I didn’t think I would do a pregnancy update more regularly than every 2 weeks but so much has happened in the last week that I felt like I would have forgotten it all by next week.
My birthday is coming up this weekend but since we’ll be spending it with family, I asked Brady for a day to the beach as a birthday present this year. Even though it’s cool outside, the beach is always a happy place and it was worth the 5 hours in the car. Rehoboth Beach is my favorite “local” beach and I’ve been going there since I was a kid.
We spent a couple hours wandering the beach and collecting cool shells before wandering through Rehoboth and the Penny Lane Mall.
After we picked out our favorite salt water taffy candies at Dolle’s, we had the. best. fries. Thrashers Fries are the best fries and it’s gotta be great if they’ve been around for almost 90 years. They don’t serve ketchup opting for vinegar and salt as condiments but you don’t even need it because they are seriously fantastic. They were all I could think of the whole drive home. (Fries photo from last summer)
After our fries, we drove up the road to Cape Henlopen and spent some time on the beach there before heading out for dinner.
I was really in the mood for a good salad or a fresh veggie sandwich and Casapulla’s Subs were highly rated. They were very good but not the best I’ve ever had or anything. It was pretty busy while we were there even though it was only 5 o’clock so it’s popular – I think they’re probably much better if you eat deli meats.
18 Weeks – Pregnancy Update
Lovenox update
I’ve really been sticking to the “just get it done” motto and trying not to hesitate at all once I’ve gotten the needle ready. The mental part is the worst of it and I’m not 100% there but I’m able to get it over with very quickly with only a tiny pause so, win! There are some days where it doesn’t really hurt much at all and other days where it stings and burns quite a bit. The thing I’m the most nervous about at this point is when my belly firms up more that I’m going to have a harder time getting an “inch pinch” of skin to be able to put the injection into. I really don’t want to have to start injecting into my leg fat because I feel like that would hurt a lot.
Size of Baby
Baby is about 5.6 in, 6.7 oz and the size of a sweet potato!
Weight Gain
I had a fairly sick week and lost some weight over the weekend so I’m still sitting in that same zone I’ve been the last few weeks, just below pre-pregnancy weight.
New Developments
I’ve been really willing myself to feel the baby moving around and I’m pretty sure the sensations that I started feeling last week are the baby’s movements. It kind of feels like a mini human doing cartwheels in my belly! I’m excited to start feeling him more and I know Brady can’t wait to get to feel the baby move as well.
Symptoms
So last week I posted our gender reveal and I mentioned that my nausea had gotten a lot better. I jinxed myself or something because that evening I had absolutely horrible nausea. A couple days later, in my 17 week update, I wrote that I was starting to have heartburn but it wasn’t anything too bad. Later that day I had the worst heartburn ever. I don’t know if you can have heartburn so bad that it makes you throw up but I did that evening. Funny enough, the heartburn was gone after I threw up. On Monday morning, about half an hour after I woke up, I suddenly had that really strong urge to vomit even though I hadn’t been feeling nauseous, just hungry. I threw up – and for the record, pregnancy throw ups are a whole different kind of throwing up than regular throw ups. It’s like my body feels like it’s gotten poisoned and makes every effort to expel anything it can from my stomach. I’m surprised my stomach is still down there.
Something odd happened while we were out at Henlopen – I’d been sitting on the rocks watching the waves for 20-30 minutes and then we were going to go for a walk down the beach before going to dinner. Within a minute of getting up my whole body felt weak, shaky, and overall weird. We started heading back to the car and I was freaking out a little because I had no idea what was going on. I still don’t know what happened – maybe low blood sugar or blood pressure? But it took another 20-30 minutes of sitting down, drinking, and snacking to get it to calm down.
The other interesting thing that’s happened is a major change in appetite. I’m still nauseous on the regular and food is just eh. No matter what I eat, my stomach finds a way to be bothered by it but I have to eat or else it just gets angrier. Over the weekend, I reached a whole new level of hunger. It felt like no matter what I ate, I was hungry within minutes of eating. I ate dinner around 5 pm and by 9 pm, I was so hungry that I felt insanely sick. The funny thing was, I felt full. The baby was hungry. I had no desire to eat so I had some sparkling juice to have something in my tummy so I could go to sleep.
Food Aversions
I haven’t been having any specific aversions other than the idea of CAVA still makes me ill. Instead it’s just a hit or miss when I’m trying to decide what to eat. If I feel like it’s going to make me sick, then it probably will.
Cravings
Salads, fresh sandwiches, and steamed broccoli. It looks like I’m probably eating super healthy but I don’t specifically think that I am at this point. At least I’m not averse to veggies, I guess.
Exercise
The most exercise I got this week was on Saturday when we went to the beach. We spent a couple hours wandering down the beach and around Rehoboth so I got quite a few steps in. Like I said last week, I feel like I’m just getting to the place where I feel like I have the energy to work out but the weather has been sucky and I definitely get most of my energy from a nice day…
Maternity/Baby Purchases
I’ve finally finished my registry! At least pretty much. We’re looking at doing the baby shower in late May when I’m just past 6 months since my sister will be away most of the summer and it will be difficult for her to come home for a weekend. I condensed all of my most wanted items down to Target and Amazon because I love Target and Amazon is just so convenient.
Otherwise I’ve been scouring for some maternity clothes online that aren’t too expensive and are post baby/nursing friendly. I live in dresses throughout the summer and most of my regulars just aren’t going to work once my belly really gets out there. So here are a few things that I’m looking at right now.
Target Maternity Eyelet V-Neck Tank – Isabel Maternity by Ingrid & Isabel
Wren and Ivory Embroidered Maxi in Navy
PinkBlush Navy Floral Printed Maternity Maxi Dress
PinkBlush Navy Floral Ruffle Trim Maternity Maxi Dress
PinkBlush Navy Abstract Printed Bottom Maternity Maxi
Overall Feelings
I don’t at any point in time make it seem like I’m ungrateful for so far having a healthy baby and generally uneventful pregnancy. I know the pain of dealing with multiple miscarriages and I empathize with anyone who is dealing with infant loss/miscarriage/infertility/etc. I do not take any of this for granted and me sharing my struggles is not a note of me being ungrateful but of me being real with everything I’m dealing with.
Thanks for reading!
What are some must have for baby’s first year?
What are the best fries you’ve ever eaten?
Where are the best places to buy maternity clothes?
Previous Updates:
Linking with Amanda from Running with Spoons for this post.
1 Comment
๐๐๐๐