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May 15, 2001
8th week
32 weeks to go
I’d like to send a hearty thanks to all of you out there who left the kind messages on my board; they really gave me the warm-fuzzies!
Everything must be going along great so far. I feel like I’ve been run over by a steamroller, I’m so exhausted! I don’t even know what to do about it either. I’ve tried everything and I either get a bad headache or feel even more tired. I also feel like I’m doing everything in slow motion or in water. I’ve been really dizzy too. I went to the OB last Wednesday about it, I figured there was something wrong with me. I’d noticed feeling more tired lately, but this is out of control. I could sleep 24 hours a day if I could. I can’t concentrate either. He did an ultrasound and saw that the heart was beating stronger than ever and that the baby had grown 3mm! My doc said that feeling so lethargic is totally normal and that it is a sign that I need to sleep more and take it easy, so he wrote me sick for a whole week. At first I thought he was really overdoing it, but now I’m glad he did. I went food shopping today and got dizzy in the pasta isle. I had to hold on tight to my cart and count to 10 before I felt better. It doesn’t help that it has been about 29 °C (about 85 °F) and 95 % humidity. Luckily we just had a really loud thunderstorm that finished about an hour ago that brought in some cooler air.
OK, I don’t want to complain anymore. The good thing is I have my nausea pretty much under control and eat about every 1-2 hours and drink lots of water, sometimes chamomile tea. But I don’t feel like drinking anything else. I’ve also been eating really healthy foods. I don’t crave anything sweet and I don’t eat any junk food. I don’t know if I’ve ever eaten so well in my life. And I don’t even have to try. But I’m still afraid of gaining weight too fast. During the first 3 months or so PG women are supposed to sustain their weight. Usually they even lose weight. My clothes still fit, except the button on my jeans hurt, so I don’t wear them anymore.
I’ve also started taking prenatal vitamins. The OB suggested a type that dissolves in water (like Alka Seltzer). He said he recommended it because if it does wind up coming back up, at least it will be absorbed more quickly into the blood stream than tablets and all of the vitamins won’t be lost. So far I’ve felt fine taking them.
I’ve decided to tell my boss this week when I go back to work about the baby. I’m so scared to though. I’ve only been there for 4 months and I know they’re going to freak out about this. Which is actually kind of sad when I think about it.
Stefan’s been soooo good to me lately. He massages me anytime I need or want one and he always helps me do (almost) anything anytime he can. I’m so lucky to have a man that is so supportive. And he keeps looking at me and telling me how much he loves me and how happy he is. (((Sigh)))
I’ve still been feeling some weird stretching feeling around my uterus, kind of like I’ve super gassy, but I’m not. It’s like a tugging, pushing feeling. Sometimes it’s tingly and sometimes it is a sharp and uncomfortable, but it goes away quickly. I think it will probably continue to do this for a while. My BBs are so out of control. Wow, I wasn’t expecting this. They’ve totally changed, even from last week. They’re lumpier and still really hurt. Plus they’re so big! I’ve always been busty, but this is ridiculous!
I bought the book The Pregnancy Journal that I highly recommend. It explains day-by-day which changes the baby makes and what to expect when and what to do to avoid common ailments. The only dumb thing is that I still don’t have a due date and in order to really use the book you have to know that. But I know which week I’m in and can figure within a time span of 3 days when my due date would be. I have my next OB appointment on May 30th (seems like soooo long from now!) and he can give me an EDD then.
I’ve written to the Webmaster about moving on to the Pregnancy Today site, but haven't heard anything yet. I hope it doesn't take too long. This is such an exciting time and I’m so glad and lucky to be going through this. Congratulations to all of you +++s out there, while I was away, the baby bug hit hard around here and I seemed to have missed all of the announcements. Congratulations again! To those of you out there who are still trying, remember it strikes when you least expect it!! Here are belly rubs and baby dust**++**++** for you!!!
Take care,
Cindy & Wonder Baby
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