Little discomforts

By kate on July 13th, 2005

Button your pants before you stand up.

This is a new mantra that I’m trying to learn. 🙂 My stomach isn’t very much larger when I’m standing up, but it seems less compressible. So, when I sit down, it doesn’t fold in as well as it used to. This makes my pants uncomfortable only when sitting, especially after I’ve eaten, so I’ve been unbuttoning (and sometimes unzipping) my pants a lot. (Don’t worry; I’m wearing long shirts so I’m covered.) So far, I’ve avoided any embarrassing situations (forgetting, standing up, pants falling down), but I worry it’ll happen sooner or later.

Also, my wish for another pregnancy symptom has been answered in a nice way. Yesterday and today, I’ve been having little crampy-type things where my uterus is. They’re not overly painful or uncomfortable; just enough to get my attention. I assume it’s just growing pains, and it’s nice and reassuring.