1. Indigestion that could burn down a temple (ha, a little Jew humor)
2. A hunger so strong it could cripple that big dude...you know....the Rock guy. And 5-6 times a day?!? Come ON. Really?
3. A sense of smell that would put a basset hound to shame
4. A supreme aversion to all fried seafood (and if you live in the south, you understand that this is lunacy)
5. Gas. 'Nuff said.
6. The inability to get out of bed and actually "adult" each day (I tried enticing myself with treats, but no luck)
7. Nausea all day, every day, with no hope of vomiting unless I've just had dinner. For sobbing out loud, if I could, I'd feel
100x better!
8. The memory of a goldfish. Wait....what are we talking about again?!
9. Falling into a coma each night before 8:00 p.m. Its shameful, really. I barely finish my dinner; AND
10. Oddly enough....weight loss. I know, I know! Who does that? Me, that's who. Its only been 5-6 lbs, but hey. I'll take it.
Most of these symptoms I can't even begin to explain, so there's no need to try. I just sort of take them as they come, ask for advice where its needed, and suck up any little useful tidbits those who have gone before me can offer. So far, the best one? Sparkling water! When I feel a little sick, off kilter, whatever...I have a can of sparkling water handy. I've stocked up on Dansani, Perrier, Hint, whatever I can find. The trick is to drink it fast at first, belch like a trucker one good time, and then sip the rest until the yuckies pass. What? I did the obligatory TMI warning up there ^^^. I'm covered.
We've been having picture day (ultrasounds) each week to track the development of the beans, and everything seems to be going well. We heard/watched heartbeats last week, and everyone fell between 115 and 120 bpm. At that stage, anything over 100 was healthy, so all good there. The spotting has returned a few times, but so far, my RE is unrattled. It usually shows up early morning, lasts about half an hour, and is always dark, rather than fresh red. I'm told that means everything is ok and its not a fresh bleed in the placenta, so we're good. Right now, the plan is to drink lots of water, stay off my feet to avoid an early shortening of my cervix, and use my mind control to keep me off bed rest and will my RE to let me wean off the meds. Oh, you forgot about those, huh? Yeah. We're still on that nasty progesterone in oil (PIO), Delestrogen (estradiol valerate), Vivelle dot patches, AND Estrace (vaginally, eww) twice a day. I should be given some clearance to decrease at least the patches and the Estrace next week, and the PIO soon after that, Gd willing. As sick as I feel, my body has got to be producing plenty of its own hormones by now.
As I've been thinking about the beans' arrival early this fall (September 12th if I can hold them in, August 30th if not), I figured I would have time to get ready. Not so says the rest of the "trip" community. Apparently, I'm behind if I don't start clipping diaper coupons and registering for at least one of the TWO showers I'm supposed to have to stock up for these little buggers. Register NOW? Is that a thing? Do people start all that this early? Evidently, three monkeys means three times the prep time. Good gravy! I better get a move on! I started a registry on Amazon and began stealing categories from other trip moms have registries. What's a Momaroo?! Dude...who knew all this stuff existed? Luckily I've been put in touch with a few trip moms who are willing to help with questions, suggestions and general info, so I'm not going in completely blind. Hallelujah! I will be forever grateful to them, I'm sure. I've even registered for a few baby classes for multiple mom's at my local women's hospital. Once I'm able to get organized, I should be able to go in with less fear and more readiness. Fingers crossed, yeah?
A friend said to me the other day, "Congratulations! And thanks for single-handedly creating a drastic increase in the Baton Rouge Jewish population! Way to go!" Ha ha. Its funny...but crap, its true. THREE babies at once. Aaaaaannnd the panic is back. *cue deep breathing exercises*