The half-way mark of the first trimester. Yay! We met with our doctor following our positive test and he sent us for two HCG tests to confirm 10 days apart. It was nice to hear those official words of “Congratulations” :) So far I have been pretty fortunate. I was nervous at first because I hadn’t been feeling any different at all. Now the symptoms are starting to become more evident, but thankfully no sickness or nausea yet (fingers crossed!). The main symptoms I’ve noticed so far: 
- The biggest is probably the change in my appetite. I have become VERY selective and fussy which is SO not me! I find it hard to want to eat most foods, they just don’t appeal to me. When I look in the fridge, I just think ‘yuck’. Luckily, Nathan cooks for us both so when it’s placed in front of me I’ll usually eat it just fine. But if I had to pick out what I want to eat, I have a hard time. Also, there will be a select number of foods that I will be ok to eat each day. Once I have it once though, I’m done. I don’t want it the next day. This is making leftovers a hard thing. Hehe I have definitely become a totally different person when it comes to food. Is this what normally fussy people feel like? Sheesh, I used to eat anything and everything except chicken hearts and cow tongue. LOL I know nutrition is so essential though especially at this stage, so luckily our diets have been pretty healthy over the last few years. I am trying to eat a good balanced diet each day, but am needing to find more creative ways to appeal to my senses.
- Cravings-wise I haven’t had anything that has stayed – it’s more one or two foods each meal-time that seem to appeal to my senses. It’s more the process of elimination than cravings.
- I also feel lightheadedness at times. Mainly if I get up too fast, or change direction too quickly. At times the room has moved a bit.
- I’ve also noticed my heightened sense of smell. Poor Nathan hears about this often, as I sniff around for things that need to be cleaned. LOL The worst part is I can pick up the smell of people’s breath like never before. That is no fun. Then it makes me so much more conscious of my own too! Don’t worry though, if you’re not standing right up close to me, I won’t smell you :)
Those are the main symptoms I’ve been noticing. Just in the last few days, I’ve noticed my energy has been a bit less, but it seems to be more ‘brain tired’ than physically tired. So I have been taking time throughout the day just to lie down and rest. I haven’t gained any weight, but yet my regular pants are already tight. I’ve already moved up another pant size. lol
Since we conceived on fertility drugs, we’ll be going in for an early ultrasound at to make sure that there isn’t more than one baby! I don’t think there is though, because from what I have read it seems that my symptoms would be far stronger than they are. We’ll know soon enough!Stay tuned!
- The biggest is probably the change in my appetite. I have become VERY selective and fussy which is SO not me! I find it hard to want to eat most foods, they just don’t appeal to me. When I look in the fridge, I just think ‘yuck’. Luckily, Nathan cooks for us both so when it’s placed in front of me I’ll usually eat it just fine. But if I had to pick out what I want to eat, I have a hard time. Also, there will be a select number of foods that I will be ok to eat each day. Once I have it once though, I’m done. I don’t want it the next day. This is making leftovers a hard thing. Hehe I have definitely become a totally different person when it comes to food. Is this what normally fussy people feel like? Sheesh, I used to eat anything and everything except chicken hearts and cow tongue. LOL I know nutrition is so essential though especially at this stage, so luckily our diets have been pretty healthy over the last few years. I am trying to eat a good balanced diet each day, but am needing to find more creative ways to appeal to my senses.
- Cravings-wise I haven’t had anything that has stayed – it’s more one or two foods each meal-time that seem to appeal to my senses. It’s more the process of elimination than cravings.
- I also feel lightheadedness at times. Mainly if I get up too fast, or change direction too quickly. At times the room has moved a bit.
- I’ve also noticed my heightened sense of smell. Poor Nathan hears about this often, as I sniff around for things that need to be cleaned. LOL The worst part is I can pick up the smell of people’s breath like never before. That is no fun. Then it makes me so much more conscious of my own too! Don’t worry though, if you’re not standing right up close to me, I won’t smell you :)
Those are the main symptoms I’ve been noticing. Just in the last few days, I’ve noticed my energy has been a bit less, but it seems to be more ‘brain tired’ than physically tired. So I have been taking time throughout the day just to lie down and rest. I haven’t gained any weight, but yet my regular pants are already tight. I’ve already moved up another pant size. lol
Since we conceived on fertility drugs, we’ll be going in for an early ultrasound at to make sure that there isn’t more than one baby! I don’t think there is though, because from what I have read it seems that my symptoms would be far stronger than they are. We’ll know soon enough!Stay tuned!
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