*This is a pregnancy post. Feel free to skip over if you're not interested.*
I thought I'd give a little update as I have reached the 6 week mark. 6 week seems sooooo early to me and I feel like I have so far to go still. But here we are. This past week I felt really pregnant for the first time. First of all the nausea kicked in. Not fully nausea but more queasiness... all the time. My stomach felt squishy and I felt kind of ill all week. Most of the time I didn't feel like eating but am making myself eat throughout the day. There were a few times, though, when all of a sudden I was RAVENOUS, and had to eat immediately! Unfortunately, that always happened when I was not at home so I have eaten a bit of fast food this week (For the first time in FOREVER, I actually craved McDonalds...yuck). Also I was tired. Like, really tired. The worst time was in mid-afternoon, usually when I am counselling children. It was rough. The past few nights I have started to go to bed early (9:30/10:00) to see if that helps me have more energy throughout the day. The other problem, though, is insomnia. I am getting up at least once or twice in the night to pee, and sometimes I just can't fall back to sleep. Oh, also my nose has been soooo stuffed at night that I have to sleep with my mouth open and wake up totally dry. DH told me today that I was snoring, which I never do! My excema has flared up like crazy. My boobs have been sore, kind of like they are getting ready to grow. I've had a few cramps/stretching feeling in my uterus. And, I think it's too early for pregnancy brain, but I've already become a basket case! DH found my keys in the trunk of the car the other day. Yesterday I left my tablet at work after telling myself not to forget it as I was leaving. Who knows what will be next? I blame it on the tiredness, right? I haven't been super emotional but there have been a few times where I felt like I just had to cry, for no reason. I haven't been as bloated this week, which is kind of nice, but I still
feel like I have to hide my belly so people don't guess. There is an
extra bit of pudge around my belly that was going away when I was
working out at the gym. By the end of the day I am often pretty bloated
too.
So that's where I'm at today. I'm pretty excited to have all these symptoms and having a great time despite feeling icky.
Even while they're really not fun, YAY FOR SYMPTOMS!
ReplyDeleteYea! Carry snacks. Usually empty tummy = REALLY NAUSEOUS! Enjoy the ride :)
ReplyDeleteYay!! Love the update :)
ReplyDeleteIt's never too early for pregnancy brain! Mine kicked in right away :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't get the email yet, sorry! I need to check that account! I will check it tomorrow!! But my doctor didn't say I couldn't fly. She wrote me a note that said I couldn't lift over 3 pounds and stand more than 15 minutes because I had a sub chorionic hemorrhage throughout the first trimester and I was bleeding a lot. I made the call that I shouldn't fly because I didn't feel comfortable working during the bleeding and flying requires pulling checked bags off of the carousel or lifting carrying over head, so I just told my boss I couldn't fly. :)
Also during the first trimester I ceased all excercise due to her recommendations about weight and standing, and just kept my feet up. I was petrified I would lose the pregnancy each time I bled from not taking it easy. Plus I was so sick, I just laid in bed all that first trimester. After the bleeding stopped and I felt better I started walking and that's all I did until the end. I think yoga would be great too, but I never found a class. I did not excercise a lot, and I ate a lot of junk food, and now I excercise everyday and Everleigh is very healthy despite all my in an out milkshakes, so treat yourself to whatever sounds great! Give that baby what it wants!! Mine ended up wanting to eat chicken in the end and I was a vegetarian! :)