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Pregnant AF: My first 14 weeks with child!

Alexa Luckenbach
Dec 8, 2017
5 min read

EEK! My first blog post as a pregnant lady! I really am still in shock even though its been about 10 weeks since I saw the line on that first (of 4) pregnancy test turn blue. It's been such a journey already and I know we are JUST getting started. Buckle up!

Over the summer, I don't know what happened but something clicked in me: I wanted to bring our first child into the world. I always knew I wanted kids, but a switch flipped in my brain and I was ready to get serious about it. We got very lucky in that we got pregnant the first month really trying to get pregnant. When my husband Devin and I decided we wanted to start trying, I had the expectation that it could take up to a year to happen for us, which is perfectly normal for a healthy couple trying to conceive - FYI. So when I peed on that stick, and saw that blue line start to appear, I was in TOTAL SHOCK. Was NOT expecting it to happen the first time I guess! I remember saying to myself, "thats a blue line....THATS A BLUE LINE!!!" I'm so SO grateful that it happened so quickly, and that things are going great so far as baby is concerned!

So far I've felt the typical first trimester BS: nausea ALL day (morning sickness is a very deceiving term), tired AF, bloated, veggies are the devil. The nausea was definitely the worst - it felt like an all day hangover that was neverending for 3 weeks. SO fun! Now that I'm OFFICIALLY in my second trimester, the nausea has backed WAY off thank god, and I'm feeling a lot more like my normal self! Just waiting for this little bump to really pop because I feel like I look like I just have been eating too many tacos (Not entirely false).

We got to see our little babe on screen for the first time at around 8 weeks and seeing that little heart beat and to hear it was just unreal. I think Devin teared up because DUH! HELLO! Thats our first born child!! There is no cooler feeling than knowing you're creating a little person. We will get to see our babe again in January when we do the 20 week anatomy scan! In the meantime, I LOVE hearing our baby's heart beat at our midwife appointments every month - its definitely helped the massive anxiety I had throughout my whole first 12 weeks!

The first trimester of pregnancy was a huge learning process for me.

I went from actively working out daily, consistent AF with my routine and my nutrition to feeling like total SHIT all day. It really threw me off in so many ways! The fatigue, the weird feelings happening around my pelvis, all of it has just been a bigger adjustment than I expected. Not to mention the realization that come June 2018, we will have a human to take care of and keep alive. GULP! I've had a lot of mental challenges as I'm getting used to pregnant life...of course we WANTED this baby more than anything, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been a struggle adjusting to this new life I've been living over the last 14 weeks. I've had to learn to give myself grace during this time - be OKAY with taking some days off of working out, not eating perfectly, sleeping a SHIT ton and just enjoying LIFE while pregnant.

I finally feel like I'm in a better place mentally with doing my best, still working on myself and my health, but also cutting myself some slack and remember that MY BODY IS CREATING A HUMAN. That shit is CRAY and takes a lot out of you! So I'm just gonna keep trying to be my best self and take it ONE day at a time! And I'm finding that educating myself on all things newborn, pregnancy and childbirth has helped me feel as "prepared" as I possibly can be at this point. Of course I'm not ready, or prepared. Ha! But learning through books, podcasts and documentaries/YouTube videos has really helped me feel like I can do this. I got this.

I have to also add how damn GRATEFUL I am for my job as a coach. I can't even fathom how shitty it would be to have to go into an actual office, or sit at a desk all day like I was a few years ago. Being my own boss means I can take the time I need for me, and because I've worked hard at my business the last few years, I'm able to take that time and not think twice about it. I have some MASSIVE RESPECT for all the working pregnant women out there. I am grateful to be able to work from my bed whenever I need it, take time off whenever I need it, and not have to worry about maternity leave whatsoever. Coaching has given me a chance to focus on my health and fitness journey so much over the last 4 years - but even MORE now that I'm pregnant, because its allowing me the freedom to just do my best being pregnant everyday. (For anyone wanting to learn more about what being a coach is all about, check out more info I've shared over here.)

Some may wonder if I'm still making my health and fitness a priority and my answer is a very big YES! Now more than ever, staying healthy is so important - I want to try and do what I can to prevent things like gestational diabetes and preeclampsia which can affect baby and our birth experience. It was hard during the first trimester - not even gonna lie. I wasn't as focused on my portions and what I was eating because honestly?? I just wanted to make sure I was eating food PERIOD so I had something in my body.

But I'm feeling better and the new year is RIGHT around the corner - not only do I want to continue to work on myself for my babe, but I want to help others on their journey too - whatever that journey may look like for you!! I have a NEW challenge group starting for the New Year and I'm taking applicants NOW! Lets get a plan in place so that come 2018, you can start smashing your goals right alongside me and the rest of the amazing challengers in our group.

To join, just apply here and I'll get you more info about my group!

That's all I got for now! I'm gonna do my best to consistently update about how my pregnancy journey is going - hope that you will follow along with me because this preggo needs ALL the support I can get!!