20/20 hindsight.

[rivka]

In retrospect, I didn't have very strong pregnancy symptoms with my miscarried pregnancy. At the time I certainly felt tired and nauseated, but there's just no comparison to the way the first trimester is beating me down this time around.

It's not totally intolerable, and in fact I actually find the symptoms reassuring. I need all the evidence of pregnancy that I can get. But... it's the difference between having to be careful about what I eat and sometimes being unable to eat; between often feeling tired and often needing a nap to get through the day; between outgrowing my regular bras and outgrowing my maternity bras. (ZOMG I have outgrown my maternity bras and I'm only just entering the ninth week.)

I produced pregnancy hormones last time - enough to make a placenta, even though it had nothing to support. My pregnancy symptoms were real. But they were a shadow of what I'm experiencing now that I'm churning out enough hormones to support an inch-long fetus.

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[geekymary.livejournal.com]

What size bra do you need? I have all my nursing/maternity bras and would be happy to send them to you.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

The ones I have just outgrown are size 38E. I think I need something along the lines of an F or G cup, and I could probably make do with anything from 36 to 40 band size.

If these improbable proportions happen to fall within your range, I would be so incredibly grateful.