Welcome to the second trimester! Nicely, the second trimester as outlined by MOST being pregnant books and calendars, though I imagine there could also be one or two that rely week 13 as a part of the primary trimester (cough cough BabyCenter Important Information to Being pregnant and Beginning cough), however they will suck eggs, frankly. I might by no means do this to you. We’re within the second trimester, child. I promise it will get higher.
I went and purchased some critical maternity garments this weekend — one thing I swore I wouldn’t need to do as a result of hello! I’ve been pregnant earlier than. I ought to have already got buckets of maternity stuff. Besides after I began digging by means of all of it, I discovered that I didn’t have very a lot.
Since my final being pregnant was going to be my final and solely being pregnant, I refused to spend cash on maternity garments. I purchased every little thing on clearance, from the most affordable shops attainable, after which borrowed the remainder. So now I’m coping with a three-fold downside:
1) I gave all of the hand-me-downs again and have been unable to obtain a brand new clothes supply, as a result of everyone else I do know is both pregnant proper now or was pregnant within the winter.
2) All a budget stuff I purchased barely made it by means of one being pregnant, and is virtually disintegrating.
3) Additionally, wow, I wore THAT? THAT is ugly. I don’t wish to put on THAT once more.
Add on to this a mysterious weight reduction that I used to be not conscious of — I seem like about 10 kilos lighter and a full dimension smaller than I used to be after I began my first being pregnant — and even the few good items that I splurged on final time are method, method too massive. Oh! And! The stuff I personal is extra fitted to an expert workplace. Which I don’t go to anymore.
So I’ve about eight pairs of (method too massive) khakis that require common ironing (hah!), 4 pairs of cheapo black stretch pants with holes within the crotch, and ONE WHOLE PAIR OF JEANS. Which are additionally method too massive. And numerous pink shirts. I…actually dislike the pink shirts.
So I assume the lesson for all you first-time pregnant women out there’s this: Don’t at all times go along with the ultra-cheap stuff, as a result of it doesn’t matter what you assume now, you could very nicely find yourself needing to put on it once more, but in addition don’t at all times go along with the ultra-expensive stuff, as a result of it doesn’t matter what you assume now, there’s no assure that you just’ll be capable of put on it once more.
Does that assist? Glad I may clear that one up.
So wonderful, I snagged a 15% off coupon at my physician’s workplace for a neighborhood fancy-like maternity boutique within the space and splurged on a tremendous pair of denims (Paige and Residents make maternity variations of their denims and actually are a far cry from a number of the droopy-butt stretch-pants some shops attempt to go off as “denim”), a extremely cute costume, and two shirts that I like and have already worn like, seven occasions in the middle of three days. I’ve crammed out my maternity wardrobe with loads of comfortable garments for round the home and fairly a number of non-maternity objects from H&M and Outdated Navy and Goal (critically, I’m rejoicing over a number of the saggy lengthy tops and clothes I’ve gotten, however what non-pregnant woman would EVER wish to put on stuff that may simply cowl a six-month-old fetus?).
So principally: construct your maternity wardrobe similar to your common one. Combine and match high-end with bargains, put money into the stuff you recognize you’ll put on to loss of life (like denims or costume pants or perhaps a go well with in the event you want it) and don’t reduce corners to the extent that you find yourself cringing over images of the ghastly stuff you wore. Keep in mind you’ll put on maternity stuff after the child is born too, and can in all probability wish to put on one thing apart from breastmilk-stained yoga pants sometimes. You already know, in the event you’re ever feeling fancy.
(Oh, and in the event you’re nonetheless cringing over the considered spending cash on maternity clothes and are additionally arising dry on the hand-me-downs, examine round your space for a mother-and-baby consignment store. These are nice for scoring the higher-end stuff AND for getting a few of your a refund once you’re performed with your individual clothes.)
Oh Yeah, THIS:
please let me make it by means of the night time with out waking as much as pee quickly. please let me make it by means of the night time with out waking as much as pee quickly. oh please, I can not take the waking-up-to-pee factor for much longer.
New This Time Round:
I really feel like I’m type of half-assing this being pregnant, particularly relating to vitamin. I’m simply…eek. Not caring in any respect. I’ve forgotten my prenatal vitamin extra occasions that I’d wish to admit, and have eaten some bonehead issues out of sheer absent-mindedness. This weekend we went to a really good banquet at a buddy’s home, and I used to be midway by means of my scallop-and-beef tartare with a uncooked quail egg cracked on high earlier than I lastly stopped and checked out it and went, “OH. RIGHT. CRAP.” I’m undoubtedly extra relaxed about stuff like an occasional tuna fish sandwich or some good chilly cuts from a gourmand deli, however I’ve to confess that I typically do must get up and pay extra consideration to these things.
