{"id":16383,"date":"2018-06-21T12:17:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T16:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/?p=16383"},"modified":"2018-06-21T12:17:19","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T16:17:19","slug":"second-trimester-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andiemitchell.com\/second-trimester-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Trimester Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fruit<\/p>\n

At certain points during pregnancy, you start to feel like maybe you\u2019ll just be pregnant forever. And then one day you wake up at 29 weeks pregnant and realize that it all went by in a blink. Somehow I\u2019ve already erased the nauseous, exhausted memories of those first 3 months, which should serve me well when we decide to do this all again.<\/p>\n

These days, I feel great. I\u2019m happy, I\u2019m energized, and I\u2019m very, very intent on organizing every square inch of my entire life and home. Ask Daniel and he\u2019ll tell you about how hard he\u2019s tried to watch the World Cup with a wife who runs in front of the tv 200 times per game just so she can move decorative objects from one side of the family room to the other.<\/p>\n

\"20

20 week ultrasound! (you can see his profile on the right)<\/p><\/div>\n

The most exciting parts of this second trimester have been getting to see the baby during our 20-week ultrasound (his little nose and lips!!) and feeling closer and more connected to him every day. In three months\u2019 time, his movements have gone from feeling like bubbles in my abdomen (easy to confuse with gas pains) to full-on rolling, wave-like motions and kicking that even Daniel can feel. It\u2019s as sweet as it is somewhat startling.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve told Daniel a million times times how lucky I feel to have experienced such an uneventful, smooth-sail of a pregnancy. Physically, sure I\u2019ve dealt with a lot of the common pregnancy symptoms you hear about\u2014the heartburn, lower back pain, the itchy belly and boobs, and the aching, restless legs while trying to fall asleep\u2014but really, nothing too bad. So far my most uncomfortable symptom has been the constant peeing. And I\u2019m no stranger to having to pee all the time! For at least the past ten years, I have woken up multiple times per night to use the bathroom. But pregnancy has made things much worse\u2014like peeing every half hour\/hour\u2014and I hate it.<\/p>\n

\"Lemon

passed my glucose tolerance test at 28 weeks<\/p><\/div>\n

During this trimester, I also weaned off of my antidepressant\u2014the one I had been on for 6 years, the one I love because after trying four others with no change in my depression, this one seemed to lift the hopeless fog. With guidance from my doctor, I took about a month and a half (perhaps up to two months, I can\u2019t remember) to slowly taper off of the 10mg I was on. Of course I was nervous. Thankfully thankfully thankfully, I felt fine. I didn\u2019t notice a difference in my mood, energy…anything. I\u2019m so relieved that that was the case for me, but I know how individual this experience is for each and every one of us, so please don\u2019t just take my word for it if you\u2019re considering going off of your own antidepressant. Talk with your doctor, always.<\/p>\n

Cravings<\/h3>\n

Before pregnancy, I never really cared for a number of the things I\u2019ve since found myself craving, like lemon sorbet, key lime pie, and sour patch kids. Other cravings: banana cream pie, soft-serve ice cream, oatmeal…and I miss deli meats and sushi so much.<\/p>\n

Aversions<\/h3>\n

In the beginning of my second trimester I was still turned off by lots of wholesome stuff\u2014namely veggies, and chicken that isn\u2019t breaded and fried :)\u2014but for most of this trimester I\u2019ve had no real aversions.<\/p>\n

\"Andie

26 weeks<\/p><\/div>\n

Weight Gain<\/h3>\n

As of my last doctor\u2019s appointment, at 28 weeks\u2014the start of my third trimester, I\u2019ve gained 40 pounds. I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d say this before I got pregnant, but I feel really accepting of the weight I\u2019ve put on. Of course, there are moments when I get anxious thinking of losing whatever I end up gaining in the end, wondering, will I be too exhausted to fight cravings and make healthy choices? Most of the time though, I feel pretty darn peaceful. I marvel at the ways that pregnancy has changed my relationship with my body, how it\u2019s softened me, made me less self-conscious, and more intuitive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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