Week 28 Image - the third trimester begins...

Common side effects that occur during the third trimester, according to the internet:

• fatigue
• difficulty sleeping
• heartburn
• swelling
• leg cramps
• constipation
• backaches
• shortness of breath
• spider veins
• varicose veins
  
• hemorrhoids
• frequent urination
• weight gain
• Braxton Hicks contractions
• Intense dreams
• hip pain
• itchy abdomen
• increased skin temperature
• hair growth on the arms, legs, and face... (seriously the face???)
• depression
• emotional mood swings
• stretch marks

Is that all? Really? How about the fact that at the end of the third trimester... the baby growing inside somehow has to magically come out of you? How about the fact that once she's out, even if you have no idea how to take care of her, there's absolutely no way to put her back inside... back in that safe haven when she could basically take care of herself?

I may have a fairly common "side effect" of first time mothers already... where I'm "thrilled to be a mother but am worried I won’t be a good one." (That was copied verbatim from the internet).

Here's another "side effect"... which wasn't quite spelled out like this. It is what it is though, so we'll just title it accordingly: FEELING HUGE.


Yesterday Trent and I went on a bike ride. I probably hadn't been on my bike in at least two months. To my surprise, I discovered that every time I peddaled, when my legs/thighs came up, they would brush against my belly. Are you kidding me? I become "short of breath" and experience "fatigue" quickly enough... I don't need any extra resistance or friction on my bike ride!

Just a quick shout out to the third trimester!