My Pregnancy Thus Far

Well, I have decided to share a bit of what's been going on in my life as of right now and a BIG thing that is going on is being pregnant. I am 14 weeks right now. When we found out we were super excited and pretty surprised. We were only 3 months into our marriage when I took the test. I knew I was pregnant the week before I took it because usually I would have had awful cramps and would have been really moody, but I felt great which was really weird. So I ended up taking a test and there it was; a positive sign. We then went and got another test and again another positive sign. We were crazy excited. I couldn't wait to tell everyone. We ended up telling family and close friends that week. We didn't want it to become public until our appointment at 8 weeks just to be safe, which was one of the hardest things for me to do is wait. Anyway, I had found out I was pregnant at about 5 weeks. It seemed like the symptoms hit right away. My job at the time was working with food in the morning, which was really hard because I was starting to get sick and smells of food set it off.

Once I was about 6 weeks pregnant things started to go south. I wasn't about to go into work because I was getting so sick and dizzy. At about 6 1/2 weeks I ended up having to go to the ER because I wasn't able to hold down anything, including fluids. AJ came home from work and took me there. We spent the whole day in the ER so I could get pumped with fluids and some medication. The medication was supposed to help with nausea, but for some reason it did nothing for me. The next 2 weeks I had dropped weight like crazy from not being able to eat anything and still being sick. The doctors put me on a new medication to see if maybe it would help.

We got to see our little baby in our 8 week exam, which was SO exciting! It gave me the strength to hang in there. Later that week I went in for another exam but when I had gotten there the Nurse took one look at me and sent me to the ER again. I looked really bad. This whole time since I had stopped working I was basically on bed rest. I couldn't move otherwise I would faint. I was took weak to move anyway because I wasn't able to eat really anything. I tried all those food tricks that are supposed to help pregnant women plus having the medication but nothing helped. I was very sick. Again, at the ER they pumped me with fluids and were talking about keeping me over night. They kept me longer than the first visit and put me on a new medication. This medication seemed to be working so they sent me home with the prescription. I was still sick when getting home. Not able to eat anything and barely able to keep down water.

As 2 more weeks past and still losing weight, we all became really nervous. The nurses kept telling me its normal to lose weight and feel sick so I tried to stay positive and think that it was normal. Well, it isn''t normal to be this bad come to find out from my doctor. At 10 weeks I had an appointment with my doctor, this would be the first time we had actually met with my doctor. I had been doing a little better that week, meaning I was able to hold down water most of the time and about to eat a little bit of Chex cereal. When meeting with the doctor, he then learned that I had lost 20 pounds and was probably getting about 400 calories a day. He was very concerned, especially when I told him that I was doing better than I had been. He was trying to decide whether to send me straight to the hospital or do blood work and then send me to the hospital when the results came in. I begged for the second option, I am not a big fan of hospitals. He agreed but when I was making my future appointments at the front desk I passed out. I was then sent straight to the hospital and held over night. That hospital visit was really rough and could fill up a blog post by itself so I won't go into detail, but it was not the best visit and I now hate IV's.

I was held overnight at the hospital to be pumped with fluids, vitamins, and medicine. They also wanted to monitor me. The doctor ended up letting me go home later that next day but only one condition, I had to get my calorie count up and fast. When I was in the hospital I met with a nutritionist who told me I should at least be getting 1800 calories a day. I was really overwhelmed by this. I was barely able to get 400, how in the world would I get 1800?! The doctor gave me one week. I now, and will for the rest of my pregnancy, have to keep a calorie intake journal explaining in detail everything I eat, drink, and what stayed or not for every day. That week my friends and family came over and would help force feed myself. I mean it when I say force feed. It was such a painful week. I ended up getting my calorie count up to 1200 which was great. I needed to get my calories up by my doctors appointment otherwise I would have had to be put on a home IV food pump, which I REALLY did not want. When going to the doctor he was surprised how much I got my calories up so he decided to give me another 2 weeks to keep getting my calories up and my weight up.

Well, those 2 weeks are about up. I have a doctor appointment this friday. I have on average been able to get about 1500 calories a day and am just now starting to gain a little bit. Before I started gaining again I had lost 22 pounds. Since then I have gained 3 pounds back and hope to keep gaining. I don't share these things to have anyone feel bad for me, I share to inform people and also ask for prayer. I am entering my 2nd trimester and am starting to be able to eat a little more and am now able to do some things by myself. The doctor thinks I will be one who is sick the whole pregnancy so that is one of the reasons I am sharing. Please pray for strength. This pregnancy has been really hard so far but looks like I will get a little ease for the next few weeks. The doctor does think that I am going to get very sick again during my 3rd trimester, which I am really hoping we can prevent some how. This pregnancy has given me lost of free time because I wasn't able to work or leave home because how weak I was/am. I have lots of time to think. Anyway, that is my pregnancy so far. Please email me or message me if you have any questions. That is the basics of what has happened so far.