Quite a few of y’all were all “OMG! YAY! Can’t wait to go on this journey with you on your blog!” And I’m over here thinking “Okay, people…hold on to your hats…” This pregnancy is so, so very different from my pregnancy with Joshua. In so many ways. (I mean, the first of which is HELLO SURPRISE BABY!) And I know this isn’t just a case of Momnesia either. It truly was never like this.
For instance, if the urge to vom were a skill one could master, I would be leader of the Special Forces Vom Team. Because I pretty much feel like the contents of my stomach are going to reemerge at just about any given moment. Kind of like I’d imagine Special Forces teams attack their targets when their targets least expect them to attack. I’m fine one minute and searching for the nearest trash can just in case the next.
Except I don’t throw up. (Famous last words, roomies, I know. Famous last words.)
I hate vomming like I posthumously hate Hitler and will not do it if there is any way under the sun that I can even remotely stop myself.
Any time the urge to vom creeps up (sometimes literally), I say to myself, “Self? We do NOT have time for this nonsense right now!” And my self usually tells my stomach to knock it off with the special effects. So far, I haven’t vommed the entire time I’ve known I was pregnant.
But I’m hungry all.the.time. All the time. The majority of the nausea I’ve had is that weird nausea where you want to eat whatever sounds even remotely good because that seems to be the only thing that will make the nausea go away. Except it doesn’t. And when the nausea is the run-of-the-mill, nothing-sounds-good kind? I still eat because I know if I don’t it’ll be Bad News Bears when I AM finally hungry because I probably won’t be around food.
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But now I also can’t poop.
It’s like a Mack truck hauling a double-trailer’s worth of…something…jack-knifed in the fast lane and shut down the north and south-bound lanes during rush hour.
Basically, my digestive traffic is at a complete halt in two directions.
To combat the vom, I’ve taken Zofran, which worked for about three days. Then I started taking B6. Then Dan bought me Sea Bands. I can’t tell yet if they’re working, but as I feel less vommy than usual, I suspect they may be. My next step? Dramamine patches behind my ears. Or accupuncture. (Seriously.)
For the south-bound…uh…log jam…I’ve got Miralax. Which isn’t so much with the mira or the lax yet. I’m close to trying Kal’s Lemon Shit Water, recipe courtesy of Blair. And if that doesn’t work…well…desperate times, people. Desperate times.
And Mama is desperate.
*shudder* you just brought back some seriously uncomfortable memories for me!! I have no words of wisdom, or shit water recipes, but … yeah… *shudder* (and also I totally died laughing at this)
I’M GLAD YOU’RE LAUGHING, YOU.
I am not laughing.
🙁
It took a few days of the Sea Bands before they started working, but they rocked. They made that icky, constant nausea go away. It didn’t stop the Really Bad Vomit Now stuff, but the general icky went away. I could actually eat dinner again. That’s always a bonus. Plus my husband said that the Sea Bands made it look like I was this exercise nut. Awesome.
Eating food is good with me. I like eating food.
enimas – God’s gift to pregnant souls. Just sayin 😉
What do you think the desperate times are?
::shudder::
Try warm prune juice for the lower end issues. And when I mean warm, I mean hot. Like, hot tea kind of hot. And drink it fast. Trust me, it works.
I do know I’m going to get some prunes from the store tomorrow. In addition to hopefully helping in that regard, they’re yummy.
The new D’Noir prunes by Sunsweet are to die for. OMG so good.
This second pregnancy (which is almost over, thank the Lord) has been VERY different from my first. It makes my first seem like a walk in the park, altho I slept all the time and had the swelling and rash from hell. This time, I was nauseous and asleep the entire first trimester, eating nothing but toast and loaded baked potatoes. The second trimester was bliss, I could eat, I had energy to do things, it was fabulous. The third trimester just feels fat and uncomfortable and has come with a diagnosis of gestational diabetes. So now I get to see a diabetic counselor, a high risk OB, and my regular OB. As if I don’t already spend enough time in doctors’ offices…
I’m sorry you’re having such a different second pregnancy than your first. I just keep holding out hope that the end of this pregnancy won’t be as different from my first as the beginning has been.
I worshipped at the altar of Colace washed down with hot water & lemon juice during my second pregnancy. Every once in while, the gods threw me some relief. I hope you find a combination that stops the vom and starts the poop, for lack of more appropriate terms.
I hope I find the same combination you hope I find.
zofran made my issues down below even worse! …. drinking prune juice worked wonders for me! Hopefully this stage passes quickly.
I read that Zofran can cause constipation after you commented. And now I’m wondering if that’s the root of my problem.
Urrgghh… I also hate vomiting. I hate it with the heat of one thousand burning suns. So I spend the first half of each pregnancy horrifically nauseous. Glad to know I’m not the only one 🙂 Also, zofran was my friend. Lots of zofran.
Vomming is just about the most unpleasant thing ever. I’d rather have water-butt than vomit.
Sorry mama. Some of this stuff is miserable 🙁
Yes, yes it is.
One word. Unisom. I didn’t have much of the sick/nausea when I was pregnant with Abby, but when it came in full swing, my OB told me to take a Unisom at night. Don’t know if you already heard about this…but…there is something in this very safe for as you are pregnant (my OB told me to take it) that helps with the nausea. I took it at bedtime (obviously) and I could make it through most of my work day sans nausea. Don’t know if it helps all pregnant woman, but it definitely helped me. Hope you find relief soon momma! And I’m still very excited for you, though I think that’s the last thing you want to hear again as you are feeling this way 😉
The doctor actually mentioned Unisom at my appointment on Thursday and I forgot to pick it up. Thanks for reminding me!
Further proof that women are WAY stronger than men. If men endured pregnancy they’d stop at one kid. They’d never sign up for this shit twice! Hang in there mama! You know the pay off is worth it!
TRUTH. Total truth. Even though I didn’t exactly sign up for this one.
Oh how I remember these days! How could I forgot? Being sick for 22 weeks with our second son, and 27 weeks with our third, it’s burned into my brain.
Have you tried any of those fiber drinks that you add to water?
OH GOD. That sounds horrific. I’m so sorry.
(Please, God, don’t let me be sick for 27 weeks 🙁 )
And Miralax is a fiber powder drink mix. But I can’t tell that it’s actually working.
Oh, this just sounds so horribly unpleasant.
Both my kids are dealing with a “logjam in the exit lane,” but they have on idea why they’re miserable.
Things will get better . . . they have to, right?
I feel for you. I was a pretty much a mess with the second one. Here’s hoping things get better real fast. 🙂
No really. I’m laughing. FAMOUS LAST WORDS.
Also it sucks…I mastered puking standing up because I puked so far into my pregnancy that it was impossible to get up and down to puke.