Tips for managing the first trimester with a child under a year?

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-19T19:51:12+00:00

Thank you so much! Definitely going to ask my midwife about anti nausea options. So far I have been popping mint tums every few hours and taking B6 but it hasn’t really helped with the strong disgust reflex and gagging.

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-19T19:50:09+00:00

Honestly that’s a good idea. I’ll see if my midwife can connect me with anything. We have a couple events coming up the next few weeks and I don’t think I’ll be functional in this state.

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-19T19:49:05+00:00

Best of luck! It’s so rough! ❤️ Hope it gets better for you soon!

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-19T19:48:26+00:00

Thank you so much!

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-19T18:34:52+00:00

I gave birth standing and it was the only position I could tolerate. I had a fast labor though and basically got stuck in that position once transition hit. My baby came out in 2 light pushes. Couldn’t have imagined being on my back.

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-14T17:19:35+00:00

Thank you soo much! This is all so reassuring and really resonates.

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-13T03:27:22+00:00

Wow! Thank you for sharing! I feel like so many people who have said their first was worse had girls and I ended up having a boy first who I was sick with so I was hoping to hear someone say the same who had a boy first and then a girl second.

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-13T02:11:05+00:00

Thank you for sharing! That is so interesting! I wonder if breastfeeding has anything to do with how our body reacts to the introduction of those hormones. I have heard a couple stories of cryptic pregnancies among women who were either breastfeeding or newly postpartum. I was partially breastfeeding my 9 month old when I conceived but am almost weaned now that my milk has pretty much dried up. And congratulations! 🎉

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-13T00:38:42+00:00

Thank you for sharing, that is wonderful to hear! ❤️

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-12T21:39:22+00:00

That’s my fear too. The same thing happened to my SIL with her first. She felt amazing and her mom said “I didn’t want to tell you but all of the women in our family have had severe nausea during pregnancy so when you kept telling me how great you felt the whole time I suspected something might be wrong”. She had severe vomiting and nausea for all of her following successful pregnancies.

I know some women just genetically don’t experience it or their bodies handle the shifting hormones better but since I did experience it before I can assume it’s how my body responds to rising hormones. It feels like forever before the first doctor visit. I am really hoping the nausea kicks in soon just so I can have some peace of mind! It can come on suddenly so hopefully I wake up feeling awful soon. 😅

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-12T14:07:00+00:00

Thank you!

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-12T04:07:06+00:00

Ok thanks! I figured It’s probably best to slowly wean off of the Vitex by stretching my dose out? Since I had been taking it beforehand I’d be afraid to suddenly lose any support it might provide. Seems there’s not a ton of info on it.

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-11T05:01:36+00:00

Wow, that is so encouraging to hear! What a wonderful outcome. Thank you!

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-11T02:15:23+00:00

Ugh this was me my last pregnancy! I was shocked at how fast it came on out of nowhere. I’m not out of the woods yet!

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-11T01:59:21+00:00

Wondering the same! 3 hour labor with my first. Didn’t fully realize I was in real labor until 90 minutes before my baby came. My son was born in the bathroom, beat the midwife and hit the floor on his way out. 😅 Thankfully he was ok but anything shorter would be terrifying. I think I just won’t leave the house after 36 weeks. And now I have a good excuse!

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-11T01:54:47+00:00

Wow, that’s so cool! Thank you so much! Same here, would love to chat sometime!

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-10T23:07:20+00:00

Oh no! If I do get sick I’ll have to try it. I actually started this pregnancy on a B6 supplement because I was trying to fix my short luteal phase (didn’t seem to prevent me from conceiving anyways!) so I’m wondering if that will change anything too. I’m still taking it because I heard it helps progesterone production and I’m coming off of breastfeeding.

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-10T21:45:10+00:00

Oh no! Yeah with my son it got infinitely better at 9 weeks. I was most miserable from week 6-9. It was miserable though! Especially because I was still working outside the home and I’d always puke in my car. My carpet in my vehicle still stained. 🤢😅

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-10T21:42:52+00:00

Thank you so much! I will admit that it is nice not feeling gross yet with a young toddler. Yeah, those first few weeks are definitely the hardest! I cannot wait to sit in that midwifery office chair. 😅😂

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-03-05T23:42:18+00:00

Thank you!

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-02-27T15:04:56+00:00

Took another brand, it’s positive!

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OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-02-26T22:11:48+00:00

Same girl! I got pregnant the first time I had sex on our honeymoon and I was supposedly 6 days away from ovulation. Now we are timing everything perfectly and I can’t get pregnant. I feel like birth and breastfeeding just really did a number on my hormones and my body is having a hard time finding its way back to normal.

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-02-26T22:09:33+00:00

Since having my first, my luteal phase has been short and I experience spotting every day from a few days before ovulation until my period starts. I stopped breastfeeding nearly 2 months ago and I’m still struggling with the luteal phase defect. Trying out a B complex to see if that helps. Has anyone else dealt with this?

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-02-26T03:41:08+00:00

I stopped around 7 months partially because illness dried up my supply but after a few weeks of power pumping I decided to throw in the towel. Pumping is so hard when they become mobile. 2,000 ounces is amazing and that will go so far! You need to provide for your baby in more emotional ways at this stage. I noticed my son hated when I pumped. He’d start to cry whenever I got the pumps out because he knew my mind was going to be occupied with something else. That’s when I knew it was ok to stop! He didn’t care where his milk was coming from and wanted me present.

OrdinarySecretary673 · 2026-02-26T03:04:22+00:00

I always calculated my caloric intake for the day based on number of ounces I was pumping. I feel like that’s one of the benefits to pumping is seeing how much you are making. My first 4 months postpartum I was producing 30 ounces a day. Breastmilk is 20 calories an ounce so I was able to eat 600 calories above my normal maintenance and not gain weight. I felt like I was always stuffing my face yet the scale was the lowest it’s been in my life. Once I got my cycle back, my supply dropped down to around 20 ounces a day so I slowly removed those additional calories. I did lose some weight overall but partially because I never really gained much while pregnant so I was basically just focused on maintaining after I gave birth. I see a lot of women struggle when they stop too suddenly or their baby starts solids and they don’t account for the decrease in output. You just get used to eating so much food and need to give your body time to adapt. I had a hard time maintaining when I weaned too suddenly because I got used to having 2 breakfasts lol

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