I could hardly believe it myself. I started taking medicine to manage the morning sickness at 8-weeks. Around 15-weeks I tried to cut back from two pills a day to just one, but my body quickly let me know it wasn't ready for that. At 25-weeks, I cut back again to just one pill, and my body finally seemed ok with that. I decided I would keep taking one pill a day until I ran out.
Well. I ran out. And guess what? Hello, again, morning sickness!
Now, it is not nearly as bad as before, but still enough to make me feel pretty queasy on and off throughout the day, and it makes eating some meals pretty difficult (even when they are delicious - I'll find myself jumping up to run to the bathroom between bites).
I know some people struggle with morning sickness (and much worse than what I've experienced) through their entire pregnancy. I'm at least thankful that mine is well-managed with medicine. Early on, I was concerned about taking medicine every day, but my doctor has assured me that the medicine is totally safe and that I could take through the whole pregnancy, if needed. It looks like I might be doing just that!
Some people have told me how much they loved being pregnant. I certainly recognize and appreciate the beauty of it all, and know it will be worth it in the end... but I don't think I'll be one of those women running around telling others how much I loved being pregnant!
The picture above cracks me up. The people who suggest these things are so well-meaning, and I understand that. I appreciate people trying to help (after all, most of them know what you're dealing with!). But I must admit that my smart-alecky self sometimes wanted to respond that way!
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