First Trimester and the joys of morning sickness…

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Thefirst trimester of pregnancy is always my most difficult. With my first bornson I lost 15 lbs the first trimester and was sick all the time. With my secondson I lost 10 lbs in 4 days and had to go to the emergency room to getrehydrated and put on an anti nausea medication. Now with baby number three onthe way I am counting down the days until the first trimester is over and I canstart to feel normal again. As oftoday I am 11 weeks and 2 days. The light at the end of the first trimestertunnel is fast approaching and I cannot wait to see the other end. Being sickis not fun… let alone being constantly sick with two little ones. At least myboys are somewhat sympathetic.

Whenmommy gets sick my youngest will pretend to get sick too. It is a little weird,but very sweet that he is trying to mimic mommy… Even the less flatteringactions. My oldest did this when I was pregnant last time around. They bothknow that mommy is exhausted all the time – because oh my goodness is firsttrimester tiring {was I this exhausted with the last two, I forget}. They willsnuggle with me and even take a nap with me… most some of the time.
Theyare both having a hard time with the whole “no picking up anything weighingmore than 20lbs” advice my doctor has given me. As they are both well over 20lbs and love being picked up and carried, I understand their frustration. Theyare also having a hard time NOT treating mom like their own personal junglegym. I am having a hard time not picking them up, so at least we are all strugglingtogether.
I amtired and achy and constantly sick, because contrary to popular belief by thosewho have never had children, morning sickness is not something that takes placein the wee hours of the morning and dissipates around 9am. At least this is nothow “morning sickness” works for me. I am sick all day long; morning, noon, andnight. It comes in waves and NOTHING sounds appetizing. Sights, sounds, andsmells can set it off.
When Iwas pregnant with my first born no one was allowed to talk about food aroundme. I could look at pictures; I just couldn’t stomach people talking about it.This time it is more the smells of things that have me heading to the powderroom. I can smell everything. I have the most ridiculously acute sense of smellwhen I am pregnant. Seriously, I could do without this little superpower.
This isstarting to feel like whining. So let me share some things that have worked forme.

• If you have morning sickness and something just sounds good EAT IT! Usually that is your body telling you what its craving. It will probably be the only thing that will sit well in your stomach. Right now I am eating a ton of protein.
• Snack throughout the day. When I forget to eat that is when I start to feel woozy and nauseas. I have found that if I snack a little throughout the day I am less likely to get sick.
• Drink a lot of fluids. I am partial to water, but if I am feeling sick and water won’t stay down I will have a glass of Sprite and then switch over to water. Staying hydrated is important.
• Sleep whenever possible. If you are tired and ready for bed at 7pm, go to sleep. My husband thinks that I am crazy for going to bed at 7pm, but I wake up the next day feeling so much better. During the first trimester I try to nap whenever the kids nap too… sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn’t.
• Take things easy after meals. Everything I have ever read tells you not to lay down after you eat, but it is really one of the only things that helps my stomach settle down.

Everyoneis different and every pregnancy is different. What works for me may not workfor you. The only thing that worked for me with my second pregnancy was anti-nauseamedication. I have heard great thing about sea-bands and pregnancy pops, buthave never tried either so I cannot recommend them.
Somepeople are blessed with their pregnancies and never experience morning sickness.I am entirely way too envious of these people. Some people have to deal withmorning sickness throughout the entire duration of their pregnancies {you havemy deepest sympathies if you fall in this category}. My morning sicknessusually only last the duration of the first trimester, but it lasts all daylong every day. It is morning sickness, afternoon sickness, and eveningsickness all rolled into 12 long weeks of feeling terrible.
Haveyou experienced morning sickness? What worked/didn’t work for you?
 
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