ultrasound Baby at 40 weeks
The weather for this coming week looks quite good so baby#2 might be born on a sunny day. weather april 2018
For me, my earliest “might be” due-date was Monday, March 23rd 2015 (with a 27 day cycle and the first day of my last period being June 17th 2014) and for me, my real due-date was somewhere between Tuesday and Thursday, March 24th to 26st (with a 28 day cycle and the first day of my last period being June 19th 2014), that’s where the 40+6, +7, +8 comes from.
The early ultrasound in my 11th week spit out March 23rd as my due-date (that’s where the 40+9 comes from), my “might be” earliest due-date.
One thing I have very much learned in this pregnancy is:
next time I will give my OB the LP (last period) date, of which I know it was the first day, and not be influenced by what the doctor’s assistance tells me when my first day was. Especially because I’m such an organisation-nerd and keep an exact account of my period, I know my body and I know best.
I made the mistake of saying June 15th 2014 was my LP and my cycle is the average of 27 (There have been months where I’ve had a 30-day cycle). That gives us a calculated due-date of March 21st. And that calculated due-date now hunted me down, now that the induction talk comes up. Because, a doctor is always on the safe side and will want to induce at 40+7, latest at 40+10. And the only thing the doctor can rely on is that calculated due-date which was figured out 40 weeks ago. Unless the OB changed the date to what the early ultrasound figured out (which mine didn’t do because she said plus/minus a few days doesn’t matter). Well, it does matter if it comes to the induction talk.
Anyway, at first I thought it’s ok to get induced at ultrasound due-date +7 but the whole weekend before I didn’t feel comfortable at getting induced on March 30th. My inner conflict with my brain. Also because my mom carried most of her kids longer than 40 weeks (she got induced with my oldest sister at 40+10) and maybe we just carry a bit longer (who knows). My midwife came by on Sunday and we talked a long time and it made me feel a lot better.
So on March 30th my bubby and I drove to the hospital early in the morning and I told the doctor and midwives that I’d only like to get induced if it’s medically necessary (which, medically speaking, nothing was wrong this whole time). They checked me, checked the baby, called my attending OB who was on the way to the hospital already. All was good, enough amniotic fluid, the placenta still looks really good, the heartbeat on the CTG was good, the baby is moving lots, I feel good and have no symptoms like high blood pressure or water in my body.
So the only reason why they would have induced is because I was one week overtime and I asked if we could postpone it a few days. My attending OB wouldn’t let me go too long which I’m fine with, I don’t mind getting induced and I’m not a woman who absolutely wants that everything goes natural. The safety for my baby still is the most important.
My attending OB talked to me about the risks again but said everything looks very good, so he’ll give me two days, which is tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1st 2015. I felt a lot better and I just felt like I need to listen to my instinct and body and baby. Of course it can be that I’m getting induced tomorrow, it will take 30+ hours and I need a c-section but then I won’t have a crisis of conscience thinking “did my baby still need some time in my belly”. I hope. Who knows, maybe I’ll have a crisis thinking “should I have induced on Monday?!”.
I am happy I waited though and I’m totally ready for tomorrow (I’m nervous, that’s clear). I only slept four hours from Sunday to Monday (due to the time change here I really wasn’t tired) and hope (ha, we’ll see) that I can sleep better tonight because I’m ready and I want to get induced.
Fact is, going over your due date kind of sucks (when you don’t really know when your real due date is). You (well, I) worry about inducing too early, you worry about inducing too late, you just want to do everything right for your baby.
How far along: One week away from my due date, holy sh**!! How much do I weigh: 61,7 kg (+ 12,9 kg / + 1 kg this week / 28 pounds in total)
Those last few weeks I’ve been gaining and gaining (well, quite constant, it’s just weird to see the scale showing higher numbers each week).
I wonder how long it will take me to get rid of my extra weight but I’m not that worried because up until now I’ve been quite disciplined when it comes to losing weight. Never tried to lose pregnancy weight though. And never thought I’d gain so much in the last 4-6 weeks. Yet, one morning I’ll weigh myself and the next morning I’ll weigh 1 pound or 1 kg more, then the next day I’ll weigh a pound less again. I’m pretty sure I’ll hit the 30 pounds, maybe even 15 kg? Belly size: Circumference 102cm, Top to Bottom 43 cm Baby Bump Week 39 – 38w6dBelly button in or out: It’s even/out now 🙂 Sleep: Still not complaining! Getting up once. After my bubby gets up for work though (around 6 am) I couldn’t get back to sleep anymore two days this week, the rest of the days were just fine. Food (non) cravings: Nothing special. I have a big appetite though, especially after I’ve been running around. So close to birth I’m thinking I better give my body what it wants so that it can store the glycogen I need for the big day. Just like athletes do before they run a triathlon… I eat a lot of fruits (bananas, apples, mangos, blueberries, blood oranges), cereal, yogurt, veggies, bread with vegetarian spread and cheese. I just can’t get enough of cereal with milk, but that’s been a craving of mine before pregnancy as well. Symptoms: a lot of pelvis and popo pushing. It feels weird and I wonder if it’s possible that a baby breaks the water with its fingers and not the hormones 😉 *jk* Other than that, heartburn and a sore body when sitting or laying. Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks contractions sometimes. Ok, since Friday, 38w6d I have them quite often, especially in the morning. So I guess my uterus is practicing for its big event. Maternity clothes: Pants, for my last two weeks of pregnancy I bought a maternity t-shirt which I can wear the next few months as well. It’s getting too warm here. Stretch marks: None Miss anything: Nothing this week Looking forward to: That moment when I know “I think I’m going into labor”. Still hoping our baby-boy will be born in the week from the 21st to 28th, but actually I’d love to have him here now already.
Also looking forward to the OB visit (it will be the last with my gynecologist), wondering what she’ll say about inducing and when I should see the gynecologist who will be delivering our baby. Best happenings this week: My OB appointment on Monday (thanks Mom for coming with me)
How far along: 38+2
CTG: all fine. In the beginning he was sleeping so his heartbeat was a bit low, but then I had to drink water and the doctor’s assistant gently shook my belly and then he was more active and everything was fine
My Blood Pressure: 110 / 70
Cervix: wasn’t checked
Baby’s weight: around 3 kg (7 pounds). He’s getting chubby cheeks already 🙂
Our Baby-Boy rubbing his eye at 38 weeks 2 days
Amniotic fluid: he still has quite a good amount
Placenta: light calcification
Baby’s head: around 34cm
Other than that the weather was lovely and I even got a bit of tan.
I met with two of my colleagues for lunch on Tuesday and visited some other colleagues afterwards and went to a bazaar on Wednesday with my sisters and bought some tops for our baby-boy. 95% of the clothes for newborns / half year old babies were PINK! Only girl’s stuff! Afterwards I called the hospital to see if I could come by to get my third prenatal acupuncture, the midwife said yes so I drove there then. Baby clothes I bought for 6 EURO Tonight, Saturday, we’re going out for Running all-you-can-eat non-fish Sushi one last time, looking forward to that. Movement: Still doing his gymnastics regularly 39 weeks baby bump Gender: Baby-Boy Bruno Happy or moody most of the time: Happy and excited that he can come any time. We are all sooooo nosy to know when he’ll come 😀 Actually I’m happy I didn’t go into labor on Friday the 13th. I don’t believe in that but still. Sports: Just the regular getting things done in the city and stairs. On Thursday for example, I washed two loads of laundry and walked 454 stairs! The washer and dryer are in the basement, so down – up – down – up – down – up… Did Yoga on Friday. Pregnancy Yoga I also did some gymnastic for pregnant women and now I have a sore back. Maybe I shouldn’t start with new exercises in my 40th week…
How far along: 35 weeks 6 days – 1 month to go – 4 weeks to go – 28 days to go 🙂 I’m officially starting my 10th month (and I’m 8 months pregnant) How much do I weigh: 60,5 kg (+ 11,7 kg / + 25.8 pounds) *cries* that’s a gain of 2 kg in one week. I decided I shouldn’t care anymore, my BMI before birth was 18,7 which means I’m “allowed” to gain between 11,5kg to 16 kg (25lb to 35lb). I’ve had big meals for dinner this week and I always notice them on the scale on the weekend, pregnant or not.
As long as I can still walk the stairs easily without my boyfriend pushing me up I won’t worry. Belly size: I have the feeling I’m getting fatter and fatter, not just my belly but my legs as well because my maternity clothes are getting tighter and tighter. Can’t wait to go jogging and to the gym again, especially with our Jogging stroller and our Baby-Boy! I’m really happy we bought the stroller we bought and I hope it will motivate me to go out lots. Baby Bump Week 36 – 35w6d Belly button in or out: Still in / even Sleep: Not complaining. Sometimes I have problems getting back to sleep after I’ve gotten up to go to the bathroom, but not every night Food (non) cravings: Nothing special. I just like to eat and I’m more hungry. I used to eat a yogurt with fruit as a snack, I still do, but I’m very hungry one or two hours later, esp. if I went for a walk in the meantime. Well ok and I have to admit, I love anything sweet! Pastries, Cookies, Cakes, Chocolate. Gimme! Symptoms: I woke up on Tuesday, brushed my teeth and had quite some teethridge bleeding. Then I blew my nose to find quite some blood in my tissue as well. So I guess my mucosa was a bit sensitive that day. I hate hate hate having a bloody nose though, I get sick seeing the chunks of blood. I get dizzy and it feels weird in my tummy. Plus I’m scared to blow my nose. Those symptoms luckily only occurred on Tuesday.
The baby is getting bigger and bigger so some of his movements hurt and if I have a weird feeling in my pelvis or if I blow my nose or sneeze I touch my panties to see if the water broke 😀 Luckily every pregnant woman so close to the due date writes the same, I’m happy I found lovely blogs online. It makes me not worry so much (sometimes) (I’m also relieved to see skinny girls gain just as much or more than me). Especially when he stretches against my bottom left body it really really hurts and it’s a possibility for me to train my breathing. I wonder what he squishes down there (my uterine or pelvis artery maybe?)
All in all though I feel really good, I can walk the 50 stairs to my apartment easily, I’m not super tired, I feel like I can do almost everything still. When I go for walks I just walk slower or stop if the pressure on my pelvis is getting too intense. I still can cut my toenails and shave my legs, too.
The big 3-oh weekly baby bump
Maternity clothes: Pants, Leggings, Undies, Tops – anything. I wear the same clothes pretty much every day Stretch marks: Nope Miss anything: Nope Looking forward to: March! Best happenings this week: Had my 8th (?) check-up at the OB on Thursday. My mom came with me, seeing examinations of pregnant women were quite different around 30 years ago. She enjoyed seeing / hearing the heartbeat of the baby during my CTG and seeing the baby on big screen during the ultrasound 🙂
How far along: 35+5
CTG: all fine
My Blood Pressure: 110 / 65
Cervix: closed and medium soft
Hepatitis B: negative
Baby’s weight: around 2,4 kg (5 pounds 5 ounces)
Amniotic fluid: he still has enough
Placenta: light calcification
Baby’s position / Fundal height: costal arch – there’s no more moving up, only moving down into my pelvis now (hopefully)
Baby’s head: Not in my pelvis yet, which means, if my water breaks I need to be carried to the delivery room lying. I hope he’ll be down next time I go to the OB which is on Monday, March 2nd 2015.
Baby’s lungs: He’s making breathing exercises already meaning, the lungs are done!
On Sunday my bubby and me made a first-aid course for babies and toddlers which was very informative. We’re both very happy we did it and I recommend everybody to take part in a course like that before the baby comes or (shortly) after.
I had my last prenatal class on Tuesday, it was a partner evening so my boyfriend came with me. We learned how he should hold me during labor, how he can massage me and how I need to breathe.
My midwife came by on Wednesday to give me a “course” on how to breastfeed. We used my Minion as example for my baby-boy 😀 Friday we had such lovely weather, it felt like spring! I put on shorts, a tank-top and a bunch of sunscreen and sat on our balcony and felt so good, I would have loved to put on flip-flops and run around the city and get ice-cream 🙂 Of course it was only 10°Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit) but on the balcony it was hot! I wish for the weather to be that way four weeks from today and that our baby gets born on a lovely spring day! Movement: Lots, his back & butt is on my right side when I look down Gender: Baby-Boy Bruno, for sure!
The white thingy is not his arm…
The ultrasound sessions are always good for a laugh because he always shows us how much man he is 😀 If I tell my bubby to touch my belly to feel how our Baby-Boy pushes his butt against it he only smiles and says “that’s not his butt” haha. Happy or moody most of the time: Happy and a bit worried that he’ll come too early. It’s probably because I read on a bunch of websites that “the baby is pretty much done and can come any time now” which scares me a bit. I asked my OB if the light calcification of my placenta may lead to an early birth and she said “no, it’s all normal, why should he come early?” and I only answered “I don’t know”. I guess what scares me is the fact that I kind of fixate on the due date the doctors figure out and that I don’t feel prepared if the labour signs would occur now.
What keeps me calm a bit is the fact that my mom had me and my sisters: 11 days late, 4 days late and right on due date, that my oldest sister had her baby one week early with a planned c-section and my middle sister had her kids: 3 days early, 1 day early, 4 days early with a planned c-section. So no baby in my family came way too early. My boyfriend came two weeks early but that’s the other side of the family 🙂 Sports: Around 1 – 1,5h walks
36 weeks baby bump. It looks smaller than last week but maybe the angle is just different
How far along: 26 weeks 6 days How much do I weigh: 55,7 kg (+ 6,9 kg) Belly size: At times I gain 1 kg a week. Unbelievable how rapid weight gain can go! Baby Bump Week 27 – 26w6dBelly button in or out: In Sleep: Sometimes I sleep until the alarm goes off, sometimes I get up once, sometimes I can’t get to sleep too good anymore after I got up once. The whole program, but I can’t complain. Food (non) cravings: Nothing special Symptoms: None actually Maternity clothes: Pants and some tops Stretch marks: None, and no linea nigra Miss anything: I missed drinking alcohol at the company’s Christmas Party 🙂 It started at 3pm yet I survived until about 10pm without it. I guess I was high from all the sugar in the non-alcoholic punch. But of course it’s always nice to chat with the co-workers, especially in a company where everybody gets along quite well with each other. Looking forward to: Enjoying my Christmas Vacation Best happenings this week:
Going to the OB and hearing that everything is just fine with the baby
I made a carbohydrate loading test for diabetes and all is good, I don’t have pregnancy diabetes
I had a CTG (cardiotocograph) done, baby’s heartbeat is jut fine and I don’t have contractions
My cervix is 4,3cm long – all fine, my ph-value is fine too
My iron value is fine
Baby is lying with his head down (which can always change of course, let’s hope he’s lazy)
Baby boy weighs around 980g
My blood pressure was a bit low
Baby Boy and the umbilical cord at 26 weeks, 5 days The first clothes we bought for himMovement: Daily <3, mainly he's kicking/boxing/whatever on my right side. My placenta is on the front wall left so maybe that's the reason - he knows the food etc. is coming from the left side so he's scared to kick against it 🙂 While having a french class in the evening last Monday he kicked me in such a weird place I almost jumped out of my seat and screamed out Jesus!
Gender: Baby Boy Happy or moody most of the time: Happy and never moody 😉 Sports: Not so much this week, too busy
How far along: 20 weeks 6 days How much do I weigh: 51,9 kg (+3,1 kg) Belly size: Getting bigger day by day! My colleagues are like “whoa, where did that come from?” almost daily 😀 Baby Bump Week 21 – 20w6d – BA NA NAAAAAABelly button in or out: In Sleep: Pretty good Food (non) cravings: Nothing unusual, I like to eat. Symptoms: None Maternity clothes: Pants only Stretch marks: I hope not Miss anything: Nope Looking forward to: Finally deciding on which stroller to buy. Best happenings this week: We saw our Baby-Boy again on Thursday at 20 weeks 5 days to have another big scan. Everything is very good with him, he was quite active again. On Thursday he weighed 372g, he’s finally getting fatter. Baby Boy at 20 weeks 5 daysBaby Boy in 3D at 20 weeks 5 days Movement: Almost daily I’d say, no specific time Gender: Third time approved – we are getting a baby boy Happy or moody most of the time: Happy and undecided, regarding the stroller. Sports: Started again, finally, lifting weights for strength endurance.
How far along: 18 weeks 6 days How much do I weigh: 50,6 kg (+ 1,8 kg) – I weighed 53 kg at the OB which almost made me faint (it was right in the morning), BUT I had all my clothes and boots on. The last times I always wore summer clothes but this time it was pretty much winter here. Belly size: It’s getting bigger day by day it seems. Sorry, my hollow-back is showing again, I’ve always had problems keeping my back straight. My trainers at the gym tell me all the time 🙁 Baby Bump Week 19 – 18w6dBelly button in or out: In Sleep: Pretty good. I wake up once to go to the bathroom but fall asleep easily Food (non) cravings: No typical (non) cravings, everything as usual Symptoms: The uterus is stretching and I can feel it. It didn’t hurt as much this week like it did last week. Maternity clothes: The pants. They’re a bit too big and I don’t feel too good in them, plus I need to get them shortened. I think if I’d feel comfortable in my maternity pants I’d feel more comfortable with my big belly. I might buy one more pair of pants at a different store. Stretch marks: Nope Miss anything: Nope Looking forward to: Seeing my baby again in two weeks 😀 I’m also looking forward on picking up the diaper changing table in three days and painting that. Best happenings this week:
Seeing our baby! He’s so active which was nice to see, read about it in the gender reveal post.
Meeting the midwife. She dropped by yesterday afternoon and the bubby and I could meet her personally. She’s very nice and friendly, it seems like she doesn’t want to press her opinion on the mothers but also wants that the moms feel comfortable with their/her choices. She’ll help me after the birth, showing me how to breastfeed, weigh the baby and things like that. I can call her anytime I want before the birth as well but if all goes good with me and the baby, the next time I’ll see her is in February 2015.
Moving the big couch out of the baby room into the living room 🙂 Now we have space for the baby furniture and a huge sitting area in the living room. The colors of the couches don’t match (one is brown, the other one grey) but oh well. It’s the best and only solution.
Here are some photos of our baby Baby at 18 weeks 5 daysBaby boy in 3D at 18 weeks 5 daysBaby boy in 3D at 18 weeks 5 daysHigh ThreeMovement: Hm, not sure. This morning in bed I thought I might feel the baby kicking, but nothing obvious. My OB thinks I’ll be feeling him kick very soon. She’s usually right with her thoughts. Gender:A baby-boy – 100%!! Happy or moody most of the time: Happy! I don’t think I’m too moody, but you’d have to read the blog of my boyfriend for his opinion. He doesn’t have a blog?! Dang… Sports: What now?
At 18 weeks and 5 days baby had its big organ scan.
Before the OB checked the baby, she checked my female parts using a vaginal ultrasound. She checked if my cervix is closed (which it is) and measured how long my neck of the uterus is, which was 4,2cm I think. So all good there. Phew. She also checked the sex of the baby just in case she couldn’t see it in the belly ultrasound. So I knew 100% but my boyfriend, who was waiting in the next room, didn’t. When the OB and me came out of the doctor’s office that was his first question – “what is it??”, so of course, I told him :).
Then we went over to the belly ultrasound to get a good picture of the whole baby. All was good, my OB measured baby’s head, belly and thighbone to figure out the weight which is around 230g.
Then she checked the whole body, started with the brain, the face, the heart, the torso, the arms & legs, hands & feet (he only showed us one foot) and also the blood flow, the baby’s and mine. She turned on the sound for the heartbeats, first the baby’s which is quite fast (wumm.wumm.wumm.wumm.wumm), and then mine. I felt like a big elephant with my slow heartbeat “wumm……………. wumm………….. wumm”.
Everything good, everything there, everybody happy.
The baby was very active and moved around lots. We saw it kicking against my full bladder, ehem 😉
While the OB was checking baby’s heart it was making a somersault. The OB didn’t move her ultrasonic device and all of a sudden, instead of the heart in zoom the baby showed its genital area, it was a sweet and funny moment, especially the comments of my doctor.
Baby really wanted to let us know that it’s a boy!
It’s a boy! Can you see? 😉 I think he wanted to tell me “Hey Mom, no pink Hello Kitty stuff for me, I know you love pink and Sanrio but, I’m a boy, see?!” It was very sweet.
So I guess I’ll just have to buy pink Hello Kitty stuff for me (but there’s also blue Hello Kitty stuff) and not for my baby, sigh, but I’ll get over it ;). Last year I even bought a new carpet for our office/baby room which is turquoise, so that’s perfect! We are very very happy that the results are all good and that our baby boy is healthy and growing and sportive, just like his parents, hah 🙂
Now we can narrow down our baby names, we already agreed on one name but I’d like to have two or three names we both like and then maybe decide on the final name when our son is born. I also want him to have a second name and that’s something we didn’t talk about at all. But, we have time 🙂
How far along: 14 weeks 4 days (I’m posting this in my almost 16th week) How much do I weigh: 49,5 kg Belly size: It’s getting bigger and bigger Baby Bump Week 14 – 13w4d Belly button in or out: In Sleep: The usual Food (non) cravings: The usual Symptoms: Well, my 14th week started with me fainting in the train. What a feeling.
I was standing (I don’t go into a train thinking, I might need to sit because I’m pregnant but from now on I’ll make sure I sit) between two seats and all of a sudden I started seeing A LOT of stars and I knew uh, oh, but I couldn’t sit because no seat was available. And also I’m (until now) not the type of person who says “move it, I need to sit”. So I put my head on my backpack (which I had on the front) and just hoped that I’ll be better seeing I knew I needed to get out of the train in about two minutes.
At my station I then put my backback on and didn’t come far, I just fainted right in the corridor and some mid-20-year old girls caught me and sat me right down and gave me sugared candy. I missed my train station of course and was very thankful for those girls, yet also a bit confused. I told them “that never happened to me before, I’m pregnant” and they said that’s what they assumed :).
I eventually got out of the train, still seeing a lot of stars, looked for a bench and just sat a few minutes before going to work. I worked about 4 hours and then got picked up by my boyfriend, bought something to eat and just relaxed and read on the couch. Maternity clothes: I’d like to wear my jeans I got from my friend but I feel it’s still to early. So – Belly Bands! Stretch marks: Nope Miss anything: Not fainting? Looking forward to: Our vacation in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands Best happenings this week: Seeing our baby again! Our Baby in the 14th week – 13w1d
We made the nuchal scan at 13 weeks, 3 days and everything was ok. We saw the nasal bone and the nuchal thickness was under 1,5 mm, the blood results were good as well. So we’re relieved and very happy. Movement: Nope, though it was quite active during the sonography. Gender: I’ve read it might be time to tell already and yup, the OB said she’s assuming a gender but we’ll know for sure in five long weeks Happy or moody most of the time: Happy Sports: Workout on Monday, September and October are quite busy months for me at work (plus I’m gone a lot) so I’m planning on going to the gym regularly again as of mid October. I really need to!
*note: I’m in my 5th week, which means I’m 4 weeks, x days pregnant. 13th week = 12 weeks x days*
I cannot believe it! I am pregnant, how cool and super awesome is that?! 🙂 🙂
I made my first pregnancy-test on Friday, July 18th at 04:30 in the morning (I woke up so early and couldn’t really get back to sleep – I knew I was overdue).
I missed my period for 1 or two days already and Friday was a “safe” day. So I got up because I couldn’t wait any longer, went to the bathroom and peed on the stick and my hands were shaking, that’s how nervous I was. Then, after 3 minutes of waiting – P R E G N A N T Pregnancy Test – Positive
I couldn’t believe it. The only clue I had that I might be pregnant was my missing period and no bleeding before my period, which is not normal for me at all.
I didn’t have pain in my boobs, I didn’t have this “pulling feeling” in my abdomen, I had no pre-pregnancy feelings. I know so many people who said “I felt that I’m pregnant right away”, well, not me. I actually thought I’d get my period seeing I had PMS symptoms.
I went back to bed after making the test all squirrelly and couldn’t sleep anymore, so at 6am the bubby and I got up for work. I didn’t tell him the results in the morning because I wanted to make another test just to be sure.
So, Friday afternoon I made another test. Still positive. In the evening the bubby and I went biking to a beer-garden nearby and that’s when I told him. He was so happy and hugged me, but also couldn’t believe it at first – he looked at me all “seriously?”. I knew he goes on a big bike tour the next day so I knew that he’d have time to realize it then.
We were/are both so happy and overwhelmed that it happened right the first time we tried, especially when having some friends where it took 6 months to many years until they got pregnant. You never know 🙁
And with “first time we tried” I mean we had fun every other night the two weeks where I thought I might be ovulating. Well, not always every other night, but in two weeks we had fun six times 😉
Week 5 – 7
The days passed and I still didn’t really feel the typical symptoms. When going to work by train and reading a book I did have to stop after a few minutes though because I got a little sick. Sometimes I felt a little sting in my abdomen and every now and again I felt a little dizzy. But all those symptoms were very rare.
7th week
How far along: 6 weeks, 1 day How much do I weigh: 48,8 kg Belly size: The usual fat-bump Belly button in or out: In Sleep: Not so good Food (non) cravings: Nothing special Symptoms: Sometimes it feels like I’m having PMS Maternity clothes: Nooo Stretch marks: I hope not! Miss anything: To know that my baby is doing ok. Looking forward to: The first Ultrasound! Best happenings this week: It’s the first week of August and I’m in my 7th week, starting my 8th week in a few days.
I had my first doctor’s appointment on Friday, August 1st 2014.
I got blood taken, they measured my blood pressure, I had to go on the scale.
Then I got to see my doctor and get my first ultrasound. My boyfriend came with me (he’s still a little in shock after he had to witness me spreading my legs on the OB-chair and getting different tools put in me… I should have warned him, he probably didn’t know I’m getting a vaginal ultrasound) and we saw our 3,5mm little baby girl or boy and the heart beat. What an amazing moment!
I was so happy to see it right in the middle of my uterus and not somewhere in the fallopian tube. And after my OB said that you can see the pulsation which is the heart beat I, as a future mom, had tears in my eyes, that’s clear 😉 6w1d – 7th week – first baby photo
My doctor told me everything I should watch out for (the food I shouldn’t eat, the “powerful” sports I shouldn’t do anymore *sigh*, infections etc.) and then I got my mother’s pass. The German “Mutterpass” It tracks the process of the pregnancy and it’s got all the information of every visit to the OB and the baby’s due date.
Baby’s first set due date: March 21st 2015.
Now I’m “officially” a mom, black on white 🙂 I’m so happy.
Now I can tell my parents the awesome news! At the moment I have to watch out so much what I say when I’m talking to them on the phone so I can’t wait to get it out!
Everybody else (well, not sure about my sisters) will hear of my pregnancy when I’m in my 13th week (that’s why I’m publishing this post first now), when the first trimester is over and our baby is well and healthy and growing!
My next appointment is on August 29th, 2014. Movement: None Gender: No thoughts on that, I just wanted to see the little peanut’s heartbeat which I did 😀 Happy or moody most of the time: Happy Sports: Not much, some weight lifting and crunches. I’m too scared though and first wanted to hear what my OB says about it.
8th Week
How far along: 7 weeks 5 days How much do I weigh: 48,8 kg Belly size: It’s the same, pretty much. I don’t pull my belly in so much anymore and all these years I looked like I’m pregnant in month 5 after eating a meal 🙂 I’ll make photos as soon my third month starts which is in TWO DAYS! Belly button in or out: In Sleep: Not as good as usual Food (non) cravings: I still eat pretty much everything, the only things I don’t eat are products with raw milk. I don’t eat any sweets either, just cake if it’s an occasion. Everything I’ve eaten before still quickens my appetite, yet I noticed I’m not so in the mood for yoghurt anymore. I used to eat a lot of fruit with yoghurt, now I prefer veggies with cottage cheese. I eat a bigger lunch at work than I used to – cut up veggies with cottage cheese, baked beans and couscous. Symptoms: I feel a bit of morning sickness now and again. Last week I called in sick to work though. I was at the train station, waiting for my train which was at least 20+ minutes late already. I was reading while standing. All of the sudden everything got black and I saw stars, I had to sit down. That feeling wouldn’t go away so I jumped on my bike and drove home. Called in sick seeing I wasn’t sure if it’s just a temporary thing or if it comes back. Had a nice day, reading on the couch 🙂 (and also working from home a bit). My boobs hurt, too. Maternity clothes: Not yet, sometimes I wish though Stretch marks: Nope Miss anything: Ice-cream and Sushi Looking forward to: The next OB appointment Best day of the week: Telling my parents – The bubby and I invited my parents for BBQ on Sunday (7w3d) and we clinked our beer-glasses (I had non-alcoholic) and then I announced I’m pregnant. I noticed before when I was cutting some meet that I was shaking so I knew I had to get it out soon because I can’t keep it a secret any longer.
My parents both were sitting there with their mouth open, not saying a word, then my mom yelled out “I knew it (or I had that feeling or something like that)” and then they both were very excited for me. I’m the baby of the family and with me they’ll have 1+ grandchildren from each daughter so of course they’re super excited!
Just like the bubby and me they first really realized it the next day 🙂 Movement: Nope Gender: At the moment I feel it’s a girl, it’s just, I automatically call the baby “she” or “her” (I don’t like to say “it”). That might change though and I might call the baby “he” soon 🙂
I just think with my obsession for Hello Kitty a girl would be quite nice as I could live out my passion on her hrhr… but then I think well maybe the guy up in the sky thinks it’s a punishment if I get a girl so he’ll give me a boy so that I calm down a bit from that girly stuff 😉 (my theory, yes yes) Happy or moody most of the time: I forget to blog about my little peanut because I sooo don’t feel pregnant. Very happy though. Got my teeth checked – all good there. I’m taking my folic acid every day and I don’t worry that much 🙂 Sports: I still lift weights, I just don’t train my abs anymore. Yet seeing my boobs start to hurt more and more I decided to stop making machines where I have to lean against something with my belly and boobs. I quit jogging and instead I am going walking. I’m not a big fan of walking yet it’s better than doing nothing. And it’s nice to walk through the forest.
I bike to work 17km and back if the weather is good. I watch my heartbeat more and don’t “power myself out” like I used to do.
9th Week
How far along: 8 weeks 0 days How much do I weigh: 48,6 kg Belly size: Just the regular 5-month baby bump after I eat 😀 So no, no bump yet. Well, that bump you see I assume is fat. I always have a bit of a bump, so… but maybe it’s also my uterus which is double the size now 🙂 That’s the problem with my baby-bump-photos – also when I’m not pregnant I have a fat-bump so… oh well. Baby Bump Week 9 – 8w0d Belly button in or out: In Sleep: Still not so good. I wake up because I have to pee and I’m not normally a side-sleeper but a belly sleeper but my boobs hurt too much for that. Food (non) cravings: I am totally craving meat! I don’t eat a lot of it but sometimes I could eat a whole pig. Symptoms: A little morning sickness, not sleeping too well. Boobies are hurting. Maternity clothes: Nope Stretch marks: Nope Miss anything: Talking to people about my pregnancy Looking forward to: Can’t wait for the first trimester to be over so that I can finally tell people and talk about my pregnancy with my sisters. At least I can talk about it with my mom and dad 🙂 Best happenings this week: Thursday, the day my third month started, was the best. Movement: Nope Gender: So, bubby and I lie on the couch, I have my head on his lap, out of the blue he says “I think we’re having a girl” – I ask him why he thinks so, he says he has the feeling he produces girls. Five minutes later he says that I’m double as bitchy so there has to be a girl in me… pffffff! Happy or moody most of the time: So happy to be starting my third month. It’s a weird feeling though – you don’t see a belly and you don’t feel anything – it seems like I’m not pregnant and then, sometimes I start worrying if everything’s ok, if she is growing, if she’s still living in me, if she’s healthy… yeah, it’s weird. I’ll be happy when there’s a baby-bump. So happy and just the regular bitchy-ness 🙂 Sports: Weight Lifting & Crosstrainer & 1 hour Walking
Training I
Cross-Trainer 10 Minutes
Bent-Over Row 3 x 10 x 7,5 kg
Pull-Up 3 x 10 x 70/60
Calf Raise 3 x 10
Leg-Press 3 x 10 x 40/50 kg
Biceps Curl 3 x 10 x 4/5 kg
Triceps Kick 3 x 10 x 2 kg
Training II – Strength Circuit
Cross-Trainer 10 Minutes
Leg Curl 2 x 20 x 15 kg
Chest Press 2 x 20 x 15 kg
Lower Back 2 x 20 x 26 kg
Leg Extension 2 x 20 x 12 kg
Lat Pulldown 2 x 20 x 21 kg
Gluteus 2 x 20 x 22 kg
10th Week
How far along: 9 weeks 0 days How much do I weigh: 49,1 kg (I ate pretty much this week) Belly size: Still nada, I’d say. Well, maybe a bit. My uterus should be the size of a tennisball now. Just my regular fat-bump and a lot of food in me which makes my belly stick out no matter if I’m pregnant or not. Also I don’t tone my belly muscles anymore and just let it grow 🙂
I started weight-lifting again and hoping to build a bit of muscle, so I might gain weight because of that. I need to tell that to my doctor, the first time they took my weight was after my 4-week beach & surf vacation where I hardly ate during the day, didn’t do weight-lifting and lost two kilos! Baby Bump Week 10 – 9w0d Belly button in or out: In Sleep: The usual Food (non) cravings: Meat Symptoms: Hardly any, still the boobs though. I feel quite bloated after I eat. 6-month-belly after food-consumption. Maternity clothes: Nope Stretch marks: Nope, I put oil on my belly, thighs and boobs once or twice a day though. Miss anything: Eating more sweets! I also miss jogging, getting my heartbeat up high and sweating during sports. Looking forward to: The next OB appointment on August 29th 2014!! Best happenings this week: I was very happy to sell some of my Canon DSLR lenses and camera to get some extra money for rain boots and a new tiny Sony Alpha 6000 (with video so that next year when the baby’s here I can post a lot of videos). *kidding* Movement: Nope Gender: Seeing I’m craving meat now I think I’m getting a boy. A big boy 🙂 Happy or moody most of the time: Happy and nervous because of my next OB appointment soon! Sports: Weight lifting
11th Week
How far along: 10 weeks 4 days (it’s Friday, normally I’d be 10w1d but I just came home from the OB and the baby is 3,8mm and I’m 10w4d which means I’m starting my 12th week on Monday, Sep 1st 2014 – yay!) How much do I weigh: 49,3 kg Belly size: When I eat it’s a big bump, when I don’t eat it’s just my regular fat-bump Baby Bump Week 11 – 10w3d Belly button in or out: In Sleep: Getting a bit better, I still need to pee once a night though, between 3 and 4 am. Ok, no, I’m taking that back – so yesterday “night” I went to bet at 10pm dead tired, woke up at 2:30 am and was awake until at least 4am!!! And I couldn’t read or anything because the bubby was sleeping save and sound next to me. Food (non) cravings: The usual – craving for everything Symptoms: going to the toilet a lot, but that’s nothing too new seeing I drink 3+ Liter at work Maternity clothes: No, my jeans are open pretty much all the time though, especially after I ate and when I sit. I can’t wait to wear some though, they look so comfy (even if you’re not pregnant). Stretch marks: I found one on my thigh but I’m not sure if I had that before or not… oh, it’s gone now… Miss anything: No, very happy! Looking forward to: Telling my boyfriend the news my OB just told me 4 hours ago. Best happenings this week: Seeing the little (or should I say big) peanut again Our Baby in the 11th week – 10w4d
I had a OB appointment on Friday, I was very nervous. I sat with my OB and she told me that all the blood results are good and all the other tests are good as well. I got tested negative for Toxoplasmosis though so I should be careful with eating raw meat and fish and veggies from the garden.
She made the second ultrasound and I could see the little peanut. She showed me that peanut grew two nice arms, that the peanut is 3,8mm long and has a good heartbeat (160 whoa). Everything looks fine, also my female body parts.
Spent the weekend with my parents and sisters, it was lovely. We went out to eat and chatted a lot (my mom and me). I told my sisters about my pregnancy on Sunday and it was a blast. I told my best friend, who’s having a baby in October, right after my doctor’s appointment. 🙂 Movement: Baby was sleeping (no, I really don’t know) during the ultrasound but it showed us two arms 😀 and of course a giant head. I don’t feel any movement. Gender: Undecided at the moment. Happy or moody most of the time: I was bitchy a few times last week, but I’m happy most of the time. Sports: I didn’t do too much this week. Too much going on atm. The sports I did was cardio-training, I wasn’t in the mood at all for lifting weight.
12th Week
How far along: 11 weeks, 1 day How much do I weigh: 48,8 kg Belly size: The fat-bump is never leaving me… Baby Bump Week 12 – 11w1d Belly button in or out: In Sleep: It’s ok, the bubby is on vacation and I sleep the whole night, sometimes. It’s nice to have the whole bed for myself 🙂 Food (non) cravings: No cravings. Now I try to eat smaller portions over the whole day seeing my belly is just so huge after I eat. I’m running around with a long scarf at work but now the weather is getting warmer again, my co-workers will ask me if I’m sick. Well, I did have a craving for warm food at night so I made noodles instead of eating bread or just salad. Yesterday I had Mexican for lunch (Quesedillas), so good and it kept me filled the rest of the day. Symptoms: I feel bloated after I eat and also not that good. I cannot drink so much (I hardly get through 2 liters at work) because I feel a bit sick after I drink. Maternity clothes: Nope Stretch marks: Nope Miss anything: Not really, no. Looking forward to: Telling EVERYBODY (well, not everybody) next week and making it official! Best happenings this week: Mexican Lunch 🙂 No, well, nothing big happened this week, the weather was grey in grey which made me feel bleh. The bubby and I met with my best friend (who’s high pregnant) and her boyfriend for BBQ on Saturday eve – it was nice, I could ask my friend lots of questions and the gave me a bellyband which is sooo great. I ran around the city on Friday and looked for one but most of the shops here don’t have maternity clothes!! I was quite pi**ed. We told my parents-in-law on Sunday 🙂 Movement: Nope Gender: Undecided Happy or moody most of the time: Happy Sports: Nothing. Either I’m just lazy or what… the weather is terrible here, grey in grey so after work I just want to get home and cuddle on the couch and watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Really really not in the mood for the gym this week.
13th Week
How far along: 12 weeks, 5 days How much do I weigh: 48,8 kg Belly size: the same, nothing to see in the morning, just after I ate Baby Bump Week 13 – 12w5d Belly button in or out: In Sleep: I normally wake up around 5 or 5:30 am. Didn’t wake up in the middle of the night for a few days. Ok, yesterday night I woke up at 2 am and am pretty sure I didn’t go back to sleep before 3:30 am. Food (non) cravings: Normal cravings. Symptoms: I sometimes have a stabbing pain in my belly where I just assume that the baby is either moving or growing 🙂 My “baby / food / fat bump” after a mealMaternity clothes: Belly Bands!! Stretch marks: Nope Miss anything: A flat belly. As I eat more at work and don’t do anything for my belly it’s bigger than usual of course, for me at least. Only my co-workers who know I work out see a little belly. Looking forward to: Seeing my baby again next Thursday. Best happenings this week: We told A LOT of people (well, I did). On Tuesday I told my uncle, my big boss, my two little bosses, some co-workers.
On Wednesday I told it to some more co-workers, they’re all very happy (most of them have kids themselves) and we chatted LONG. We also called my boyfriend’s brother and family and they screamed in the phone from all the excitement 🙂 It was a week with a lot of talking.
On Thursday I told it to another co-worker who was my first tutor at the company and on Friday I told it to my unit-boss.
On Saturday I told my best friend. I know he doesn’t really want kids (atm) so I didn’t know if he’ll be happy for me or not. I showed him my last sonography photo and said “I’m gonna be a mom”. He was surprised but very happy which made me happy 🙂 We then went to “all you can eat Sushi and more” and I put on my maternity pants for the first time, haha. Good that I took my weekly baby bump photo the morning before because the morning after I ate all I can eat I weighed almost 1kg more. On Sunday I told one of my other best friends that I’m expecting, actually I just said “I need to tell you something” and she said “you’re pregnant!” – it was cute 😀 Movement: Nope Gender: A lot of people at work think I’m getting a girl (because of my love for Hello Kitty and pink), it’s cute. The bubby is sure it’s going to be a girl. I’m not so sure. Happy or moody most of the time: Very happy, second trimester, here I come! Sports: I started my regular courses and just watched my heartbeat. My trainer from the course “power dumbbell” came up to me and asked if everything was ok (seeing I didn’t jump around as usual) and I told him I’m pregnant and he was like “ooh, ooooh…” and then told me what I should watch out for. It’s nice that I can tell now! Exciting.
My first Trimester – Subsumption
Baby Bump – 3rd month
All in all I can say my first trimester went great. I didn’t suffer from any of the typical symptoms you read about, where I started to wonder if my pregnancy is normal, seeing you hardly read that it’s also possible to just have a great first trimester. I have some problems with my circulation, I fainted once (in the train – I didn’t eat or drink before and I was standing) and almost fainted another time, where I could at least sit down though.
I told my OB the beginning of the year that we’d like to start trying this year, I checked all my immunizations and sometime in the spring I started taking folic acid daily and writing down exactly when I get my period.
Luckily, we got pregnant very fast (I couldn’t be more thankful!), I had my first OB appointment in my 7th week and you could already see the heartbeat. I had a dentist appointment one week later to get my teeth checked, I was told that an important thing to do in the beginning of a pregnancy.
My second appointment was in my 11th week where the baby grew from 3,5 mm to almost 4 cm.
I had to get my blood taken a few days after for the Nuchal scan of the baby, which will be in my 14th week.
I cut down on sports as of watching my heartbeat and not doing any abs exercises. I also don’t eat products with raw milk, raw fish, raw meet, raw eggs, ice cream and I watch my sugar consumption. Of course I don’t drink alcohol or smoke, but I didn’t do that before anyway (well, ok, as I got pregnant on vacation I did drink a lot there, as of week 5 (4w0d) I stopped with alcohol completely).
