Apparently I am suppose to update this. Geez so much work. You people (my mom) are very demanding. If you have emailed or called me and I haven't gotten back to you, I am very sorry. I am still not completely back to myself. Going to work pretty much wears me out. Also it doesn't help that I wake up around 4 and can't fall back to sleep. The other night however was totally worth waking up for the earthquake. I thought it was awesome, Graig on the other hand didn't think it was that special. I was really bummed that I didn't feel the after shock the next day like everyone else.
The problem I am having is that I don't get enough sleep at night because I am uncomfortable. Then the next day I need a nap or I will pass out early to make up for it. The other night I fell asleep at 7. Seriously what kind of loser falls asleep at seven? And then the cycle continues. Anyone have any suggestions on how to sleep better?
Besides the lack of sleep the nausea is getting better and worse. I am not in a constant state of nausea but I am throwing up a lot more. It starts with innocent coughing, which sometimes turns to gagging, which sometimes turns into throwing up. I just can't wait until I get a cold. I made big progress last week: I made dinner. In the month of March the thought of making dinner would just make the nausea worse. Another thing I have been able to start doing again is grocery shop. Well sort of. We went today and I was grabbing items saying oh this would be good, then I would see something and get nauseated. It was funny afterwards.
I feel I should explain my grocery shopping trip when I first started getting sick. This was in early March, when Graig was still busy at work doing actual work. I went to the old Kroger and struggled the whole way through the store. I tried to be good and buy a lot of fruits and vegetables. The whole trip was rough and I needed to get home and lay down. I came home and put away all of the perishable items. Apparently I forgot some fruit that needed to go in the fridge. It wouldn't have been a big deal if I would have eaten them that day or the next day. Also, when Graig would get home late from work, he didn't notice or care that the fruit was out. Anyway, days later I found the moldy fruit. Again it didn't help me feel better to look at moldy food. I refused to do any grocery shopping after that. The best part is that I work in a grocery store. Thank goodness I don't have to look or smell food all day in the pharmacy. Some customers are pretty smelly, but I think they would bother me regardless if I were pregnant.
I am 11 weeks along and I see the doctor again in 2 weeks. I will try to update more often so you all can hear me whine about how great the first trimester is.
3 comments:
Yea! You updated! You are not a loser going to sleep at 7. You are a mom and that is just the FIRST of MANY changes you will go through. Enjoy all the extra sleep because it won't be long and you won't get ANY!!! You are already a wonderful mom!! I love you!
Congrats Amy & Graig! Just to let you know, speaking from recent experience, the pregnancy will get better! You will love the day you get your energy back as it will come back during the 2nd trimester! I spent every weekend on the couch during the 1st trimester, so you are not alone! Congrats again!
Jackie Jarboe
Hi Amy,
Sorry to hear you are still feeling sick. At least you were able to make dinner. I can totally relate to the sleepless nights. I called it pregnancy insomnia. I just gave up on trying to go back to sleep and caught up on ER re-runs or schoolwork. I was tired all of the time, but I just told myself it was preparing me for when the baby or babies came home.
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