I am thankful for a lot of things so far in my brief 5.5 weeks of pregnancy. For example, I am not having much morning sickness. Occasionally, I feel dizzy or a slight wave of I-could-throw-up-right-now but it passes quickly. I have also been attempting to control the possibility of having morning sickness by never letting my stomach get empty. I already have hypoglycemia so it pretty much requires the same type of food intake.
The second thing I am thankful about is that I feel completely energized! I am getting to work out regularly and Daddy R is actually taking more naps than I am. So much for dealing with pregnancy fatigue. I have also had no food aversions, cravings, acne, or metal mouth.
Even with these good things going on, I could do without the cramps. I have read that some cramping is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about. It could be caused by the uterus stretching or the swelling of the ovaries. Also, I know there is a lot of stuff going on down there because I feel all of the pressure.
But what I am experiencing almost every night after dinner is not the normal type of cramps. I have been getting cramps in my pelvis that are so severe I cannot walk or talk. I break out in cold sweat, feel like I am going to throw up, pass out, and all of my insides are going to come out. Every night I feel like I am going into labor and it sucks. I have almost gone to the ER multiple times. I have called the hospital to ask for advice. But I am not bleeding (thank goodness) so there is no concern at this point. Also, the pain is on both sides so they do not believe it's an ectopic pregnancy. Sadly, I do not have my first appointment until I am 10 weeks. This seems ssooooooooo far away. But I'm halfway there I guess.
Daddy R is sweet and makes me tea and asks what else he can do. Sometimes I have him bring me cold washcloths. The doctors told me to take some medicine for constipation/gas to see if that can help offer some relief. Unfortunately, the medicine seemed to make it even worse because it gave me diarrhea on top of the cramps. Not fun people.
Also, sorry if I have lied to you about being pregnant (several people now have asked me directly--J&M, D&P, E, Sister, etc.). But until I get into the doctor and figure out what is going on I am just going to keep dealing with this privately because it is hard enough for me to wait to find out and it would only be harder if people were asking everyday. Soon enough I will share this exciting news (I hope)!
The second thing I am thankful about is that I feel completely energized! I am getting to work out regularly and Daddy R is actually taking more naps than I am. So much for dealing with pregnancy fatigue. I have also had no food aversions, cravings, acne, or metal mouth.
Even with these good things going on, I could do without the cramps. I have read that some cramping is perfectly normal and nothing to worry about. It could be caused by the uterus stretching or the swelling of the ovaries. Also, I know there is a lot of stuff going on down there because I feel all of the pressure.
But what I am experiencing almost every night after dinner is not the normal type of cramps. I have been getting cramps in my pelvis that are so severe I cannot walk or talk. I break out in cold sweat, feel like I am going to throw up, pass out, and all of my insides are going to come out. Every night I feel like I am going into labor and it sucks. I have almost gone to the ER multiple times. I have called the hospital to ask for advice. But I am not bleeding (thank goodness) so there is no concern at this point. Also, the pain is on both sides so they do not believe it's an ectopic pregnancy. Sadly, I do not have my first appointment until I am 10 weeks. This seems ssooooooooo far away. But I'm halfway there I guess.
Daddy R is sweet and makes me tea and asks what else he can do. Sometimes I have him bring me cold washcloths. The doctors told me to take some medicine for constipation/gas to see if that can help offer some relief. Unfortunately, the medicine seemed to make it even worse because it gave me diarrhea on top of the cramps. Not fun people.
Also, sorry if I have lied to you about being pregnant (several people now have asked me directly--J&M, D&P, E, Sister, etc.). But until I get into the doctor and figure out what is going on I am just going to keep dealing with this privately because it is hard enough for me to wait to find out and it would only be harder if people were asking everyday. Soon enough I will share this exciting news (I hope)!
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