Pregnancy Week 25

WHAT WEEK?

25

HOW BIG IS THE BABY?

Size of a papaya (about 35cm / weighing 880g)

WHATS NEW THIS WEEK?

Crazy Dreams!

Belly button half popped out.

Discharge

None of my shorts fit me 😑

Leg/feet jolts

Swollen legs and ankles (been trying to elevate my legs and lying with them up)

No Linea Nigra ?

Belly button comes out and goes back in depending on how big tummy (whether I've eaten recently or not etc haha!)

MOST CHALLENGING MOMENT

Trav’s mom passed away this week on Wednesday 😢 it was a long battle after cancer, but it was still quite unexpected and a shock. I was really stressed out and sad, but been trying so hard not to be for the baby. It’s been a really challenging week.

CONSTIPATION. OMG. I read on my app that the third trimester brings this back, and it’s already here in the last weeks of my second trimester!

MOST EXCITING MOMENT

It was Trav’s 30th birthday! Not the best time, but it was special nonetheless. ❤️❤️❤️

I feel like my belly has really grown!

STARTING WEIGHT?

58/59kg

CURRENT WEIGHT?

65kg

EXERCISE?

Walks and a hike. But I can feel very out of breath and unfit / unrested. I was getting into a good routine of doing some pilates but with all that happened this week plus lots of work on the go and feeling fatigued, not much else.

MEALS?

My diet has been really bad this week I think just because of Trav’s mom passing, and not being home to cook and Trav’s 30th (with cake etc). It’s been a change to our routine and not in a good way. The effects are making me feel really ill added with the stress of everything.... I’m just really not feeling good. My blood sugar was a bit high, (probably from eating so badly and only carbs and sugar and all the stress and going non stop) and I was so thirsty! I felt exhausted and unlike myself by the end of this week. My sleep has been off too. I haven’t been able to sleep because of needing to wee and my mind being so busy.

I’m really trying to slow down and put my health and the baby first. Starting with eating some healthier meals and foods.

Grilled cheese

FOOD AVERSIONS?

Meats

Chicken

Fish

Dairy

CRAVINGS?

Fruit!

Slush

Sparkling water

Jam toast

REFLECTIONS?

This week was a tough one. The prospect of new life in conjunction with losing life really does highlight the full circle of life. In some way it makes it a little easier to understand.

All the emotions of losing Trav’s mom have brought up all the feels from losing my mom a year and a half ago. It’s been a difficult week, along with Trav’s birthday and trying to make him feel somewhat special too. I have felt it to be all a bit overwhelming and I’ve had to at some points distance myself from it all to protect my mental health and the health of the baby.

I feel like I’ve always felt things very deeply but it is almost exacerbated now that I am pregnant. I feel emotion so deeply, must be all the hormones, but everything makes me want to cry.

I have been physically pushing myself too much too lately, working a lot, trying to exercise still, planning and hosting parties and dinners for the family to help with the grieving and to celebrate birthdays and I’ve put a lot of pressure on myself to get things done.

I can feel in my body that I am taking strain and really not feeling well. I’ve been feeling dizzy, fatigued and having lots of braxton hicks. But I think shock and stress are two of the worst things for a body during pregnancy, let alone the mind.

I have committed this week to just taking it easy and slowing down and putting myself and baby first where I can. I’ve tried to sleep a lot more (haven’t been sleeping great) and I’m just putting my feet up and resting. Luckily this week I don’t have any photoshoots (only this coming weekend) so it gives me time to catch up on editing and painting.

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