OOTD||First Trimester

Outfit of the Day: April 2, 2015


Shirt: American Apparel V-neck
Shorts: A Pea in the Pod
Sandels: Tory Burch

I find myself not really wearing maternity tops as much as I am bottoms. The tops are just so baggy on me though I know they won't be for long! 

13w 1d pregnant

baby #4||week 13

I feel like I had a MAJOR growth spurt this week.
I still take all my bump pictures first thing in the morning each week before eating so I know it is not bloat. 

13 weeks pregnant with Trent

Weight gain/loss: 95.8lbs +1lb from last week (pretty much exactly where I was last pregnancy)

Sleep: Napping only once or so this week now that I have more energy I haven't needed them. I have been waking up a few times a night and having trouble falling back to sleep.  

Diet/Cravings/Aversions: For the first time since about 5 weeks pregnant I had some coffee and it didn't taste nearly as bad as it had. But half way through my cup I started feeling sick so I stopped drinking it. Red meat still makes me nauseous and I have been craving chipotle and peanut butter haha random. 

Movement: I think I felt flutters once this week when I was moving around in bed trying to get comfortable!

What I'm loving: Feeling more like myself having more energy.

Symptoms: Weird vivid dreams, random nausea, emotional, exhaustion, skin is still breaking out, but not as bad at is was.

Exercise: I have finally started excising again! My goal is three days a week and now that it is getting warmer out I plan to go on walks like I did when I was pregnant with Trent.

What I'm looking forward to: More flutters!! 

Differences from Trent's pregnancy: This time last pregnancy I was not wearing maternity clothes, this time I have been wearing maternity leggings since like 6 weeks pregnant. They are just so comfortable! I also was having heartburn luckily I haven't had much or headaches this time. 

Home doppler: Last night the doppler ranged from 170 to 174bpm

Countdowns:

Days until our next appointment: 15 days

Days until second trimester (14 weeks): 7 days (though some say 13 weeks)

Days until due date: 190 days 

Old Wives Tales

I did this same post for fun last pregnancy you can find it here. I figured even though we won't be finding out the gender this time why not guess? Just like last time we do not have a preference with the gender it is most important to us that the baby be healthy.  

Here are my results:

• Heartbeat above or below 140bpm --- Above at my last ultrasound his/her heartbeat was 182bpm (side note: Trent's heartbeat was 180 at this same ultrasound and he is very much so a BOY)

• Craving sweet or salty --- Sweet
• Morning sickness yes or no --- Sadly YES

• Carrying high or low --- I am going to say boy even though this baby isn't as low as Landon or Oliver my belly looks the same as Trent's did to me. 

From the left Landon, Oliver, Trent, baby #4

• Moody or happy --- Moody (sorry Matt)
• Chinese chart boy or girl --- Boy (this test was wrong for both Landon and Oliver and was right with Trent)

• Mother's age at conception and the year even or one is even and one is odd --- One is even and one is odd (barely though I am 24 and got pregnant a few days into 2015)
• Intelligender --- Boy result  (this test was wrong with Trent right with Landon and Oliver)

• Necklace over belly test side to side or circles --- It did both
• Ramzi Theory--- I just heard about this theory this pregnancy, but from what I have read it is very accurate. --- Girl I emailed my first ultrasound to the woman that wrote the blog post I linked to for a second opinion and she confirmed she believes this baby is a girl.
• Beauty--- supposedly if its a girl she "steals" your beauty (your skin breaks out) and if it is a boy you have a glow-- Girl (my skin has been horrible since right around when I found out I am pregnant)
• Dry hands boy or soft hands girl--- Girl
• Sleep on your left or your right-- Girl (confirmed with Matt I always sleep my right)

Results

Boy: 4 Girl: 8

First Trimester Eats

My all day nausea has luckily turned a corner to just evening nausea and I am starting to (finally) feel a little more like my old self. 

On an average day this is what I eat: 

3/20/15
11 weeks 3 days pregnant

6am Breakfast: 

I usually feel a little nauseous first thing in the morning before I get food in my stomach. I quickly go downstairs and heat up some vans frozen pancakes, make some egg whites, with a side of strawberries. Every morning I drink some blue powerade or water, I have not been able to stomach coffee since about 5 weeks pregnant.  I also take my prenatal vitamin, calcium, and baby aspirin at this time. 

*I was able to eat one pancake, half the egg whites and all the strawberries. 


9am Morning Snack: Clif Kid Zbar with some water.

11am Lunch: Turkey (from the deli at Whole Foods) and cheese on whole wheat bread with some lemonade. 

1pm Snack: 

Half a chocolate chip cookie before feeling sick 

5pm Dinner: Chipotle I had a craving for it! No meat (though I would usually get their chicken), brown rice, black beans, corn, a little cheese, a lot of lettuce and a lot of guacamole  YUM! I was only able to eat half at 5pm, but ate a little more a few hours later with some water when I felt a little better.

NT Scan

This afternoon we had our NT Scan my weight was 95.9lbs and my blood pressure was 118/70.  The baby's heart rate was 183bpm (a little higher than Trent's 180bpm at his 12 week scan) and still measuring 12 weeks 2 days. My due date has ranged from Oct.5th to Oct. 8th today we finally set it to Oct.7th and it won't change again! I will now be doing my weekly updates every Wednesday when my weeks turn. We were able to get our results from our scan right away and everything came back in the normal range! We feel so blessed! 

 What is nuchal translucency?

• Nuchal translucency is a collection of fluid under the skin at the back of a baby's neck. The nuchal translucency scan measures the thickness of this fluid to assess the risk of Down's syndrome. 

• The nuchal translucency scan is usually advised in first time pregnancies, high-risk pregnancies and in pregnant women who are over 35 years of age.

Trent 12 weeks

11 weeks 5 days baby #4

Oliver 11 weeks 5 days 

baby #4||week 12

12 weeks with Trent

Weight gain/loss: 94.4lbs same as last week. Hoping to gain a pound a week now that I am feeling a little bit better. 

Sleep: I haven't been napping everyday like I was which feels great because I would usually wake up groggy. Stilling going to bed early around 8 or 9pm though. 

Diet/Cravings/Aversions: Still absolutely no coffee, not much meat either. Yesterday was the first day in FORVER that I didn't throw up. I felt pretty good all day and I really hope it continues!

Movement: Not yet, but I started feeling kicks around 14 weeks with Trent and Oliver.

What I'm loving: Feeling more like myself having a little more energy.

Symptoms: Weird vivid dreams, nausea especially at night (after 7pm), exhaustion, skin is still breaking out, but not as bad at is was, and emotional.

What I'm looking forward to: Our appointment this afternoon!

Home doppler: Last night the doppler ranged from 174 to 178bpm

Countdowns:

Days until our next appointment: TODAY

Days until second trimester (14 weeks): 14 days

Days until due date: 197 days 

*Look out later today for an update after my NT scan this afternoon. I will also be posting about what I eat during an average day this first trimester. Later this week ill do an old wives tale post that I did with Trent you can find it here!