Tuesday, July 20, 2010

8 weeks...

Hey kids,

How's everyone been? I've been ok. Spent 5 glorious days in Bali last week - it was fantastic! Disappointed to have had to stay away from the cocktails and reflexology but I drank many a chocolate milkshake and had plenty of facials to make up for it! GB and I told my sisters and their partners on the 9th before my sister's 30th. They were very excited for us which was nice.

I haven't had too many symptoms until this week. Saturday GB was best man for his mate's wedding. Gorgeous affair and then just as speeches were starting around 7pm I started getting all dizzy and nauseaus, took a few trips to the loo and then went and sat in the car. GB finally found me and as much as I didn't want to, he drove me home - not before I left a vomit deposit in the carpark (lucky no-one saw!). Ended up vomitting about a dozen times until midnight when I fell asleep. Of course GB got grilled when he got back - everyone asking if I were pregnant. He reminded them I had just got back from Bali and said I was still on the pill! Even though I am in fact preggers, it shits me that everytime a chick isn't well it's assumed she's up the duff. It's really quite rude. I just know that when it does become public, we're going to get so many "I knew it!"s.

GB and I aren't agreeing on how to tell people when the time comes. He wants to make some big announcement to everyone. I'd rather tell a select few and just let the grapevine work (or put it on facebook! Haha). Really don't want to make a big song and dance about it! Anyway we've got 4 weeks to sort it out.

So yeah yesterday I felt nauseous from about 10am til 6pm. (then I threw up dinner). Joy. This morning it hit me about half an hour ago - I had a yoghurt and now feeling better. I had great plans to start back at the gym this week but I just felt so awful after work yesterday. I feel ok in the morning's so I may have to try dragging my freezing butt out of bed early and go for a walk then instead. I'm trying these acupressure seabands that's supposed to be great for travel & morning sickness - so far they're doing jack shit for me! Anyone have any other subtle remedies I can use at work?

Anyway, must go off to read the 60 odd blogs I've missed while I've been away! Hope you're all well!

4 comments:

  1. So the fun begins. Try dry crackers when the nausea hits, Em. Its a really shitty part of being pregnant but hey, at least you know that bub is in there and has a good hold. So thats the up side. Hope all else is going well. We will to have another get together!!

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  3. I got the clothes today - thanks so much!!!!!!! :-) Now if I can just stuffing my face with food I might actually get into them.

    With my first pregnancy I always found the morning sickness worse or got worse when I hadn't eaten - try small snacks often (I used to keep a packet of dry crackers in my work drawer that I would just keep nibbling on throughout the day).

    I hope you don't get too sick but it is all for a good cause :-)

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  4. Hi

    I've never posted here before, but I have been reading your blog for a little bit now.

    I just wanted to offer my advice on dealing with morning sickness. I swore by Blackmores Morning sickness tablets with both my pregnancies. They contain Vitamin B12 and Ginger which is supposed to help.

    I hope you feel better soon.

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