If the first trimester is like a 24:7 emotional (and physical) roller coaster, the second trimester is like a peaceful, lazy river. In other words: The second trimester kind of rocks for most of us.
The period from months 4 through 6 is when many pregnant women feel their best.
Their energy has returned. They don’t feel sick anytime they smell a food that isn’t citrus-based. And hey! They also don’t feel like bawling their eyes out or punching someone (anyone!) when a stranger cuts them off in traffic.
Of course, pregnancy is pregnancy, and the second trimester isn’t all roses and organic swaddling blankets all the time. Thoughts — strange thoughts — can still make their way into your head, just like in any other trimester. Thanks again, pregnancy hormones!
Here are seven things pregnant moms think during their second trimester. It’s all good. Sort of.
1. This. Is. Heaven.
After enduring 12 weeks of feeling yucky, complete with getting a sallow complexion and having to lie to most of the people in your life, entering the second trimester can feel a little like entering the gates of heaven. Or at least vacationing on a tropical island.
You feel like yourself again! You can tell people you’re expecting! You can sit down to a meal where the main component isn’t Saltine crackers! It's a miracle!
2. This just got really real.
Few things make pregnancy feel more "real" than everyone knowing you’re pregnant. During the stealth first trimester, it’s easy to push the whole "having a baby" thing out of your mind because it’s so far off and practically nobody knows you’re having a baby.
Not in the second trimester. This is totally when the "OMG is this real life?" moments start happening.
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3. I need a name!
Some people know the names of their kids before they even start trying, while others wait until their little bundle is born to choose a moniker.
But for most, the second trimester is when the baby name game really comes into play. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself looking at every barista’s nametag or sitting through the credits of every movie for inspo.
4. So this is what they were talking about when they said "glowing."
Few people look radiant during their first trimester, and even if they do, they probably don’t feel it.
But in the second trimester, it all starts happening. The dewy skin. The shiny, thick, Kate Middleton-esque hair. The long, healthy nails. You look good, and there ain’t no shame in thinking just that.
5. Okay, I need to get it together.
While the first trimester feels too early to pick out a baby name and decorate the nursery, the third can seem too late.
It’s inevitable that at some point during the second trimester you’re going to have a mini panic attack about all the stuff you haven’t yet done or have barely thought about. Good times!
6. Is it true what they say? Is life as I know it really over?
Again, things get real in the second trimester and with that realness come questions about the state of your current life and how a baby is going to change that.
During the first trimester, you’re likely too tired to ponder it all, but during the second, there’s a high probability that such a thought will make its way into your head on a random drive to the grocery store. And full disclosure: It can throw you into a tailspin.
7. I’m happy. Really, really happy.
While you may have your moments of worry in the second trimester, the majority of it (hopefully) is filled with excitement.
Whatever magical hormone concoction the second trimester has going on, without a doubt, you’re bound to think — at least once — about how happy you are about what you have and what’s to come. And that just feels nice, now doesn’t it?
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