"24 Hour Sickness":
That explains what "morning" sickness was really about.
If I could count the times that I threw up every day, I would have been doing nothing but counting in between my constant trips to the bathroom; though many time there was not a bathroom near and so behind a bush, car, or garbage can all became very familiar to me as well. What was the strangest to me at first was how normally my favorite foods (chocolate & coffee), were the biggest triggers to this vomiting.
The simple smell of coffee brewing would send me into a nauseated swirl and running for some type of relief. Even a simple trip into a popular donut shop, would have me turning around and walking out as fast as I could, without even so much as a bagel. At times the mere thought of going in some places would make me become sick to my stomach.
As stubborn as I have been known to be at times, I tried over and over again to deal with these smells and the flavors that I so desperately missed. The flavors of chocolate and coffee had even worse effects on me which made me eventually throw in the towel and give up on these once loved treats. But of course I was told that this was all normal and actually a good sign, and some day it would all be worth it. It was one of those things that I wanted to believe, yet at the same time I couldn't fathom why this thing growing inside of me would put me through so much and be worth it all. I did come to realize that it was just his/her way of telling me that I didn't need these things and that it was for the better I cut them out of my diet; well at least for the next nine months!
Through the pulling over on the side of the road at a moments notice to "sleeping" on the bathroom floor many nights, I look back now and am thankful that this part (the hardest part) is over and the best is still yet to come. I will suggest that if you find that one thing that does seem to settle your stomach when it is the most upset, use this device only when in dire need! I say this because there were certain foods (sour candies, ginger snaps, ginger ale, saltines, etc.) that I used to love and would help at the same time, but since I ate them all the time to calm my stomach they now make me kind of nauseous to eat them now. Part of it was because this is what I ate most of the time because I knew they would settle my stomach and for the most part keep down longer than other foods. The other part was that it was as if I built up an immunity to these calming foods.
Now that the "24 hour sickness" is over, I have been able to enjoy the last month and a half for what pregnancy is all about...connecting with the miracle growing inside of me.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Leading up to 22 weeks...part 1 of 3
So I am 22 weeks and what an interesting time to say the least, this has been.I still remember that day (October 10th) that I found out I was expecting a little bundle of joy!I woke up not feeling so good and something felt very off, like nothing that I had ever really felt before. After laying in bed trying to figure out what to do, my mind drifted to what it?My boyfriend and I had been trying for a little bit to try and conceive, but with no avail. We had just figured it wasn't a good time and thought we should concentrate on something else for now and think about other things instead.
After taking two or three tests that morning, I knew that I couldn't be seeing things and that I was truly pregnant and would be starting on a new and hopefully exciting nine month journey. And just in case anyone was wondering about these "nine" months, if you think about it, it's really ten months that you are pregnant from conception to 40 weeks later (hopefully) with delivery. Which at first was exciting but now sometime just confuses me (easily done when pregnant) and makes me forget on how far along I actually am.So back to where I was and it all started! I of course went and told the boyfriend (bf) the exciting news and we lay in bed just taking in the news, not really sure how to react. We were definitely excited and happy, yet a little in shock and disbelief at the same time. After the initial feelings setting in, I still didn't feel like it was really all true and real so what did I do? Probably what a lot of other women do, go and buy different brand of tests to make sure that I wasn't getting a false positive.
I headed over to a friends house and took two (or three?) more tests there and we both looked at them making sure we were seeing the same thing. And of course we were and that was that, I was pregnant and by summer of 2010 I would be a happy mother of an adorable little baby...
Me not being one to be able to hide such exciting news for too long, I called the doctor and made an appointment right away to verify that I wasn't getting my hopes up too high and was truly pregnant. Hearing those random heart-wrenching stories of false pregnancy tests, I knew I was not strong enough to go through something like that myself. So I made my friend swear to secrecy until I got the official news from the doctor the following week.
Skip ahead....
Well after hearing the yes from the doctor, we went ahead and made an appointment of exactly how far along I actually was, as I could not be completely sure of my last menstrual cycle exactly. It was a nice surprise and relief when the ultrasound technician came out and I knew her and how relaxed she has always made me feel. All my nervousness when out the window as she talked me through what she was doing, the different "pictures" she had to take, and that I was 7 weeks and 5 days along with everything looking great.
The next week was just a frenzy of who to tell and who to wait to tell until a little further along. This of course came a little easier than I thought because my mother decided to take it upon herself to tell the rest of the family that she would be having another grandchild sometime in the summer of 2010 (my younger brother and wife were expecting Nov '09). It did make me a little mad because it took away the joy I wanted to share but that's was my mom and she just got a little too excited to keep it in any longer.Now that our families and close friends knew the great news, the not so fun part of pregnancy started and in turn made me miserable for the next few months...
Bring on the morning sickness, or as I so commonly called it: 24 hour sickness...
After taking two or three tests that morning, I knew that I couldn't be seeing things and that I was truly pregnant and would be starting on a new and hopefully exciting nine month journey. And just in case anyone was wondering about these "nine" months, if you think about it, it's really ten months that you are pregnant from conception to 40 weeks later (hopefully) with delivery. Which at first was exciting but now sometime just confuses me (easily done when pregnant) and makes me forget on how far along I actually am.So back to where I was and it all started! I of course went and told the boyfriend (bf) the exciting news and we lay in bed just taking in the news, not really sure how to react. We were definitely excited and happy, yet a little in shock and disbelief at the same time. After the initial feelings setting in, I still didn't feel like it was really all true and real so what did I do? Probably what a lot of other women do, go and buy different brand of tests to make sure that I wasn't getting a false positive.
I headed over to a friends house and took two (or three?) more tests there and we both looked at them making sure we were seeing the same thing. And of course we were and that was that, I was pregnant and by summer of 2010 I would be a happy mother of an adorable little baby...
Me not being one to be able to hide such exciting news for too long, I called the doctor and made an appointment right away to verify that I wasn't getting my hopes up too high and was truly pregnant. Hearing those random heart-wrenching stories of false pregnancy tests, I knew I was not strong enough to go through something like that myself. So I made my friend swear to secrecy until I got the official news from the doctor the following week.
Skip ahead....
Well after hearing the yes from the doctor, we went ahead and made an appointment of exactly how far along I actually was, as I could not be completely sure of my last menstrual cycle exactly. It was a nice surprise and relief when the ultrasound technician came out and I knew her and how relaxed she has always made me feel. All my nervousness when out the window as she talked me through what she was doing, the different "pictures" she had to take, and that I was 7 weeks and 5 days along with everything looking great.
The next week was just a frenzy of who to tell and who to wait to tell until a little further along. This of course came a little easier than I thought because my mother decided to take it upon herself to tell the rest of the family that she would be having another grandchild sometime in the summer of 2010 (my younger brother and wife were expecting Nov '09). It did make me a little mad because it took away the joy I wanted to share but that's was my mom and she just got a little too excited to keep it in any longer.Now that our families and close friends knew the great news, the not so fun part of pregnancy started and in turn made me miserable for the next few months...
Bring on the morning sickness, or as I so commonly called it: 24 hour sickness...
Begining in the middle
I wish I would have started this blog from the first moment I found out that I was expecting, I definitely think that it would have helped and I wouldn't have so much on my mind become so overwhelming. But of course I have to start somewhere and now is a better time then never!
Well, I am a little over 22 weeks along and what changes and insecurities have come about these last few months! I have yet to read anywhere those real side effects of hormonal changes and mood swings. Usually when someone comments on the not so glamorous sides of being pregnant, they blow it off with "it's been hard but I know it will all be worth it." First let me start with I know that it will be worth all the trials and tribulations when I see my precious baby's face for the first time. At the same time I want to be upfront at what really goes on and feel that many women will be able to relate to at least some of what I have experienced and will for the next four and a half months as well.
I hope that the following post will help at least one person, because I'm already starting to feel better knowing that I can get this off my chest and not feel "guilty" any more about some of the feelings of ups and downs that have been haunting me. Also if you would like to comment on or share some of your experiences (good or not so good), then I welcome it and look forward to reading these as well. I also welcome bits and pieces of advice that have worked for you, as I am sure I will be sharing these as well.
Just please remember this is just from my point of view and changes and that I do this solely to help release some of what is going on within in me! So read on and enjoy the next few months of laughter, cries, and joy that I am going through.
Well, I am a little over 22 weeks along and what changes and insecurities have come about these last few months! I have yet to read anywhere those real side effects of hormonal changes and mood swings. Usually when someone comments on the not so glamorous sides of being pregnant, they blow it off with "it's been hard but I know it will all be worth it." First let me start with I know that it will be worth all the trials and tribulations when I see my precious baby's face for the first time. At the same time I want to be upfront at what really goes on and feel that many women will be able to relate to at least some of what I have experienced and will for the next four and a half months as well.
I hope that the following post will help at least one person, because I'm already starting to feel better knowing that I can get this off my chest and not feel "guilty" any more about some of the feelings of ups and downs that have been haunting me. Also if you would like to comment on or share some of your experiences (good or not so good), then I welcome it and look forward to reading these as well. I also welcome bits and pieces of advice that have worked for you, as I am sure I will be sharing these as well.
Just please remember this is just from my point of view and changes and that I do this solely to help release some of what is going on within in me! So read on and enjoy the next few months of laughter, cries, and joy that I am going through.
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