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Kyredman's Pregnancy

My Due Date: January 4, 2012
I am postpartum » My due date was more than 2 weeks ago
Age: 45 years old

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Ultrasound and updates on prior enteries
By Kyredman » Posted Jun. 6, 2011 7:44pm - 591 views - 0 comments

I posted a pic in the photo section of the sonogram (or is it ultrasound? is there a difference?). Such an amazing experience. Up until this point, I've had symptoms, like nausea and fatigue, but I still didn't really feel "pregnant." Seeing this tiny little baby with its heart beating was overwhelming. I began crying, of course. And even now sometimes thinking about how there is actually this tiny little being inside of me, I cry. I'm hoping its just hormones and I can go back to my non-crying self when this is over. But this truly was a first for me in terms of actually feeling pregnant.

I think my morning sickness is getting better. Oddly, I've felt pretty good on the weekends and just had a lot of trouble during the week. I like to joke that the baby clearly doesn't like it when I go into work. But I wonder if stress could be a factor, or lack of sleep. I get a normal amount of sleep for a non-pregnant version of myself, but not enough for the pregnant version of myself. I struggle to wake up every morning.

Its weird though that I was a vegetarian for about 10 years and then started eating meat a few months before we started trying to conceive. And now I'm having slight aversions to meat and really craving vegetarian food. I'm' not worried about protein (I learned quickly how to get protein from non -meat sources during those 10 years) but I always assumed if I got pregnant that the baby would want meat. I just didn't really expect the opposite. We'll see how this trend continues during the next few weeks.

Also, I had a weekend retreat for work with one of the women bosses from my company and I told her the news. She was so excited and supportive. I feel some weight off my shoulders now. I still have to tell the three other male bosses I have about being pregnant, but it feels reassuring knowing that I can start asking questions to the female boss. It was also good practice for the weeks to come when I will start telling "tier three" and beyond people about being pregnant. I can't believe how quickly this first trimester is going!

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