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In my last post, I talked about the struggles and changes I experienced during the first trimester of my pregnancy. For this post, I’m going to deal with the second and third trimesters. I’m choosing to lump these two together because, well….not much changed for me (except my belly getting bigger of course).

So…second trimester. For me this was a breeze. I was finally over the nausea and morning sickness of the first trimester, I regained my energy and it became clear to everyone that I was pregnant (this allowed me to skip long lines and receive that super special pregnant treatment). The second trimester did have one downfall. I HAD TO PEE EVERY 5 MINUTES!!

Now to describe the third trimester; the home stretch. It felt like FOREVER! By the time I was mid way through my third trimester, I wanted to be done with being pregnant. It was extremely difficult to sleep because of my gigantic belly. I still had to pee every 5 minutes. Also, because of that gigantic belly, everyone had a comment (“Oh My Gosh, You’re so big” “Are you having twins?” “Any day now huh?” “How many weeks now?”) When you find yourself answering the same questions or hearing the same comments everyday, you kinda wanna pull your hair out after a while.

OK, OK, OK, compared to some stories I’ve heard, my 2nd and 3rd trimesters were not bad at all. So I’ll end this post with some common things to expect and some tips.

Common things to expect:

• Larger breasts. Your breasts might keep growing, thanks to additional fat accumulating and in preparation for producing milk. …
• Braxton Hicks contractions. …
• Skin changes and/or Stretch marks. …
• Nasal and gum problems. …
• Dizziness. …
• Leg cramps

Tips:

• Remain active. Try keeping up with regular, low impact activities such as walking and swimming. …
• Maintain a healthy diet. Eat lots of fruits and veggies. Orange juice and milk are also good for you during this time…
• Take prenatal vitamins daily. …
• Drink lots of water. …
• Breast stimulation….
• Sex. Sex can help with having a smoother, easier time during labor and delivery.  You also want to orgasm. I guess you can combine this bullet point with the previous (wink). Your welcome husbands/partners!

Being pregnant can be one of the most joyous times in your life! You and your partner get excited for baby and everyone around you is happy for you! It’s all happy and good right!? Ummmm…..not necessarily.

One of the less joyous parts of pregnancy are the weird symptoms and body and hormonal changes that we experience.
Here are some of the changes I experienced and the remedies I used to overcome or alleviate them.

• Excessive tiredness and fatigue. I remember feeling as if I would collapse because of how tired I was. I tried to build up some stamina by trying my best to remain active. My husband and I would go for walks in the mornings or evenings (getting some fresh air can make s world of difference, trust me). I also made sure that I ate healthy-er. I ate more fruits and vegetables and other high power foods. I also stayed away from anything too heavy or oily. Most importantly, I listened to my body and took breaks when I needed to.
• Nausea and vomiting aka morning sickness. I had severe morning sickness for 3-4 weeks. During this time, ginger was my best friend. I kept ginger candies with me, drank ginger flavored tea and at times would even chew or suck on raw ginger. The ginger did not stop my morning sickness it made me feel a lot better throughout the day.
• Acne. I experienced acne during my first trimester but it was short lived. Prenatal vitamins seemed to have done the trick. (P.S. you can take these vitamins even if you are not pregnant.
• Spitting. I had so much saliva that I needed to spit every minute. LITERALLY! It felt disgusting and was driving me crazy. To cope with this, I chewed on sugar free gum. I also had to brush my teeth several times throughout the day because I would find that the spit would bring on nausea.

What symptoms did you have and remedies did you use to manage them?

So one day I was nagging my husband about getting me some food, he jokingly replied “You’re eating a lot lately, I think you may be pregnant, you should take a pregnancy test”. My period was in fact a few days late and so I took a pregnancy test and sure enough it was positive. Wow!

Fast forward to 3 days later, I wasn’t feeling well and my husband took me to the urgent care. The doctor, after hearing my symptoms, tested my urine to see if I was pregnant. But according to him, my urine sample tested negative for pregnancy. What!??? How!???

Now we were super confused….Why did the test at home tell me that I was pregnant? We bought another test and tested again. Again it was positive. More confusion! Why did their test come back negative, shouldn’t the doctor’s test be more sensitive or more high-tech than the home pregnancy tests?  Continue reading “I’m having a baby….??” →