At the time of writing, I’m significantly past my second trimester. Sorry not sorry. There are, like, a lot of kids here.
Second Trimester Recap:
Feeling – Mood swing-y. I never experienced this in previous pregnancies, so I don’t know if it’s a new symptom of this one, or just that I now have so many more children at home whose behaviors I’m responding to. But let me tell you, I’ve been CRABBY.
Also, I have more physical discomfort this time around. I blame my not-quite-healed diastasis recti from last pregnancy, so I don’t have the ab support I need this time around. I’ve got a bum hip, some serious ligament pain, and overall more waddle than usual!
Eating – Anything now, though I’m trying to be low carb per my midwife’s suggestion, to avoid fluid retention (which started to rear it’s ugly head early!)
Trying – So many supplements! I’m using Floradix to boost my iron now, still taking daily magnesium, and using a more natural prenatal vitamin. I notice the days I forget to take them!
Working on – Getting the house and other kids prepared for baby. That means getting bunk beds for the two littles, trying to figure out where to put the baby to sleep, and talking about what newborns need and are like with both the highly-invested 2-year-old and the actually-capable-of-helping 13-year-old.