Pregnancy Differences

I want to document this pregnancy a little because I always wonder how I was feeling at so and so weeks during my other pregnancies and I think I may have documented them a bit in a journal but I don't really feel like digging them out right now since journaling has become a thing of the past for me in a lot of ways. Since I know that there are only women who basically read my blog, I will also comment on the not so pleasant side effects of pregnancy :)

Anyway, with this being my 3rd baby I can't ever remember being so incredibly hungry before. With my last two kids, I would eat a little every few hours to keep the nausea at bay but this time I am just starving all the time. That is, until about a week ago and things have finally started to calm down. As a result, I have pulled off a 10 pound weight gain in the first trimester alone, wow! I know part of that has to do with some indulging before I got sick, just because I wanted to. With my last two pregnancies, I have only gained a total of 30 pounds but this time, it may go up a little with those initial 10 pounds. With only 8 weeks of knowledge of pregnancy in the first trimester, I am averaging over a pound a week, go me!

I have a new doctor named Dr. Sumsion in the Tanner Clinic and I really like him. He is very kind and gentle and I know he will treat me right. Before I even met him, I called and asked if he would prescribe me the generic for Zofran, which helps keep nausea and vomiting down. He did right away and I sure am glad he did! As a result, I am 11 weeks today and still have not thrown up once whereas with my other kids, I started throwing up at 8 1/2 weeks and didn't stop until 20 weeks with Tim and 34 weeks with Allison although it wasn't every day for both. With Allie I threw up every day 1-2 times a day for 3 weeks straight from 8.5-11.5 weeks, it was nuts!

As a side note, I got Ondansetron (Zofran) first filled at Walgreens and they withdrew $509 from my HRA account which made me sick. We only have $2,000 before we pay completely out of pocket for $1,600 and then it goes to 90/10 for the rest of the medical expenses in a year. So, I really took the pills sparingly knowing they were so expensive. Then I had the refill done at Shopko to get a $12 gift card and they only charged my HRA $85, what a difference. I am so bothered that Walgreens was able to charge me soooo much that I probably won't ever fill there again, sorry sisters-in-law who both work there as pharmacists!

Anyway, I started taking the pills around 6 weeks when I started feeling nauseated, right on schedule. They don't completely take the nausea away (I wish!) but at least I feel human and can do normal things like cook, clean and take care of my kids. However, they do have one unpleasant side effect, constipation. With my last 2 kids, I was never constipated ever and I know this is a common side effect of the drug and I do feel a little plugged up, more than normal. I bought some fiber and keep taking it to try and help a little but haven't noticed that much of a difference.

Yesterday, I thought I would try to not take any pills for a day and see how I did. I actually felt about the same so I thought, maybe my morning sickness is starting to lessen a bit. However, I woke up this morning so nauseated that I had to force a pill down and eat some eggs very slowly for 15 minutes until the drug kicked in and I felt sooooo much better so I'm going to keep taking them for now.

As for the food, this baby is changing all of my eating habits. I ate cheerios first thing in the morning with the first two pregnancies but this time, I don't really love them and they make me feel a little ill. The most soothing is 3 eggs with a little cheddar cheese for breakfast. Also, I used to love spaghetti o's and peanut butter crackers with Tim and don't like them now or with Allie. With Allie I loved ramen with corn and melted cheese and don't really love it this time.

However, the biggest change is I don't like wheat bread really at all! I used to eat a piece of wheat bread with peanut butter before bed with my previous kids and I really don't enjoy it. I am still struggling to find something that I really enjoy eating before bed. Any suggestions? It needs to be filling so that I don't go to bed hungry. Also, I loved milk with Tim and Allie and I drank it like water since water made me want to gag but I don't really like milk this time around and prefer water. Water is still not my favorite friend but it's okay and necessary. I truly think the pills have helped the most in allowing me to drink more water this early in pregnancy.

Anyway, that's about it for now. Life is good, and I can't wait for fall especially because I know I'll be feeling better and will be able to eat some treats again.