Ok, any ideas at this point are very welcome. I’ve been nauseous since 4 weeks and progressively getting worse. Well this week I hit 6 weeks and BAM almost overnight it went from tolerable to “I can’t get out of bed or stand up for too long”. I threw up at the post office over my lunch on Wed. so didn’t go back to work that afternoon. Luckily, I pounded out this urgent assignment for my boss first thing in the am. (she was out of the office wed, friday and again this monday). She came in Thurs. and asked me what progress I had made before I left Wed. and was thrilled I got the stuff done before bailing for the afternoon. I told her i’m trying to cope as best as I can and she was very supportive, told me just keep her in the loop if I need help on these projects etc. Anyhow, Friday I called in again and didn’t leave the bed much but a few minutes here and there until today. It’s not always throwing up but it’s definitely NON-STOP ALL DAY and NIGHT nausea. It makes me all lightheaded to stand up for too long or to walk to far. I get the burps like I’m going to throw up and instead I burp up liquid. I’m “trying” to eat but today is really the first day that i’ve eatten that much.

I made my hubby buy me B6 last night even though i’ve been taking a B complex vitamin with my other stuff. Supposedly B6 helps if you take it 2-3 times a day. Then I had him today run and buy me the “Sea Bands” Pressure things for motion sickness that supposedly help with morning sickness also. I also had him pick me up lemonade since I heard that helping, frosted flakes and capt. crunch berries (because I saw a commercial on tv with them on it this morning during cartoons and thought yummy), bagels w/ cream cheese, english muffins for jelly, more oranges (i LOVE LOVE oranges while being pregnant, did last time too) and velveeta cheese for nacho rotel cheese dip, tomatoes for homemade salsa. I found that I love salt atm, mcdonalds french fries, tortilla chips…mmm salt. Thank god I have such a wonderful hubby to run out oh 3 times in the past 2 nites to get me stuff to help me feel better. Pretty much if I need anything he’s jumping for me and running off to fix me something to eat or bring me a drink or make the 11-12 runs to the store for B6.

Anyhow, I feel somewhat alive atm but I don’t know how long it will last or if these sea band things actually work or if the capt. crunch made me feel better. Hell if I know but I still feel borderline death.

I’m thankful I have it – typically it means healthy pregnancy BUT man …it needs to let me function!!! I can’t miss work like this and think i’ll be calling the doctor on monday to find out what he can tell me because really …me missing work (even though i’ll gladly do it to have a healthy pregnancy) isn’t a good thing. I have these “Child Death Review” projects going on. I can’t say much about them other then to say I basically read the quarterly reports and do a bunch of analysis, charts etc. for presentation. One such presentation is August 19th with even the Administrator of Child & Family Services attending and presenting my materials. I can’t exactly slack on these but I can’t go to work sick like this either.

*sighs* I’m actually quite happy despite it all. This morning I was near tears because of this but really i’m thankful that things seem to be going well so far. Ultrasound is this Thursday!!!! I can’t wait. My in-laws will also be here this week and I’m in no mood to clean the house, it needs it badly since i’ve been icky. We were planning on going to see Macbeth up in Tahoe at the Shakespear at the Lake thing but i’m not sure how i’ll be feeling. Hopefully i’ll be ok.

Back to the bedroom
heather

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