things to consider...before choosing to become pregnant again

This post is really just for my journaling.


Week 4 (in this order)

• positive pregnancy test (a very faint line)
• sensitive breasts 
• acne
• canker sores
• missed period 
• great mood
• tired, lots of naps
• more ACNE
• lots of needing to go pee
• small amount of stomach discomfort

Week 5

• more peeing
• waking up with super dry lips and throat
• zits are improving
• tender breasts

Week 6

• first feeling of morning sickness that lasted more than 20 minutes
• nausea all day long
• first time throwing up (strawberries destroyed the Elementary school trash)

Week 7

• second time throwing up (this time in a nice private bathroom, thank you BYUI
• more throwing up
• not much eating

Week 8

• more nausea, seems like every other dayish
• first dr's appointment (everything looks good, i love ultrasounds and sonograms, find out real due date is Oct. 26th 2016)

Week 9

• sick still
• shared news with family!

Week 10

• finals week
• belly bump forms when I eat

Week 11

• feel sick after eating instead of before
• feeling less sick

Week 12

• Shared news with Facebook
• baby bump grows big when I eat!
• I actually feel like I have a bump now
• second appointment

Week 13

• SO TIRED
• take many naps and sleep fine at night
• student teaching is hard being prig

Week 14

• Still very tired
• morning sickness happening occasionally
• threw up
• trying morning sickness meds (Ondansetron 4mg) (only took it once)

Week 15

• more throwing up (on the side of the road in my own neighborhood)
• sick 2-3 days out of the week
• feeling more faint
• weird breathing issues at times
• hard time sleeping with body aches

Week 16

• threw up once or twice (it happens when I get grossed out by something for feel sick)
• found out that it is a BOY!

Week 17

• threw up on side of the road after BWW
• freaking out that i'm going to raise a boy!
• stuffy nose

Week 18

• blood in stool (assuming its hemorrhoids, constipation.
• I think i feel little baby kicks!
• more positive that the blood was from hemorrhoids, just going to let it be

Week 19

• stuffy nose
• woke up with sharp pain in left breast, lasted all day
• tender right breast but no pain
• both breasts are leaking, the left more than the right
• i read colostrum forms in the second trimester, assuming its just that

Week 20

• I feel like i'm done being sick! its been a couple of weeks since I've thrown up, woo!
• things still make me nauseous but its not too bad
• I feel more flutters each day, I love it and can't wait to meet him!
• exercising and eating healthier have been my goals lately and Damon has helped make them a reality
• I also haven't felt light headed in a long time (:

Week 21

• threw up a lot randomly! It was weird
• my belly is pretty large these days
• i'm feeling the little guy move around in there more and more
• I got the QUAD test and no one has called with any bad news so thats good
• i'm still hormonal: zits, crying etc
• my stuffy nose makes it hard for me to sleep + my belly

Week 22

• still stuffy nose, hard to sleep/breath
• Damon got to feel him this morning (:
• QUAD test came back negative
• 5 days until we move/pinkhouse!
• i think i'm finally feeling some real kicks! I love it.

Week 23

• I probably pee 20 times a day it seems
• stuffy noses at night are still going strong
• its weird not being able to do summer activities at the pink house like surfing

Week 24

• I'm losing sleep often (its 3:30am currently) I wake up because i'm too hot, have to pee, or can't breathe well or i'm so uncomfortable or all of them and am completely awake
• At church I got super light headed and almost passed out
• stuffy nose at night still (probably will last until the end)
• his kicks are so often though and I love it! Its like he's trying to get my attention but if I have someone else try and feel the kick he stops, stubborn already
• appointment july 11th weigh 129 lbs

Week 25

• sleep is still a struggle, that probably won't end; mainly its hard because I can't get comfortable;e without laying on my back but that is a no no so I try and stick to my sides
• I have to pee in the middle of the night often, i wake up randomly around 3-4 and am wide awake, can't go back to sleep for an hour or two
• other than that not much has changed
• we just discovered nothing has been covered by insurance but that's not as important as a healthy baby which we have and love

Week 26

• family reunion was not like usual, no volleyball, hikes, and not enough sleep!
• feeling this baby go crazy inside me is the best feeling ever, he is so active
• I have had some digestive issues going on (first diarrhea (Sat-Sun) haven't "gone" since Sat night

Week 27

• We went to Ephrata this week! 
• I was pretty tired and was not as comfortable traveling as usual
• no new symptoms, just a stuffy nose, weird dreams, and more kicks from the little guy
• I do enjoy people not expecting me to get up and do things
• next appointment is August 9th! glucose test!

Week 28

• this baby is so fun: right now my elbow is rested on my stomach and he keeps pushing on my elbow, i love it
• went to the pink house this week: traveling wasn't as fun as it usually is, I feel guilty kicking people out of the front seat because of my car sickness
• love this boy

Week 29

• so much kicking and moving, i love it and can't wait to meet him!
• started our birthing class this week, much needed
• I THINK i'm getting stretch marks on my breasts but not sure yet
• leg cramps after I exercise 
• feeling lucky in the 3rd trimester so far! (no heart burn, not much back pain, no Braxton hicks, no varicose veins)

Week 30

• marks on breasts look same, probably stretch marks
• starting to feel that back pain
• couldn't get much sleep at all one night because of the pain
• i'm SO tired, never been this tired my whole pregnancy
• had some sleepless night lately: up for 3 hours usually from like 5-8am.
• I've been walking/doing some butt workout almost daily for about 2 weeks, back pain isn't there anymore!

Week 31

• belly is HUGE
• starting to feel huge
• Its hard to get up and do things
• i'm also very tired
• belly button is almost an OUTIE
• wide awake at 3:45am, hard time sleeping/breathing

Week 32

• this baby boy has the hiccups very early in the morning! it is bittersweet
• back discomfort, very painful
• cramping at times, especially after sex
• belly button is no longer an innie
• he doesn't seem to kick/punch as much, not that much room in there

Week 33

• I love when this guy hiccups! He was at the doctor today
• we weigh 137.5 pounds at the beginning of this week
• i'm still trying to walk a lot
• he hiccups during the night also
• he is face down, i know that now
• streak of blood in discharge, nurse said it was okay
• lots of big movements
• baby heart beat 160

Week 34

• got the dark line that runs down the middle of your belly
• starting to get weird butt cramps randomly
• peeing a ton (more than ever!)
• seems like I maybe dropped but probably not
• so tired by 3:30pm
• noticing braxton hicks a lot more

Week 35

• we bought a house
• i had my baby shower
• i've been feeling pretty great!
• i had side ache pain one day this week
• no new stretch marks, not a lot of new symptoms this week
• getting harder to exercise each day and eat healthy

Week 36

• can't believe I'm 8 months pregnant! It's crazy.
• I'm starting to get all packed for the hospital and really starting to get nervous about labor and delivering this babe. my belly button is out for the world to see, my dad hates it
• back discomfort kept me up one night, hopefully just a one time thing
• today's appointment I am 4cm dilated and 85% effaced. freaking out a little

Week 37

• lots of braxton kicks, some consistently
• day 3: back pain all through out the night, mom says they are contractions
• losing more of mucus plug, its either a ton of discharge or none
• day 5: nothing new, going on a walk (also had sex this night)
• day 6: bloody show in the morning, back aches the night before, feeling extremely anxious; doc said 4-5cm and 90% effaced. No labor contractions yet :(

Week 38

• day 1: more of my plug came out today. Diarrhea today and yesterday 
• day 2: more mucus plug in morning and throughout day 
• day 3: more of plug 
• day 4: not much of anything happened 
• day 5: lots of back aches in morning and throughout day, more of plug; doctor says I'm just about a 5 and 90% effaced still. Day 6: on and off back contractions, worst pain yet; Crew Damon Chlarson was born October 18th 2016.

03.07.17