So I've been going to a prenatal yoga class a few times now and I actually like it quite a bit. A regular yoga class is fine for now as well, but I like to avoid the whole having to tell the instructor about my "condition" that requires me to modify poses the rest of the class can do just fine. As much as I don't want people to think I'm just fat, I also don't want people to see what the pregnant girl is doing.
One thing you notice when you see a group of pregnant people together in the same room, is how different people look. So this has helped ease my anxiety on what I should be looking like and what I will become at each stage of pregnancy. The three girls in the front row were all technically at full-term (between 38 and 40 weeks) and all looked VERY different. One could have been carrying twins (except she wasn't) and another one was so small she could still get away with wearing her old family reunion t-shirt. The other one was somewhere in the middle. And it doesn't seem to matter how big they are to start off with - so I'm not really sure of the science behind it. I guess everyone is just different (the ultrasound lady did mention I have wide hips because the baby can still fit length ways and hasn't had to turn yet - nice that they finally are good for something). But I do really wish I could feel the baby kick. Most people feel it between 18 and 22 weeks. So I still have a week and a bit to be in the "normal" range but it still makes me paranoid. I keep trying to feel it with my hand once in awhile in case that is more sensitive than the inside of my body (which sounds weird, but who knows?). One person told me it feels like a little bird scratching on the inside, and someone else told me it feels like blowing bubbles. The book says the first kicks feel like flutters. None of those things so far, so I will let you know.
Other than yoga I have been taking full advantage of the pool. Been in it almost everyday and it is awesome. Who knew it was a good idea to be pregnant in the middle of summer while living in Arizona?
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