Thursday, December 3, 2009

How I am Feeling

Due to the many requests to know how I am feeling, I decided to blog it, even though I don't really want to because it makes me feel like I am just complaining!

This pregnancy is DEFINITELY very different than my one with Clara. With Clara, I had a little bit of morning sickness and learned very quickly that even if I didn't want to eat, if I just ate a couple of crackers I would feel SO much better. That isn't really working this time. Anyone who knows me knows I DO NOT THROW UP. It takes a lot to get me to throw up. Sometimes I think my body doesn't know how to. So instead of just throwing up and feeling better, I just keep on feeling sick. And eating doesn't help.

My other problem, is that I am having a recurrence of some stomach problems I had about 6 years ago. Back then, whenever I would eat it would make me feel like I swallowed knives, or razor blades or something else that would be really stupid to swallow. I would curl up in a ball and just lay there until the feeling passed. Sometimes that would take 3-4 hours. I went to the doctor numerous times to try and figure out what was wrong, but he never did. A bunch of stuff was ruled out, but no one could tell me what it was or why it was happening, and eventually it got better. Over the past six years, I have occasionally had an episode of this weird sickness (maybe 3-4 times a year), but with this pregnancy, it has come back and I have been having episodes 2-5 times a week. Because of this, I just don't want to eat. I do because I know I need to, but sometimes I just end up laying down on the floor and not moving until Jordan finds me there and makes me get in bed. The past month and a half have been really hard, but Jordan has been AMAZING and has picked up all the slack that I have been leaving behind.

On the upside, I am starting to feel better. I just finished my first trimester so the morning sickness is wearing off, and I have had less episodes of the weird stomach thing the past week and a half. I am hoping that means it is going away! Also, I lost about 10 lbs in the first trimester, which should be helpful in the long run! All in all, the first trimester has been VERY hard on my body, but Jordan and Clara have been so patient with me and so understanding so it has made it so much easier. I am hoping the worst is over, but it is supposed to snow today, so I think I have a whole other set of problems coming my way!

5 comments:

Heidi said...

Oh yeah, and it's your birthday today.....don't forget that!!!! Have a great birthday without being sick.

Ali said...

Oh my goodness! That all sounds horrible! I'm so sorry! You should complain more...getting sympathy often helps me :) If that were happening to me you can bet it'd be the first thing I'd written about! That's me being pessimistic and self centered though. Good for you for not wanting to complain, but goodness girl- you NEED sympathy for all of that!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY today!!!

Rach_Spencer said...

Maybe you're having twins!! Nobody needs stomach problems on top of morning sickness. Yuck. Just throw up...it's a lot better than being sick.

Mrs. Jaybird said...

You know what? I think I used to have this sort of problem all the time! Normally, it was after I ate something really sugary or not so good for you. After changing my diet habits (snacking on fruit instead of Capn' Crunch!) and stopped eating the garbage so much, those occurrences have definitely diminished to about once ever couple months. It may not be the same thing you have, but I learned quickly when I was pregnant that something simple like an apple made me feel MUCH better with morning sickness than the stupid cereal or whatever I ate :)

breena rae said...

oh no! I hope that never comes back...sounds awful! I could never throw up either and wished I had. No fun. Hope the next trimester is easy breezy.