lets talk about body changes

so ladies, i thought it would be fun for us all to vent and talk about some of the changes our bodies have gone through.  this could be acutally physical or symptoms.

we are all close in pregnancy weeks so i just thoguht it would be fun to see who is changing and how:)


Here goes, so my love handles from the sides have shifted straight out to the front.  As you can see from my posted pics, i already have a bump.  i have noticed lots and lots of fatigue, even right when i wake up i am tired.  I also have night sickness, after 8pm everyday it is vomit time.  My bb's have grown from a nearly B to me now fitting in C's.

[agomez333]

Well I can see the difference everywhere... My bb's have gone from a B to a C. My nipples are huge! I have dark blue veins you can see all over my chest, and my legs. My hips are spreading out more. I can tell because I can't wear my regular pants, I can hardly get them over my hips, but I was wearing them right before I got pregnant. I am wearing maternity pants, and my regulare shirts are getting tight already. I am 12 weeks so its going to keep getting bigger from here on out. It is fun though to already have a baby bump. I can't wait for baby to start kicking though...
My symptms are getting much better. I had a week or so of bad headaches, but haven't had too many for the last several days thank GOD!!! My nausea is much better. I still have sore bb's and don't want dh touching at all. I am still peeing like every 30 mins or so. Last night we were watching a movie with the whole family and in a 90 min movie I peed 4 times. My kids were like "you have to pee again??" I started laughing but it is annoying.
I am having issues sleeping some nights. But mostly from being uncomfortable I think... I have cramps in my legs quite a bit at night but I think it is from the change in blood flow and the uterus growing maybe putting pressure on some nerves...
Overall I am feeling much better... I still have some fatigue but nothing like the last 4-5 weeks! I love being pregnant and can't wait to get on with the fun part of getting really huge and watching a foot or knee or elbow poke out!!!

[Jonelle143]

ok so lets see.... all my weight from my sides has shifted to front. my nipples are much darker and my bb's are much more tender. I am nauseous most of the day. I wake up tired and toss and turn when i do sleep. I am constantly hot and when u touch my belly its hott.

otherwise a i feel good and am emjoyin all the changes in my symptoms.....  

[tfernandez]

i'm only 10 weeks and i don't think I look any different from before. I have gained a few pounds but its not noticable. I am very thin, 5'7" and pre-pregnancy I weighed about 117. I havent noticed any changes in my breasts, people say they become fuller or start feeling heavy but I havent had that only these stingy sharp pains in them at times, about 3 times a day in different parts of the breast. Although I was already a 34DD (no implants) before pregnancy so my husband tells me I probably don't feel heavier because I'm so used to really big ones. And that is true, I was bothered by them before, sorry to rant on about my boobs its just been worrying me that I dont feel the same as everyone else and it makes me think what if mine aren't gonna work!

I have been having nausea all day long since about 4 weeks until the past few days it started to die down and then last night I threw up in  a grocery store parking lot. I get so sick at night! I also pee about twice more everyday now. Oh and my favorite meal ( the first thing thats actually been appetizing in this pregnancy) now is fried Spam with white rice and two fried eggs. I usually HATE eggs. But its all I want now, with the spam and rice of course. It is SO good I cant get enough. Oh God my mouth is watering now...

[tfernandez]

I forgot to mention why I put my height and weight, i am sn thin so I was hoping I would be showing at least a little by now. I have a really flat stomach still and I want some sort of bump already! When do you girls think i'll get one? i figured I would already but guess not =(

[leighanne143]

agomez333- i have been having trouble sleeping too.  I got to bed between 10-11 and wake up between 2-3am and can not get back to sleep til like 5.  It is horrible to lose those hours of sleep.

tfernandez- well the spam thing made me almost throw up, but that is because i am not a meat eater, so take spam off my craving list.  But i would think that any week now you will start to get a bump.  the only reason i have a bump is because i am on progesterone which bloats you and because i had 2 preivous pregnancies, both MC's, but each time you get pregnant, your uterus starts to stretch faster, therefore that is why women on like their 2nd and 3 rd babies pop way sooner.  Dont worry your little pot will be here soon.

[leighanne143]

"bump"

[agomez333]

About the sleeping thing, my Dr. said to try to eat a small protien rich snack like peanut butter and graham crackers or pb and apples, and I choose pb and a banana to see if that would help. I did it last night and slept great, but the night before I tried some crackers and it didn't seem to work. I also would go to bed like 10pm amd was up at like 3am and couldn't go back to sleep.
I have also been having bad cramps in my legs. I think my potassium is low so I have been trying to eat more bananas, but I don't really like them. Only with pb. I know it sounds gross but its really good...

to: tfernandez
about the boob thing, I have a friend who is also big in the chest and she didn't notice a change until the 6th mth then they grew a little and got ready to produce milk... As for the baby bump, with my first I was like 5' 7" and 115 and I didn't show until 6 mths or so. But this is my 4th baby so I look 4 mths already and I am only 12 weeks... Every pregnancy is different and every body reacts diferently... Enjoy still wearing your regular clothes. I wish I could!!!! Good luck everyone!!!

[KM604]

Well by weeks 5-6 my pants stopped fitting me.  I didn't have a belly then, but I think it was because my hips got a little bigger.  I have a little pooch right now, I will probably take a pic tonight and post it.  I just feel like I look like I've put on 5 pounds rather than looking pregnant.  I am already a 34C, but I can still fit in the same bra I just feel like my bb's are fuller now.  My butt has also gotten a little bigger, I usually don't have much of one so that's why I can notice!  I don't think I've actually put on any weight though because I haven't been able to eat much.  Yesterday I started feeling better but there is still some lingering nausea and morning gagging. LOL

[Gina209]

I'm still in all my regular clothes...I'm 12 weeks today but I can definitely notice some extra love on my hips! Not a lot, but I was under 100 pounds Pre Pregnancy so I've noticed every little change! I have a lil baby bump (you can see it in my pics) but you cant tell unless I'm wearing something really tight. Pre Pregnancy I was already a 34D and I'm still fitting in my bras but they feel so snug! So I think I'll be growing out of them very shortly. Most recently I've also gotten the "mask of pregnancy" mostly on my legs. Oh and I have a lil more meat on my butt, which I Love! Thats most of my physical changes.
I normally feel great all day...sometimes my nausea comes but it usually leaves shortly after it comes. I am completely lazy and exhausted ALL day. It's getting harder and harder for me to work cuz all I wanna do is sit or lay down! I've been feeling really uncomfortable at night...since my back was already so bad before Pregnancy I used to sleep on my back a lot..but I'm trying to get in the good habit of not so sleeping on my sides have become uncomfortable for me. I toss and turn a lot and get up to pee just about every hour or so. Been having strange dreams too! And most recently I've started getting cramps at night...than by morning their gone. Still can't eat meat either!  But all this is so worth it :)

[Gina209]

Oh yea and I've lost half a pound since becoming Pregnant. So hopefully by my next appointment I will have gained a bit so my doctor doesnt freak!

[Chel125]

i have lost 3 pounds but gained a bump go figure. my sickness is getting better but i am still sooooo tired i can hardley stay awake even right after i wake up in the morning but I can't sleep at night i'm tossing and turning all night! i don't really have to go to the bathroom but once a night but it dose pick up in the evening. my boobs don't hurt to bad but they are huge i started  34 d and now i bearly fit in a 34 dd that is big enough for me! other than that i fill great! and i can't wait to go on vacation!