This past week has been pretty good, I must say. My appetite has been improving and there are foods that actually sound good to me. No issues with constipation, gas or fatigue. I think I only gagged a couple times in the last week, very exciting! And no barfing! I'm still taking 1/2 a Unisom at night after the barf scare I had last week, but I'm not feeling like I desperately need it each night. I think I only had to get up in the middle of the night to pee three times which is a record so far. The most exciting news of the week is I think I have a legitimate baby bump now. It's pretty small and only noticeable when I wear tight clothing, but it's there. I still get bloated and by the end of the day my belly feels huge, but this is the photo I took right when I woke up this morning, before eating anything. Trevor took the picture, I should give credit where credit is due since he was less than thrilled to have a camera thrown at him the second he opened his eyes.
It looks like I'm slouching, but I'm really not, just the belly starting to stick out. Cheese still tastes particularly good...and sweet corn, I could eat that all day. I guess it's been a pretty uneventful week, but I'm perfectly fine with that.
Trevor and I are going to Hawaii next week. I'm really looking forward to the vacation, just not the journey there. We have a layover on our way there and back and I am not a fan of those at all. I have to get up and walk around every hour and a half to prevent blood clots because of all the extra blood pregnancy creates. Better yet, our flight home departs at 10pm so I'll be up all night walking around the plane, pretty exciting, eh? Anyway, this leads me to this week's pregnancy question:
What are your best tips for travel during pregnancy? Oh, and thanks to everyone for the answers to the weekly questions both on the blog and in private. It's been fun to get the input from all of you!
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Stretchy pants, of the yoga variety if possible. Sitting and fidgeting for that long in anything with a waistband that is not entirely made of lycra-cotton stretch is a nightmare. And snacks, since you may or may not have time during a layover (and options in-flight are limited).
ReplyDeleteAlso - dress that bump up for the benefit of TSA (to make it obvious you're pregnant)! I've opted for the pat-down each of the three times I've flown pregnant and they've been very nice, but be sure to let them know as early as possible in the security rigamarole that you're going to be doing so if you decide to opt out of the full body scanner.
Have you considered adding watermelon to your list of pregnancy foods? I've been on a watermelon binge since about 20 weeks.