Hello! Okay so this is a few weeks late, but then again I’m not really sure anyone cares, but today I’m writing up my second trimester diary, which to be honest boggles my brain, as it feels not that long ago since I was writing up my first trimester diary, and as I write this, I’m a fair few weeks into my third!

I feel like I need Bernard and his watch to come and slow time down! 

Anyways – writing notes over the course of my pregnancy has really helped, it’s helped when I’ve felt a bit alone, or like I’m going mad, and I love reading other pregnancy diaries, so I hope that this is at least somewhat useful/entertaining, and if not, it’s nice for me to look back on/embarass my child with in the future.

I hope if you are pregnant you are doing well and remember my Instagram DM’s are always open if anyone would like a chat! 

Week 14/15 

Tbh these weeks kind of feel like a blur, they feel about 5 minutes ago but also about 5 years ago. All I really remember from this time was being incredibly overwhelmed with love which oh my god sounds so drippy – I know. But it was a really lovely time as this was the week we told our family and friends about our news and I posted online. 

I do also remember feeling incredibly impatient as everyone kept saying to me, on you’ll feel better soon and you’ll get more energy soon, but I still felt like I’d been hit by a bus and I was thinking but I’m in my second trimester now! But then this is me who wants everything done yesterday 😂

Week 16/17

So my energy levels did return, and it happened quite casually. In fact it wasn’t until one day during week 16 that I looked at the clock and it was 6pm, and I thought ‘oh wow I haven’t had a nap today!’ Day by day I found that I didn’t feel like I was going to drop off at my desk however I still had to be mindful of having rests, as on the days where I went full steam ahead, the next day I would feel exhausted. I did have to have a word with myself and remind myself I was growing a human so to try and rest when I could.

Week 18/19

I’m starting to get a little bump, at the time I was like look at my bump! Now I look at pics and think it looks like I’ve had a big dinner 😂 I was also starting to feel so much better, I felt like I had that glow that people talk about in pregnancy, my skin was clearing up, I had more energy, my hair was shiny – this was great. I even was able to eat watermelon again ( I went off this during my first trimester) and I developed a new love for pepperami’s – such a cultured palette I have. 

We also saw my belly move for the first time this week! I’d been getting worried as I hadn’t felt that many movements, I think I had tbh but been confusing them for wind or just digestive noises. But one evening, I noticed my hand moved on my belly, I lifted my top up and my belly button like sunk in and then popped back out and me and henry were like AHHHHH. 

It was lovely and terrifying all in one 😂

Week 20/21

This week we had the 20 week scan and I was really nervous like I am before any scan or appointment. I felt more reassured that henry could come along to this one but that being said I still barely slept! 

However our little pop tart (nickname we developed for the baby at about week 17 when one of my apps said they were the size of a pop tart) was wriggling away (Henry said they looked like they were doing the hokey cokey!) it was lovely to see though and I felt so relieved.

Very cute though as henry went into worried dad mode and said that even though when the sonographer was saying ‘so the baby has two kidneys here’ and he knew that you have two kidneys, he was still panicking thinking ‘omg is that normal? Should have they two?!’ Which I thought was so cute 😂

Week 22/23

My bump is starting to get a bit bigger now and I’m starting to really experience some weird pregnancy symptoms. 

Has anyone else had a stuffy nose? I’ve had this for quite a few weeks and apparently it’s very common – how bizarre!! 

I also had a shock one morning when at 23 weeks, I went for a shower, looked down and saw that, ahem how do I say this- my private area was all swollen. 

I panicked and quickly googled and apparently this is also normal and to do with blood flow and the baby’s position, I felt reassured from my quick search and thought I’ll keep an eye on it (it went down within a day) but it didn’t half give me a shock, it’s just not what you expect first thing in the morning to look down and see your vagina resemble the elephant man. 

Week 24/25

Okay so now my bump is really popping out. People have started to ask ‘are you pregnant’ and i literally feel like someone has stuffed a football up my top.

I think my boobs have had another growth spurt, but one positive henry hasn’t called them udders in a while.

Also had my next midwife appointment and we got to hear the baby’s heartbeat for the first time which was lovely!! I was able to record it for Henry and we tried to work out if it sounded like a horse or train because apparently that is a good way to guess gender (although we’re not officially finding out) and it sounded like both so clearly the baby wants to keep us guessing. 

Week 26/27

By now I feel like I’m getting bigger every day and I’m starting to feel less dandy. I’m quite achy, my pelvis hurts if I get up off the sofa in a weird position, so I spoke to my midwife and Henry’s stepmum who is a women’s Physio and they’ve given me some advice. I’m trying to keep my legs together when moving in bed, and when I’m getting out the car, but some days it can be a struggle. 

I feel like I take each day as it comes, some days I feel absolutely fine and full of energy, other days, just walking Frank seems to be a real struggle, so I am trying to just listen to my body, rest when I can and go from there. 

But I can’t believe how fast time is going, my third trimester is on the horizon- the final stretch!! It’s so exciting, and nerve wracking. 

This is when shit gets real, we’re starting a hypnobirthing course, and doing things like packing my hospital bag and buying all the last bits for the baby! Eeek!! 

But my second trimester to be honest has been lovely, I’ve felt almost normal, no more sickness, a little heartburn but nothing major, energy is kinda back to normal and my skin has never been so clear! I started to struggle a little towards the end of the second trimester as I got bigger, but I’ll tell you more about that in my third trimester diary. 

My anxiety has been okay, I do have days where it’s worse but I guess that’s normal, but my mood swings have definitely calmed down from the first trimester which I think Henry is very glad about! I’ve really enjoyed being pregnant during this time and can see why everyone says ‘oh you’ll feel better’ because you do. I feel like the hard part is starting now though, but it’s all worth it! 

Well I’m going to go now, I can’t believe by the time I write my next trimester diary, I may have a little one with me, but maybe I’ll write it before they come – I’ll see how I feel!! 

Speak soon x