Why am I not hungry?

Written 8/24/2011

I noticed a few weeks ago a drastic change in my appetite. Typically I can hold my own at the dinner table but all of a sudden things were left on my plate. Then came this strange belly ache and nausea. My boob(right) is in pain and what do you know I cant go to the bathroom. On my 15 mile run I feel sort of dizzy and then on a 10 miler have indigestion. I have this weird stuffiness in my head but no cold. I haven't slept in about 3 weeks through the night. Coffee tastes funny, so does coconut creamer which is my favorite thing on earth.

I chalk appetite and potty problems to some meds I was taking for my hair falling out. I blamed the indigestion on my run on some late night Oreo snacking(only had half a cookie.) And the rest well just figured I'm always noticing something.

I had called my doctor a few weeks ago to let them know about some meds I was taking. We started chatting and she actually was concerned I may not be ovulating, so in a couple more weeks take a prego test if I don't get the blessed of events or if I do, go to the dollar store and get the ovu sticks and pee everyday.

No we come to August 22. I'm getting ready to head out the door and notice its been a long time since my last period, if you can even call it that. So I do the diddle, then forget and leave it on the floor of the bathroom and go to lunch. I come home a few hours later and rush in, because low and behold I finally have to go to the bathroom!! I look down at my feet, holy shit 2 lines!!!!!

I call Todd- I need to tell you something
Todd- What
Me- The test came back positive
Todd- What
Me- The pregnancy test, I peed on  it a while ago, I forgot about it, its positive, oh my god, I'm going to pee on another one
Todd- Congrats
Me- Congrats? What? I didn't get a job, we are having a baby
Todd- I know, I'm at work
Me- oh yeah, DON'T TELL ANYONE!!!
Todd- OK I need to finish up this tax return. Very excited. Talk later
Me- OK I'm going to take another test.

So I pee on another stick. There's a truism that if you leave one of those tests for a while it can give a false positive. By myself at home the scenario went something like this, stare at self in mirror, drink water, more staring, why cant i pee? Ok have to go. Now have to wait 3 minutes. But not even 5 seconds later, BAM 2nd line. Take pic, text to Todd. Sit for a bit and freak. Its 1:50. Dr office isn't open until 2pm. I don't want to tell anybody but need to talk to somebody. But who? AHHH, so I call my friend Jess. Wise, calm, and can keep a secret. She is so pumped but we chat about the initial stuff. Who to tell? When to tell? Downs Syndrome? What to eat?

So here it starts. Somewhere between 4 and 7 weeks. Sonogram to come. Posts to come. Here is the diary.

Cost: $24 for a  pack of prego tests
Food: Oh god who knows. But Todd and I did share a yellow cake with Fudge Icing from Publix.
Exercise: 3 mile morning run

Long one but good one

Well, I didn't keep a daily log but I do have a vivid memory of it all still(about the only thing I can remember these days.) I want to share my experience not just for all of you out there, but also so I have it forever.

This is not an advice blog, simply my sharing of my experience so you can feel a little more sane about the completely irrational thoughts you will encounter over the next, well, rest of your life. The one  and only real piece of advice I have, and that works for me is, remember everything is just advice. Take it as that and just be smart and listen to yourself. Its your body, your baby, your family and your decision. Not your parents or in laws or doctors or friends or random weirdos on Facebook or old ladies at the bagel shop.

I'm going to break it into several different posts as follows:
First Trimester- Sleeping Beauty, well, definitely sleeping, and how we broke the news
Second Trimester- Thank goodness a bump is finally here
Third Trimester- The magic moments and ANXIETY
Priorities and working while pregnant
Important decisions and resources- How to Avoid Tyrants while getting the most out of them.(Baby naming, feeding, sleeping, and other factors)
Fitness and Food
Marriage and Sex: I will not be blogging about actual sex, although at this point I cant deny that I have now can I?
Delivery- I still don't understand the logistics
Baby and Motherhood the first month- Did I really consciously decide to do this?
Breastfeeding and feeding in general: Why cant they call it eating? I'm not a cow and neither is my baby
Baby and Motherhood after the first month-
Taking time for yourself:Otherwise you are no good to anyone
Baby and Mommy and Daddy and and and- Making it all work, or at least not giving up on it

I think that's enough topics and will get me fast forward to here. Eventually this is going to become our family blog site and move back towards, Welcome to Nevland, but for now, deserves its own little place in blog history.Youll see a few extra posts that were written real time. As I go back and read them I have to laugh! Boy oh boy did I not know what I was getting into! HA

Tex's Mommy