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Last week went by in a blur of emotion after finding out I was pregnant, and so now I am very happily 6 weeks pregnant.

I seem to have quite a lot of bloating though because it looks like I’m already at 3 months with my little pot belly! I’ve heard that you show much earlier with your second pregnancy but at 6 weeks? I’m fairly sure I couldn’t really be showing so early, it must be bloating.

Last week I went on the hunt for some pregnancy magazines and I couldn’t find anything that I liked. I also wanted to have a look at some maternity fashion since I’m now allowed to look at it, and again everything I saw sucked.

Yes I know I don’t need maternity clothes yet, but I’m excited about the pregnancy so just wanted to see what my options were – don’t tell me you didn’t do the same when you found out your were going to have a baby too.

I did buy some belly bands though, one white and one black to put under my tops for when I do start showing. I couldn’t help myself – I had to buy something!

I also went through my entire wardrobe to determine what I could still wear over the next few months. All the tight fitting tops and g-strings were thrown out, and I kept all those big floppy tops and Brigette Jones underwear. Hey a girl’s gotta be comfortable.

Now according to the pregnancy books the baby is now about the size of a chocolate sprinkle. Why is it that all these books compare your baby to food? As if pregnancy cravings weren’t bad enough I now have to imagine a little chocolate sprinkle growing inside me. Mmm I’m hungry now.

I’m also going through all the usual pregnancy fears, especially because I don’t think I was taking enough folate before I conceived. I seriously didn’t think I could get pregnant so was only taking the multi vitamin every now and then. Of course as soon as I saw those two lines on the HPT I immediately went and purchased a good quality pregnancy vitamin supplement and have been taking it everyday, but I’m still worried I wasn’t taking enough before.

I’m sure I’m worrying for nothing, but it doesn’t help when everywhere you turn you get the message that your baby could have spina bifida unless you’ve been taking folate at least three months before you conceived. Yikes.

Anyway, not much else to report yet but still excited even though it doesn’t feel real. I guess it won’t really feel ‘real’ until I hear bub’s heartbeat or see him/her on the ultrasound for the first time, but that’s not until I’m 11 weeks. Ahh the waiting.

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