I had a good week in my personal opinion. Mainly, this was due to the fact my bleeding has stopped. I have also stopped cramping as badly as I was. I am REALLY hoping these are all good signs.
The biggest struggle this past week has been my never ending hunger. You are only supposed to gain 2-5Ibs during the first trimester. I haven't weighed myself lately because I do not own a scale and just use the one at the gym. But, since I am not allowed to go to they gym I am living in fear that I have already gained 10+ Ibs. I feel like there is no way around this. It's not that I cannot get full. I get full easily. The problem is that no matter how much I eat I end up feeling hungry about two hours later (sometimes one hour, sometimes 5 minutes later). Ugh. All I can think about is food. At one point this week I was in a work meeting and I could not even concentrate on anything else but obtaining food. This was almost an animal instinct. I felt that if I did not eat immediately I would chew off my OWN arm! I had this totally irrational train of thought about how I was starving myself and thus starving my baby and already a horrible mother. I was so frantic that I seriously considered pretending to use the restroom and hightailing it to the Starbucks across the street. Like I said, maternal animal instincts. I keep reminding myself that this problem is probably better than morning sickness but sometimes I am not so sure....especially as my clothes are getting a little more snug. And not being allowed to exercise does not help.
The other thing about this past week has been the increased tiredness. Complaining to Ryan does no good because he tells me to take a nap. But by the time I get home from working two jobs (yes, only two more weeks of this!) it is already six o'clock and I just want someone to bring me dinner in bed. I'm too hungry to go to sleep. Duh.
I hope little baby B is growing healthily with all of the increased nutrients this week! I have been eating lots of kale and avocado because I read that these are good for baby. Here I am (with a thicker waistline):
I should find out how much weight I have really gained tomorrow at my FIRST prenatal appointment!
The biggest struggle this past week has been my never ending hunger. You are only supposed to gain 2-5Ibs during the first trimester. I haven't weighed myself lately because I do not own a scale and just use the one at the gym. But, since I am not allowed to go to they gym I am living in fear that I have already gained 10+ Ibs. I feel like there is no way around this. It's not that I cannot get full. I get full easily. The problem is that no matter how much I eat I end up feeling hungry about two hours later (sometimes one hour, sometimes 5 minutes later). Ugh. All I can think about is food. At one point this week I was in a work meeting and I could not even concentrate on anything else but obtaining food. This was almost an animal instinct. I felt that if I did not eat immediately I would chew off my OWN arm! I had this totally irrational train of thought about how I was starving myself and thus starving my baby and already a horrible mother. I was so frantic that I seriously considered pretending to use the restroom and hightailing it to the Starbucks across the street. Like I said, maternal animal instincts. I keep reminding myself that this problem is probably better than morning sickness but sometimes I am not so sure....especially as my clothes are getting a little more snug. And not being allowed to exercise does not help.
The other thing about this past week has been the increased tiredness. Complaining to Ryan does no good because he tells me to take a nap. But by the time I get home from working two jobs (yes, only two more weeks of this!) it is already six o'clock and I just want someone to bring me dinner in bed. I'm too hungry to go to sleep. Duh.
I hope little baby B is growing healthily with all of the increased nutrients this week! I have been eating lots of kale and avocado because I read that these are good for baby. Here I am (with a thicker waistline):
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