It's early on in my pregnancy..... The very thought of food makes me want to throw up. The smell of it cooking, the taste, even the mere look of it is enough to make my stomach churn. I don't remember it ever being this bad when I was pregnant with Coops, and I certainly don't remember the need to actually throw up.
This time around everything seems different (in a harder kind of way), morning sickness struck early at 4 weeks 3 days, and from 7 weeks I started throwing up, not in the morning mind you (I bet my life savings that a man came up with the term morning sickness), it was evening sickness and it would strike anywhere after 2pm. It wasn't just the throwing up that seemed worse this time around either, I don't know if it is because I have Cooper to chase around after each day at work or if it is just worse this time around, but come the end of the day and I could fall asleep wherever I lay my head, literally; In the bath, at the table, on the floor or in front of the computer.
These things combined resulted in unproductivity around the house that rivalled the laziest of housewives, and my dearest hubby was left washing clothes, scrubbing vomit encrusted porcelain in the bathroom, vacuuming floors and feeding and bathing Cooper most nights. I felt bad for Simon, but mostly I was just thankful, being this sick was no fun and nothing I did would make it better. I tried every old wives tale, ginger tea and biscuits, nibbling on a dry piece of toast before getting out of bed in the morning, small frequent meals, nothing helped, I was doomed to be ill and exhausted forever!
They say only girls can make you feel this ill during pregnancy, they say that a baby girl sucks all the beauty and energy from their mother for themselves during that first trimester, I know only time will tell, but right now I'm thinking I'm going to have the words most energetic and beautiful girl welcomed into this world around April 27th 2013 because I don't remember ever looking or feeling as bad as I do right now!
Both my parents and in-laws have been wonderful these first few weeks, coming down to visit, entertaining Cooper while I take a much needed nap and helping with some housework Simon is not so great at, washing windows, mopping floors and scrubbing skirting boards and removing sticky finger prints from cupboard doors, walls and table legs.
It's now been 13 weeks and 4 days and although the exhaustion seems to have subsided, the nausea is still kicking my butt - however with the start of the second trimester comes a new optimism, I'm sure things are on the up, I just can't wait to get there!!!
Hope you are feeling much better really soon! I had morning sickness with Isaac until 25 weeks. It came on at any time of the day, often more than once or twice. Hubby would drive me to and from work because I was guaranteed to need a bucket during each trip. No fun, but so totally worth it as you know :) Second time around I wasn't as sick, but still throwing up until about 15 weeks, but usually just once a day.
ReplyDeleteFeel better soon! Loving reading your blog too by the way :)