{"id":6878,"date":"2011-08-11T08:08:14","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T12:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/2011\/08\/11\/my-unexpected-pregnancy-symptoms\/"},"modified":"2014-04-13T15:40:58","modified_gmt":"2014-04-13T19:40:58","slug":"my-unexpected-pregnancy-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/my-unexpected-pregnancy-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"My Unexpected Pregnancy Symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>36 weeks pregnant\u2026 some days it\u2019s hard to believe I\u2019m this far into the journey and so close to meeting my first child. What do you mean I\u2019m going to be a parent?! I mean, I knew we were having a baby, but it\u2019s hard to wrap my mind around the fact that we are bringing a human into the world.\u00a0 A human that is half of me and half of Hubbs. A human that we will be solely responsible for.\u00a0 A human we are expected to teach right from wrong, prepare for the world and love unconditionally.\u00a0 I know we can do the last part because we already do.\u00a0 I\u2019m going to have a DAUGHTER or a SON.\u00a0 <em>WOW<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>And then, on the other hand, I feel so ready.\u00a0 We have the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/2011\/07\/28\/34-week-pregnancy-update-my-detailed-to-do-list\/\">stuff<\/a>\u2019. We\u2019ve read books. We\u2019ve been around other babies.\u00a0 We are ready to meet our little one. Parenthood? <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Bring it.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>My clothes are ready, too. They can\u2019t hold in the belly much longer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0475.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"IMG_0475\" alt=\"IMG_0475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0475_thumb.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"395\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s strange not knowing which pregnancy post will be my last, so I wanted to talk a little about the symptoms I\u2019ve experienced throughout pregnancy.\u00a0 This interests me because <span style=\"color: #800040;\">I always thought everyone felt the same things<\/span>. Well, they don\u2019t!<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with what I expected to happen that never did\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I never threw up.<\/li>\n<li>I never had bowel problems of any kind.<\/li>\n<li>I never had any swelling.<\/li>\n<li>I never became crazy hormonal.\u00a0 A few extra tears here and there? Sure, but I thought I\u2019d be a mess and drive Hubbs crazy. I think I did OK.<\/li>\n<li>I never took medicine. I thought I\u2019d have to have a tylenol for a headache or allergy meds when things got tough, but I never did.\u00a0 I\u2019m proud of that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/tellingfam2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"telling fam 2\" alt=\"telling fam 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/tellingfam2_thumb.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"358\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I did experience some of the common symptoms, though, including occasional headaches, 1st trimester exhaustion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/2011\/03\/17\/odd-eating-during-the-first-trimester\/\">food aversions<\/a> and even a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/2011\/03\/30\/what-i-ate-wednesday\/\">fun craving<\/a> or two!\u00a0 And now, it\u2019s safe to say I have a bit of a waddle \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Then there were some symptoms that <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">I never knew came with pregnancy<\/span>, but evidently they can be common.\u00a0 Some of my weirdest symptoms included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nose bleeds<\/strong>. They were never severe, but I\u2019m not the kind of person who gets these so they freaked me out at first.\u00a0 Apparently they are incredibly normal with the increased blood volume you get during pregnancy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Furry belly.<\/strong> No, my tummy doesn\u2019t look like an ape, but once I became pregnant I noticed the fine, light hairs I had on my belly turned a little darker and more noticeable.\u00a0 I\u2019m just glad I\u2019m <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailygarnish.com\/page\/3?s=hair+stomach+pregnancy\">not the only one<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Popping back<\/strong>.\u00a0 It started happening around week 30.\u00a0 I\u2019d notice when I sit, stood, walked, etc that my lower back would pop, pop, <em>POP<\/em> like I was trying to crack it.\u00a0 It isn\u2019t painful at all.\u00a0 My doctor says it\u2019s just my body producing relaxin, the hormone that loosens up my joints to allow Baby D to slide out.\u00a0 Good to know it\u2019s working, even if it does sound like I\u2019m a walking bowl of Rice Krispies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sensitive tongue.<\/strong>\u00a0 Though it hasn\u2019t stopped me from eating whatever I want, I\u2019ve noticed eating tomatoes, garlic, citrus and a few other strong flavors that my tongue gets irritated.\u00a0 In fact, the doctor even said I might have a mild case of geographic tongue, which apparently happens sometimes in pregnancy due to hormonal surges and should go away once I\u2019m not pregnant anymore.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/24.5weeks.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"24.5 weeks\" alt=\"24.5 weeks\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/24.5weeks_thumb.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"358\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So that\u2019s a quick run down of the odd and unexpected, but where are we now?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>36 weeks and 2 days pregnant<\/li>\n<li>At my doctor appointment last Friday I had my first internal exam.\u00a0 The doctor was surprised to find my cervix is already soft- <em>WAHOO<\/em>!<\/li>\n<li>Blood pressure:\u00a0 112\/64 \u2013 hoping it stays that way<\/li>\n<li>Braxton Hicks contractions: All. The. Time.<\/li>\n<li>Also feeling a lot of pressure in my pelvis and sometimes Baby D feels like s\/he is trying to escape!<\/li>\n<li>Total pounds gained: 29<\/li>\n<li>Workouts per week: closer to 4 than 5- Fridays are doctor visits and I\u2019m find that I\u2019m skipping the gym.<\/li>\n<li>Hours spent of Etsy: too many.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to my iPhone app, I\u2019m carrying a watermelon\u2026 like Baby from Dirty Dancing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/36weeks2dayspregnant.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"36 weeks 2 days pregnant\" alt=\"36 weeks 2 days pregnant\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/36weeks2dayspregnant_thumb.jpg\" width=\"272\" height=\"358\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong>What\u2019s the weirdest pregnancy symptom you\u2019ve ever heard of or experienced?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>36 weeks pregnant\u2026 some days it\u2019s hard to believe I\u2019m this far into the journey and so close to meeting my first&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1482],"tags":[286,88,66,284,285],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6878"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}