After 3 weeks of suffering, starving, dehydration and near depression, I was given a lifeline in the form of a drug called diclectin. On Wednesday afternoon, one of the EAs heard of my suffering and gave me the name of this drug. I promrtly arranged to visit my doctor that night and got a prescription for it. It costs $180 for a montth's supply but I have full insurance and paid nil. I starting taking it Wed. evening (2 before bed, one in the am and one arounf 2 pm).
By this afternoon, I actually feel more like my old self and the constant feeling of sick is gone. The drug does make one very drowsy in the beginning but I am feeling hopeful that by the weekend that will subside too!
I sure hope these effects continue as I might even begin to get excited about the baby now!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Week 9 was a disaster!
Last week was week 9 and it was a nightmare. I was home sick from work for 4 days then still ill all weekend! I came back to work this week and am still really struggling to keep a float.
My appetite sucks but I must eat something to stop the ill feeling from hunger and the heartburn. I have a constant bad taste in my mouth and brush my teeth and tongue throughout the day to try to stop the feeling but of course, that causes gagging and throwing up. I can barely drink anything as I feel nauseous thinking about move liquids. Today I am craving a Shirley Temple! It is that and water only.
I am so completely exhausted that after some semblance of dinner, I shower (because I am just too tired to do it at 6 am) and go to bed by 8 or 9 pm. Each morning I wake, hoping I have slept off the ill/hung over feeling and every morning it is still there!
I also feel now that the anxiety of wondering if I will still be feeling this way when I return home to Winnipeg is making it even worse. I want to escape the bad feeling so badly but I simply cannot.
So, being this sick really took away from the good news we received last week at our first ultrasound. All looked well, baby is in correct place, we saw the heartbeat and the age is on track with what I calculated which gives us an official due date of April 22, 2011. Yes, great news but at this point April and the dream of feeling better are a lifetime away. :(
So for right now- not excited at all about this!
My appetite sucks but I must eat something to stop the ill feeling from hunger and the heartburn. I have a constant bad taste in my mouth and brush my teeth and tongue throughout the day to try to stop the feeling but of course, that causes gagging and throwing up. I can barely drink anything as I feel nauseous thinking about move liquids. Today I am craving a Shirley Temple! It is that and water only.
I am so completely exhausted that after some semblance of dinner, I shower (because I am just too tired to do it at 6 am) and go to bed by 8 or 9 pm. Each morning I wake, hoping I have slept off the ill/hung over feeling and every morning it is still there!
I also feel now that the anxiety of wondering if I will still be feeling this way when I return home to Winnipeg is making it even worse. I want to escape the bad feeling so badly but I simply cannot.
So, being this sick really took away from the good news we received last week at our first ultrasound. All looked well, baby is in correct place, we saw the heartbeat and the age is on track with what I calculated which gives us an official due date of April 22, 2011. Yes, great news but at this point April and the dream of feeling better are a lifetime away. :(
So for right now- not excited at all about this!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Week 8 - Just as Sucky!!!
I suffered though yet another week of this pregnancy. We had the kids this week so rather than trying to explain away my lack of appetitie and early bedtimes, we just told them. They both seem OK with it.
On Friday afternoon, I was really sick at work and I also would up wearing maternity clothes all week to make my very sore and bloated body more comfy. I just wish there was something I could drink that would quench my thirst- my tastebuds are a mess and my tummy is too! I hate this!!!
On Friday afternoon, I was really sick at work and I also would up wearing maternity clothes all week to make my very sore and bloated body more comfy. I just wish there was something I could drink that would quench my thirst- my tastebuds are a mess and my tummy is too! I hate this!!!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Week 7 = Very Rough Week
Saying I started feeling yucky this past week is an under statement. I have felt hungover all week long and had a hard time deciding what I felt like eating. It truly feels like I have mono and it SUCKS. I am praying this only lasts a few weeks because I feel miserable.
I have tried drinking fizzy water, fizzy water with lime, sucking hard candies.... doesn't help. I fell asleep in the car on the way home last night at 6:30. I basically was only awake for 1/2 hour from then until 5 this morning. Right now, I feel pretty normal-I pray it lasts...
Poppy is now the size of a blueberry!
I have tried drinking fizzy water, fizzy water with lime, sucking hard candies.... doesn't help. I fell asleep in the car on the way home last night at 6:30. I basically was only awake for 1/2 hour from then until 5 this morning. Right now, I feel pretty normal-I pray it lasts...
Poppy is now the size of a blueberry!
Your Baby
This week your baby's brain is growing at a mind-boggling 100 cells per minute within a see-through skull. If you could peer inside, you'd see those tiny brain cells growing and growing and growing (about as quickly as you feel like yours are shrinking and shrinking and shrinking with your "pregnancy brain"!). More high points include:
Your baby's face is becoming more defined this week. A tiny mouth hole (which will be ready to wail before you know it!), tongue, nostrils and ear indentations are visible. His or her eyes are wide open, but he doesn't have irises (the colored part) yet.
Baby's arm buds are growing. At this point they look more like microscopic ping-pong paddles than arms. Baby's leg buds are also forming and will look like tiny paddles by the end of the week.
The umbilical cord—the connection between your baby and the placenta—is now visible.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Sept 1st already!
In less than 8 months, Baby Robertson will be here! I have thought about September 1st a lot this year as it was to be my original due date for my ectopic pregnancy babe last January. It is sure bittersweet. Anyhow, just another 4+ weeks before I can share the news with all my Winnipeg family and friends, then with everyone else.
How am I feeling? Well, kinda crappy actually. This week has been the worst week so far and I fear it may get a little worse before it gets better. I am having food aversions and having a hard time decided what I feel like eating from one meal to the next. I am soooooo tired I can barely stay awake past 8 pm and choose to eat something then crash on the couch because I just cannot move. Mornings are tough- I am not dry heaving or anything but brushing my teeth did cause a gag this am. I just feel sucked out and with 16 people coming over for dinner this weekend, I need to muster up the energy to prepare and clean our house and yard. Thank goodness I have Mark to help!
I ordered a bunch of Maternity clothing online this week- Motherhood was having a 40%off their sale prices sale and I could not resist! I cannot wait to wear these clothes as I am in that stage where I am bloated and my clothes feel tight but I am not "showing" yet. I just need comfy clothes- AND I NEED TO SHARE THE NEWS SOON OR I WILL BURST!!!!!!!!
How am I feeling? Well, kinda crappy actually. This week has been the worst week so far and I fear it may get a little worse before it gets better. I am having food aversions and having a hard time decided what I feel like eating from one meal to the next. I am soooooo tired I can barely stay awake past 8 pm and choose to eat something then crash on the couch because I just cannot move. Mornings are tough- I am not dry heaving or anything but brushing my teeth did cause a gag this am. I just feel sucked out and with 16 people coming over for dinner this weekend, I need to muster up the energy to prepare and clean our house and yard. Thank goodness I have Mark to help!
I ordered a bunch of Maternity clothing online this week- Motherhood was having a 40%off their sale prices sale and I could not resist! I cannot wait to wear these clothes as I am in that stage where I am bloated and my clothes feel tight but I am not "showing" yet. I just need comfy clothes- AND I NEED TO SHARE THE NEWS SOON OR I WILL BURST!!!!!!!!
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