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My Due Date: June 30, 2014I have given birth!
Age: 33 years old
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Pregnancy 60% complete
By dakara » Posted Mar. 9, 2014 8:20pm - 313 views - 1 comment
Even though I know it's not true (I have photographic evidence!) I still don't feel/think I look pregnant. Is that weird? I guess it's because everything snuck up on my slowly, so even though my belly is starting to get in the way, my old clothes don't fit, my belly itches (stretch marks! I knew I'd get them, but they're still itchy as hell!), I can't see my feet... It just came on so slowly that I'm used to it and I feel like none of this is weird. That, and strangers aren't exactly acknowledging it, though I guess it would be rude for them to? I suppose I'm in that awkward "fat or pregnant?" phase, but I guess that also depends on what I wear.
Baby has been kicking more and more every day. Starting this week, some of the kicks have been hard enough that I get startled. I think if I'd been looking, I'd probably be able to see it, but I know for sure they're able to be felt externally. Even the softer ones are felt externally now, which I wasn't expecting for a long long time. I think the kicks are less "kicks" though than more... feeling around? Sometimes I can feel something that feels like she's... I guess, touching the uterus. Stroking the walls, I guess. I wonder what it feels like? I imagine it's probably kind of soft and probably pretty squishy. But then, I guess she can't feel the uterus, can she? Just the sac... Either way, she does a lot of exploring, I think. I feel her move back and forth pretty often. I know she plays a game where she lies transverse and brings her feet to her face and then back down for several minutes. We saw her do it on the ultrasound a couple weeks ago, and I get the same feeling at least once a day, so I'm guessing this amuses her greatly. :) I also have started feeling her roll. It's like a whole body movement that I can feel with almost my whole belly. It's a strange feeling, and if it wasn't a baby I wanted and loved, it would definitely be creepy and gross. But it's not, because love. And hormones, probably. ;)
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Pregnancy 60% complete
By dakara » Posted Mar. 9, 2014 8:20pm - 313 views - 1 comment
Even though I know it's not true (I have photographic evidence!) I still don't feel/think I look pregnant. Is that weird? I guess it's because everything snuck up on my slowly, so even though my belly is starting to get in the way, my old clothes don't fit, my belly itches (stretch marks! I knew I'd get them, but they're still itchy as hell!), I can't see my feet... It just came on so slowly that I'm used to it and I feel like none of this is weird. That, and strangers aren't exactly acknowledging it, though I guess it would be rude for them to? I suppose I'm in that awkward "fat or pregnant?" phase, but I guess that also depends on what I wear.
Baby has been kicking more and more every day. Starting this week, some of the kicks have been hard enough that I get startled. I think if I'd been looking, I'd probably be able to see it, but I know for sure they're able to be felt externally. Even the softer ones are felt externally now, which I wasn't expecting for a long long time. I think the kicks are less "kicks" though than more... feeling around? Sometimes I can feel something that feels like she's... I guess, touching the uterus. Stroking the walls, I guess. I wonder what it feels like? I imagine it's probably kind of soft and probably pretty squishy. But then, I guess she can't feel the uterus, can she? Just the sac... Either way, she does a lot of exploring, I think. I feel her move back and forth pretty often. I know she plays a game where she lies transverse and brings her feet to her face and then back down for several minutes. We saw her do it on the ultrasound a couple weeks ago, and I get the same feeling at least once a day, so I'm guessing this amuses her greatly. :) I also have started feeling her roll. It's like a whole body movement that I can feel with almost my whole belly. It's a strange feeling, and if it wasn't a baby I wanted and loved, it would definitely be creepy and gross. But it's not, because love. And hormones, probably. ;)
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 | Comment from mrsamanda » Posted Mar. 10, 2014 11:13am Im basically at the same point as you. Not feeling pregnant or like I look pregnant. I think you're right about the awkward stage. Fat or pregnant? Only people that already know I'm pregnant are starting to say I'm lookng pregnant. |
