19 weeks pregnant with baby number 2!
My phe levels finally dropped under 2. My last level was 1.7mg/dl so my dietitian told me to go ahead and increase my daily intake to 310 mg how a day. I’m still so much lower in tolerance then I was with Madelyn at this point but I’m so happy to finally get more food in.
My blood pressure dropped a few times this week and I nearly blacked out. I went through this with Madelyn to. My heart was beating through my chest and it was hard to breathe. But it settled eventually . It took me an hour to get my heart rate to go back under 100 bpm. My normal resting heart rate is about 66-77 but with this episode it got up to 177! I have always had low blood pressure for my age and weight as i am considered obese. My blood pressure a few weeks ago at my appointment was 101/57 . I eat a ton of salt, my whole life always have. I use to get alot of flack from family but when i was pregnant with Madelyn my doctor told me to eat more so now cole leaves me alone lol.
I’ve stopped loosing weight finally. I am maintaining at this point. I’m having a difficult time sleeping. I usually always l sleep on my left side with a pillow under my knees and hips because of my chronic pain but it seems my body wants to sleep on my back but the pressure from my belly wakes me up with headaches. I finally dug our my snoogle pregnancy pillow. My good friend who came out for Madelyn’s 3rd bday brought me a huge box full of maternity clothing that i am fulling taking advantage of them now.
My legs are cramping at night ., so that dose not help sleeping. At least i havent gotten a dreaded charlie horse yet. I use to get those a lot with Madelyn.
But I’m feeling little kicks a few times a day now. Such a neat feeling and so reassuring.
Next week we head to Vancouver for our anatomy scan and fetal echo. I can’t wait to see this baby and hopefully what it is !
I’ve been soaking up this gorgeous weather and walking with the daycare kids . We have been spending hours outside in the sun and I feel like it’s really helped my energy. I feel like the spring air and sunshine has really reduced my stress.
I am trying to swim at least once a week for half an hour while Madelyn is at swim lessons. I have missed a few weeks but mostly have been able to go consistently. I also joined prenatal yoga and have been really really enjoying it!
We bought a new family vehicle this week in preparation for baby. As we have out grown my little car. My little car was my first car. I bought it in fall 2011 and it is a 2011 Chevy aveo hatch back. It is so small! It has been a really good car to me though. I bought it in Victoria before we moved. I drove it right off the lot with 0 km on it. Now it has about 65 000 and its 8 years old. It has no Air conditioning , it has no power anything. It is a very basic model. I love it but if i knew we where going to move to kamloops where its 40 degrees in the summer i probably never would have bought it .
This new vehicle is a 2009 dodge journey. It has 7 seats. It has power windows, Air conditioning, power seats, heated seats, back up camera, cruise control, power windows, DVD player for kids, sun room, hatch back also. All wheel drive. ( my car was front wheel drive) so will be safer in the snow. Tons of storage and lots of room. We can finally fit a stroller and groceries in it at the same time. Or our family dog and luggage for road trips. It will make our annual summer trips back home to Victoria much more enjoyable and doable. Or camping! or road trips and just daily living. I already love driving it. It drives so smooth, and so much easier then my car. I feel much safer in it to! I havent felt safe in my car in a long time and we cant fit 2 rear facing car seats in my car. Luckily we can in this new SUV. Madelyn is still rear facing and will be for as long as possible as it is the safest. I will keep her rear facing until she maxes out. She is still small for her age and i feel much safer knowing she is safe.
I am so happy my phe tolerance has finally been increased and im enjoying some real foods and more variety. I even had BBQ veggies and low protein rice one night for dinner and low protein tacos for another. Today im having a low protein grilled sandwich for lunch! I know my tolerance will continue to rise and this is just the beginning but i feel like i eat healthier and more rounded whole foods when i can tolerate more.
Some really amazing and weird things happen when your pregnant. For one thing your hair goes remarkably fast. Everywhere! I even have fine blonde hair growing on my belly. My toe nails and finger nails are growing alot to. pigment in my skin is darkening and many more things.
Next week ill be half way through this pregnancy. Baby center says that this week the baby is about 6 inches long and the size of a heriloom tomato. And weights about 9 oz.
Baby center canada also has this to say this week
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She has started to swallow amniotic fluid, and her kidneys continue to make urine. Hair on the scalp is sprouting.
Sensory development reaches its peak this week. The nerve cells serving each of the senses — taste, smell, hearing, seeing, and touch — are now developing in their specialized areas of the brain. Nerve cell production slows down as existing nerve cells grow larger and make more complex connections. If you’re carrying a baby girl, she already has roughly six million eggs in her ovaries. By the time she’s born, she’ll have about one million.
You may have started to feel your baby’s movements. If the idea of having a baby still seems remote, nothing makes it more real than feeling her move for the first time. Most moms-to-be start to feel movement (called quickening) between 18 weeks and 20 weeks.
If you’ve been pregnant before, you’ll feel things earlier rather than later. What you may first think is a rumbling stomach may be your baby doing some back flips. Make note of when you first start feeling your baby and tell your doctor or midwife at your next appointment.
You no doubt feel the kicking and somersaulting of your growing baby. At times, she may be so mobile that you can’t sleep. The next ten weeks or so will be your baby’s busiest and most active time, until the womb gets too crowded”
**baby center app switches between he and she regularly on their updates. This does not mean I know what baby is yet!
Source: https://www.babycenter.ca/
check back next week for more updates and a summery on our anatomy scan!
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