7 Weeks
How far along? 7 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 131.0 (Total: -0.2) (Week: +1.8)
Maternity clothes? Pants yes.
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: Horrible. Nausea and indigestion keeps me up all damn night, sometimes running for the bathroom, sometimes just rolling around moaning.
Best moment this week: Saw the heartbeat on ultrasound!!!!
Movement: Nope.
Food cravings/aversions: Milk is TERRIBLE. Sweets, while they sound good, seem to make me sick after I eat them. Salads not craving much anymore at all. Craving seafood, shrimp. Any kind of plain carbs are good, sandwiches, bagels etc.
Belly Button in or out? In, but tender.
What I miss: Sleeping peacefully.
What I am looking forward to: Sleeping peacefully.
Weekly Wisdom: Sick is a good sign… but not terribly fun.
Milestones: Saw the heartbeat; all-day nausea really hit hard; they told me I can stop the estrogen and progesterone supplements (but I don’t know if I feel okay with stopping cold-turkey); started telling Den’s family the news!
Symptoms: Nausea nausea OMFG nausea. All the time. Throwing up so freaking hard. Boobs are sore and swollen, I have to be careful how I sleep. Still very bloated after eating food. The other body aches have slacked off, thank goodness. Also wicked tired, partially because I’m having trouble sleeping!
good idea on getting the Zofran..it helps out so much. I finally gave in and called the dr. at 14 weeks after suffering for 7. The only bad thing was letting it dissolve on your tongue. yuck! You have the same cravings/aversions as I did! :) I am so happy for you!
Have you tried the Unisom/B6 combo for th nausea?
I had horrible nausea with my last pregnancy. I was losing a lot of weight. My MW suggested I take half a tab (12.5 mg) of Unisom and half a pill(25 mg) of vitamin B6 3 times a day. I was afraid of feeling too sleepy – so I went with 25mg of B6 3 times a day, and with the last dose I added the 12.5mg of Unisom which was right before bed (helped with sleep too!) It actually worked. Though I was still somewhat queasy and throwing up, it went down to throwing up more than 3 times a day to maybe once a day. Who knows, maybe if I took the Unisom during the day too, it would have worked even better.
Basically, the 2 ingredients, B6 and doxylamine (the active ingredient in Unisom) were actually the active ingredients in the drug Bendectin, that was widely used up until the 80’s (in the U.S), but was taken off the market due to some bogus litigation. It is still used in Canada, and is considered very safe during pregnancy. I feel it was safe for me to take (coming from someone who doesn’t like to even take pain reliever–even when not pregnant), especially when I am treading on the line of dehydration.
I took that Zofran and it was a blessing. It really was. Hugs you.
Sorry you feel so sick! Does strong ginger (tea, candied, pickled like for sushi, or even just the cut up root) help at all? I know it sounds like a pansy remedy but I had hyperemesis (not gravidarum, though) from gastritis when I was in grad school and even had to be admitted to the hospital for IV fluids. Threw up all over myself in the airport once and everyone thought I was a junkie. Was on prescription antacids for months but ginger was what actually cured my terrible nausea and allowed me to lead a normal life again. I also use it for carsickness regularly.
You fill me with fear – I’m not feeling sick…yet! eep!
But HEY! congrats on the u/s and heartbeat! So happy for you.
I am so excited for us-exhaustion, the sickies and all. Can’t wait for your next u/s
i am so right there with you, almost to the exact due date! i tried everything for the nausea; the best thing for me has been accupressure sea bands. hope you get some relief!
another vote for Zofran – it was an unbelieveable lifesaver for me, with really no side effects. Congrats on the awesome ultrasound!!
*raises hand* Zofran is amazing, I even told my husband I was cheating on him with Zofran because I love it. Good luck and I hope it gets better.
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You are looking amazing! x