It’s not a secret that I was a fan of cold beer on a Friday
night, a good glass of wine or cocktails on the patio before getting pregnant. The
last alcoholic beverage I drank was a glass of red wine at my cousin’s wedding
the night before I found out about the little baby in my belly. At first the
excitement over being pregnant took the spotlight and I sort of forgot about
weekend drinks. And further into my 1st trimester I wouldn’t say I was
turned off completely, but alcohol held no appeal whatsoever. New Year’s marked
the beginning of my 2nd trimester and I was still perfectly happy to
ring it in with sparkling water. But now, at 18 weeks and 5 days pregnant, I’m
missing the alcohol. There’s still (maybe) a little over halfway to go with
this pregnancy so I’ll just have to deal, but it’s kind of funny to me that it’s
taken this long to set in. So far I haven’t really felt like I’m missing out on
too much since I don’t eat meat as it is and I can take or leave sushi. I’ve
been able to continue working out as usual with a few modifications and most
things that are probably too risky to do while pregnant aren’t on my list of regular
activities (horseback riding, skiing, jumping on a trampoline, ect.). I’m typically
a side sleeper anyway or half belly, half side, so the no sleeping on your back
rule hasn’t been too difficult. I am sure that as I grow a bigger belly and the
pregnancy progresses I’ll have complaints about things I can do longer do, but
for now, I just miss alcohol.
Symptoms: I really have nothing new in this department.
Heartburn comes and goes as does round ligament pain. I still want all the
sweets and cinnamon remains at the top of the list. My caffeine intake is
pretty limited but when I do go for an iced coffee the baby starts wiggling
around a lot. I’m not sure if that means baby P is a fan or that he or she is
trying to tell me the opposite. I’ve always had weird dreams so I can’t really
blame that on pregnancy, although they seem a bit extreme some nights even for
me. But last night I had a very clear dream that I had a baby boy with perfect
round cheeks and a fuzzy head. I keep checking for stretch marks but haven’t
found any yet. Overall, there are more times than not that I’m experiencing
zero pregnancy symptoms so I guess that’s why they call it the “honeymoon
trimester”.
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