Pooch

[judecorp]

I feel kind of weird saying this after such a dramatic day, but I just took a shower, and damn, I'm pregnant. I mean, really.

I may have lost three pounds but I have this ridiculous pooch under my waist. If I hadn't lost 30+ pounds I would say it's just the same below-waist pooch that people have... so basically I look fat. I guess that's how it starts.

The only thing keeping it from being my old fatgirl pooch is that it is /hard/. I mean, I can squish it down, way down when I'm laying down, but when I'm standing it's like, hello hard pooch. I looked down at my feet and there they are (hello, feet!) but between my eyes and my feet I can see pooch. I want Jen to take a picture but I'm also so paranoid of jinxing anything. That's weird, right?

I can't wear any of my skinny pants anymore. Well, I can, but they're uncomfortable unless I unbutton them. And I get major muffin top. Since I can't really walk around with open pants at Jen's work thing, I had to dig in the boxes for some Fat Pants. And while they are comfy, they do NOT help the whole "look fat with a fatgirl pooch" thing I've got going on. Dang.

Hey, maybe my boobs will start getting bigger or something. I have these groovy blue veins running through them, that's gotta count for something. So sexy. ;)

Comments

[rainbow-slinky.livejournal.com]

Grow, baby, grow!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Yes, please!

I bet it's cute!

[(Anonymous)]

I bet your baby pooch is cute! Can't wait to see pictures! Also, thanks for fulfilling my obsessive pregnant-lesbian-blog-stalking behavior with your post-an-hour updates!! Have fun tonight, maybe it will help keep your mind off the red-iks!

Li Li

Re: I bet it's cute!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Hey, speaking of posting - why don't you get on that? :) You haven't posted in a million years!

[jeney.livejournal.com]

Eventually, the blue veins will reach epic proportions. They will become almost terrifying. Certainly surreal.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I can't wait!

[bec4joy.livejournal.com]

Oh im so discusted.. I wrote this long thing and got error so now I rewrite!!

Jude, You never seem to amuse me. I can not wait till the day I write the same though. Might have to wait till im 4-5 mn preg. due to me being already big.

I also wish my sisters luck on you for being pregnant. Dy had no Labor pains, she gained 13 pounds, (9 was Derek) Rest was water and other baby stuff. She actually lost weight.. Only problem she had was he was 2 weeks over due, and had to go C-section due to him not wanting to come out, and he was to big for her.

Joy is so excited to buy materinty clothes, Me not so much... but have fun doing that as well..

BTW, how did you loose the 30?

Bec

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I can't wait until you can write this stuff, too. It's really very surreal and weird! I just hope this baby hangs in so we can keep having adventures!

I would also love your sister's luck. That sounds nice. Heck, I don't mind the weight gain but I'd love an easy labor!

As for the 30 lbs, it was all from Metformin. I've been taking it for almost two years now, and it's changed my metabolism and stuff. xo

[cathboblet.livejournal.com]

bella band!

http://www.doulashop.com/products/pregnancy-essentials/index.html?gclid=CP2P4qWgk4kCFTAEJQodUVjn5w

my pregnant friends have sworn by these. You can keep wearing your regular pants for ages, because the bella band goes over the gap in your pants or skirts. Plus it's really supportive of your belly as it gets bigger. It won't last you to the very end, but it'll mean you don't have to buy all new clothes *all* the time.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

That looks like a great idea! Thanks! Maybe I will have to invest if everything looks good at my next appointment.

xo

[lickingtoad.livejournal.com]

"Muffin top." I find this, for some reason, goddamned hystericsl. We need to name more physical conditions after breakfast foods.

He's got 'cherry danish-face.'
Hey, streusel-butt!

... you get the idea. I am an idiot. :D

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I would come up with more funnies for you, but I'm having major pancake-brain. :)

[amyura.livejournal.com]

It does start by looking fatter. And your boobs will get bigger. Then after the baby's born, and your milk comes in, they'll get even bigger. I went up to a G cup.

Maternity clothes, as expensive as they are, will help accentuate the preggers look and minimize the just-got-fat look.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm too nervous to buy maternity clothes just yet. I'm still so worried that something will go wrong. Next week we'll be 12w1d at our ultrasound and hopefully I can relax then!

[colorbars.livejournal.com]

I'm not so sure dear. It's not September.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q01SPoRNwBI

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, that's funny. :)

[dyketit.livejournal.com]

kate and i are so happy for you we have been keeping updated and keeping you in our hearts. with me having pcos too youre like a role model that it CAN happen!!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Well, you can DEFINITELY get pregnant with PCOS. Women do it all the time, I swear. Now I wish I was more of a model pregnancy. We are so scared of losing this one all the time, it's making it awfully hard to enjoy any of it.

I just want to stop bleeding and spotting, dang it!

xo

[laserkitty.livejournal.com]

Oh, you're in the fun stage, where you're not really showing, but nothing really fits anymore. Invest in elastic.

Take pictures every week if you can remember. It's weird how quickly things change...and how soon you forget just how big and uncomfortable you were.

Have fun. Enjoy it. In the scheme of things, it's a really short period of time.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I am too afraid to take pictures. It's silly but I am still so worried that something is going to happen to this baby that I worry that if we start doing belly shots, we will be even MORE disappointed. It's weird, I know.

I just want to have a healthy baby. I am so scared.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Anytime. You know I'm here for you.

In February, I'll let you rub my pooch.

[lizardjee.livejournal.com]

i was afraid of belly pictures after we lost julia, but i am so glad that we did them, my faves are the ones that i did from MY perspective. we also did front and side views, each week.. :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I think we'll start Wednesday, at 13w. Now that we have the doppler and can get Instant Reassurance, we're feeling a lot better about this pregnancy. We even got ourselves mama gifts for Christmas, which was nice.

I love belly pics... but my belly looks fat!

[lizardjee.livejournal.com]

oh and i forgot, my boobs went from an A to about a DD, still with the veins in them. lol. i am not quite sure what to do with them.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Wow. When did they start growing? I think mine may have grown a TINY bit (not even a cup size) when I first got knocked up but they haven't changed since.

[lizardjee.livejournal.com]

with julia it took about 4 weeks, with this last pregnancy it was 2 days. i am just very sensitive. i grew 2 cup sizes with the cyst on my ovary. they went from an A to a C with the pregnancy and to a DD with the pumping/breast feeding. not very butch..

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I lost a lot of my androgyny when I pumped myself full of fertility drugs, so I feel your pain.

However, I wouldn't mind a little bigness in the boobage area...

[lizardjee.livejournal.com]

lol. i am not sure what to do with them, they seem like they get in the way all the time, and forget about running anywhere. lol

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I'm scared!

[lizardjee.livejournal.com]

lol, they are well worth it though. when i was helping the kids with the crafts this weekend i was bending over and i kept thinking, what the hell is up with these? lol they kept getting in the way. LOL. i am so not use to them yet

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Ha!