It’s hard to believe that we’re halfway through this pregnancy, give or take! I feel like the first trimester went really slowly, but the holidays really sped things along.
We had our monthly appointment this week, and everything is looking good. The doctor says the heartbeat is “strong and fast.” 🙂 It was a pretty quick visit, and we got a referral to the hospital for the anatomy scan. Looking forward to that, since we’ll get to see how everything is going in there!
Symptoms: back pain, fatigue, headaches, breast tenderness, dry skin
- Back pain isn’t horrible, but I definitely feel it when I’m on my feet for a lot. I had one evening with this pinched nerve feeling in my lower back… that was pretty unpleasant. I hope I don’t end up dealing with sciatica…
- Fatigue was high on the symptoms list this week, but I had a cold, and that contributed to me sleeping poorly.
- I had 3 days in a row of a very persistent headache.
- You’d think nursing for so long would have my boobs toughened up, but no.
- Still randomly gagging/dry heaving.
- My skin issues are improving. I mentioned it to the doctor and got the response I expected: “This cream is helping? Okay, just keep using it then.” Thankfully, Sudocrem really has helped clear up the worst of it. I’m using a coconut oil lotion after I shower now too to help prevent any more issues.
Maternity clothes: Yes. I still wear some regular tops, but I can see that that might not work much longer.
Stretch marks: no new ones
Belly button in or out: in
Sleep: It wasn’t very good when I was coughing and congested. This cold bug has been pretty quick to get through my system though thankfully… sleeping much better as we hit the end of week 20.
Best moment this week: Finding out Andrew’s assignment! I’ll be honest, it’s more of a best/worst moment thing because it wasn’t what we were hoping for, but at the same time, it’s nice to not be worrying about it anymore.
Looking back, when I was 20 weeks pregnant with Gerrit, Andrew was sewing on Staff Sergeant rank. This time at 20 weeks, he is nearing the end of pilot training. It’s pretty amazing how life has changed in 3.5 years!
Miss anything: Not really. Now that I’m mostly feeling better and I can feel the baby moving, I’m feeling pretty happy!
Movement: Yes! It’s pretty exciting to feel movement every day now!
Cravings: I had a few nights in a row where I craved sugar. A friend sent sugar cookies as part of our Christmas gift, and I’ve been using them as my midnight snack. Other than that just pasta. I think I eat pasta every day now.
Looking forward to: Baby’s anatomy scan, even though we aren’t finding out the gender. Hoping to get a call from the hospital soon with that appointment!
On An Even Kiel 