Another pregnancy update
First, I am feeling SO much better. I am still coughing a little and still tired, but the tiredness could also be due to the pregnancy. I had an appointment at the OB's on Wednesday and met with the same nurse practitioner that I saw for the last bout of walking pneumonia and she couldn't get over how much better I looked and sounded.
The pregnancy is still going fine. I got to hear the heartbeat on Wednesday again and it was loud and clear as soon as she put the doppler on my stomach. We couldn't get a reading on the rate because my heartbeat was interferring and the nursing assistant didn't have a watch on to do a manual count, but it was still quite reassuring to hear it so steady and strong. I had been nervous after all the drugs I've had to take. (Speaking of which, gotta run and take my prenatal!)
(back) I'm still nauseous a lot of the time, although it is not as bad as it was prior to me starting to drink real ginger ale (with ginger, not ginger flavour). Until tonight, I hadn't been sick to my stomach in almost 2 weeks. I had been taking my prenatals in the morning because I was less likely to forget, but when I started actually being sick, I was afraid of not retaining any vitamins - now I take them with dinner, although I don't tend to eat much at night.
It's hard to believe I am a quarter of the way there!
posted by Janey @ 7:02 PM
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Janey - you're pregnant!
Congratulations!!
I can empathise with how you're feeling...I had Type A Influenza (aka Asian Flu) at the beginning of the first trimester of my first pregnancy.
I didn't know I was pregnant at the time, and thought I was going to die...
I hope you're feeling better quickly - you should start "blossoming" soon!
Happy New Year!
Hmm.....getting sick doesn't sound like too much fun!! Maybe your baby will be immune to all the colds you've had since Christmastime....there's always a silver lining....
Dale - Thanks! I'm quite tired, but I think that is the 68 hours that I just worked this week!
Mar - I hope so! Hopefully that is the last I have to go through this pregnancy!
Glad to hear you are feeling better. A note on prenatals: some women find they make m/s worse, so taking them at dinner may be helping you a lot in that regard.
Told you you'd feel better at the end of the first trimester. :)
Not really better yet - if I run out of the (real) ginger ale, I really pay for it and still have the same level of nausea right now, but the first trimester is not quite over!
Oooh...sorry about that. :( I was really hoping you were past it all.
I guess I shouldn't tell you about my friend who had to take the anti-nausea meds during her entire pregnancy...twice (so far...) and my other friend who lost 20 lbs in her first trimester because she was so ill.
Anyway, if it goes beyond your first trimester, I would definitely ask your OB about the meds...starts with a d I think...I could ask my friend if you want.
Ok, I just googled it: diclectin. It worked for her during both pregnancies. Look into it...
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