Here Comes the Morning Sickness

    The morning sickness started soon after the confirmation appointment and I couldn't eat or drink as much as I should. The doctor gave me an injection of nutrients which did make me feel a little better, but the next day and through the week the morning sickness got so much worse. I couldn't eat anything but crackers and even those did nothing to help. I only ate the crackers (and sometimes yogurt) because I knew I had to. I could hardly manage to drink water and I felt awful 24/7. I couldn't move without feeling nauseous and getting sick. I was getting sick about 4 times a day and lost about 8.5lbs. We went to the doctor again and she decided to give me an IV of fluids and vitamins, with the advice that I come back the next day and be admitted to the hospital for about a week. I was against that idea. For one thing, it was too expensive and we didn't know if our insurance would cover it. For another, I didn't feel that I needed to do that. I promised that I would work harder to eat and drink more on my own. We went back the next day and I received double the amount of fluids and vitamins with the caution that if I wasn't gaining or retaining weight and if my urine test was failed again by the next week, I'd agree to stay in the hospital.

     Tomo was a load of help during this time. He bought me tons of easy-to-eat foods and basically forced me to drink at least 1L of water everyday. By the next week, I had more energy, I was peeing normally, eating and keeping down more than before, and only getting sick once in the AM and once in the PM (which meant I could manage working!). At our next doctor's visit (last Tuesday), everything checked out fine: my weight was remaining constant (which is better than losing weight), and my pee was almost back to normal. I was well enough that I didn't need any injections and went home right after the appt. As for the baby, doctor says it's very healthy and I was able to see the heartbeat at this appointment! Seeing the heartbeat made it feel so much more real.

    And that about brings us up to date! I am feeling SO much better. I only get sick in the mornings and only feel sick if I use too much energy. I've been taking it slow and Tomo has been helping as much as he can. He works such long and late hours that I know it's hard for him, but I appreciate what he does do. I haven't been able to cook dinner as the thought/smell of cooking food upsets my stomach, so Tomo buys supermarket foods almost every night or otherwise cooks pasta because it's easiest. I know it's not the healthiest food regimen for either of us, but it's all we can manage for now. I hope I'll be back to a "normal" lifestyle in a few weeks, as that's when the second and easier trimester begins!

                                  9 week ultrasound: The round part on the right is the head!