Baby #2: Week 9

I don’t know if the “morning sickness” (I put it in quotes because so many people do not feel it just in the morning!) people get just varies from pregnancy to pregnancy or if it tends to ease up after your body has gone through a pregnancy. I was definitely more sick with Gerrit! Maybe my nausea is just less this pregnancy or maybe I’m better at dealing with it. I’m much more aware of when I’m starting to feel icky, and I find a snack to eat. If I’m not hungry at dinner (which tends to be the worst point in my day nausea-wise), I still eat a few bites and wait to see if my appetite kicks in. I feel like when I was pregnant with Gerrit, I just figured, Well, if I’m going to throw up, I’m going to throw up. And this time I am focused on avoiding trips to the toilet! One thing for sure: I definitely don’t feel sick in the mornings like I did when I was pregnant with Gerrit. I woke up always feeling nauseated last time around and needed to get food in my stomach before I even sat up in bed. This time I feel pretty good in the mornings!

• Like I mentioned, the nausea seems to really hit me while I’m making dinner and carries into the actual meal. I don’t know if eating a snack before I start cooking would help? Might be worth a try until this nausea goes away for good.
• Boobs are still sore. I don’t like it.
• I still don’t think I can truly be “showing” much yet in the stomach area, so I think I’m just feeling bloated a lot. But they do say you show earlier with subsequent pregnancies, so who knows.
• My back pain is about the same. It’s the worst when I’m standing and making dinner.
• The same foods are not appealing to me: most veggies, salad, and pretzels.
• I feel like I don’t have to elaborate on the constipation… it is what is is haha. But I blame it on my lack of veggies lately!
• It’s hard to say if I’m actually more tired, or if I’m just sleeping more because I can. But I’m taking advantage of it while I’m able!