Pregnancy diaries || Week 10 & 11 - Meeting my Midwife and telling friends

Week 10

I'm still throwing up, most mornings and some evenings. I had my first midwife appointment where she asked me all the important questions, weighed me and tried to find the heart-beat with the fetal doppler but as the baby is still quite small she wasn't concerned when she couldn't find it. Hopefully next appointment we will hear it.

How far along?: 10 weeks

Gender?: Unknown

Maternity clothes?: Nope

Stretch marks?: No

Belly button in or out?: In

Sleep?: Good

Best Moment of the week?: Meeting my midwife

Worst Moment of the week?: Having a weird relationship with food as nothing appeals

Miss anything?: Not feeling sick

Movement?: No

Cravings or aversions?: No cravings, just careful about what I eat and when

Queasy or sick?: Yes, but mostly just throwing up in the mornings now.

Looking forward to?: Getting a scan of our baby and telling more of our friends at Christmas time.

Mood/emotional state?: Happy and excited

Week 11

I still need to eat every 2 hours or else I feel ill, and my work colleagues are giving me a hard time about eating so often (they probably have guessed already, although no one has asked yet).

Near the end of the week we gathering with friends for our pre-Christmas BBQ. One of my bridesmaids was there and almost instantly guessed our news because my "boobs are HUGE" hahaha. We officially told everyone by taking a group photo and shouting "ERIN'S PREGNANT!" which caused a lot of excitement and confusion. Everyone was really excited and congratulated us.

How far along?: 11 weeks

Gender?: Unknown

Maternity clothes?: Nope

Stretch marks?: No

Belly button in or out?: In

Sleep?: Good, but I need a lot of it. I have been falling asleep on the couch most days.

Best Moment of the week?: Telling our close friends

Worst Moment of the week?: Having a weird relationship with food as nothing appeals

Miss anything?: Not feeling sick

Movement?: No

Cravings?: No

Queasy or sick?: Yes, but mostly just throwing up in the mornings now.

Looking forward to?: Christmas day

Mood/emotional state?: Happy and excited

Pregnancy diaries || Week 8 & 9 - Telling my family

Week 8

We told my family this week about the pregnancy. They are over the moon, Mum cried, as this will be her first grandchild. My brother's girlfriend had her suspicions confirmed (after she saw me gag on the Taranaki hike), while my brother was sitting there confused as to what all the commotion was about and I think my Dad was actually taken by surprise for once too.

I felt really good over the weekend as I was eating all of Mum's healthy and delicious food, so apart from the usual morning water spew session I didn't have any issues. I even went for a bike ride into town. We made sure to buy blueberries and raspberries as they are the size of baby this week and are also a delicious side with dessert.

How far along?: 8 weeks

Gender?: Unknown

Maternity clothes?: Nope

Stretch marks?: No

Belly button in or out?: In

Sleep?: Good

Best Moment of the week?: Telling my family about our pregnancy

Worst Moment of the week?: Having to sneak into the downstairs toilet, early on the first morning after we arrived at Mum's place so that no one could hear me spew (we hadn't told them at that point)

Miss anything?: Waking up and not feeling sick

Movement?: No

Cravings or aversions?: No cravings but can't stand chocolate or anything sweet and eggs

Queasy or sick?: Yes, but mostly just throwing up in the mornings now, which is a dramatic improvement

Looking forward to?: Eating more of my Mum's wonderful cooking

Mood/emotional state?: Happy and grateful

Week 9

I feel like I am somewhat getting the hang of this morning sickness thing. At least now I know what to expect every morning and can prepare for it. I have completely gone off my usual favourite foods, such as chocolate, and anything sugary now holds no appeal, which is completely out of character for me. I also flip flop on whether I want to eat eggs or not. I few weeks ago I was eating them every day, this week I have no interest. My life now revolves around which food I want and whether it will make me sick or not. As some foods are worse to throw up and others, that's how most of my decisions are made these days.

How far along?: 9 weeks

Gender?: Unknown

Maternity clothes?: Nope

Stretch marks?: No

Belly button in or out?: In

Sleep?: Good

Best Moment of the week?: Getting to hang of my new "normal"

Worst Moment of the week?: Having a weird relationship with food as nothing appeals

Miss anything?: Not feeling sick

Movement?: No

Cravings?: No

Queasy or sick?: Yes, but mostly just throwing up in the mornings now.

Looking forward to?: Meeting my midwife

Mood/emotional state?: Happy and excited