Pregnancy So Far

So far I've been feeling really good! I was very tired around weeks 3-4 (but that was also the same time I stage managed back-to-back shows and was out until 11pm every night, so that could have contributed to it! I've had to pee quite frequently (one of my first clues I could be pregnant!) even waking up at night to pee, which I almost never did before.

Luckily, I made it up to week 8 with NO MORNING SICKNESS!!!!!! Once or twice I felt nauseous when I would smell something (ex: popcorn, which definitely smelled burnt to me!) but as soon as I left the room I was fine. Now, over the past few days, I've had slightly more frequent nausea, which doesn't seem to be brought on by any smells. Sometimes it occurs when I'm hungry, sometimes when I'm full. Yesterday, we were out grocery shopping, and I felt pretty icky - I first described it to Andrew as feeling light-headed, but without actually being dizzy or feeling like I'm going to faint, and then I was about to tell him it felt like when you read in a moving car, and then I realized, "Oh, I'm nauseous!" Drinking water seemed to help a little bit, and eventually it passed. If that's the worst morning sickness I get, I can definitely deal with that! I have been worried about morning sickness since my mom was nauseous when she was pregnant with me, pretty much from day 1 until she delivered me! I don't think I could handle that!!!!!

The only other major symptom I've had is some severe back pain, around week 6. For several nights, my hips had been really hurting (whichever side I was lying on at the time), so then I tried sleeping with a pillow (actually, a folded up blanket because it was the most accessible!) between my legs. The next morning I woke up with awful lower back pain. Every step I took and movement I made was absolutely painful. I had read that you can't use the ThermaCare Heat Wraps (which I keep stocked in the closet for back pain!) because they raise your body temperature too high. But I did buy a heating pad that wraps around you, with an auto shut-off (so I could use it while going to sleep!) and a body pillow to give me more support in bed at night. I also took a few occasional doses of Tylenol (safe during pregnancy!) when the pain was the worst. After a few days of using the heating pad and using the new body pillow, my back felt much better. Of course, it certainly helped that around the same time I was starting to heal, I got a miraculous 10 1/2 days off of work (see previous posts about the Storm of the Century!) so being off my feet and relaxing all that time certainly contributed to my healthier back! I'm a little afraid to see what will happen once I go back to the daily grind tomorrow. :(

But overall, I'm luckily to still be feeling pretty good so far! On the baby sites I have been checking out, many women are sick all day every day, and I'm just so grateful that so far I haven't had to deal with that! Thanks little peanut for letting your mommy feel pretty good every day!