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Welcome to Week 12

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Heather Laura Clarke

A model of a baby at 12 weeks (SOURCE)

Sunday, November 15, 2009

11 weeks pregnant!

Hello, Week 12! Have I been waiting for you or what!

I am officially 11 weeks pregnant today, and it feels great. My energy has improved over the last week, my nausea has left the building (knock on wood), and now that the office awkwardness is behind me, I’m actually starting to embrace my new bump (and not just panicking over hiding it).

I’m really happy to be in Week 12, because it sounds so far along — compared to Week 10 or Week 11. At the end of this week, I will officially have been pregnant for “three months” (in this-only-applies-to-pregnancy sense that four weeks equals a month).

I’ve got my first OBGYN visit on Wednesday, and I’m really, really looking forward to it. Once again, my regular doctor has promised I’ll get to hear the heartbeat at that appointment, but we all know how he promised that last time and didn’t deliver.

I’m REALLY hoping my OBGYN will try to look for the heartbeat (and find it, of course). From what I’ve read, they say you “may” be able to hear it in your 12th week, but I can’t even imagine how freaked I’ll be if I can’t hear it.

Oh, and on the off-chance that my OBGYN thinks I am measuring too large for my 12th week — which means twins is a possibily, since there is no way in hell I got my dates wrong — she may schedule an ultrasound to check. No one believes me, but I still think there’s a chance!

Weekly re-cap

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Heather Laura Clarke

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(Nov. 8 to Nov. 14)

Symptoms: Cravings (still for breakfast foods and Pizza Hut), headaches, the C-word, heartburn (and FYI Tums are disgusting).

Body changes: I really do look pregnant when I’m standing up. Now that everyone at work knows, I’m feeling more comfortable wearing tight shirts that show it off more. Boobs prevented me from fitting into another dress — really need to buy some new bras, as only one is comfortable now.

Cravings: Cold cereal (but healthier ones, like Vector and Quaker Oat Squares), Meatlovers pizza from Pizza Hut.

Loved chowing down on: Fresh fruit, cold cereal, Meatlovers pizza, cheeseburgers, home fries with ketchup

Could not stomach: Mayonnaise, chicken (I miss wraps, but can’t do it), ground beef

High point: Having no morning sickness, and getting some energy back! Last Sunday I was mega-productive, and throughout the week I was able to pick away at little chores.

Low point: The mood swings have arrived. That is all I need to say.

Paranoid moment of the week: Avoiding Darling Husband’s family — actually, that’s been for two weeks now — because H1N1 is circulating like wildfire. I feel kind of mean, because I’m not letting him go see them either, but HELLO, HE IS NOT VACCINATED YET and YES I AM PARANOID BUT THAT’S MY PREROGATIVE.

Weird moment of the week: Walking into a maternity store with Darling Husband and having the clerk immediately ask how far along I was. I said three months — although I am still not positive if 12 weeks counts as three months, or three months (September, October, November) counts as three months. Anyway, when she walked away, Darling Husband (rightfully) pointed out that I may not have necessarily been pregnant, and could have been just shopping for someone else. Am I gaining too quickly???