How far along:
14 Weeks 4 Days
This week was brought on fatigue and exhaustion! Weird, wasn’t this supposed to lighten up? BUT good news is that I’m officially in the 2nd Trimester!
Symptoms:
Headaches come and go, but the more fluids I drink the better I feel. I have been experiencing round ligament pain, if I sit too long, or get up too quickly. I have been feeling super tired and my brain cells are slowly walking out of my ears, I feel that the pregnancy brain has started and I’m sounding more like an idiot every day. No judging me at this point, I promise I will get my swagger back in 6-7 months…give or take depending on if my next child is a sleeper.
Cravings:
This child makes me crave things I usually don’t crave or eat. This little one may or may not make me gain another butt with these cravings, thank goodness I have some self-control most days! So if you are wondering what the cravings are, they are salty rich foods and more fatty proteins…bacon and red meat (which I have given in on red meat once so far in this pregnancy, but haven’t touched red meat since 1999), salty chips and crackers. I’m going to bloat up like a balloon and fly away any day now.
Looking forward to:
Announcing the gender of our baby this weekend with our families! We are needing to get this out before Adrianna tells any more people…I’m excited to finally be able to feel the baby move, my placenta as of right now is in the anterior position, which means the anterior placenta is located on the front of the uterus. Most of baby’s small limb movements may be hidden behind the placenta. So it maybe longer to feel the baby’s movement, but it can possibly move (crossing fingers).
Some things that I have been working on to help with the anterior placenta, and will continue to work on during this pregnancy are:
Daily inversions, stretching, calf stretches and later with flat footed squats, gentle prenatal yoga, psoas exercises, brisk walking, swimming – all these are good.
Here are some recommendations for professional help:
Myofascial release is good for relaxing the broad ligament (make sure to work with someone that works with pregnant women), always ask for references.
The Webster Maneuver with chiropractic helps with the SI joint (and should be done on both sides rather than the pure Webster approach) and the round ligaments. Have the symphysis aligned, ( I have a great Chiropractor that specializes in this approach, so if you are around my area I can refer you to her).
Release the Psoas (again, make sure to work with someone that works with pregnant women), also google stretches to lightly (no pushing the stretch) stretch the psoas.
Exercise:
Still going strong but I’m a little slower this week. Just did what I could and felt great afterwards.
My workout regimen during the 14th week, looks like this (I plan my workouts on Sundays):
SU-Ran 6 miles
M-Full body strength training workouts (my online training program workouts)
T- Ran 6.5 miles
W- Full body strength training workout (again, my online training workouts)
Th-Ran 4 miles + 20 min. stair climber at Fitness Evolution
F- Full body strength training workout (again, my online training workouts)
SA-Running the Firecracker 10K in Brainerd
SU-Rest day
Sleep:
Sleep has been tough for the majority of this pregnancy, I did however, get 3 weird looking moles taken off my body, got some stitches, and had the most painful mole taken off between my toes (yes, weird cancerous moles will grow anywhere). So the sleeping has been touch and go between pain from that, waking up to go to the bathroom, getting too hot, too cold, feeling uncomfortable, and trying to sleep one side because I have stitches on the top of my arm and can’t lay on the side and can’t lay on the stomach or back while being pregnant. Seriously, I’m a hot mess….
I just want to remind you, to get you a annual visit to the skin doctors. I go every year and I have a dark pigment skin, barley burn but I have had 5 dysplastic moles taken off in the last few years. No matter what the skin tone you have, you should get check early for your health. Preventative health is what saves you, be proactive and take those steps to take care of your life.
Belly Bump:
I’m starting to show a little bump, bloat from the salt… Like I said last week, the belly has slowly moved up. I have gained 2 pounds so far and still on the same track when I was pregnant with Adrianna. My goals is to keep the weight slow and stable, which will help with the stretch marks and the post-pregnancy weight.
Food aversions:
I’m all good in the hood on this one, my appetite has picked up and I have no aversions to anything.
Cravings:
Still trying to eat plenty but also stay active. I’ve been hungry in the morning, so before my workout I will eat either 1 cup of high fiber/high protein cold cereal or 1 small fruit. After workout I have been drinking my FitPro Protein shakes which has been my go-to every day since becoming pregnant. I have been eating every 2-3 hours. I’m loving citrus foods, strawberries, and blueberries, and InBars for my snacks or a serving of crackers. I have been trying to keep the fruit limited though since it is very high in sugar, so I have been pairing my fruit with a protein.
Miss anything?
Hard workouts, wine and not having the energy to get most of my normal duties done at night.
Excited for anything?
To announce the gender of our baby! What do you think we will be having??! Stay Tuned…..
Happy 4th of July, Determined Friends!