Making it through the Morning Sickness

I’m definitely looking forward to when I’m over these horrible first trimester icky feelings and can get back to life.

My kids have been taking such good care of me and have generally been super cooperative and understanding (other than when it comes to getting school work done).  Honeybun makes sure I always have water when I’m not feeling well (even though I don’t usually feel like drinking) and helps out with Doodle when I’m unable.  Sugarplum has been super loving when I’m feeling the worst, often laying with me and stroking my head and sometimes even giving me her most special soft animals to help me feel better.  And even our cat, Monk, has been following me around, laying close by during the day and by my feet when I’m in bed, keeping a watchful eye on me.

I’ve made it to eleven weeks so am hoping I’ll only have another week or two of suffering.  But in the meantime, I’ve been learning what really works to help me make it through the long days.

The most important thing is to not let myself get too hungry.  I have a tendency to get busy and not eat/snack as I really need to which leads me to getting the uneasy/dizzy/lightheaded/not those things feeling that I’ve been having which often then prevents me from being able to find food (for myself or the kids) because I start to feel panicked and my mind can only focus on how terrible I feel.  The best things I’ve found to keeping myself feeling my best, though, it protein.  The more protein I eat the better I feel and for longer after eating.  (Here’s some quick and easy sources of protein I’ve found)

I’ve also found, weirdly, that caffeine helps a lot.  I don’t have it every day and when I do, it’s not much (one cup of coffee or a small soda) but it does make a huge difference in how I feel for some reason!

The last thing is something I wish I had remembered sooner.  About a week ago as I laid in bed, unable to sleep one night (which is a normal thing for me now), I remembered that when I was pregnant with Doodle, my midwife suggested a daily dose of Vitamin B6 for the morning sickness which helped immensely!  I started taking it again about 5 days ago and I have to say it has helped.  I still have icky feelings but not as often and not usually as bad.