Gas and Leg Cramps

I was curious about my latest experience since i have been having gas. So I browse the Internet if the gas is part of my pregnancy and sad to say it is common to pregnant women. I had a little pain all over my belly yesterday and can't figured it out where and I suspected that it has to be gas because the pain moves. Later that day the search I did confirmed it. I am lucky still that I don't have the cramps, Thank God.

Gas
Excess gas in the digestive system can be painful (when it's trapped in the body) and embarrassing when it's finally released. Whichever way it's released - from the mouth or from below - it's hard to mask. Try to get over the 'social embarrassment' aspect of it. You've got a human being pressing into your digestive system. An entire human being. At least you've got an excuse. What excuse does your brother have for his thunderous outbursts? None. You, dear mother, are excused.

What else makes you gassy when you're pregnant?
Watch your diet and see if you experience gas pains or if you're a little "louder" some days. If you notice a difference from one day to the next, you may just be more sensitive to certain foods right now. If it's only a handful of foods that affect you, that's simple enough to fix. Lima beans giving you trouble? Put them on hold until baby is born. Problem solved.

What else makes you gassy? Remember those hormones that slowed down your digestive system? Slower digestion is often the cause of excess gas. But that's still something you control. Boost your metabolism and speed up digestion with lifestyle changes like adding some regular exercise to the daily routine.

When will the problem go away?
There's no pretty way to say this. For many moms, the bigger the baby grows, the gassier mom gets. The key to surviving these gassy moments during your pregnancy is by maintaining your dignity. Remain calm, crack a tasteful joke, rub your belly and smile. Keep things in perspective. It's just gas and everyone - from heads of state to fashion models - gets gassy. You just have more of it than you're used to right now.

Sad to know that I might have it for the rest of my pregnancy period but I don't really care, as long as my baby is healthy, I don't mind feeling some pain where I can just toot it out!!! hehe

First Gift

Yesterday we had an early Christmas party at my sister's house because they won't be around during Christmas eve dinner. We brought gifts for everybody whom it's not going to be present at our traditional Christmas gathering.

We kinda expect the gift we got yesterday for the unborn baby we have because they are so excited and can't wait until birth. I just want to share my baby's first gift from Courtney, our niece and Ray's God daughter.

at 17 weeks

My baby is very good, I haven't suffered any pregnancy symptoms and I am feeling normal most if not all the time. I am so excited about the feeling the first kick but I may have to wait for a week or more to finally feel my baby's kicks. I am just so thrilled and I know a lot of mommies out there have experienced it and I just want to share mine too. I get so emotional thinking and knowing that my baby is right now is is anywhere from 4.4 to 4.8 inches by pregnancy week 17 and weighs almost 3 ½ ounces! If I were to hold my baby at 17 weeks pregnant, she would fit snuggly in the palm of my hand. My baby is about the size of a small pomegranate by pregnancy 17 weeks.

It is just the feeling I would never exchange, and the excitement while waiting is just indescribable.

Week Seventeen: Fat accumulates

You are 17 weeks pregnant. (fetal age 15 weeks) The umbilical cord is growing thicker and stronger. Fetus weight is just over 5 ounces (150g). Baby is about 5 inches (14cm) long crown to rump. and would be about 9 inches (23cm) head to toe, if it could stretch out. The retina has become sensitive to light. The first stools (meconium) are now beginning to accumulate. They recycle the amniotic fluid by swallowing up to a litre a day. Meconium (composed of products of cell loss, digestive secretion and swallowed amniotic fluid), is accumulating in the bowel. Fat stores begin to develop under your baby's skin this week. The fat will provide energy and help keep your baby warm after birth. Baby's eyes are looking forward now, but they are still firmly closed. The skeleton is tranforming from cartilage to bone. The bones remain flexible to make the journey through the birth canal easier. You can feel your uterus just below your bellybutton. If you put your fingers sideways and measure, it is about two finger-widths (1 inch) below your bellybutton. Your uterus is the size of a cantaloupe. The crown to rump length of your growing baby is 5 to 5.6 inches (12.5 to 14cm) by this week. Weight of the fetus is about 5.25 ounces (150g).

A lil pain

Last night I am feeling a little uncomfortable because of some back pains. I was wearing a dress yesterday thinking it won't be cold but I was wrong and I suspected that the pains was from the cold and I definitely learn my lesson and I will make sure I am warm enough to avoid some pains in the future.

So far so good, beside the little pain I don't have any complains. I have read online that I definitely feel some pains as part of the pregnancy process and the call it growing pains. I don't mind getting it as long as it's for my little angel and I will be willing to feel it so my baby can have enough room for some stretching and to grow up in a normal way.

I just can't wait to see my angel. It always makes want to cry when I think of the heartbeat I heard from my baby. It's just a feeling I can't explain.

So exciting!

Today I have my monthly visit as part of my pregnancy care. I did some test as usual. The technician was telling me that all the results from my last visit came back good which made me very happy and thankful. I am starting on my second trimester now and so far so good as far as moods swings and pregnancy effects. My baby is just so good that I don't have to suffer from nausea and all that crap. We tried to listen to the baby's heart beat today and I am so happy and emotional when I heard the heart beat at about 160 beats per minute. She was still trying to convince me that I am really pregnant by letting me feel the the uterus which can only be felt when a woman is pregnant unless you go underneath. I am just ecstatic that I have been able to hear my baby's heart beat for the first time and it made me cry, it was just an amazing feeling and I am so thankful I am able to feel it.

Week Fourteen: Hormones start up

You are 14 weeks pregnant. (fetal age 12 weeks) The fetus is 3 and half inches (9cm) long. Weight is about 1 and half ounces (45 grams). The eyes are slowly moving towards the centre of the face. The nose is more pronounced. The ears are fully developed. The cheekbones are visible. The first hair is appearing. The kidneys are producing urine. In girls, the ovaries are moving down towards the pelvis. In boys, the prostate gland is developing. For girls, the ovaries move into the pelvis. Your baby now is peeing into the amniotic fluid round itself as well as making breathing movements. With the effect of hormones, the boys now have a prostate gland. For girls, the ovaries move from the abdomen into the pelvis. During this week of pregnancy the head and eyebrow hair develops. Your child's bones are getting harder and stronger by the day. Your baby's skin is very transparent still. Lanugo (very fine hair) covers the baby's body and will continue to grow until 26 weeks gestational age - Generally this will be shed prior to birth. Its purpose is to help protect baby's skin while in all that water. As your baby grows, your uterus and placenta are also growing. Six weeks ago, your uterus weighed 5 ounces (140 g). Now, it weighs about 8.75 ounces (250g). The amount of amniotic fluid around the baby is also increasing. There is now about 7.5 ounces (250ml) of fluid. You can easily feel your uterus about 3 inches (7.6cm) below your bellybutton. Your baby is 3.42 inches (8.7cm) long and weighs about 1.52 ounces (43 grams)