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@wahine08: Yes! We actually had a minor freak-out last week when my husband noticed that my stomach was completely flat again. But, yeah, by the end of the day it was nice and round. I wore a form-fitting shirt yesterday for the first time in a while and you could DEFINITELY see something!

So, I'll be 11 weeks on Wednesday and last week I actually thought my symptoms were getting better - I could eat normally again without nausea and actually had some energy, but that's all GONE now. I spent the entire day on the couch feeling like I was going to die - still haven't thrown up at all but I almost wish I would because I'm so sick of feeling like this! Crossing my fingers that these symptoms ease up again before our vacation in a couple of weeks.

11w2 and I'm feeling good! Had a great workout today, and as long as I remember to take my extra B12in the morning I don't really get nauseous or exhausted. I do get full really quick and if I eat too much I feel like crap and I've been having really intense dizzy spells. The doctor said that's probably because of my pregnancy blood pressure issues (I had severe gestational hypertension with ds, they're assuming it'll happen again)

@wahine08: my last pregnancy I would go from blacking out from my blood pressure dropping so low to swelling up from it getting so high within an hour. My body just doesn't like pregnancy, lol. Hopefully if I gain less weight this time it'll be better! Last time I gained almost 60 pounds.

@wahine08: I just went a little binge crazy last time. We had just gotten stationed on the other side of the country and my husband got deployed so I was really alone. So I drowned my sorrows in junk food. I was borderline under weight when I got pregnant and gained 20 pounds REALLY quickly. This time I'm just being more realistic about what i can eat and continuing to work out. And I'm still breastfeeding DS so that'll help, lol.

Here's this week's update thing...

@Lindsay05: how far are you?

@Vegmama: you make it work. Lol. It's definitely harder being pregnant with a toddler, but it's not THAT bad.

@Navy_Mommy: 14 weeks and yes you make it work! Really have no choice!

@Vegmama: Yes its hard! Sleep when baby sleeps has never been so true!

@vegmama no joke, that's why we are done with three. I couldn't imagine going through the first trimester with THREE kids to chase after. It was so much harder this time around with a three year old and 15 month old, than when I just had my daughter and was pregnant. Mad props to all the ladies out there who have more than three, I can't do it again.

@Navy_Mommy I'm dizzy a lot more with this pregnancy too, and I never had blood pressure issues. It sure is true that each pregnancy is different!

@Lindsay05 I hope you feel better soon! I have noticed a huge improvement this week, we have the same due date. So hopefully you aren't too far`away from getting your energy back!

@wahine08 With my first I gained 50 ish pounds, with my second 40 ish pounds and I'm hoping to stick to the same 40ish with this one as well. I just don't do well when I don't feel well. I find that I binge eat. This time around I'm actually working out while pregnant, so hopefully that helps a little.

What I thought was fading TOTALLY came back and bit me in the behind yesterday! Right after lunch, I was feeling so gross. I almost thought I was going to be sick! I'm 13w2d and totally thought it'd be pretty much gone by now!

It didn't fade until before dinner and happened again after dinner. I'm still taking my Unisom so I think that helped last night a lot once it kicked in. Phew!

Anyone experiencing early 2nd Tri M/S?? I hope this is just a hormone surge like I've read and passes quickly! SO READY to be feeling good!!

My symptoms have all pretty much let up (except for the exhaustion, which I don't know will ever go away) which I'm really excited about. I just had another vivid dream though and this time it wasn't good. I dreamt that DH was flirting and dancing with this really pretty girl and totally ignoring me. I woke up feeling torn between knowing it was only a dream and crying because maybe he doesn't find me desirable anymore, now that I'm pregnant. I know it's totally not true, but these stupid hormones are really hard to think logically through! UGH. I had to get out of bed because I was starting to cry really hard and I didn't want to wake him up. I don't even know if I'll tell him, but I just had to get it out of me somehow. I hate hormones!!

@abbydabbydoodlebug I have vivid dreams as well, and they can affect the rest of my day. And, hormones this time around are CRAAAaaaaAAAAaaaaAAAAZY! I cry over stupid things and overreact (I'm sure you can imagine how great that is with a three year old and 16 month old.... ugh I hope they don't pick up bad habits)

@MrsH that doesn't sound very fun. But, you can now say you have thrown up all over the country! That's pretty exciting. I've only thrown up in two states.

@wahine08 I thought my MS was all gone, but I've had it a few times this week (I just feel sick, I don't throw up, but that's how it's been the whole time). I'm 14 weeks 6 days today...

@wahine08: haha, yeah what WAS he thinking? These hormones really are crazy. It hasn't been too bad really, but when it flares up, it REALLY flares up.

After DH woke up that morning, I ended up sobbing and telling him about it and how it's just hard with everything with my body is changing etc etc. So I just told him he needs to tell me I'm pretty more often, haha. We also ended up DTD later, which helped my confidence level. He said he was afraid of coming on to me when I haven't been feeling well/tired. He said this was all new to him too, so he was unsure of what he should be doing. Which was really sweet and I didn't really realize that he is being affected too, not just me. So that helped.

@Sugar.Biscuit: haha, I totally feel you on the belly thing. I felt huge today! I almost felt like I was getting bigger by the minute and I was going to bust outta my pants! I was at target looking at the maternity section today and I might succomb and get myself some shorts for the rest of the summer.

@Sugar.Biscuit: This weekend I definitely realized I have a bump. It's not big, but I can tell it's baby since I wake up with it. I normally wake up with a flat tummy!

By the end of the day, I'm definitely rocking a bump though.. after meals especially

@Sugar.Biscuit: How exciting!! I can't wait to feel the baby move!

@abbydabbydoodlebug I haven't had an issue with burping, that doesn't sound very fun.

Has anyone had an issue with plugged ears? I remember it being an issue with my other pregnancies, but I just can't stand it! I woke up at 11:30 to pee and it was plugged (like so bad that I couldn't hear our white noise or my daughter crying on the monitor). It's the same ear every pregnancy, and I know it is only going to get worse, so am I alone? I have an appointment tomorrow and I'll be asking the OB/GYN about it. Oh, and headaches! I've had so many headaches.... ugh

@abbydabbydoodlebug: I am definitely burping a lot more but it's more like regular burps. I wake up with a lot of burping.. I'm wondering if it's because I think I'm sleeping on my back (I'm normally a side sleeper) I wake up on my back a lot at night.

@MamaBehr: @Sugar.Biscuit: Same here with the ear wax/plugged ears! I thought it was allergies or something but I definitely think it could have something to do with these MASSIVE headaches I'm getting!

@Sugar.Biscuit: that's what I was thinking too. Everything shifting around and pushing gas out more frequently, lol.

@wahine08: @MrsH: I'm glad I'm not the only one! But I'm sorry at the same time, haha.

I've found that I *need* to eat some sort of protein at every meal. So I can't just have a salad like I've been craving. I get sick otherwise.

@MrsH: Aw man I'm so sorry to hear that Are you trying anything for the nausea? I am still taking my unisom + B6 and I really do believe it's helped me a lot. I also have NO problems sleeping which is nice!

@creativemomma15: You're not a nut case! I would be paranoid too but believe me, I had weird cramps so often and I'm still getting weird pains and stitches in my sides and pelvic area at 15w. I think it's just your body stretching and adjusting. I tried to feel my "fundus" or uterus and I got crampy just poking around. It kind of scared me so I stopped trying to feel for it!

Some extra water and rest might help the cramps stop too. I noticed I get crampier when I'm a little dehydrated. I'm still so bad at drinking tons of water!