Big news....

[BonBon]

I have been MIA for a loooong time but with good reason!

I am 11 weeks pregnant!

Oy...I can't believe I remarked to my husband that I didn't think I would get morning sickness. (he was quick to burst my bubble ) Famous last words. More like all day sickness, and such extreme fatigue that a flight of stairs is a marathon. And lots of zits and dirty hair and gigantic boobs.

Fortunately I am starting to feel human again. 8O I just cannot wait for 2 more weeks when I hit that golden trimester. Does anyone else get it this bad?

Oof, I have a lot of posts to read...

[Auspicious]

Congratulations!! 8) 8) 8)

[mommax3]

Congratulations!!!!!

I think you will find many here who can sympathize with all of the first trimester woes -- myself included! Sounds like you are through the worst of it, though.

Take care and keep us posted!

Sally

Congratulations!!!! What wonderful news!

I can totally empathize with the "all day sickness". I got pretty sick with all four. Glad things are starting to get better.

Robin

[houseelf]

Congratulations! What a special time in your life.

Kelly

[Meenah]

Congratulations!!!!
Luanne

Congrats!!!

Congratulations!
I have been going through the morning sickness as well (12 weeks pregnant). It isn't a whole lot of fun, is it? It does get better though. I have been having luck with:
1. Getting plenty of rest (seems to reduce the sickness)
2. Using the motion sickness wrist bands
3. Eating a few crackers before getting out of bed and the taking my time to get up
4. Drinking water with lemon in it, tart lemon or limeade, and just any tart citrus thing I can get my hands on
5. Some luck with ginger tea
6. Sipping a Coke

[BonBon]

Thanks for the well wishes! I'll be 12 weeks tomorrow - had another lovely bout of evening sickness tonight. I have found that sweet, syrupy coke is very soothing. I am also quite found of altoids citrus sours.

Nellie, I had bought those motion sickness bands early in the pregnancy. Didn't do a dang thing for me except give me huge red divets in my wrists.

Bleh, one more week of this(I hope!!!)

Nellie, I had bought those motion sickness bands early in the pregnancy. Didn't do a dang thing for me except give me huge red divets in my wrists.

Bleh, one more week of this(I hope!!!)

Bummer about the wrist bands. I was desparate -- maybe it was the power of suggestion? I also have had luck with the prenatal "Premesis". It is actually kind of prenatal-lite. It has time released B vitamins, which help w/ morning sickness, plus the full dose of pregnancy folate (and then some) and a little bit of calcium. You have to get a prescription for it. I took it for the first 5 months of my last pregnancy (yes, I was sick that long). Another plus for me is that it *doesn't* have any iron in it. Iron made me feel really, really awful during the last pregnancy. In fact, even now in this pregnancy, the smell of a prenatal vitamin makes me feel sick.

[JaneDoe]

Congrats!! I'm wishing you a happy and healthy pregnancy and beyond!

[DCJenn]

Congratulations and here's hoping you feel better soon!

Jenn

[BonBon]

Nellie -

I found that vitamin B6 helped immensely too. I took that more in early pregnancy and then switched to the cokes. My ob didn't offer any type of prescription aid for the nausea except zofran(sp?) which she said was very expensive.

I haven't taken my prenatal vitamin since week 6. It seems every time I try to take it(or any other medication, otc or otherwise) it comes back up. I have heard that the iron in the vitamins bothers a lot of people.

Only 3 more days and it will be the *magical* second trimester.

It is magical, right??

[Rapunzel]

Congratulations, Dagny!

(Wow! At any given time it seems like half of the women on this site are preggers! 8O )

Dagny,
Check this out with your dr first.....but you might want to try a chewable vitamin like Flinstones. Seriously! They are a lot easier to keep down. And unless s/he says you have to have the iron, you can take the iron free ones.
I had my hematocrit (is that what it is?) checked at every ob visit and didn't need iron until the last 3 weeks. The smell of that stuff.....ewwww.