Today is 4 months exactly until my due date and last night I had a complete breakdown when I realized how much further I still have to go. Both of my arms hurt (right from the old PICC and allergic reaction to the wing guard and left from the new PICC and what we now think is a latex allergy),… Read more »
I didn’t realize how good I had it before I was pregnant and dealing with hyperemesis. In fact, I am beginning to understand exactly how much I took for granted. For example: Being able to cut my toenails in less than 1 minute instead of almost 10 minutes. Seeing my feet without leaning waaaaaay far forward. Taking a bath or… Read more »
I had some bizarre dreams earlier in my pregnancy (mostly scandalous sex dreams involving random people from my past whom I had completely forgotten), but last night’s dream tops them all. Last night I dreamt I was pregnant with two kittens instead of two human boys. They were orange and teeny and I know this because I could open my… Read more »
In all the thinking I did about being pregnant (and staying pregnant) before this particular pregnancy, I just did not think about some of the challenges I would confront as a woman with child. Hyperemesis aside, here’s what’s surprised (and pained) me so far: My Feet. As in, I haven’t seen them in 2 weeks, and I’m barely halfway through… Read more »
Although the new PICC line is awfully pretty, what with its purple and its not oozing, it feels weird. When I straighten my arm quickly, I feel an odd motion in my arm, like someone pulled the string on one of those whirligig things we played with when we were kids, or like you pulled back and released one of those… Read more »