So far, things have gone extremely easy and smooth with this pregnancy. I’ve only had about 3 days with morning sickness, no real pains or discomforts, and generally just been able to enjoy things. But this week has started out a bit rougher and I hope it’s not a new trend for my third trimester.
NOTE: For those not interested in learning about the rants of a preggo woman, stop reading. I’m going to talk about being sick and don’t want you getting squirmy or worse because you kept reading. You’ve been warned. 😉
Since I’ve been pregnant, I’ve experienced something really interesting when eating. I know exactly when I am eating too much, because the moment I put a bite in my mouth and start chewing, I start to feel nauseous. If I swallow the food, chances are extremely high that I’m going to be hugging the potty in the next few minutes to get rid of everything. I’ve never had anything like this before although I have always been really familiar with that evil, warm salivation at the back of the throat that signals the gag is coming. Usually I can fight it back, though.
Yesterday, I generally felt crappy. My stomach was unsettled, I had no appetite and just didn’t feel up to doing much of anything. But I wasn’t really feeling like hurling…until dinner when I apparently took one bite too many of bread and actually had to go spit it out for fear of losing my entire dinner (the only real meal I managed to eat all day).
Today I thought all was good. Woke up feeling fine, the sun was out and the weather is nice and cool. I had some yogurt for breakfast, ate an apple on the walk with Ayla, came home to make some toast and while the bread was in the toaster, the salivation started. So instead I had a few sips of Coke and some crackers. Woohoo.
Naturally, I consulted the world via Google and as I kinda suspected, hormone levels change again in the third trimester and some women start experiencing morning sickness (again if they had it before) as well as other slight irregularities in their bodies. Well hey, that sounds like great fun!
I’m going to write this off as a passing thing and believe in the power of positive projection…cause I honestly can’t stand the thought of not being able to eat. It’s something I really enjoy and I’m not really liking the idea of having to skip it or take some sort of meds for the next couple of months to get through this. But don’t worry about me folks…you know I’m a trooper 😉
