Morning sickness: Different. I am lucky to be one of those people who doesn't get violently ill when pregnant, but I did experience some morning sickness this time around. I had absolutely no morning sickness or vomiting with Mikey. I only threw up once with this one, but there were days where I just felt like death all day long. I definitely had to slow myself down this time around where as with Mikey I was able to power through most days.
Headaches: Different. I can only remember having one or two migraines with Mikey. Baby Take plagued me with migraines almost daily. I honestly don't know how I functioned for the first 15 weeks!
Fatigue: Same. I was exhausted in the first trimester with both, regained energy at about 15 weeks, then was drained of energy again around 30 weeks.
Exercise/Notable activities: Similar activity level, different activities: With Mikey I did more weights and less cardio. I wakeboarded until I was about 33 weeks with him and went snowboarding early on in the pregnancy. With this one I did more cardio. I was able to run right up until I delivered. I was running two miles a few times a week with a Run/Walk interval. I rode the Hotter N Hell 100 at the end of August (6 weeks pregnant). I competed in the biking portion of a team triathlon in September (we won the female team). I also did a bit of swimming and mountain biking, but running was my most consistent activity.
General ailments: Mostly the same. With both I had lots of pain in my left SI joint, almost like it was out of place. With both I had muscle pain in my back. With Mikey, I had lots of pain in my pubic symphysis. I didn't have that with "Baby Take." I had more sciatic pain with "Baby Take" and also a massive umbilical hernia. The hernia was probably my biggest complaint this time while the symphysis pubis dysfunction was last time.
Cravings and Aversions: Same. With both I couldn't eat meat hardly at all. With both I craved fruit. With Mikey it was pineapple, with "Baby Take" it was mangos.
Movement: Mostly the same. I felt Mikey earlier on in my pregnancy, around 15-16 weeks. With "Baby Take" I felt him from the inside and outside on my birthday for the first time (20 weeks). I felt consistent movement much later this time. I felt both of them near my hip bones and as it got later and later in the pregnancy I felt them up in my right ribs. Both of them mostly stayed on my right.
Weight gain: DIFFERENT. I gained nothing at all in the first 25ish weeks with both. Once I started gaining with Mikey it was pretty rapid. I ended up gaining 30lbs with him and a good portion of it was water weight. With "Baby Take" I gained late and slowly. I ended up gaining 15lbs overall with no swelling or water weight at all. I felt much better the whole time and while I was uncomfortable, I was never miserable.
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| Last picture with each child (37 weeks): Mikey on the left and Parker on the right |
Stay tuned for "Baby Take's" birth story and an update on his first two weeks of life!
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