7 things you need to know about your second pregnancy
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When I was pregnant with my second daughter, seasoned moms advised me that some symptoms would be different this time around. While things began much the same way for me?with prescription-worthy nausea?there were definitely some noticeable differences as the pregnancy progressed. Some changes were for the better (shorter labour) and others were worse (stronger afterpains). I went to the experts for an explanation of how, and why, subsequent pregnancies can differ.
1. You show sooner
Because your uterus doesn?t quite shrink back to its original size after pregnancy, your body already has a head start. ?Your uterus has done this before,? explains obstetrician Jillian Coolen, a mother of three in Halifax. ?Your ligaments and muscles have stretched and your pregnancy will show earlier.? Coolen jokes that she once made a comment to one of her best friends, also a mother of three, about how fast she was showing with her second pregnancy. ?She said, ?Just wait ?til your third! You?re going to need maternity pants the day after you get a positive pregnancy test,? and she was nearly right.? 2. You feel movement earlier
?You?re more bodily aware,? says Nicola Strydom, a registered midwife and mom of two in Calgary. ?The first time you?re pregnant, you might think the movements are gas, but the second time, you recognize the flutters as the baby?s movement.?
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