tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post4163305640050491384..comments2024-01-02T04:55:07.853-05:00Comments on Pieces of Me: This Sucks.JLKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05396471022931966499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-58506074992169776032009-12-03T13:09:54.316-05:002009-12-03T13:09:54.316-05:00I'm behind in blogworld, so I just heard your ...I'm behind in blogworld, so I just heard your news -- congrats! I did the pregnant-in-grad-school thing, so I'll just say that pregnancy is all about ups and downs. Just when you think "this totally sucks!!!" things get better, and everything seems manageable again.<br /><br />For me, the walking-dead exhaustion gradually improved. I kept waiting for my 2nd trimester dramatic increase in energy, but instead, it was very very gradual. I barely noticed it until my energy level took a nose-dive in month 8, and I thought, "Hm, I guess I *had* been feeling better!"<br /><br />The airhead thing definitely cleared up. And I agree with Cloud -- it's good prep for the sleep deprivation, which starts in pregnancy and continues for a year or so. You'll get better at coping with it.<br /><br />Congrats!Nickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614845410446113639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-57203366816528158132009-11-18T00:50:19.908-05:002009-11-18T00:50:19.908-05:00yikes! i hope your 2nd trimester is smooth sailin...yikes! i hope your 2nd trimester is smooth sailing since this one seems to be a PITA! :)PhizzleDizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02036442165798690074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-68470141984471035102009-11-08T17:05:21.442-05:002009-11-08T17:05:21.442-05:00Hi! I saw that you added me to you blogroll. Thank...Hi! I saw that you added me to you blogroll. Thanks!<br /><br />I definitely felt much better during the second trimester in my first pregnancy. In my second... well, the less said about my second pregnancy the better, probably. It was hard to get enough rest with a toddler running around, I hadn't weaned said toddler until AFTER I got pregnant and I just never could get my energy back. I did feel better in the second trimester than in the first, though.<br /><br />I think the emptyheadedness of pregnancy is an excellent chance to prepare yourself for the emptyheadedness that comes with sleep deprivation. Figure out your coping strategies now! (Mine involved lots and lots of lists.)<br /><br />Enjoy your pregnancy, and don't worry- motherhood is really, really hard but it is really, really awesome, too.<br /><br />(@Becca- my own personal revenge fantasy involves calling at 3 a.m. my daughter when she is living on her own, and telling her that I lost my socks.)Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-69834328249444012392009-11-07T14:17:44.525-05:002009-11-07T14:17:44.525-05:00@PiT - apparently the cramping is normal as long a...@PiT - apparently the cramping is normal as long as it isn't continuous or accompanied by bleeding. Why it's been so severe a few times with me I have no idea. First doctor's appointment is Tuesday, but they didn't even hesitate when I called to tell them about the cramps and ask about pain reliever options. <br /><br />@Becca - you're going to be like my new best friend through all this. I have no one in my life who is pregnant or who has new(er) little ones at home. Your insight and advice is invaluable to me at this point. :)<br /><br />@Dr. Isis - here's hoping my second trimester (if I make it) is that way too. It's amazing how some days right now are really bad and others are okay. Actually, the weekends when I don't have to do shit are okay and the weekdays completely suck. lolJLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396471022931966499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-64064032567057281712009-11-07T13:50:00.763-05:002009-11-07T13:50:00.763-05:00I had some mild cramping at about 8 weeks and was ...I had some mild cramping at about 8 weeks and was exhausted my entire first trimester. I think I slept 12 hours/day everday. Then my second trimester hit and I felt GREAT!Isis the Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330006497489235490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-44454173444728623592009-11-06T10:24:06.823-05:002009-11-06T10:24:06.823-05:00Yeah, the cramping sounded weird to me. You've...Yeah, the cramping sounded weird to me. You've gone to the doctor, right? Because I know they do ultrasounds (trans vaginally. Tons of Fun *eyeroll*) at that stage, so you *could* get pictures, I think. Better yet, you might get a video. If I remember correctly, the heart is beating at this stage, but your raspberry is very bloblike other than that, so still photos aren't that interesting if you're not an ultrasound tech. <br />I actually had the opposite problem early in pregnancy- I couldn't stop thinking that I was pregnant. It kinda freaked me out, honestly. <br /><br />The exhaustion and empty-headedness *is* totally normal. That is to say, it's abysmal and weird, but par for the course.<br /><br />The only things I can say on an encouraging note is to joy your weird-for-you food (lol on the spicy food- I got cravings for mexican like you wouldn't believe) and try to get some exercise, those things helped me a lot. <br /><br />It's too late to warn you away from pregnancy, and everyone is different, but I wish I had known about the GI weirdness (prunes became my best friend) in the third trimester. On an encouraging note, the second trimester was way better than the first, at least for me. You get more energy, or used to the tiredness, or something. And the first kicks are really wonderful (even if they can be hard to be *sure* about at first)... though if your raspberry is like my roo, it will have ginromous Michel Phelps style feet and kicks and by the third trimester you will be plotting to take your 13 year old child to tae kwon do so you can kick them back. (Revenge will be sweet. Mama is patient and shall bide her time... *evil look*)Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356974556397009124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6719356366303333951.post-90156512399166853172009-11-06T09:56:08.272-05:002009-11-06T09:56:08.272-05:00This might be a stupid question but is severe cram...This might be a stupid question but is severe cramping at 8wks normal/typical?Professor in Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903558307394806532noreply@blogger.com