Baby…16 Weeks
Posted Nov 04, 2016, Updated May 26, 2022
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Disclaimer: All women are different. All pregnancies are different. If I mention a personal preference about how I choose to handle pregnancy, please know that I am not saying it’s my way or the highway. Of course I feel passionately about my choices {because hello, if you spent 0.2 seconds with me you would know I am passionate about many things, especially having and raising babies}, but the goal of pregnancy and birth is a healthy baby and healthy momma…nothing more nothing less. The way we get there is diverse and beautiful and there is no room for judging each other…Capeesh?
I’ve reached the 16-week mark in this pregnancy and I can honestly say I’ve turned a bit of a corner {YAY}! So let’s dish…
Symptoms
Nausea
I was still feeling pretty puketastic until a handful of days ago, but I found a few ways to cope that really helped! At my 16 week appointment I had gained just under a pound…which was progress from losing weight last time! YAY!
- La Croix! Even though I brush my teeth every. single. time. I eat {that’s just me, not something unique about pregnant me LOL}, sometimes that doesn’t even help get rid of the taste of my last meal! However, drinking La Croix totally works! The slightly-flavored, not at all sweet, carbonated deliciousness seriously erases any and all food tastes…hallelujah!
- Coffee + Vitamin B6. I am one of those crazy natural ladies…. which means that taking any sort of medication during pregnancy is something I avoid at all costs! The natural combination I have found that works wonders to ease nausea is drinking a cup of coffee in conjunction with taking a vitamin packed with B6! I do this right after I eat breakfast and it helps me feel so much better throughout the day!
- Salty snacks! This pregnancy I can’t even look at sugar {and if I crave it I take one bite and regret it}! So I have found that eating salty foods pretty often helps me feel better!
Relaxin
Not the chillin’ out maxin’ kind….You know when you’re pregnant your hormones go completely wonky! Well one hormone your body releases is called relaxin, which helps your ligaments stretch as the baby grows. This time around I have been pulling muscles left and right…and I’m not even working out to the same extent I had been in my previous pregnancies! Seriously, the other day I looked down at my computer and totally tweaked my neck! I couldn’t turn my head to the right for a week!! Because I looked down!!!!! Thankfully my husband is awesome and will massage my neck whenever it hurts! Aww! Love him to pieces…
Itchy!!!
Ok my whole body is crazy itchy! My OB says it’s totally normal but my skin has become so sensitive I can’t even use my regular face products! And I live in UT, the driest place ever…so discontinuing my use of moisturizer for 6 months in the winter is not really an option! Anyone have any lotions/cleansers you LOVE that are great for sensitive skin?
Aversions:
Anything sweet! Seriously who am I? The only time I eat dessert is when we are with friends and I want to be polite! I always have to finish with a potato chip or something though {LOL}!
Cravings:
Here’s my list of foods I can’t stop eating!
- White cheddar popcorn
- La Croix
- Hummus and pita chips
- Unsweetened dried mango from Trader Joe’s {why do you have to be so far away from my house}!
I’m super grateful I am back to eating salads and healthier fare again…although we did go to the zoo and get a soft pretzel with cheese sauce that totally rocked my world. YUM!
I also have been crazy about a local restaurant, The Village Baker! I seriously could eat a sandwich here every. single. day.
Exercise:
I finally stopped getting sick in the mornings for long enough that I felt comfortable going to the gym! It’s dark and cold at 5 AM….so going to the gym is a welcome change from walking outside or working out in my basement! I still am taking it super easy but I’m starting to feel a little more like myself again! YAY!
My other kids:
They couldn’t be any more excited for this sweet baby! Every day Gabe asks if the baby is going to come out yet. LOL no Gabe, I sure hope not! Bethany kisses my belly and they both provide a constant stream of name ideas. They’re pulling for a boy for whatever reason…but I keep reminding them that a girl is just as likely and would be just as wonderful! <3
Baby:
My kids are way into knowing how big our baby is! Right now he/she is about the size of an avocado! FUN! I felt my sweet baby kick for the firs time {more on that below}! However I’m not feeling consistent movement! For whatever reason I don’t feel my babies til much later than most women! When I was pregnant with Naomi my placenta was positioned towards the front of my uterus…so I didn’t confidently say I felt her move until 22 weeks (about the same time as Bethany)! I did feel Gabe around 19 weeks…which I believe was God’s total grace and mercy on my heart and soul after losing 3 babies before we got pregnant with him. I needed to feel him in there for my own peace of mind.
Wearing:
I graduated to maternity pants! With my first baby I didn’t wear maternity clothes until my third trimester! Then I kicked myself for waiting SO long because I L-O-V-E maternity jeans!!!! I know I know, most people don’t! But hello stretchy waist and soft material, you are my favorite! Plus I learned the hard way with Bethany….that if you wear clothes as your belly expands they get stretched out! I couldn’t wear many of my favorite clothing items after I had Bethany because they were too big on me! So…I’ll stick to the wonderful world of elastic waists while I can!
I love these maternity leggings! And these jeans!
Nesting:
I’m not really nesting yet…it’s a bit early for that! Except for the fact that my hubby needs to build a dresser for the kids’ room….so I’ve been not-so-subtly reminding him about that honey-do item! We have a young man coming to live with us in January until August and he will need the dresser that matches the bedroom set in his room, which the kids are currently using! SO, get crackin’ babe!
My thoughts:
Oh where to begin? I am honestly so in love with this baby already. At our last ultrasound we saw him/her sucking their thumb! Then the absolute coolest thing happened…I felt my baby for the first time! I am super skeptical when it comes to feeling baby movement…{because TBH in the beginning it’s hard to differentiate little flutters and gas…LOL}. Well I felt a little something and I wrote it off…until the doctor touched my stomach and said, look, the feet are right here…then he pushed on my belly and the baby kicked back! It was the coolest ever!
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