So far I have very few pregnancy symptoms: my boobs are killing me (KILLING. ME.), I got a random zit on my forehead (and one IN my nose), and at the end of the day I'm so bloated that I look about 4 months pregnant instead of 4 weeks (hyperbole! But it feels like that). The only one symptom that's really bumming me out is the inability to sleep comfortably.
I hear sleep is important when you're pregnant, no?
I'm a light sleeper and a back sleeper. Neither of these is helpful right now. It takes me three pillows to get relatively comfortable at night lying on my side (I'm trying to get used to it now so by second trimester I'll be accustomed to it) and last night it took me almost two hours of lying there to fall asleep. Then I dozed off only to have to get up to pee.
I'm sort of looking forward to other symptoms - even morning sickness* - just to feel like this whole thing is real and heading in the right direction. Right now I still hardly believe it. I keep pushing on my boobs to make sure they still hurt (note: YUP.)
C'mon 12 weeks.
But I really would like to sleep. Which is funny since it will probably be about - what - 19 years before I get any actual rest again?
*this statement is guaranteed to come back and bite me in the ass!
So far I have very few pregnancy symptoms: my boobs are killing me (KILLING. ME.), I got a random zit on my forehead (and one IN my nose), and at the end of the day I'm so bloated that I look about 4 months pregnant instead of 4 weeks (hyperbole! But it feels like that). The only one symptom that's really bumming me out is the inability to sleep comfortably.
I hear sleep is important when you're pregnant, no?
I'm a light sleeper and a back sleeper. Neither of these is helpful right now. It takes me three pillows to get relatively comfortable at night lying on my side (I'm trying to get used to it now so by second trimester I'll be accustomed to it) and last night it took me almost two hours of lying there to fall asleep. Then I dozed off only to have to get up to pee.
I'm sort of looking forward to other symptoms - even morning sickness* - just to feel like this whole thing is real and heading in the right direction. Right now I still hardly believe it. I keep pushing on my boobs to make sure they still hurt (note: YUP.)
C'mon 12 weeks.
But I really would like to sleep. Which is funny since it will probably be about - what - 19 years before I get any actual rest again?
*this statement is guaranteed to come back and bite me in the ass!