Pregnancy - 12 week update

How far along?  12 weeks

How big is baby?  The size of a plum according to the apps on my phone (around 5.3 cm).

Total weight gain/loss?  I'm now 55.9 kg (in powerlifting terms I'm now in a whole new weight loss).  No major loss this week though so that's a good sign.  I think I'm mostly just losing muscle.

Waist?  27 inches so an inch on again in the last week - oddly I'm getting bigger but lighter at the same time.

Stretchmarks?  Only the ones that have been there for years.

Maternity clothes?  Not for a while yet.

Sleep?  Hit and miss.  Some nights I'll sleep pretty solidly, other nights I'm awake almost all night.  I'm not particularly uncomfortable or anything, so I don't know why I'm not sleeping but I'm well known for being a bit of an insomniac so it's nothing new for me.

Best moment this week?  I can't choose just one!  We've hit that 12 week "safe" mark, we had a scan and got to see little Pip today and we bought our pushchair.

Movement?  Nothing yet - hopefully only a couple of months until I start feeling it though.

Food cravings?  Nothing in particular.

Food aversions?  Lucozade.  I drink a fair amount of Lucozade Sport drinks but I can't stomach them at all at the moment.

Gender?   Absolutely no clue.

Labour signs?  Definitely not.

Pregnancy symptoms?  Pretty much the same.

Belly button in or out?  In.

What I miss?  Having the energy to do things!

What I am looking forward to?  Starting to buy more things now that we've passed the 12 week mark.

Upcoming appointments/scans?  I see the Consultant on 15th May, midwife on 17th May and have my next scan on 17th June.

Weekly wisdom?  Shop around!  We've had our eye on a particular travel system/pushchair for a while but avoided it because it was way too expensive and didn't even come with a car seat.  Today we found it in another shop cheaper than before and that included a car seat too.  So glad we didn't give up and buy something else/buy it for the higher price.

Milestones?  That 12 week mark!

Bump picture:

Starting to get a serious little chunk going now :D

Pregnancy - 8 week update

How far along?  8 weeks

How big is baby?  The size of a raspberry or kidney bean apparently.

Total weight gain/loss?  I'm exactly where I was last week, 57.2kg.  I've been struggling with nausea this week and found meals hard to eat so I'm glad I've managed not to lose anything.

Waist?  Not measured this week.

Stretchmarks?  Only the ones that have been there for years.

Maternity clothes?  Not for a while yet.

Sleep?  I've been sleeping quite well and having some really weird dreams - nothing baby related and no nightmares, just everything in my dreams is really vivid and mixed up.

Best moment this week?  Realising that with my new working hours I am never more than 2 days away from a lie-in!

Movement?  Nothing yet, way too early.

Food cravings?  Nothing in particular - I mostly just want savoury food.  If I particularly fancy anything it's either carbs or unhealthy stuff (chicken nuggets, sausage rolls, crisps).  I'm trying to balance eating what I fancy with eating healthy foods but when I'm really nauseous, sometimes I've just had to give it and settle for what I fancy, even if it's Pringles, because they're the only thing that don't make me wretch.

Food aversions?  I've completely gone off pomegranate juice, can't stomach it at all despite the fact that I've been drinking it every day since before transfer.

Gender?   No idea and I don't think we're going to find out.  I keep accidentally calling it a "she" at the moment and I don't really know why.

Labour signs?  Definitely not.

Pregnancy symptoms?  Morning sickness is in full swing,  I'm tired, my joints are achy and clicking a lot and I'm absolutely reveling in it all!

Belly button in or out?  In.

What I miss?  Going to bed with ALS.  By the time he gets home from work in an evening I'm pretty much ready for bed (especially as I have earlier mornings now) and he's not ready for bed because he needs to wind down so I end up going before him.  It's not something either of us like particularly but I can't expect him to be in bed at 9pm - he does always give me a cuddle when he gets in bed though.

What I am looking forward to?  Having a weekend to ourselves - we've had a few really busy weekends lately and, although it's been nice seeing friends and such, it'll be nice to have some time to chill out and get stuff sorted around the house.

Upcoming appointments/scans?  Scan on 28th March and midwife on 29th March.

Weekly wisdom?  Try not to let your stomach get empty.  I've had some pretty horrendous morning sickness but the only time it's got really bad is when I haven't eaten for a good few hours and my stomach is empty.  Eating little and often (whatever I can stomach) has been really helping and made the nausea bearable rather than overwhelming.

Milestones?  Finally having proper pregnancy symptoms!  It's also a whole 4 weeks since I found out I was pregnant.

Bump picture:

I have such a prominent indentation in my stomach when my ribs end, always have done.  It looks so odd on photos.  I may be getting the teeniest bump, but nothing particularly noticeable.

Pregnancy - 4 week update

How far along?  4 weeks, 2 days.  

How big is baby?  Obviously, we've had no scans measurements but about the size of a poppy seed.

Total weight gain/loss?  I'm 57.2kg, which is  a bit less than I was last week (58.5kg).  My weight fluctuates between 58-60kg on average.  I'm going to go with 58.5kg being my "pre-pregnancy weight" and add on from there, so I'm currently -1.3kg.

Waist?  25 inches.

Stretchmarks?  None, I bought myself some Palmer's Cocoa Tummy Butter yesterday and I've already added it into my routine when I get into bed at night.

Maternity clothes?  Not even given them a thought - it'll be a while before I need them!

Sleep?  I'm sleeping like a baby, once I get to sleep.  I'm so excited from the news and too busy thinking about how we're going to tell people and what we need to do/buy so it's hard to get to sleep.  However, I'm pretty exhausted so once I get there, I stay there!  I am waking up once or twice to pee - that wasn't unusual for me a while ago but over the last few months I've worked really hard to train my overactive bladder out of it, I guess I'll have to get used to it again.

Best moment this week?  Getting that positive beta result - and such a high number too!

Movement?  Nothing yet, way too early.

Food cravings?  Nothing so far, I'm not overly hungry at the moment despite not being particularly nauseous.  

Food aversions?  Nothing.

Gender?  Absolutely no idea - this week it's being called Poppy (due to being the size of a poppy seed) so let's guess at girl?

Labour signs?  DEFINITELY NOT!  Don't want any of that for another 36 weeks.

Pregnancy symptoms?  I'm a little nauseous, but only when I start to get hungry.  If I'm late for a meal, I know about it!  My sense of smell is going crazy too - I keep smelling things that aren't there, or are so mild nobody else can smell them.  I'm pretty fatigued but it's been a long, mentally tiring couple of weeks with the embryo transfer and 2 week wait, so that's pretty understandable.

Belly button in or out?  In.

What I miss?  As I'm so tired, I'm really missing caffeine, but as I gave it up in August for the fertility treatment it's not too hard - I'm pretty used to it now.

What I am looking forward to?  Tomorrow, I'm going to tell my mum.  I'm nervous (she always suggests babies aren't something I should be thinking about yet) but excited at the same time!  I think she'll be really happy when she gets over the initial shock.

Upcoming appointments/scans?  I have a scan at the clinic in Sheffield on 14th March (6 weeks 6 days), it's going to feel like a VERY long wait.

Weekly wisdom?  When you're going to get your bounty gift box (free with the Bounty App), you only  have 20 minutes to claim it.  Even if you're already in Boots, don't click claim until you know they haven't run out!  There was an option for "Not available" but the sales assistant accidentally clicked something on my phone and it said I'd claimed it.  I've sent an email so hopefully I'll still manage to get one - I do love freebies.

Milestones?  Being pregnant enough to get a positive pregnancy test!

Bump Picture:

Obviously no bump yet, just a little bit of podge from not exercising much over the last 2 weeks!