**April Bunnies 2015**

[Missnurse]

Ach my nausea is getting worse it doesn't matter when I eat, or what I eat it just keeps coming in waves it even wakes me up! I honestly feel like I'd rather be sick then constantly feel sick 😔😷

 

[Button#]

I would go straight to maternity personally. You won't get much wear as it is out of maternity stuff so may as well get your money's worth.

 

[Oswin]

Ach my nausea is getting worse it doesn't matter when I eat, or what I eat it just keeps coming in waves it even wakes me up! I honestly feel like I'd rather be sick then constantly feel sick 😔😷

this is how it got for me, you just have to rest and ride it out. For me sipping icy lemon water, reading, lying down, and getting away from any smells helped.

 

[Lithodora]

Northern me where do you live? Our weather is slightly cooler than normal at the moment, about 14-16 degrees, I thought that was bad!

Love seeing the scans

I've lost 2lbs this week, yay! All this not wanting sugar is great, helping me get to my goal weight before unavoidable weight gain sets in. If I can keep this up and lose another 2lbs it would be amazing.

Made my appt to confirm pregnancy, it's midweek next week. My adorable hubby was insisting last night that he wants to come with me for it, I explained it's just a normal doc appt and is more admin than an actual interesting/exciting appt, so he has grudgingly accepted that he doesn't have to come He said "I feel partly responsible for this so I should go with you", PARTLY???

 

[Lotalaughs16]

Dini, love the scan pic!! Glad everything went well...I know how much you wanted that u/s

Disney, my symptoms have died down to nothing...starting to freak me out too!

Northern, sorry about the gs and the really cold weather! Hoping the time passes quickly for you and the sickness actually stops by 12 weeks. I would go right to maternity pants...I can't wait to break into the maternity wear, I've already started wearing a belly band

Have you all given up coffee? I've been drinking a small latte a day but now I'm starting to feel like I should stop...what do you think?

 

[northern_me]

I'm in Newfoundland. We get pretty intense weather.

I'm not entirely off coffee. I went a long time without it but I don't think I can make it without it!

 

[Oswin]

I stopped caffeine when I got mt first bfp. I'm missing tea SO BADLY.

 

[Lotalaughs16]

I'm thinking about starting to drink half-cafe and maybe transition to decaf but I really love my lattes

 

[Lithodora]

Ah Newfoundland! I'm obsessed with there, the Newfoundland/Irish accent is amazing!

I don't drink coffee so no problem there. I drink a lot of tea and no way am I giving it up.

 

[Button#]

I'm having one cup of tea a day. Although I don't really fancy it much at the moment so I don't know how long it will last.

 

[northern_me]

Ah Newfoundland! I'm obsessed with there, the Newfoundland/Irish accent is amazing!

I don't drink coffee so no problem there. I drink a lot of tea and no way am I giving it up.

Thanks! I like to think I don't have too much of it but I am from a small place so I probably can't hide it too much!

Where are you from?

 

[RebeccaR19]

Have you all given up coffee? I've been drinking a small latte a day but now I'm starting to feel like I should stop...what do you think?

No, I am not giving up coffee this time. I gave it up completely with my son, and I just spent most of my pregnancy grumpy. I have one cup a day. There was an article I read on this website just yesterday about how much caffeine is safe to consume. Of course, I can't seem to find it again now that I am looking for it. But it said you can consume the equivalent of about two large mugs. I understand some people go off of it for personal reasons; I just refuse to this time because it's my morning pick-me-up...and it's also helping with the constipation part (sorry if that's tmi!).

Missnurse- I know how you feel! I have felt that way numerous times as I have "only" had nausea this pregnancy and no vomiting. I would sometimes rather just throw up than feel constantly like I'm about to.

Oswin- I have only coincidentally tried lemon water when we went out to eat and I got water with a lemon in it. But, you know, I have noticed that I have gone out to eat feeling nauseous and left feeling better. And I always get lemon water. So, I wonder if that's why! Thanks for the tip.

I am jealous of those of you experiencing cool weather right now. It is still very hot here, and I think it aggravates my nausea and raises my heart rate. I am starting to think this might be a reason why my nausea is worse this time than with my son. With him, I was in my first trimester in fall-winter and I had very minimal nausea. Thankfully, I am feeling normal this morning. Instead of being worried, I'm going to be thankful for this while it lasts and enjoy the day!

EDIT: I did find the article I read. It was apparently linked to another website. But if any of you want to read it, here it is. https://www.pregnantchicken.com/pre..._medium=referral&utm_campaign=crowdignite.com

 

[citymouse]

Beankeeper, glad the spotting has slowed down.

You poor mamas who are so sick! I hope you all find your magic solution. Have any of you tried sea bands that go around your wrists?

Night before last I had my best night of sleep (7 uninterrupted hours) since I had a minor surgery done in January and took a Xanax and slept for 15 hours. Then last night it was awful! Dogs, baby... everyone was waking me up all night. Oh well. I'm so used to it!

I gave up coffee a while ago because my acupuncturist told me to, so I've been drinking decaf tea in the mornings instead. It took about a week for it to feel like part of my morning rather than a pale substitute. Now I like it. But coffee smells sooo good to me. Much harder was giving up my Diet Coke! I let myself have a caffeine-free one every couple of weeks. During my last pregnancy and afterward, I loved drinking Diet Sunkist (it's orange flavored)... I grew to be quite dependent on it and then one day I looked it up and found that it has caffeine. No wonder!

I have my NT scan and NIPT bloodwork (the Panorama test that does genetics & gender) booked for 9/22. I'll only be 10+6 but whatever. The specialist wasn't going to let me come in until 12 weeks exactly, but I'm leaving town the next day and didn't want to be worried the whole time if something looked off, without the blood test results back. They can do the blood test at 9 weeks and the scan at 11, they just won't. So finally my doctor called and made them see me earlier. Personally I think I'm three days farther than my doc's dates so maybe I'll be 11+2 and it'll be fine. I don't like the specialist... he's a really old school guy and he's the only game in town so he's kind of a turd about things. He billed my insurance $1300 last time and he was in the room with us for literally 4 minutes.

 

[Marthea007]

I asked a friend who is an OB how much coffee, and she says 200mg caffeine a day. So 2 regular cups. I typically drank waaaay more than that a day, so now I've cut down to one cup and the rest is decaf.

 

[Scottish]

I went off coffee in my last pregnancy and haven't had a cup since!!!
I started being a tea drinker but right now tea makes me slightly queasy so I have nothing hot to look forward to drinking

 

[Perplexed]

i tend to get really lost in group threads!! takes a while to catch up.

I'm starting to have constant ms now and there's an awful taste in my mouth and it feels like I have my finger stuck down my throat same as my previous pregnancy.

 

[Oswin]

I went off coffee in my last pregnancy and haven't had a cup since!!!
I started being a tea drinker but right now tea makes me slightly queasy so I have nothing hot to look forward to drinking

I'm having peppermint tea, and camomile and spiced apple. They help with nausea, and taste great. I got some decaf PG Tips free at my mw appointment and that was ok.

It's 200mg caffeine limit, I remember from last time haha. I kept to the limit or *just* over, with tea and coke, but this time I'm so flipping scared I daren't! Not the end of the world though, as it's not a health food lol, and it keeps me awake!

 

[Lithodora]

Thanks! I like to think I don't have too much of it but I am from a small place so I probably can't hide it too much!

Where are you from?

Ireland I met a guy once with that accent in the US and I was baffled, convinced he was Irish, he sounded like a true proper Dub.

 

[sarahok]

Thank you all for your kind words! I am so happy and relieved that everything is good. Also excited because I get to see him/her again in two weeks! My doctor said he did not think it was necessary because everything looked so great, but he would offer it. I said, Yes, please!! LOL I also got the green light to go to my normal OBGYN, so I called and got that first appointment scheduled for three weeks from today.

I was thinking about how I felt at my doctor appointment, and I realized that I actually felt proud of my little bean because it was growing fast and had a great heartbeat. Haha! Like it was overachieving already or something. I don't want to be one of those pushy moms who expects so much of her kids, but it was fun to feel a first swell of motherly pride.

Congrats Dini on a great scan too. We're scan buddies. Sorry to all the ladies who are not able to get scans. I'm not trying to throw it in your face, I promise. But I have no doubt that you will all have great scans. I hardly have any morning sickness at all and very mild symptoms, which was making me concerned. But everything's fine. So try not to worry. I love the "Today I'm Pregnant" I think that should be our group mantra.

Coffee/caffeine...I have personally gone to decaf but I only usually have a cup a day. Some people are affected more by caffeine than others, and I am one of those people. If I have more than one cup, I start getting shaky and feel nervous and bad. So that's the only reason I have mostly given it up. However, I'll still have a cup here and there if I please. Like today, as Rebecca noted, it get's things moving which I am in need of! So I'm having some!

I got a great book called "The Panic Free Pregnancy." Haven't read it all the way yet, but it is wonderful so far for debunking all the wives tales of what you can and can't do/eat/drink while pregnant. It's written by an OBGYN, and is really calming in a world where everyone seems to think you're going to harm your baby by sneezing.

 

[citymouse]

Sarahok, when we got my daughter's 8-week ultrasound, my husband was like, "A lot of them just look like blobs, but you can tell ours has arms and a head" when talking about it to a friend. I totally made fun of him for bragging about fetus arms.

Even decaf coffee made my heart race! I'm so much calmer without caffeine.