10 August 2011
aaaaarrrrrggghhhh
Methinks my honeymoon stage with being pregnant is over.
My belly has gone from cute to just in the way. Sitting upright is sort of comfortable but not as much as leaning back – leaning forward isn’t good, at all. Neither is tying my shoes, shaving my legs or other things that I’ve often taken for granted. There is no height of my surgery table that makes doing surgery comfortable.
The heartburn has persisted from the get-go. I now have a bottle of antacids pretty much everywhere I go – the car, the clinic, upstairs, downstairs at home. But it’s not like I take them preventatively (should I?) I take them when I get a chance to find a bottle when my throat is burning and I feel like vomiting. Which is awesome.
My exhaustion from first trimester has returned with a vengeance. Really, vengeance. Barely a moment goes by where I don’t want to be somewhere asleep. The thought of having back-to-back appointments on any given day sends shivers down my spine, not in a good way.
Meanwhile, sleeping has become something of a chore as I now only have one good side to lie on. I haven’t been able to sleep on my stomach for a while now, and more recently, lying on my back for more than a few minutes has become uncomfortable. To add insult to injury (literally), last weekend I took a natsy fall and bruised my left side so that sleeping on my left side is an impossibility (baby is a-ok though). And when I do try to turn to my left side (formerly my favorite sleeping position), the pain wakes me up and I have to whimper and roll back over to my right side. I’m very pathetic.
And really I hate to point fingers, but my baby is not being particularly helpful either. I think he’s turned around so that he’s facing my spine because where a few weeks ago I could feel and even see these enormous kicks now I feel more subtle movement that isn’t quite as satisfying. More floppy fish than endearing kicks and jabs.
Oh! Let’s not forget how CRANKY I am. Super cranky. And emotional! I went to a breastfeeding class a few days ago and kept tearing up when the instructor talked about baby’s first moments. This isn’t like me! I’m not a huge crier! It’s annoying!
The best part?? I have two more months of this!!! (Hopefully) AHH!!!
homelessparrot@hotmail.com said,
10 August 2011 at 10:09 pm
I’m sorry
As to the indigestion – as soon as I went on the gestational diabetes diet, the heartburn was gone. And I mean GONE. Absolutely and totally. It’s amazing. Cutting out any fried food and too many carbs has made a huge difference. I was downing 15 tablets of Rolaids a day (the max) – and I was still having acid bubble up my throat.
You might look into it – it’s made a huge difference in my quality of life. As to sleeping – do you have a Snoogle? It’s a large, curved body pillow, and you can kind of hug it and sleep on your side – but it supports your belly. It’s made a huge difference!
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Lastly – get a stool and sit during surgery. It takes some getting used to, but it is possible!
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