Alex McCord, an actress with Bravo TV's The Real Housewives of NYC, found the second trimester of her two pregnancies fascinating. "Of course, during the first pregnancy everything is new and depending on your outlook, either exciting or scary," says McCord, mother to two sons, ages 3 and 5, in Brooklyn, N.Y. "I really loved being pregnant both times around and was fascinated by all the changes."

During her first pregnancy, McCord's biggest issue was mild to moderate morning sickness that continued in the second trimester. She never allowed herself to get too hungry, which helped to ease her nausea. "Raisins and gingersnaps were the best for combating nausea, and I always tried to have a big breakfast so that I wouldn't feel sick throughout the morning," she says. "I craved sausage in the mornings and spinach later in the day."

Cravings do change throughout pregnancy, says Dr. Shelley Binkley, an OB/GYN at Alpine Women's Care in Glenwood Springs, Colo. In the second trimester, approximately weeks 14 through 26, "what was once appetizing can invoke thoughts of projectile vomiting," says Binkley, author of DIY Baby: Your Essential Pregnancy Handbook (iUniverse, 2008).

McCord also experienced motion sickness during her second trimester, so she tried to never take taxis. In her second pregnancy, she did not feel sick, except when she was bouncing around in taxis, but at least she could ride in them again. "Everything seemed a bit more accelerated during the second pregnancy, right down to the delivery," McCord says.

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