Pregnancy Woes
Feb. 17th, 2022 12:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
knit1purr2Yes I know that miracle of life and I chose this and yadda yadda, but I pregnancy is hard, ya'll.
This pregnancy started with horrible morning sickness. September and October I could hardly keep food down. I lost over 20 lbs. It was through sheer force of will I stayed hydrated enough and took in some liquid calories (thanks smoothies and ensure) so that I didn't have to go to the hospital. And the vomiting has stuck with me. I typically will throw up my first cup of water and/or bile in the morning.
Currently the big annoyances are around my hip pain and trying to find a comfortable position.
I have hip issues and have for over 10 years now. So adding additional weight to my pelvic region has not made my hips happy. And because I am pregnant I can't use my normal meds to help with it. I am able to wear a pregnancy support belt for about an hour each day and that helps some. And I am trying to do stretches, but you know, when you can't easily get down or up off the floor it make things harder.
And trying to get comfortable. Sitting is probably the easiest, if I am able to have my feet up and a slight incline. My belly is big enough that 'sitting up straight' doesn't work, so if I can't recline, I end up in a catchers squat, with my legs wide open and the bump in-between. And sleeping at night is rough. I am at the point where I now get up about 1-2 a night to pee. Which sucks. But I can't sleep on my stomach (my favorite) and I can't sleep on my back (concerns about blood flow). Sleeping on my right side, (my more bad hip) tends to cause way more pain in that hip. So I am kinda stuck sleeping on my left side, but between trying to get all the parts of my body comfortable, which means adjusting my giant pregnancy pillow, adding a pillow between my knees/ankles and supporting my bump and making sure my head/neck/shoulders are going to work. Plus I have to figure out what kind of covering/if any I want/need. And I still manage to wake up soaked with sweat.
That is all before you add into the fact that my kiddo has been sleeping in our bed and will get super clingy when he is asleep, my husband and whatever cats decide to join us. Honestly I am impressed that I manage to get at least 6.5 hours of sleep lately.
Mostly I am just counting down the ~60 something days until this child is earthside and I can at least share childcare duty with others.
This pregnancy started with horrible morning sickness. September and October I could hardly keep food down. I lost over 20 lbs. It was through sheer force of will I stayed hydrated enough and took in some liquid calories (thanks smoothies and ensure) so that I didn't have to go to the hospital. And the vomiting has stuck with me. I typically will throw up my first cup of water and/or bile in the morning.
Currently the big annoyances are around my hip pain and trying to find a comfortable position.
I have hip issues and have for over 10 years now. So adding additional weight to my pelvic region has not made my hips happy. And because I am pregnant I can't use my normal meds to help with it. I am able to wear a pregnancy support belt for about an hour each day and that helps some. And I am trying to do stretches, but you know, when you can't easily get down or up off the floor it make things harder.
And trying to get comfortable. Sitting is probably the easiest, if I am able to have my feet up and a slight incline. My belly is big enough that 'sitting up straight' doesn't work, so if I can't recline, I end up in a catchers squat, with my legs wide open and the bump in-between. And sleeping at night is rough. I am at the point where I now get up about 1-2 a night to pee. Which sucks. But I can't sleep on my stomach (my favorite) and I can't sleep on my back (concerns about blood flow). Sleeping on my right side, (my more bad hip) tends to cause way more pain in that hip. So I am kinda stuck sleeping on my left side, but between trying to get all the parts of my body comfortable, which means adjusting my giant pregnancy pillow, adding a pillow between my knees/ankles and supporting my bump and making sure my head/neck/shoulders are going to work. Plus I have to figure out what kind of covering/if any I want/need. And I still manage to wake up soaked with sweat.
That is all before you add into the fact that my kiddo has been sleeping in our bed and will get super clingy when he is asleep, my husband and whatever cats decide to join us. Honestly I am impressed that I manage to get at least 6.5 hours of sleep lately.
Mostly I am just counting down the ~60 something days until this child is earthside and I can at least share childcare duty with others.
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Date: 2022-02-19 02:50 pm (UTC)Wishing you cool air and comfortable chairs <3