Tuesday, May 19, 2015

First Trimester Symptoms (Week 1-13)



So, this happened to me. I lost 10 pounds in my first trimester. I joked with everyone who was trying to lose weight at the time that all they had to do was get pregnant. I struggled the most with nausea. I threw up twice a day, felt like I was going to die of starvation but the thought of putting food in my mouth made my stomach flip. I was so sick of eating toast and crackers. It continued until half way through my second trimester! My super human sense of smell didn't help. I could smell everything a person had eaten that day simply from them saying hi from across the room. I absolutely hated the smell of popcorn. My sweet husband would call on his way home from work to see if I wanted anything and he would run to the store day or night and get me anything I wanted and I so appreciated it but he would watch a movie and eat popcorn every night before he went to bed. Popcorn already has a strong smell but aahhh the first few days I tried to let it go but by day 3 I almost grabbed the bowl and shoved it down his throat. Luckily, God prevented this from happening and allowed me to speak up and tell him politely that he can no longer eat popcorn in the house at all ever. To this day he asks me before he buys or pops popcorn. lol

Also, I spent sooo much time in the bathroom! I was tired from being pregnant, tired from throwing up all the time, tired from not eating well, and just didn't feel like getting up and walking to the bathroom yet again to pee. I peed all day long. Almost peed myself simply because I was protesting having to get up. FYI your bladder always wins. Not drinking water doesn't make you pee any less and does damage to you and the baby so MAKE SURE YOU DRINK LOTS OF WATER. I mean you're gonna have to go you might as well make it worth it. I hated when I put in the energy to go and then just tinkled. I'd sit there until I at least tinkled twice. Caffeine makes you pee more so start limiting that. It's not great for baby anyway. And if you're dehydrated and drink coffee it just makes you more tired. Science.

Another reason I never wanted to get up is because I got dizzy almost every time I stood up. It would only be for a second or two but it was terrible. Sometimes it would be enough to trigger nausea then I'd really be pissed. I would feel like I was going to faint sometimes and actually did twice in my second and third trimester. I wasn't allowed to go anywhere by myself and basically had to stop driving because I'd end up on the side of the road because I was too dizzy to see straight. Making sure I had snacks and ate periodically (keep my blood sugar from peaking or dropping) helped but it was still a drag.

HERE'S WHAT TO DO:

I don't know that you can prevent any of the symptoms but there is plenty you can do to make life easier.
1. Drink water...lots of water
2. Make sure you always have snacks (healthy snacks I lived on trail mix)
3. Buy Preggie Pops to help with nausea
4. Speak up, if a smell is too much ask the person to stop or go away. People would rather move or change their behavior then have a pregnant lady upset or hurl on them.
5. Make a comfy spot. Get blankets or pillows and make a favorite spot that you can always go to and relax. Keep your stress down and rest your body everyday, doing this before you go to bed will really help you get to sleep.
6. Keep in mind it's all temporary and most likely what ever you're struggling with will go away in a few weeks and it's all worth it.

               GOOD LUCK LADIES!!



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