First Trimester Experience

My first trimester, the good, the bad, and everything in between. 

We found out I was pregnant in mid May. We had been trying so the night before I was going to take a test I couldn’t sleep. I ended up taking a test at 2am because I just couldn’t wait. It was positive and I jumped back into bed with it to tell Derek. I don’t think either of us truly registered it then because we were half asleep. The next day it registered and we were just over the moon. The first two weeks after that nothing really felt different. My boobs were extremely sore but that was the only symptom. I thought this pregnancy thing is easy. Then six weeks hit me like a Mac truck. I was nauseas 24/7, with no relief. I was so tired all the time and the only thing I could stomach eating was pretzels and toast. I spent my entire day laying on the couch alternating between naps and tv. I would try to take little walks around the block but would end up dry heaving on the side of the road. I was so happy, grateful, and full of joy about being pregnant but in all honesty I was miserable. Feeling so miserable made me feel guilty. I felt bad that I felt so bad. I had to keep reminding myself it’s okay to be frustrated that you feel so sick, that doesn’t take away from your excitement and joy about the baby. I also felt extremely useless which is so hard for me. I could barely unload the dishwasher or fold laundry because standing up just made me feel so much worse. I truly wasn’t prepared for “morning sickness” to actually be all day and night sickness. I have to shout out Derek for picking up my slack and helping so much around the house and also always making sure my pretzel bowl and water bottle was full. 

I tried all the tricks for nausea. I tried every ginger chew, every Preggy pop candy, ginger tea, morning sickness tea, Unisom and B6. I even briefly tried a prescription but even that didn’t help. It was so wild how everything just completely went opposite of my normal life. I went from being busy and active all day long to not moving from the couch. I went from loving fruits and veggies and proteins to only eating carbs for over a month. It was a very hard adjustment for me but I knew it was all for our little jelly bean (that’s what we call baby) 

This sickness lasted until about 12 weeks. Now I feel nauseas in the morning, feel pretty good during the day and then I decline again around 7pm. I’m slowly able to add more foods into my diet. I ate a salad the other day and it was like the best moment ever, until about 20 minutes later. I can manage smoothies sometimes and I absolutely love breakfast potatoes and French fries. Cereal has also been added into my diet so that’s fun. 

Overall this experience so far has been really tough. I spent a lot of time crying on the bathroom floor wondering why I had to feel so miserable. I do know that if that’s the way to carry this beautiful baby growing inside me then I would do it all over again in a heart beat. 

Now that I’m in my second trimester I hope I just start to feel better and better. I’m also excited for my baby bump to show, I think it’s the most beautiful thing ever! To all the mommas out there, you’re truly incredible and amazing. I am so happy and excited for this journey. I feel incredibly blessed and I can’t wait until I get to meet our little jelly bean.