Each Pregnancy's different...

is what you hear all the time. Especially from medical personnel, like you don't know that your body feels different. I think they are trained to say this, regardless of how they really feel.

But in all honesty this pregnancy is far different than the others. With the pregnancy before this one, the one that ended all too quickly I wasn't sick at all but my body was going through some serious changes quickly. Then it seemed to end just as quickly as it came and the symptoms disappeared as well.

Rewind to my first pregnancy, I was sick, so sick. I lost twenty pounds in the first month. I couldn't get out of bed, couldn't function and definately did not want to eat. By 4 months it was gone. My belly grew at a slow pace and I only gained in my belly. When I had Brooke (who weighed 7 lbs 15 oz.) my thighs were smaller than they had been before I got pregnant.

Then to my second pregnancy, I was nauseous but not super sick. I carried really low, and felt a lot of pressure down in my pelvic region. I gained the same amount with this child as I did with Brooke. I swore it was a boy! But it wasn't and what a blessing in disguise! Along came Jaelyn. My chubby 9lb 2 oz baby. (thank goodness for meds!) After her, I did not lose the pregnancy weight. I continued to gain.

Fast forward to my current pregnancy. This one is a huge combination of all three previous pregnancies plus some new symptoms. My belly is huge already as well as some other "parts" but I don't feel as though I am gaining everywhere. I was horribly sick in the beginning and it lasted until 5 months. I thought I was never going to get off the meds. I only lost 7 lbs but only because I was on medicine. As of my last appointment I have only gained 4 of the pounds back out of the 7 I lost. I'm hoping the trend of not gaining a lot continues but I also want to keep the health of my baby in mind. I remembered feeling Brooke and Jaelyn both move around 16-18 weeks. By 20-22 weeks you could feel them from the outside. This time I don't feel as much movement. I was really nervous about this when I went for my 20 week anatomy scan. Here the technician explains to me that I have an anterior placenta. In other words, my placenta attached to the front wall of my uterus, therefore creating a thicker barrier of membrane between the baby and my belly which makes the fetal movement hard to feel. What a huge relief!

I feel as though my hubby is cheated! I can feel the movement, but not as strong as with the girls and poor hubby can't feel anything. I know in a month or two that will proabably change but for now it is sort of disappointing that he doesn't get to experience this with me yet. I will say though that it is the weirdest sensation I have ever felt. I can't explain the feeling of what I do feel other than when the baby hits my bladder or whatever other organ it can hit while he's in there doing his aquatic acrobatics, I get a funny "flicking" sensation.

I feel so blessed to be able to carry this baby and to have it be a boy but I never imagined just how different this pregnancy could be compared to the others. My only curiousity is how will labor go this time!?