MS is BS

i thought i was going to be one of those magical women who didn't experience morning sickness (75% of women DO have some sort of MS at some time during their pregnancy) because i was at least 6 weeks in and felt GREAT! but at 6 weeks 3 days, i started my day and suddenly felt a little off.

oh no, could this be?

i remember riding with Dave to go pick up my car from the shop and wondering if i would even make it. the thought of waiting at the dealer for my car to be ready was unthinkable. so he blessedly let me take his car back right away. i was wearing a skirt that day, and i recall just wanting to get it off me because it was too restrictive and i wanted to puke RIGHT THEN. luckily i made it, but this was only the beginning. yes, morning sickness had found me- and i wasn't happy. i had read a little on the topic and knew that ginger ale and saltines were a must have.  so dave picked some up for me, along with some lemon candy- also a way to curb good ole MS. feeling hungry and nauseous at the same time is a weird feeling that i now realize is something only a pregnant woman can identify with. it's horrible. accompany that with never ending headaches and you've got yourself a preggo partay.

i only had 2 incidents hugging the porcelain goddess and it was pretty much just going through the motions as there wasn't anything in my stomach to puke. there was ONE other time where i actually did throw up- but it was after a careless choice of cheese enchiladas at a Mexican restaurant, followed by a very windy (wind-y, not windy like the weather) drive back home. i just knew that i wouldn't keep it down and am just grateful i made it home. but i don't count that too much as MS as i do motion sickness- something i've struggled with my entire life.

i spent several weekends just lying on the couch trying to stay out of the heat and rest. i realized the weekends were the worst because my party planner of a husband likes to fill our free time with a plethora of lunches and going out. once Sunday came i felt like death. my head hurt, and i felt like i had the flu all the time.

i think the worst part of MS was the excess burping- gross i know. (p.s. there is a TON of stuff people DO NOT TELL you about pregnancy. excess gas, in 1 form or another is one of them.) whether i ate or not, i would have a constant feeling like i needed to burp, and it was always a little scary because i felt like i could also throw up any moment. was it going to be just air, or more?  it was awful.

the second horrible part of MS was not knowing what the wee babe wanted me to eat until it touched my lips. i thought saltines were what every pregnant women ate- i was wrong. one day i went to eat one and i thought i was going to lose my crackers right there. Little Wood does not like saltines. he/she also doesn't like Trader Joe's whole wheat crumpets, ground beef (oh the heart burn), the smell of beer on people's breath, or bran muffins.  LW also doesn't like Nature Made prenatal vitamins with DHA. i don't know why vitamin makers haven't figured out how to make a prenatal that doesn't smell like dirty herbs and that doesn't make a pregnant women throw up. isn't that counter productive?

anyways, i'm happy to say there is some MAJOR truth to the 2nd trimester and relief from MS. i woke up the morning of the 2T and felt AMAZING. but more on that later.