5 weeks

5 weeks today!

I caved and bought another pregnancy test yesterday, a digital one. I think I wanted to do it for the novelty of it more than anything. I took the test yesterday afternoon, and watched the loading icon flash. Eventually that magic word, 'pregnant' appeared, and after some more flashing of the loading icon, '2-3' (meaning 2-3 weeks from conception, which is 4-5 weeks pregnant). I already know I'm pregnant. I believe I'm pregnant. But seeing that word instead of a second line really makes a difference. There's no second-guessing about line darkness, etc, you're just pregnant or not. I bought a two pack of these tests, so I may do another one in a week and see if the number changes, haha!

I mentioned in a previous post that I really wanted to make sure I stayed as fit and healthy as possible this pregnancy. I've done a bit of reading on exercise in pregnancy, and it seems that most exercise is still safe to do. I'm a runner, so I've done a bit of reading on that subject too. Running should be fine - the main concern in the first trimester is overheating, so as long as I don't push too hard and keep hydrated, I should be okay. So, I've been running, done Pilates and will keep doing a bit of strength training (going to Tone Up at the gym tonight). Basically, it seems I don't have to change my exercise routine too much, but just not to push any further than what I'm already doing (no training for races for example), and listen to my body. For now, while I'm still feeling relatively normal, I'll keep doing what I'm doing.

I weighed myself this morning: 71.7kg. I've been wavering between 71-72kg+, so that seems about right. I guess I'll put that as my starting weight for this pregnancy. It may not be my ideal weight, but it's 30kg lighter than I was a couple of years ago, and about 20kg+ lighter than I was at the start of both my previous pregnancies, so it feels pretty good to me! Also, I'm starting this pregnancy at about the fittest I've ever been in my life. I'm not as fit as I was when I ran the half marathon a few months ago, but I can run an okay distance and I lift weights, and do a lot of core/pelvic floor work thanks to Pilates. I'm in a good place.

My plan is to keep doing what I'm doing while I feel okay. Once I hit second trimester, I'd like to take up pregnancy yoga too. And as I get heavier, I might try and replace some of my running with swimming and walking.

I'm excited to actually be fit and healthy through this pregnancy, instead of overweight and sedentary like the last two times.

The healthy eating side I'm doing okay. Not perfect, but I'm not binging on crap food either. I'm trying to stuff myself full of fruit and veg while I can still tolerate eating them. In my previous pregnancies, I had some serious food aversions - I couldn't eat most fruit and veg, and even the sight of some vegetables was enough to make me gag. I might be lucky this time and not have the same problem, but if I do, at least I'm getting plenty now.

5 weeks pregnant today means the starts of my belly pics! No difference in my body yet, so today's photo is more of a starting/before photo. I'll aim to wear the same top each photo, and hopefully be able to do some kind of cool time lapse thing at the end!

Here I am, 5 weeks pregnant. No changes in my body that I can tell yet (yes, I already have a bit of lumpy tummy, but that has nothing to do with being pregnant). Also looking very tired, but that may be because I hadn't long woken up haha!

I'm really looking forward to seeing my belly grow and change!