https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 31 May 2026 09:00:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1205589 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 22:19:03 +0000 junebugmama 1205589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh right there with you. Yesterday the 6yr old said, maybe I should just cook us eggs for dinner, and that's when I realized dinner hadn't happened yet! I think it's chasing the toddler part. When I was pregnant with DS2 having a 4yr old was easy. However this time with a 17mo is near impossible </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1205561 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:33:28 +0000 Mrs. Bum 1205561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes yes..so much harder to take care of myself as much as I did with pregnancy #1. Very frustrating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196572 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 08:48:42 +0000 Andrea 1196572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: I'd like to revise my response from last night. I must have been euphoric that the kids were in bed. Lol. But now the baby has been crying all morning so I remember why I am still so tired. She's a big crier so the days are long! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196418 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 06:35:57 +0000 matador84 1196418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: dh lives and works out of town so no weekday help stinks!</p> <p>Glad to see I'm not alone! Glad I'm up early because I now have to scramble to get ds lunch ready and myself ready for work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196385 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 05:16:20 +0000 lamariniere 1196385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. My main issue is that I'm not nearly as active as I used to be. I WAH, so other than taking DS to school in the morning, I don't *need* to leave the house much. Also, work is time consuming and I don't really have enough time or energy to get out and exercise like I used to (with DS I swam 3-4 days per week until 37 weeks and walked quite a lot). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196236 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:42:21 +0000 lemondrop 1196236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely harder! I'm exhausted by the time my husband gets home, so he pretty much takes over the toddler care. Half the time by dinner I'm so nauseous that I grab a glass of milk and some cheese and peanut butter cracker sandwiches. </p> <p>@Mrsjets: thanks for reminding me, I'm off to take mine now ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196208 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:21:37 +0000 PinkElephant 1196208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I completely understand...with baby #1 I was SO, SO conscious of staying super hydrated, eating all sorts of little nutritious snacks, doing a light workout every day, etc. With this pregnancy, naturally LO comes first, so I'm only eating after she's fed, not really getting a chance to nap, having to try REALLY hard to make sure I get more than a couple of glasses of water per day, etc. I am trying to do better, and remind myself that I shouldn't feel selfish for making LO #1 wait for a snack so that I can get myself lunch or a drink- it's not just about me, it's about LO #2 as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196188 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:13:06 +0000 GrapeCrush 1196188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was tough! I was exhausted all the time, and just wanting to sleep. All my energy was spent working and taking care of him, forgetting about myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196164 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:04:40 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1196164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes it was tough! I wasn't consistent with prenatals and was always parched because I wasn't drinking enough water. I was exhausted chasing after and holding DD. DH helped a lot, but it was still so so tiring. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196079 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:25:12 +0000 Andrea 1196079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: Yeah, I dunno what's wrong with me. She's STTN, but I am still tired! Too tired to work out and eat well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196063 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:16:59 +0000 Mrsjets 1196063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. It's a successful day if I take my prenatal :p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196062 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:16:34 +0000 HLK208 1196062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: @Andrea: I feel like once baby #2 hit a year and started STTN more frequently (still waking up every now and then) things got a lot easier and I've been able to focus a little bit more on me. Nothing like I did pre-baby, but exercising a few times a week, wearing clean laundry haha, putting on a full face of make-up, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196040 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:04:26 +0000 chopsuey 1196040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awww you poor thing!<br /> I honestly can't remember how I got through being pregnant with #2, but can your SO do grocery shopping for you after work? Maybe pick up some easy to throw together, but healthy stuff?<br /> I know you're drained by the end of the day, but can you cook extra for dinner and save it for the next day?<br /> Also, I would see if you could get some alone/free time during the weekend.. life with 2 is exhausting the first few months, so I would try to have as much you time as you can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196038 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 21:03:55 +0000 Andrea 1196038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very true @Mrs. Yoyo:! DD2 is 10 months old and I still don't take very good care of myself. I am waiting for her to go to preschool. Haha .... :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196029 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:58:17 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1196029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. Wish I could say it got better after baby is here, but I had leftover pizza for lunch and dinner today, and both times I only had one hand free to eat it :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196022 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:56:07 +0000 matador84 1196022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: I feel so guilty because he is already at daycare nearly 10 hours a day. Making dinner just doesn't happen anymore since it's usually just the two of us for dinner. Dinner for myself? Forget about it! I've been wanting to crawl in bed since 630! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196013 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:52:12 +0000 HLK208 1196013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh gosh, hugs &lt;3</p> <p>Yes. I barely took care of myself. I was so sick and weak from getting sick so frequently. Playing with DS was so hard and took everything out of me to care for him. By the end of my pregnancy, I really made an effort to pamper myself though. I asked DH to help more and for my mom to babysit so I could at least take a nap and get a few pedicures before baby #2 was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-find-it-hard-to-take-care-of-yourself-during-your-2nd-pregnancy#post-1196007 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:48:31 +0000 matador84 1196007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've found it is so much harder to take care of myself, chasing after a 14 month old and 6 months pregnant with number two. I had a muffin at 630 am, a grilled cheese sandwich from Sonic, and bowl of cereal for dinner. My head is splitting and I'm exhausted! DS has been screaming in his crib for the past hour off and on so I have been consoling him. Sometimes I feel so guilty for not taking care of myself, but I don't know what I can do! </p>