*Disclaimer*
This is a boring blog post if you are not: a) Pregnant, b) Female, c) A mother, or d) Ridiculously interested in the tiny details that are experienced by all pregnant women.
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Hunger, nausea, fatigue, mood swings, anxiety, elation, sensitive sense of smell, bigger breasts (hormones), bigger thighs (ice cream) etc etc. Prenatal media is bursting at its seams with information on the variety of symptoms to expect during the 9 month development a woman faces. One consistent piece of information is that all pregnancies are unique as each woman is unique.
So imagine my surprise when I started to experience exactly what I was told to expect. Two weeks of crippling nausea has abated to months of indeterminate nausea, fatigue as I've never experience before and the rest. I seem to have dodged the mad mood swings and odd cravings. I crave watermelon, hot water with lemon and toast. I crave salt and usually satisfy this craving with Marmite, or Pringles or fries. Poor choices considering I'm craving salt, not Pringles nor fries. The main issue is that the smell of cooking food causes me to lose my appetite entirely and so I've simply had to stop cooking.
The rest of the changes are mundane, though, my "evening baby" amuses me. My stomach is normal when I wake up (fairly flat with a bit of flab) but when evening rolls around, I have a very clear firm baby belly. I know that it's probably bloating, but an obvious belly excites me. I'm sure the novelty will wear off when I no longer wake up with a flat belly. I reckon I have about 2 or 3 more weeks before I can't hide it any longer. Which also excites me.
Length of time until we publicly share the big news: 2.5 weeks. Joy!
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