First, can I just say that I can't believe I'm still posting here? It still seems unreal, and it's still scary, but thanks to a little check in via doppler, I got to hear both little heartbeats this past week, and that gives me some relief. I have my second OB appointment this coming week, and I'm nervous, but feeling better since I heard those baby hearts beating so fast.
A new thing that has started this week is gagging and puking. I thought I might get by without these common pregnancy problems, since the nausea was already pretty bad, and I'd managed not to puke by 11 weeks, but at 11 weeks and 1 day, the nausea won, and the vomiting began. Yesterday, I couldn't stand the thought of eating anything but fruit, though I managed to choke down a handful of cashews and a small bowl of soup. When I finally pushed myself to eat some protein, that was too much. So, that meal and my prenatals were wasted. My doctor prescribed me Zofran and Reglan, but I was scared to take the Reglan at all, because I've read so many scary things, and my mom said they stopped giving it in the O.R. because people were freaking out and having muscle spasms. The Zofran I have mixed feelings about since it's had all this bad press lately, but everyone I personally have known who has taken it has had healthy babies, so I'm not terrified of it. After tossing my cookies last night and just wanting to get some sleep and not puke anymore, I decided to take it, and it did help. I've heard Diclegis is good, but my insurance won't cover it without all this dumb paperwork and authorizations, so I've been using Unisom (I already take B6), which is one of the two main ingredients, and it helps some but also totally knocks me out. So my options are sleep and not throw up or get things done and puke and not eat anything but fruit. I wish I could tough it out and not take anything, but the intense hunger is hard to deal with when I can only stomach fruit, and these babies need some nutrients. I guess it's good I started off being able to eat just about everything and gained some weight right off the bat. Maybe these babies can live off my fat until the nausea passes. My mom and mother in law are visiting this coming week, and they're bringing me two of my favorite foods from home, so I BETTER be able to eat them!
11w3d
Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, nasal congestion, slightly sore boobs (mostly only at night), acne, food aversions, hip pain at night
Cravings: No real cravings. I pretty much hate everything.
Food aversions: Everything but fruit. I can sometimes handle vegetable soup or cashews.
That just sucks about the nausea. I'm so sorry! I hope you can get Diclegis and that it really helps and that you start to feel better soon. I'm so glad the babies are doing well and growing. *hugs*
ReplyDeleteSo sorry you are having such terrible nausea. I had it bad with both pregnancies and had to take zofran so I could eat. With Jacob I lost 10lbs in the first trimester. With Evelyn, I figured out eating small meals more often really helped and I ate a lot of carbs because it was the only thing that sounded good. I did find that if I ate some protein before the nausea got too bad, I wouldn't feel as bad later. I hope you find the right combination of meds and foods to help you. It's no fun.
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