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Congratulations, rachel!!! Fantastic news. Am so happy to be going through pregnancy #2 with you and LC, it's nice to have some of the old crew back as well as new preggy buddies
Don't worry about being a jerkstore. That was me...twice
Re timing and the pros and cons - I think ultimately it's always the same isn't it? That is, there could always be a "better" time but who knows if that really exists? I think it is the same mixture of excitement, thrill, and trepidation no matter when it happens. As for birthdays - mine is the 12th of Feb, S' is the 13th, and my husband's is the 16th - poor #2 will be all by him/herself in September!
LC I don't think it's pudge, although I also don't think it's uterus. I think it's just...bloat. And that our abdominal walls never quite go back to the way they were before #1!
tbaus those belts aren't useful if they're not tight! They kind of pull your joints in to support them (when your glutes etc can't). I used a belt in my first pregnancy, so far in this one not necessary yet. Thinking of trying the SRC pregnancy shorts to see if they help, esp a little later on - it won't be so hot then so might be tolerable and easier to wear under clothes. We do love Croatia! We have been there twice - in 2010 on our big year off we went to Dubrovnik, Split, Korcula and Mljet (one of the happiest, most relaxing weeks of my life in Mljet!), and in 2011 we went back to Dubrovnik and Cavtat as my husband had a conference there, I was about 20 weeks pregnant at the time and remember being so short of breath walking up hills in Cavtat old town! I love the people, the food, the way that they recognise their sometimes extremely ugly history. You never feel that the war is being swept under the carpet and I think that the people are so warm, pragmatic, and welcoming! And the seafood...!
clairitek - I'm looking forward to the bloating settling down, that's for sure! I think it did improve last time, perhaps around the end of the first tri although my memory is a bit fuzzy.
anchor I'm right with you - this MS can't go away fast enough! I had a few better days when I thought that maybe that was it and the worst was over but today has been the worst yet. Still haven't barfed yet but I really wish I would, I think it would make me feel better
AFM, same old here. I've got the baking bug (which is weird as I'm usually a savoury monster). I baked a delicious (if I may say so) apple and blueberry buckle cake the other day, and I have apple sour cream slice in the oven right now. Nausea is still coming in waves - this morning was particularly bad - but I just need to keep reminding myself that this is temporary and it's a small price to pay for the joy at the end!
Congratulations, rachel!!! Fantastic news. Am so happy to be going through pregnancy #2 with you and LC, it's nice to have some of the old crew back as well as new preggy buddies
LC I don't think it's pudge, although I also don't think it's uterus. I think it's just...bloat. And that our abdominal walls never quite go back to the way they were before #1!
tbaus those belts aren't useful if they're not tight! They kind of pull your joints in to support them (when your glutes etc can't). I used a belt in my first pregnancy, so far in this one not necessary yet. Thinking of trying the SRC pregnancy shorts to see if they help, esp a little later on - it won't be so hot then so might be tolerable and easier to wear under clothes. We do love Croatia! We have been there twice - in 2010 on our big year off we went to Dubrovnik, Split, Korcula and Mljet (one of the happiest, most relaxing weeks of my life in Mljet!), and in 2011 we went back to Dubrovnik and Cavtat as my husband had a conference there, I was about 20 weeks pregnant at the time and remember being so short of breath walking up hills in Cavtat old town! I love the people, the food, the way that they recognise their sometimes extremely ugly history. You never feel that the war is being swept under the carpet and I think that the people are so warm, pragmatic, and welcoming! And the seafood...!
clairitek - I'm looking forward to the bloating settling down, that's for sure! I think it did improve last time, perhaps around the end of the first tri although my memory is a bit fuzzy.
anchor I'm right with you - this MS can't go away fast enough! I had a few better days when I thought that maybe that was it and the worst was over but today has been the worst yet. Still haven't barfed yet but I really wish I would, I think it would make me feel better

AFM, same old here. I've got the baking bug (which is weird as I'm usually a savoury monster). I baked a delicious (if I may say so) apple and blueberry buckle cake the other day, and I have apple sour cream slice in the oven right now. Nausea is still coming in waves - this morning was particularly bad - but I just need to keep reminding myself that this is temporary and it's a small price to pay for the joy at the end!