I’m getting annoyed with people who look down their nose at Daddy in Training and me because we fully intend to find out the sexes of our babies as soon as humanly possible. “But don’t you want it to be a surprise?” they ask disdainfully. As if we won’t be surprised whenever it is that we find out? It’s not… Read more »
People keep telling me to take advantage of this time to catch up on my sleep before the babies come. Fat chance. I’m starting to think this is the great inherent contradiction of pregnancy: You’re tired all the time, but you can’t get comfortable enough to sleep for more than a few minutes at a time several hours apart. By the… Read more »
I had to switch from Nature Made Prenatals with DHA, which I loved but couldn’t swallow once I started puking my guts up, to VitaFusion Gummy Prenatals when my hyperemesis kicked into high gear several months ago, and I really love them. They taste like Sour Patch Kids but better, and I wish I could take more than two a… Read more »
I’m feeling a lot better the last week or so and have been able to eat normal foods in small portions (though I still can’t poop, which as I’m sure you can imagine is a real problem), but my reflux is KILLING me. I feel like I’m being stabbed in the esophagus. I am taking Reglan at waking and bed… Read more »
It’s no secret that I’ve been horribly, miserably constipated this whole pregnancy. I’ve blogged about it plenty, and I’ve brought it up at every. single. appointment. with every. single. doctor. Although I have not yet had a fecal impaction, I’m thinking this is where I’m headed. Here’s what I’ve been doing (within the limitations of my hyperemesis) in the meantime… Read more »