We're due July 29th and this pregnancy has been the polar opposite to when I was pregnant with Hayden. With Hayden I had maybe a week and a half of nausea, with Babe-X (as we've nicknamed this one) I've been nauseous at some point almost every day and so many things MAKE me nauseous (bleach water, batter?!?!, eggs that aren't fully cooked (over easy) or sometimes just eggs no matter how they're cooked, etc). Oh and the cravings... with Hayden I just wanted steamed veggies for the first trimester I could eat a bowl of steamed spinach for dinner and be happy as a clam. This time around I'm craving sweets - chocolate especially, spicy food (jalapeno chips anyone?), and potatoes.
Also, it's almost six o'clock in the evening and I've only had a piece of toast and a bowl of pasta w/ a couple meatballs to eat all day and I'm am absolutely stuffed. With Hayden I could at least eat like a normal adult the first trimester, like a ravenous wolf the second, and by the third I was so huge that while I was hungry I had to break up my meals into fist sized portions and eat them throughout the day. Babe-X has cut straight to the chase and has me starving but only able to eat small bits at a time. It took me two sittings to eat my normal sized bowl of pasta.
All things considered though, the baby seems to be happy and healthy and progressing normally which is the most important thing. I completely changed my obgyn care from the last pregnancy and could not be happier about my new doctor. She is a perfect fit for me and I'm really looking forward to this journey having her as my doc.
