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Pregnancy, Take Two
The memory of spending my first pregnancy with my head over a toilet bowl was still very fresh when I found out I was pregnant again. And before I even had a chance to worry about morning sickness, I was turning green -- not in the privacy of my bathroom but at playgrounds and sing-alongs. The morning sickness was no shocker, but what did take me by surprise was that this time it didn't really faze me. While I holed up during my first pregnancy, now I was on my feet, chasing my 2-year-old from sunup till sundown -- morning sickness be darned. It helped that I'd learned a thing or two my first time around -- what to eat, what not to eat, where to stow barf bags for easy access. Most important, I'd learned that the discomfort wouldn't last forever and that it would be repaid a million times over with a perfect, precious little person.
Your second pregnancy may not be the thrilling adventure that the first pregnancy was, but it can come with its own surprises. Carrying your first baby changes you profoundly -- from your abdominal muscle tone to your confidence level -- and these changes lay the foundation for a few big differences. Lest you think you've got it all figured out, we've rounded up moms and experts to dish on the things you don't expect when you're expecting again.
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I disagree with most of this article. All of this really depends on the person, the situation and their health history.
2/22/2011 12:44:22 PM Report AbuseSo gud to see something for us second time mums too. Im 3 months pregnant and have a 1 year old. I had my son 3 weeks early, he came out breech-vaginally! It was pretty traumatic and i suffered with sickness for 5 months, still suffering with this pregnancy but its wearing off a little. Anyone else find everyday sooo tiring?Am completely terrified about birth again and weather i can handle it without pain relief(the local hospital only offer gas n air or pethadine)!
1/18/2011 04:09:09 PM Report AbuseI am 1 month pregnant with my second and my first child is only 10 months old should I already be seeing symptoms and is this ok that they are so close
1/15/2011 09:59:12 PM Report Abuseyes im 36 weeks pregnant due next month on the 10th with my first child I couldnt eat nothing for the first 5 months after that the sickness was over and she came 3 weeks early.But this time around I still have sickness ,fall out spells and now im nervous about the delivery because how different this one really has been but the doctor say if your first one comes early the second child will too but we'll see
1/11/2011 05:08:31 PM Report AbuseI love this article! My first just turned 17 months and I am due in June. I've been looking for something to 'reassure' me about second timers. At 17 weeks, I've already felt the baby moving, and feel 'extra' pregnant just as the article states. I was starting to think something was wrong feeling pelvic pressure so early on, but it sounds like that is normal, too. Thank you!
1/5/2011 10:04:38 PM Report AbuseI developed pre-eclympsia the first time and was induced; after 14 hours of labor, follwed by two-hours of pushing after my empideral wore off, I had an emergancy c-section! I'm less anxious about being pregnant but more so about delivery, any tips?
11/27/2010 03:27:41 PM Report AbuseThis article made me feel so much better! We are thinking about trying for #2 and for some reason, I am very nervous. I'm so happy to be able to read something that actually applies to us. Everything out there is targeted at 1st time moms!
7/14/2010 05:49:24 PM Report AbuseThis is a great article and I am glad that they have something for second time around moms.This pregnancy is so different from my first one.
4/29/2010 11:47:02 PM Report Abusehey jdfsmommie, i also had c section on new years day, im pregnant again so soon and due on new years eve ... crazy... but i wonder will i have to have another section as they so close together??? anyone know ??
4/26/2010 02:56:36 PM Report AbuseI had my daughter by C-section almost twelve years ago, but they let me have vbac (vaginal birth after cesaerean) with my two year old. Natural was definitely a faster recovery than surgery! Here we go again with #3 and I've been showing since 8 wks! First I thought it was all the gas and bloating but after reading some of these articles, it's true, you get BIG quick!
4/16/2010 03:33:14 PM Report Abusei have two kids both c-section the first with my son i dint have time to freak out it happen so fast but with my daughter i hade to pick a date and it was the worst thing ever knowing everything that i went through was soon to happen again they need more stories about women like me
3/19/2010 05:59:09 PM Report AbuseWell, ok, nice to have an article about it, but huh, why is it that everyone talks about it like it was a bed of roses? I wish they would talk about women like me that are traumatized by the first preganacy and dead afraid of getting pregnant again and suffer like hell again. OH, ok, I am aware a pretty little person came out, but that does not change what happened to me. So write about women that did not have a good experience being pregnant.
3/19/2010 02:56:46 PM Report Abusei just wish that when they post articles like this, they include C-section woman... i mean not everyone had a vag birth with their first ones... me being one, and my doc and i have decided on a scheduled section.. not sure what to expect this time around..
3/19/2010 09:56:58 AM Report AbuseThis article made me laugh because I am also pregnant with my second, and that memory is VERY fresh in my mind!! I was way worse this time, but I am running around with my 10 mo old, and getting better....slowly. :)
2/24/2010 01:00:37 PM Report AbuseI agree! Nearly all pregnancy articles are generically written for first time expecting women, but there are numerous women who are pregnant with subsequent pregnancies and it's a relief to see something written just for us!
11/29/2009 09:31:27 PM Report AbuseI agree, I am so glad to see something new for second timers. ;)
10/20/2009 03:53:38 PM Report AbuseThank you for making an article about the second time around. So much is geared toward the first timers, no offense.
10/19/2009 12:09:20 PM Report Abuse