Saturday, May 9, 2009

... oh no

I must have surely spoken too soon....

Last night the run of smoothies=good came to an end. Despite taking the max dose of zofran I was sick as can be. And today it's just continued. Pretty horrific nausea - even with the meds - and extreme fatigue. And I am seriously running out of foods to eat. A new day brings a new aversion. Unfortunately, today, it's my trusty smoothie. I did manage a berry one this morning, but the mango one is out, and I am not confident that I could manage another berry one.

I don't know how to describe a food aversion. It's very much beyond a simply like/dislike. Before pregnancy I had no appreciation for this phenomenon. Indeed I think my reaction to pregnant women who had aversions to 'healthy food' was something like this: Oh, come-on. Suck it up.. eat those greens.. aversions are no excuse

Perhaps that karma is coming back to haunt me...

I am beginning to feel ready not to be pregnant.

11 comments:

  1. aw, sweetheart, how awful.

    you are almost there, alex. i wish i could say something more comforting than that. how about you tell me something you think you can manage and i'll make it for you the morning of the shower...?

    Haha - can you tell how much i wish i was closer to take care of you?!

    love you.
    take it so, so easy, friend.
    fi

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  2. awww alex,
    you poor girl. i'm sorry to read that the smoothies are now on the way out too :(

    what more can i say?
    it's nearly over! the countdown is ON :)

    be gentle on yourself hon
    x

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  3. Oh, dear. So very sorry, Alex! Oh how I wish I could make this nausea go away. Sending you lots of sympathy and hopes that a new idea will present itself. . . .

    Thinking of you!
    Love,
    Jen

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  4. this sucks so much. i hope you find something you hadn't thought of that you can eat or that old aversions begin to lift! They should take it in turns for god's sake

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  5. Thanks, everyone.

    I do feel a bit sorry for myself... what's been more low level nausea this week has given way to that terrible first trimester sickness. Now, though, I am really, really worried that this is having a terrible impact on the poppet. He's meant to be gaining a half pound a week and I don't know where he's going to get it should this continue.

    I did, though, remember that in the first trimester I could often eat cornflakes, so Rich scurried to the store last night and bought me some!

    Man, I'm even feeling sick at the thought of those Cheetos :)

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  6. how awful alex... i simply can't imagine putting up with nausea & food aversions for so long (3 months was more than long enough!) i'm not surprised you are ready not to be pregnant anymore!

    kate xx

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  7. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, ALEX!

    Thinking of you fondly today and hoping you are feeling a bit better.

    Love,
    Jen

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  8. happy mother's day, baby.
    i hope you're feeling so much better.
    love,
    fia

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  9. Alex, the placenta is an amazing organ. It will make sure Poppet gets what he needs. But I do hope the Corn Flakes worked out! Thinking of you with fingers crossed.

    xoxoxo
    Love,
    Jen

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  10. What's your smoothie recipe? Megan and I completed exhaustive amounts of research and found that, for us, using frozen berries was the trick, as it negated the need for potentially diluting ice-cubes, and then a vanilla yogurt (but not an overly strong one, less the whole thing be too sweet).

    Also, rather randomly, Megan's access to meds means that the motion-sickness drug of choice in our house is, in fact, Zofran. Some might argue it's a little over the top to use a drug usually prescribed to quell nausea in chemo patients, but hey, that's just how we roll...

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  11. Thanks for my happy mother day wishes! You're so sweet to think about it. And you know the food aversions DID lift for a bit. I rested most of the day Saturday (after the gym...as I felt okay in the morning), and I rested all day yesterday, just sitting at my computer working on putting together an online course. I felt much better for it... Kate bought me a mother's day gift over of Cheetos and Starburst :) Very sweet!

    Hey Tom... The Zofran is like magic.. When I am not taking regular doses (usually because I think I'm getting over this sickness and try life without my Zofran hit) I get hit very quickly with severe nausea. I swear that Zofran has kept me sane this pregnancy. I tried EVERYTHING to abate the sickness, but nothing helped. This is my little miracle worker. lol, you two are so funny,.. ! But it is considered a very safe drug :)

    As for the smoothies recipe. I have tried lots of recipes, but, like for you, the frozen fruit is a must. I usually whiz up soymilk (or some variant) with a lot of frozen berries/mango/banana. I have used yogurt, too, and that's very good. I have tried adding protein powders and some gross 'green' mix to up the nutrition but my stomach seems to reject any shake with the added bits.

    Hope you're well, buddy.

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