Morning Sickness

.....and afternoon sickness and night sickness and everything in between sickness. This is not a gripe post....truly. But somehow I honestly thought the last pregnancy was just an oddity and this one would put me right back into the effortless pregnancy category. And it hasn't. I am so sick. Like...everything makes me puke. I'm back to losing weight instead of gaining....which isn't all entirely bad in my book. It's to the point that looking at the computer screen makes me sick, driving makes me sick, riding in a vehicle, looking at food, smelling anything, bending down and standing up, jiu jitsu, texting, eating, not eating, drinking anything, anything even remotely sweet to the taste, dealing with baby poop, looking at ticks....pretty much everything. I don't entirely understand it.....but I desperately need it to change. It makes it rather difficult to carry on with daily life when you're constantly having to run for a trash can. I can't even begin to think about puking in the toilet right now cause that thought alone will leave me retching until the wee hours of the morning. What's worse is that it's mostly just dry heaving at this point. Pharmacist recommended Benadryl so I take that about twice a day. It's like a constant state of motion sickness....the carnival ride from hell that never really ends...or like being spun in circles for an infinite amount of time and never regaining your sense of equilibrium. Sympathetic husband helps in every way he can but, as of now, I'm not really worth much of anything. There's not alot of energy...or really what energy does exist is spent over the side of a trash can.....and the thought of any kind of physical exercise even in small amounts makes me wanna puke. I do feel entirely better immediately following a dose of Benadryl so we've planned jiu jitsu training time around that. However, during our session two nights ago....I did puke...despite the Benadryl. but I made it to a trash can and then continued on. Life can't stop with this crap...though it's desperately trying to. I'm to the point of begging for some Phenergan. I convinced myself I'm being overly melodramatic and making way more of this than it really is...that the workload of 10 other children is just becoming evident in early pregnancy. But then I got on the scale and discovered I've lost 5 lbs in the last 6 days. It was comfort to some extent....to know that at least I'm not crazy and being a whiny baby about it all.






So, since we live in you-have-to-order-everything-off-the-internet Texas I've ordered some adult size sea bands. Evye suffers from massive car sickness and they have done wonders for her. Thanks to her we have 4 sets of pediatric ones, 2 of which I am currently wearing. The 3-5 business days it will take for them to get here seems like next year at the current moment. So, I improvised with her's. Yes, they seem to cut off the circulation in my hands and leave elastic grooves engraved into my wrists for days...but at this point that little side issue just doesn't really matter a whole lot. I rather have tingling fingers and numb hands than be hung over the side of a trash can dry heaving most hours of the day. Desperation level hit its peak yesterday and it wasn't until this afternoon that we unearthed them from the dark depths of the petrified food living within the van seats and upon the van floor. The bracelets themselves are free from mold and that was really the only question I voiced about their condition...and really I probably would've worn them anyway, despite any mold going on, if they promised to help my cause out. So far so good and I can actually bring myself to stare at the computer screen for longer than 5 minutes twice a day. And ever patient husband may just stand a chance at having some decent company in the bed tonight.







In the 2 short hours I have worn Evye's sea bands I will say that I feel like a new person. I must note though that since I am wearing pediatric ones mine are not nearly as boring as the ones pictured. Nope....I have on bright yellow with neon green stripes and orange polka dots. Nothing like bringing some attention to it all. And since I have successfully seen fit to stretch Evye's out I ordered her some new camo ones. They seem to only make boring ones for adults.