What I mean by the title of this post is that the idea that it is confined to the morning is a lie. At least for me it is. Since finding out I was pregnant at the beginning of the month, the only symptom I had indicating that I was pregnant (other than the positive pregnancy test) was the breast soreness and growth...until last Tuesday when "morning" sickness hit me like a ton of bricks.
It has been awful and I have been miserable every day since then. The morning is actually when it's the most tolerable but it just gets worse as the day goes on...and lasts ALL DAY. The only time I have a reprieve from the upset stomach is when I'm sleeping...which I now also wish I could do all day.
I called my OB's office for some suggestions on how to combat the morning sickness. They suggested the following:
- Eating crackers before getting out of bed: tried it, didn't work and blech are they dry and bland (I get that's likely the point but still...blech)
- Carb loading in the morning: as a former long distance runner, I can carb load like a champion but this hasn't helped either
- B6: no help
- Ginger: been drinking ginger ale and got some ginger snaps...nada
- Benadryl/Unisom before bed: haven't tried because I don't know how much to take
End result? Still miserable. Fortunately, I have my first prenatal appointment tomorrow and I plan to ask about meds that might make me feel better. I really wanted to avoid taking any meds at all during my pregnancy, but I'm having a hard time functioning like this. And I'm tired of being miserable and tired all day and hating food. It really is sad that I don't enjoy the taste of food right now because I'm constantly sick. Here's hoping for some relief soon.
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