OMG! I’m Pregnant! - 1st Month September 2008

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To keep up with the “Newly-wed Diary” part, I will tell you that my husband is still assimilating the idea that he will get a present for next Father’s Day. He rubs my belly every once in a while, absentmindedly, tries to be funny, saying things like “I can’t believe I inseminated you”, or “hey, isn’t your period due yet?”. On the other hand, he is focused more than ever on finishing school as fast as he can. With a little bit of luck he will be finished by the time of our baby 2nd birthday. I love him so much, and I am so happy that I will produce new life with him.

I called everyone I could think of to tell them about my pregnancy. Everybody wants to come to Texas to see me! I keep joking and saying that if they come they’ll get the chance to make a wish and rub my belly!

I looked online and my baby is now a bunch of cells that are reproducing really fast and implantating on my uterus walls. To do that the cells need to suck all the energy and nutrients they can from me. To help with the process and to avoid passing out, I have to take these nasty prenatal vitamins loaded with iron, B vitamins, and as much folic acid as possible. I decided to grind the pills and swallow them mixed with a tablespoon of honey to ease the taste. They do help, as I don’t feel as tired or nauseated as I should. When I laugh too hard, or sneeze, or cough, I feel something small being pulled below my belly. My breasts are definitely bigger and tender. And hellooo nausea!

Some advice I have received to fight the Morning Sickness:

1 - Eat crackers ALL THE TIME to avoid having an empty stomach. It appears that the causes of nausea are related to the same hormones that are loosening my uterus to hold the baby. Those hormones are so concentrated that they are also loosening the connecting passage of my stomach-intestines-esophagus. The result is more acid than usual.

2 - Sleep well and take the vitamins. The strongest my immunological system is, the better it will be ready to fight nausea.

3 - Drink ginger in any preparation (tea, soda, etc.). Ginger is a natural remedy for nausea.

4 - Eat in small amounts several times a day instead of having three or two big meals.

Do you know any other remedies? Do share them with me!

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