The raging psoriasis on my arms is gone. Apparently it’s a common occurrence during pregnancy because of the elevated estrogen levels. (I was surprised that it wasn’t from the progesterone, since that stuff seems to be responsible for everything else!) The stuff on my head is not nearly as bad, but I have been using a medicated shampoo for the first time ever – so I’m not sure what’s fixing that. (For those who don’t know, I have really horrible psoriasis on my arms: unsightly and extremely painful.)
I’m still not feeling anything from the baby. Really beginning to bug me. I think I’ve felt a flutter or three, but nothing more than that and not for over a week. Dangit, I’m more than halfway done with this process…. I wanna feel something! Plus, it’s just disconcerting to not feel anything. I want some sort of confirmation that everything is OK in there. I poke and poke at my belly, and I can feel the honeydew melon in there… but no response from it’s tenant. Wah.
Speaking of that honeydew melon… bending over is a thing now. Like, I avoid doing it now. It doesn’t hurt, but it’s not comfortable. And I figure if it’s not comfortable for me, it can’t be enjoyable for the baby. I’m noticing it more when I get into bed too these days. We have a fairly high-up bed, so it’s a bit of a climb to get in. Lifting my leg up that high kinda shoves everything up. Maybe it’s time for a little step-stool.
I have an appointment to see Dr. Schwartz on Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Schwartz said we could take another look and see if we can find out the sex at this upcoming appointment. I really hope the baby cooperates this time. I’m gonna drink orange juice on the way over to the appointment to wake the kid up. I REALLY wanna find out the sex. I’m pretty sure it’s a boy, but confirmation would be great.
I’m gonna talk to Dr. Schwartz about a bit of swelling I’m having in my ankles. Most days my ankles are a little swollen by the time I get home from work. If I put my feet up for a little while it goes back down, but it’s a little worrisome. I’m really concerned about pre-eclampsia, so I’m on watch for any symptoms.
Lastly, I’m STARVING. Like all the dang time. Doesn’t seem to matter what I eat, I’m ravenous again within 2 hours. I’m trying to make healthy choices, but it’s still worrisome. I’ve never been this hungry, this often in my whole life. It’s hard to deal with, cuz I know I’ve gained weight. Granted, I know that some weight gain is expected – cuz ya know, the baby is growing… but when you live your entire life trying to avoid any sort of weight gain, it’s hard to get right with this gain. (Plus the books and websites say I should gain somewhere between 0-14lb for the whole pregnancy, which short of living like I’m training for a marathon doesn’t seem possible or realistic.) I wake up a couple times a night to pee and most nights I’m starving for at least one of those trips to the bathroom. Usually I just ignore it and go back to bed, but then come 7:00am’s alarm I’m so hungry I’m nauseous. But eating in the middle of the night just seems so wrong. So yeah, there’s that.
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Crackers by the bed.
lol – Gnome read my mind. Keep crackers by your bed for those late night hunger pangs. And – where did you read 0-14 lbs?? In an normal pregnancy, the weight of the baby, placenta, and increased blood volume, the weight gain can be anywhere from 25 to 35 pounds. So, with us “big girls”, your weight gain should try to be about 20 pounds. Only gaining 0-14 lbs means that you are losing weight. Ask you doc just to be on the safe side. :) Can’t wait to see if the little one cooperates on Wednesday!
I’m a “big girl” too and am pregnant Kym…I heard that i was only supposed to gain 0-15 pounds as well. My doctor said if I really tried I could actually stay the same weight the entire time (but that would be if I had a lot of vomiting and then was eating like PERFECTLY the entire pregnancy). Its gonna be hard, and I honestly don’t know how much I’ve gained so far…I’ll find out today.
Crackers by the bed.
lol – Gnome read my mind. Keep crackers by your bed for those late night hunger pangs. And – where did you read 0-14 lbs?? In an normal pregnancy, the weight of the baby, placenta, and increased blood volume, the weight gain can be anywhere from 25 to 35 pounds. So, with us “big girls”, your weight gain should try to be about 20 pounds. Only gaining 0-14 lbs means that you are losing weight. Ask you doc just to be on the safe side. :) Can’t wait to see if the little one cooperates on Wednesday!
I’m a “big girl” too and am pregnant Kym…I heard that i was only supposed to gain 0-15 pounds as well. My doctor said if I really tried I could actually stay the same weight the entire time (but that would be if I had a lot of vomiting and then was eating like PERFECTLY the entire pregnancy). Its gonna be hard, and I honestly don’t know how much I’ve gained so far…I’ll find out today.