Hello! I saw your post about your pregnancy. Congratulations! How are you feeling?
I am currently five months pregnant and I have heartburn so so bad. I also had nausea really bad in the first trimester.
So I was wondering what you've experienced and what helped with the symptoms?
Hey congrats to you as well! I also saw your comment on my post about feeling HUGE and struggling to just tie your shoes and such. I live in a warm area so flipflops have been my go to! Being out of breath by just sitting however has been a thing and I've definitely been slower at walking, or should I say waddling. But just the other day someone commented how small my belly is for how far along I am.
I started this pregnancy overweight and you mentioned you were a size four. That's definitely contributing to the feeling huge thing for you. I think I MAY have gained like 6 lbs? That's basically just my near 5lb baby, the placenta and amniotic fluid. If anything I've been slimming down in my face and such but I haven't really been "eating for two".
Like you I was pretty nauseous my first trimester as well as my second trimester and along with the nausea came aversions. STRONG aversions. Before pregnancy I would joke that when I did get pregnant I probably wouldn't have any cravings cause I craved things so bad already. I didn't realize the lack of cravings would come as just being aversed to everything. Eventually the nausea lessened however and when I do crave food it's fruit.. or potatoes. I also get full super fast hence being no where near "eating for two".
Gestational diabetes has also put a "damper" on things. I have to be more careful what I eat cause of my inability to produce enough insulin for me and my little one. With saying this though.. I've still been eating the muffins and cookies and such here and there and my sugars are just fine. It's just in moderation now. They were worried my baby might be big cause my uterus was measuring big but in fact my baby was measuring a day behind schedule. He's an itty bitty thing!
The heartburn for me is new honestly. I've had it throughout but it has definitely worsened during the third trimester. My OBGYN said she could give me something to help with it and I foolishly said no thank you. Will probably see what she's got the next visit in a week or so. I'm sorry you can relate to this, tums and water are your best friend through it!
Overall I am exhausted. The third trimester really has been the best for me but everyone's pregnancy is so different. Everyone hyped up how amazing the second trimester is but for me it was downright awful. My mental health was gone. Since hitting the third trimester I've been battling the heartburn, exhaustion (pregnancy brain has been REAL strong) and other physical pains like Braxton hicks, lower back pain.. Charley horses (thank God I figured out how to stop them before they attack) etc. But I'd take this any day as long as my mental health is good.
I can't really give too much advice for how to manage the symptoms other than tums (I use the walmart version honestly) and water for heartburn.. and the usual "make sure you get exercise and eat healthy!" everyone will suggest. I will say The Holy Spirit has been a clutch in helping me through things. Remembering God is with me has brought me a ton of comfort.
I've also been blessed with the ability to not have to work during this pregnancy so I've been taking advantage of just resting whenever I can. Rest is very important.
I hope things get better for you in the last few months of pregnancy! Like I said everyone's pregnancy/experience is so different, it's hard to give decent advice.
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