I told myself I would not complain about morning sickness this time around, but here goes...
It seems like people think that you aren't allowed to whine about being sick when you're pregnant because: 1.) You brought it upon yourself. 2.) Many women cannot have children, so you should just be thankful that you're pregnant.
Well for the record, I am very thankful that I am pregnant and being able to have children is not something that I take for granted. But I am still so miserable right now that I can't not talk about it. I feel awful all day long. The only time I don't feel awful is right after I throw up. Every morning when I wake up, I am so sad because I know that I have to face the nausea right away.
To make things worse, Nate is leaving on a 9-day trip to the Philippines tomorrow. Just for fun. (He will be there with his old mission companion, who has been there many times.) So that's gonna be awesome for me.
It's probably best that I don't post much for the next few weeks because believe me... you don't want to hear it.
P.S. The good news: I get to have an ultrasound and my first prenatal appointment on Friday the 30th. Can't wait!
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Oh, how I remember those days. I just kept telling myself that it would be worth it in the end. And it was.
I feel for ya. With Avery I felt so awful everyday and just thinking about it makes me shiver. Hopefully it doesn't last too long.
Ashley, I am so sad for you. Hopefully your doctor will be able to give you something so that you aren't so miserably sick all the time. But I wouldn't wait til the 30th! There has to be something. Good luck with the ultrasound. I will be thinking of you!
Coming from someone that can no longer have kids and desperately wants to, I'm telling you its ok to whine about it. I know I would. I know I still do and my family is probably sick of having to hear that I'm sad I can't have kids. Being nauseous is difficult and makes doing anything 20 times harder. Whine all you want Ashley, we will sympathize with you. I wish I was there, I would totally babysit your girls so you could have a break and feel sick without obligation.
I so feel for you. I found throwing up as soon as I woke up actually helped a bit and I'd be well enough to shower and sometimes eat something before it got bad again. Have you tried sucking on something like tums or jolly ranchers? Or maybe Preggie Pops? or taking an extra B6 vitamin?
I hope that that morning sickness eases a bit for you and good luck with the ultrasound- exciting!
No fun Ashley! I know it sucks! I also know how much you want to be pregnant, so I know that you're feeling conflicted, but it's good to be able to express how yucky you're feeling, b/c even though you're feeling awful you still have 2 children to take care of and don't get "sick" days. No more guy trips for Nate....I know you guys obviously didn't plan the timing, but I wish I were in Washington so I could help you for the next 9 days!
Hang in there. You can do it! Just take it one day at a time.
That must be pretty sucky every day.
That's it. I'm picking up Paige after school everyday that Nate's gone and coming to get Kate, then they're playing at my house for a few hours. No exceptions so don't even try to get out of it. Starting today. Just tell Ms. Sarah I'll be taking her and don't worry about leaving a car seat because we have an extra. I'm so sorry you're feeling so yucky :(
Hope Nate is back soon! So how many weeks are you now? I hear ya. Being sick just plain sucks. What helped me a lot this time around was peppermint oil. Do you have any of that? I'd sit on the sofa and watch movies with kids and sniff it straight out of the vile. If you don't have any, have someone swing by a naturalistic store and get you some. But, don't put it on your skin. I did, and I burned a nice welt under my nose for a few days. ;-) Good luck. Just do what you gotta do to get through it.
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