Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Pregnancy
Disclaimer: This post will most likely have some information that would definitely qualify as TMI. I'm posting it because I wanted as much information as possible when I was going through it and I thought my input would help someone else.
I know that everyone's experience is different so take it for what its worth, but when I was pregnant and prior to pregnancy, I wanted to know what the heck it was all about. I felt like I always heard women say (in what always sounds like a negative tone) "yeah, wait till you get pregnant," or "wait till you have kids," or all the drama that's made about how it ruins your body and stuff. Anyhow, it made me NEVER want to have kids. I'm talking NEVER!!! Plus - they're freaking loud as heck at church and I was in primary long enough to scar me for life. But anyhow, I have to admit, the only reason I did it was because I knew that it was for sure my time. Inspiration - if you will. But even after I got pregnant I was a bit bummed out for the first few months. My life and body were ruined! Or so I thought...
Anyhow, regarding pregnancy:
First off, this is totally my opinion, but when people say: "you'll never be ready," in a way that tells you to just have kids now - that's bull!!! You will reach a point when it doesn't matter that you haven't got the home or job you want, you'll just know its the right time. Even if it is 8 years down the road. I am so glad we didn't succumb to all the people who fed us that line. Everyone is different and gets there at a different time and well... that's okay because its between you and Heavenly Father.
Second, the body during pregnancy... People make it sound like you have zero bladder control... you pee every two seconds and every time you sneeze or laugh... not so...
I went through spells of having to pee like crazy: about a month at the beginning, about a month in the middle and then at the very end. But it wasn't an inconvenience because all of the changes on your body are so subtle that you don't really notice them.
The only time it applied to me was during about the last month, and that's only because at that stage they double in size and their head rests right on your bladder. So for me I would be fine and then when I had to pee, I was like WHERE IS A BATHROOM! The sensation of holding it for a while would come on pretty fast... but only when I was walking around... I don't remember getting that feeling when I was sitting... and it was probably every hour and a half or so. I never experienced peeing on myself while laughing. I do admit that I had a few sneeze episodes but ONLY when I was about to use the bathroom... like already in there and about to do my thing. I guess just because my guard was down or something. Oh, and one time I was sick and Jon talked me into using a netty pot and he kept saying I was using it right but it was making me want to hurl... and then I started to hurl... yeah... you pee when you puke (but I puked a lot during pregnancy and only had that issue in my last month sooo... I wouldn't be worried about the pee thing... and again, its a subtle change and happens so rarely that I wouldn't be concerned. And its not like you pee all over yourself, its like a super small amount, just a few drops that break through and that's about it.
Along with that people make things sound long lasting and totally extreme... not always... I only had one week where I was craving salsa, one week where smells got to me, and one week of extreme PMS (this was about two weeks into pregnancy, maybe three, and then it was gone).
However, I did have extreme "morning sickness," and it was not just in the morning. It lasted about two months for me (months 4 and 5), but they have pills that can help you to feel better... I didn't discover them until my last two weeks of morning sickness but it was still worth it. And to help myself make it through at work, I would eat grapes when I felt sick. Last, I had energy the whole time... almost till the end. I started to get a little tired at the end, but that's because again... at the end, they double in size so a lot of positions and movements become awkward. And I think my body would try to do the movements and because I couldn't, or at least not with ease, trying wore me out and then my body just took that to say, hey... I'm tired... I can't bend over... I want to just lay down.
Oh, there were only two things that drove me nuts during pregnancy. 1.) the morning sickness, 2.) For the first few months I was starving, nonstop! I could eat a huge meal and then within five minutes my stomach was burning like I hadn't eaten all day. I didn't want to get huge so I started taking grapes, baby carrots and goldfish with me everywhere. I'd just munch on them between meals. It worked well too because during my first five months I only gained five pounds.
However, around six months Jon and I started to go broke because of my job situation, and my sister was nice enough to take me out to lunch a lot to make sure I ate while at work. So nice of her!!! The only problem is that I can't say no to food and it was quite often the fast kind and well.. I gained 20lbs in 2 months!!! WOW!!! That was months 6 and 7. Something else that came from this diet change... I started to get heart burn. If I could go back, I would have made fast food trips a totally rare thing!!! That's one of my biggest regrets.
My other regret is that I didn't use lotion on my stomach enough. I got stretch marks... So, I was told, when your stomach itches, put lotion on and don't scratch it because that's how you get stretch marks. I say don't wait till it itches, just use lotion! My stomach wasn't the itchy type and the stretch marks showed up over night. That's not an exaggeration, it was a literal overnight change! What I wish I would have done, is the day the Dr said the baby was going to double in size (starting during the 7th month), I should have started that day applying lotion... I waited till month 8 and not on a daily basis...
Soo... basically, as of right now, two pieces are a thing of the past. I'm very disappointed in myself... it was my own mistake and I'm now using maderma twice a day... and luckily its on my lower stomach so at least its not all over like I've seen online.
Anyhow, I think that's about all I can think of regarding pregnancy. But all-in-all, it wasn't bad at all. The changes were so subtle that it doesn't feel weird and doesn't feel like an inconvenience or anything. However, when the baby starts kicking, it feels really funny, but not terrible, just weird. Take your thumb and do a little jab into your stomach... that's what it felt like... but from the inside out. And when it gets bigger, its even more interesting. Really cool-interesting though.
Okay, so I can't think of anything else about pregnancy but if you have any questions let me know. I can help out as much as I can.
First off, this is totally my opinion, but when people say: "you'll never be ready," in a way that tells you to just have kids now - that's bull!!! You will reach a point when it doesn't matter that you haven't got the home or job you want, you'll just know its the right time. Even if it is 8 years down the road. I am so glad we didn't succumb to all the people who fed us that line. Everyone is different and gets there at a different time and well... that's okay because its between you and Heavenly Father.
Second, the body during pregnancy... People make it sound like you have zero bladder control... you pee every two seconds and every time you sneeze or laugh... not so...
I went through spells of having to pee like crazy: about a month at the beginning, about a month in the middle and then at the very end. But it wasn't an inconvenience because all of the changes on your body are so subtle that you don't really notice them.
The only time it applied to me was during about the last month, and that's only because at that stage they double in size and their head rests right on your bladder. So for me I would be fine and then when I had to pee, I was like WHERE IS A BATHROOM! The sensation of holding it for a while would come on pretty fast... but only when I was walking around... I don't remember getting that feeling when I was sitting... and it was probably every hour and a half or so. I never experienced peeing on myself while laughing. I do admit that I had a few sneeze episodes but ONLY when I was about to use the bathroom... like already in there and about to do my thing. I guess just because my guard was down or something. Oh, and one time I was sick and Jon talked me into using a netty pot and he kept saying I was using it right but it was making me want to hurl... and then I started to hurl... yeah... you pee when you puke (but I puked a lot during pregnancy and only had that issue in my last month sooo... I wouldn't be worried about the pee thing... and again, its a subtle change and happens so rarely that I wouldn't be concerned. And its not like you pee all over yourself, its like a super small amount, just a few drops that break through and that's about it.
Along with that people make things sound long lasting and totally extreme... not always... I only had one week where I was craving salsa, one week where smells got to me, and one week of extreme PMS (this was about two weeks into pregnancy, maybe three, and then it was gone).
However, I did have extreme "morning sickness," and it was not just in the morning. It lasted about two months for me (months 4 and 5), but they have pills that can help you to feel better... I didn't discover them until my last two weeks of morning sickness but it was still worth it. And to help myself make it through at work, I would eat grapes when I felt sick. Last, I had energy the whole time... almost till the end. I started to get a little tired at the end, but that's because again... at the end, they double in size so a lot of positions and movements become awkward. And I think my body would try to do the movements and because I couldn't, or at least not with ease, trying wore me out and then my body just took that to say, hey... I'm tired... I can't bend over... I want to just lay down.
Oh, there were only two things that drove me nuts during pregnancy. 1.) the morning sickness, 2.) For the first few months I was starving, nonstop! I could eat a huge meal and then within five minutes my stomach was burning like I hadn't eaten all day. I didn't want to get huge so I started taking grapes, baby carrots and goldfish with me everywhere. I'd just munch on them between meals. It worked well too because during my first five months I only gained five pounds.
However, around six months Jon and I started to go broke because of my job situation, and my sister was nice enough to take me out to lunch a lot to make sure I ate while at work. So nice of her!!! The only problem is that I can't say no to food and it was quite often the fast kind and well.. I gained 20lbs in 2 months!!! WOW!!! That was months 6 and 7. Something else that came from this diet change... I started to get heart burn. If I could go back, I would have made fast food trips a totally rare thing!!! That's one of my biggest regrets.
My other regret is that I didn't use lotion on my stomach enough. I got stretch marks... So, I was told, when your stomach itches, put lotion on and don't scratch it because that's how you get stretch marks. I say don't wait till it itches, just use lotion! My stomach wasn't the itchy type and the stretch marks showed up over night. That's not an exaggeration, it was a literal overnight change! What I wish I would have done, is the day the Dr said the baby was going to double in size (starting during the 7th month), I should have started that day applying lotion... I waited till month 8 and not on a daily basis...
Soo... basically, as of right now, two pieces are a thing of the past. I'm very disappointed in myself... it was my own mistake and I'm now using maderma twice a day... and luckily its on my lower stomach so at least its not all over like I've seen online.
Anyhow, I think that's about all I can think of regarding pregnancy. But all-in-all, it wasn't bad at all. The changes were so subtle that it doesn't feel weird and doesn't feel like an inconvenience or anything. However, when the baby starts kicking, it feels really funny, but not terrible, just weird. Take your thumb and do a little jab into your stomach... that's what it felt like... but from the inside out. And when it gets bigger, its even more interesting. Really cool-interesting though.
Okay, so I can't think of anything else about pregnancy but if you have any questions let me know. I can help out as much as I can.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
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