2nd Trimester Introduction
Real People:
During my second trimester I was feeling better, more energized, didn't even really feel like I was pregnant. The nausea subsided for most days. I was definitely starting to, to show. That's the cute pregnant time in the second trimester. That was, that was the fun time. I had a blast shopping for maternity clothes, because it was a great excuse to buy big clothes and spend lots of money. Some of my, my concerns have been the whole, is the baby still healthy. Is there any type of medicine I could take if I had a cold, or that kind of thing? How would, you know how does almost anything affect the baby? I was very anxious about feeling the baby move. I felt as if someone tickled me from the inside. When I first heard my daughter's heartbeat, it didn't really sound fast because I believe my heart was beating faster. The ultrasound made it so real to us. Even though we had heard the heart beat, it was so different to actually see that baby on the screen. It was wonderful. It was very exciting.
Host:
Welcome back to your pregnancy garden. I hope that you've felt well over the past weeks, And that your pregnancy is going smoothly. Today we're going to visit several of the garden areas That you saw last time, and we'll discover a few New places too as we continue our journey Towards a healthy pregnancy and delivery.
Real People:
I was so clumsy in my second trimester. I would drop all sorts of things. I would run into things. I tripped a lot, seemed to be the biggest thing. I did notice that, that as they call it, The pink toothbrush, I noticed that with every one of my children. I have a book, so I would look up in there, And it said that gums bleeding were a normal thing. So it's like, "okay, I’ve got that symptom too." In my second trimester my appetite came back really well. In fact, I had to be kind of careful Because I would, I could overeat. My appetite during the second trimester, Fifth and sixth months specifically, really took off. I noticed that at that time I began to have cravings. This is the one time in life when it's fun to be Allowed to eat that much for a good reason. My favorite thing about being pregnant Was feeling the baby move. The first time I, I felt the baby move That was just quite miraculous. I feel flutters now, so I think I’d like to feel Like a real kick or something to know that she's there. When I felt it moving, I don't know a lot of my fears just kind of disappeared. The trick was to get, to let, Allow my husband to feel it too. I just remember thinking when I heard him, His heartbeat, that I love this kid. My first thought was okay, all of this nausea, All this heartburn, it's going, It's working towards something here. I'm actually building something. Hearing the heartbeat just enforced, reinforced That in me, that this is real. I am going to have a baby, and I was, I was excited.