The "Not-Such-Joys" of Pregnancy

I've been debating on whether or not to write this. Because I know there are people who say, "There's someone out there who wishes they were in your shoes." Plus I knew too many who have fertility issues and have lost children.

But, this blog is all about life as a mom, so I decided to go ahead with it.

Pregnancy is a beautiful thing. It is. I'm literally growing a brand new human inside me.

And that's where the beauty ends. Because the nitty gritty of what the female body goes through is gruesome and feels terrible.

This past week welcomed some not-so-wonderful pregnancy symptoms. Hello heartburn, nausea, constipation, and exhaustion!

Let's start with heartburn since it is nearest and dearest to my heart (hehe I see what you did there). What do all the websites and doctors say about pregnancy heartburn?

1) Don't eat 3 hours before bedtime. That hero's with heartburn at night. BUT then you wake up feeling so hungry, you feel sick. Which means you don't feel like you can eat, which makes you end up feeling even more sick.

2) Don't drink caffeine. Um what? Caffeine is the only way I can function somewhat like an adult! Even with caffeine, I feel like I need a nap every two hours right now!

3) Don't eat chocolate. That's just cruel...

4) Don't eat spicy food or fatty food. Okay, I get these. But when you crave spicy or fatty food, this rule royally sucks.

5) Stay seated or standing for an hour after eating. I can testify to this. However, they go on to say don't do anything that requires bending over. I HAVE A TODDLER! EVERYTHING TO DO WITH HER REQUIRES ME BENDING OVER!

6) Don't drink so much during meals. Dude, pregnant women are generally some of the thirstiest people I know .

7) Eat smaller meals more frequently. This one is fair. Until you keep forgetting to eat more frequently and are so hungry you forget not to eat much when you do eat.

Now, all that I've written to this point, I wrote a week ago. And then I fell asleep and didn't finish. Then helped a friend finish packing to move. Then got incredibly sick.

Monday, I couldn't hold anything down. Part of it was morning sickness. There may have been a stomach bug involved as well (though no one else in my family got even slightly sick, so if it was a bug, it wasn't very contagious...

I was going to try more natural remedies. But when I realized I couldn't keep anything down and I couldn't function, much less parent a toddler, I called the doctor and practically begged for something to take. I am now taking a medicine, and have been since Monday. There are still some waves of nausea, though I'm no longer throwing up. I can function again somewhat normally (somewhat because I'm exhausted and this medicine makes me very sleepy) and I'm going to count that as a win!

Other than the not-such-joys of pregnancy, things are going pretty well. Rin has learned theword "no" which makes life fun.

Last night, we had a conversation that went like this:

Rin starts yawning and scrubbing her eyes around bedtime.
Me: "Are you sleepy?"
Rin nods sincerely.
Me: "Is it almost time for bed?"
Rin: "NOooooo."

Aaah, my child.

Until next time! (Hopefully not 2 weeks from now....)