Double digits! I’m a quarter of the way through this pregnancy! Ten down, 30 more to go!
At my doctor’s appointment last week, my doctor said because of my age, she won’t allow me to go past 40 weeks. So 3BB will be there in 30 weeks or less. (Please let it be closer to 30 more weeks. Stay in there cooking for as long as you can, 3BB!)
This week, 3BB is the size of a prune. I don’t really understand that, since I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a prune.
But the What to Expect app also said 3BB is the size of the top of a Tootsie Pop sucker. THAT I can picture!
I will say it is kind of fitting that this week is a prune, since this week the pregnancy constipation reared its ugly head (hence the prune juice). Oh the joys! Thankfully I asked about all the things I can do to help when I was at the doctor last week, so I’m prepared.
BUT! I am eating vegetables again! Well, salads mostly. But still! Vegetables! The salad is covered in dressing with half a bag of croutons thrown in, but SALAD! Baby steps!
Still no bump, but this week I had some cramping. It felt like my period was coming, so I was panicking. But I messaged my doctor and she said it is normal, since the uterus is expanding. As long as there is no blood (which there was none), there isn’t anything to be concerned about.
I had cramping early on, so much so I was convinced I wasn’t pregnant, so I had gotten used to it. But it had gone away and this was more of a shock to me than the early cramping. I also think I overdid it because I did some house cleaning and vacuuming and I think it was just too much. I need to remember to take it slow. Or just not clean. FINE BY ME!
No ultrasound this week, which makes me sad. Although my fridge is running out of space, so it’s probably good to give it a break for a few weeks.
(Yes, that is Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Rahm Emanuel on my fridge as well.)
Other than that, everything is about the same this week. I’m still exhausted and take at least one nap a day. The nausea is still kicking, but mostly just comes in the evenings, so it isn’t too bad. I just usually pop a half of a Unisom and some B6 and then relax and go to bed. I still struggle with brushing my teeth.
But only a few more weeks until the second trimester, and I can cross my fingers all these symptoms subside and we can collectively breathe a small sign of relief.
#3BBOnBoard