I had a conversation with a good friend the other night and it was mentioned that I may be as big now as I was last time. I've been curious to see the difference in belly sizes between our two pregnancies for awhile now and have been meaning to post some pictures. Though there are days I think I can't get much larger than I feel at the moment, I know my belly was bigger last pregnancy (I just can't figure out how I carried it around without feeling giant!)
Here are some comparison photos of the last few weeks, for those who are also curious, of now (2013 singleton pregnancy) & then (2011 twin pregnancy).
My conclusion is that this time my belly is smaller (to be expected), and it appears as though I am carrying this baby much higher (which may explain why it's harder to breathe than with our twin pregnancy).
With our twins, both babies were head down in a vertical positioning, while this singleton baby is lying across my belly horizontally (and it had better turn head down in the next few weeks!). Another interesting fact, I feel this baby moving more and kicking/punching harder, as its placenta is posterior (in back towards my spine) and both of my twins had anterior placentas (in front of baby, between baby and my tummy).
Though, I assume that I only carried lower last time because of carrying two babies at once, it may have been a blessing in disguise as I had almost zero pregnancy complaints. I'm hoping for similar great things for the rest of this pregnancy. Only 11 more weeks to go!
22 weeks now vs. 22 weeks then (twins)
24 weeks now vs. 25 weeks then (twins)
28 weeks now vs. 27 weeks then (twins)
My conclusion is that this time my belly is smaller (to be expected), and it appears as though I am carrying this baby much higher (which may explain why it's harder to breathe than with our twin pregnancy).
With our twins, both babies were head down in a vertical positioning, while this singleton baby is lying across my belly horizontally (and it had better turn head down in the next few weeks!). Another interesting fact, I feel this baby moving more and kicking/punching harder, as its placenta is posterior (in back towards my spine) and both of my twins had anterior placentas (in front of baby, between baby and my tummy).
Though, I assume that I only carried lower last time because of carrying two babies at once, it may have been a blessing in disguise as I had almost zero pregnancy complaints. I'm hoping for similar great things for the rest of this pregnancy. Only 11 more weeks to go!
