Baby/Pregnancy Update

[dampscribbler]

It's been a rough week, filled with nausea and exhaustion. I'm finally back on the iron pills after about a week off of them due to stomach problems. I'm hoping to feel more energy as the iron kicks in, and I'm hoping my guts hold up to the pills, as they can be rough sometimes. The most aggravating part is not knowing exactly what is making me feel so bad.

Birthing classes start tomorrow night. Should be interesting. Then Saturday I take another class, I forget which one. Sunday I'm hoping to attend a prenatal yoga class. Next Thursday I have a check-up, which will include another blood test for my iron levels. The following Saturday some friends are having a shower for me/us. So, there's a lot coming up, again I hope that the exhaustion becomes a thing of the past very soon or I'm going to have trouble functioning. Also, I got a stern but vague warning from the nurse that my iron must be better next time or all kinds of complicated things will happen. Yay.

Comments

[chocolatesmudge.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you're having a rough time of it. I don't think it's obvious until you're there how hard pregnancy really is. I think it's probably one of the hardest things I've ever done. Pregnant ladies will have my respect until the end of time.

Also, is "gender-neutral colors please" another way of saying "We don't want to end up with pink EVERYthing!"? :)

And P.S. My husband walked by as I was reading your entry and saw the little Lilypie ticker at the top. He glanced at your "59 days left to go" and said "You're winning!" Yes dear, it's not a race...

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

Heehee! Men are so competetive! Sure wish they could do this instead....

Yeah, the gender-neutral request was just to keep from getting all things pink. There are lots of great things out there in lots of different colors, including some great pink things. Use your judgment. :-)

[ex-alexxxand731.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine being pregnant! goodness me, it sounds quite scary...

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

It absolutely is scary, and I'm a real chicken-sh*t. I am still amazed sometimes that I let myself get into this state.

However, it's also pretty cool sometimes, like when the baby is rattling around in there and I'm trying to figure out whether the little part sticking out of my belly is a knee or a butt. Or when I start imagining what this whole new person who wasn't there before is going to look like. Or when my husband gets all glowy and slightly teary talking about our daughter. That's some cool stuff.

As for the scary stuff, I try not to let my hyperactive imagination get ahead of me. One step at a time, that's the way to take these things. The hormones kick in and make it a little easier, believe it or not. I definitely think I'm less panic-prone now than I was before I got pregnant. I am immensely grateful for that!

[tamyranev.livejournal.com]

The most aggravating part is not knowing exactly what is making me feel so bad.

Well... I think... it might be... the baby? ;-) Just a guess.

I know what you mean, though. When it's an effort just to move and you feel under the weather all the time, it's hard to pinpoint exactly how you could help the situation. I had to take the iron too--yuck. I kept hoping it would boost my energy level, but no suck luck.

Hang in there. You don't have much farther to go, and everyone does get through it somehow. :-)