So, I am too fat (sorry, Chris..."too pregnant") to wear my regular clothes. And I am not fat...err, pregnant enough to wear maternity clothes. What a predicament I'm in! This sucks. I found one pair of jeans that are one size bigger than my regular jeans that will work. I also found one pair of maternity pants that don't really look like maternity pants but have about 2 inches of an elastic waist band at the top. The problem you ask? Both pair are still a little too big. And when I pull my shirt down over them, I look like a lumpy mess.
Over the weekend, I bought a pregnancy magazine. There is an ad in there for something called a Bella Band. Have ya seen this? I was skeptical at first. But I found a less expensive version at Macy's called the Tummy Sleeve. And guess what?!? I have on my maternity-esque pants and I don't look lumpy!!
According to the package insert, I'll be able to use this thingy the entire time I'm pregnant and even after the baby when I'm still fat (yes, FAT, Chris, because I won't have a baby in me anymore). It has worked out beautifully today...and it's not uncomfortable like I suspected!
I've been feeling good. I lost my dinner Tuesday night...still don't really know why. I think I took my nighttime pill on too empty of a stomach, but I don't know. Other than that, I've been eating well and haven't had any nausea...which is GREAT!! Most people I know who've been pregnant or who are pregnant told me that I should expect the nausea until sometime between weeks 12 and 14. "Oh no!!" I thought. I was seriously DREADING being sick for that long. It SEEMS that I've gotten off a little easier than that. And now I hope I haven't jinxed myself for saying that!
I hope to take a 9 week picture tonight. I'm still unsure that I want to take weekly pictures at this point. I'm thinking every 2 weeks would be sufficient until week 30 or so. The changes will be more noticeable and I won't have a million pictures at the end! What do you all think??
Thursday, January 31, 2008
In Between
Posted by Danielle at 11:23 AM
Labels: a little perspective, yucky
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You're a "tweener" that's what my doctor said to me a couple appointments ago. Yeah that part does suck a little because of the whole pants situation. Remember us talking about that? I had like one jogging suit thingy that fit... that was it!
I have heard of the "Tummy Sleeve" and am still thinking about getting one... maybe some of my regular pants could still fit with some assistance? Nah, I am probably too fat! :)
As for the pictures, you know how I'm doin' it. Just monthly for now (we'll probably do weekly as the due date gets closer), and you are way ahead of me - we didn't even start with the pics until 3 months!
Another thing a friend of mine down here did when she was in that in between stage of clothes was use a rubberband on her jeans instead of buttoning them. Apparently that works pretty well too. I'll have to tell her about that Bella Band though, sounds pretty nice.
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