We have some exciting news, we are expecting! The journey is fairly new to us and was a pleasant nice little surprise. It took about 7 weeks before we finally put together what was going on. Up until my trip to California, I had no clue (that was likely week 5 or 6) and even after that I didn't realize right away.
While we were in California, I suddenly got these onsets, fairly short lived, of "rock gut" or nausea. I didn't put it together that it was when I was smelling food, it was at it's worst. For instance, one morning I couldn't even eat breakfast, but knew I was going on a 50 mile bike ride and my fitness was so off the back that I knew I needed everything I could. These bouts continued, around dinner time, mid-afternoon, and in the car. My appetite tanked but I kept eating, HA! I also was a slight bit bitchy, really only to Daniel, but I'm sure the others around us noticed. I feel horrible about it, but man, that poor guy wasn't getting a single break and I didn't know why.
It was another week of this on/off nausea stuff when I got back to CO. A few days of exhaustion hit too, but didn't last long. I had no clue where it was coming from, but since it was so short lived and infrequent, I just kept pushing along. Until... that following Sunday, March 1st. We were getting groceries and I was fine, then everything just smelled awful, my stomach hurt, I couldn't focus and I just wanted to lay down- yes, right there in the grocery floor aisle. I somehow managed to pull it together, but not without a lot of complaining to Daniel and handing over the grocery list that I so like to be in control of. On the way home, it occurred to me that for the first time I could ever really remember, I had missed my period the month of February. I'm not sure I knew right away, but I suggested to Daniel we stop and get a pregnancy test. He told me later at that moment he knew. I managed to make it through a second grocery store but it wasn't pretty. I got home and laid down and just slept, while Daniel unloaded all the groceries. We joked about how I really couldn't be pregnant but the positive came up almost immediately and it was right then I realized, I would have been severely disappointed had the test been negative.
And that folks, is where the adventure begins.
What's on my bookshelf this week: The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Child Care by Sally Fallon Morel and Thomas S. Cowan, MD.
Products:
Zymogen Prenatal Essentials, is the brand I choose. Recommendation came from the lovely Dr. Cordie at Boulder Functional Wellness!
I believe whole heartedly that we all, given the most informative information, can and will make the best decisions for our own families.