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Hello all! This is the blog for Rick & Linnea's baby. You requested, and we made it happen! Here you'll find candid updates on the pregnancy - from stuff we learn to rants about constantly having to pee. Enjoy!

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Questions And More Questions

Questions for all you ladies who have survived pregnancy at least once:

1. Ever had really weird symptoms? Or is that even a fair question, since almost everything that happens while you're pregnant is bizarre?  Things like loose stool when you "should" be constipated, breasts that only get sore on the nipple and don't seem to be swelling (just heavier), mild uterine stretching aches that last more than a week?  I don't find any of these things worrisome, just odd compared to everything I've read and been told.

2. What about REALLY WEIRD dreams in early pregnancy? I don't remember this happening last time, but I haven't slept well in a couple weeks now. Last night took the cake as what little fitful sleep I got was punctuated by long, recurring dreams of sleeping weird on my pillow in a million different ways. I felt like I was still awake the entire dream. It was awful. Plus I'm tossing and waking up constantly, even when I don't have to pee. It's not helping the constant fatigue during the day.

3. I know you can have food aversions, but what about foods that sound fantastic when you think about them... until you take a bite and almost gag?  I was craving a banana this morning, it sounded SOOOO good. So I got one, peeled and bit into it, and handed it off to my nephew to finish because I couldn't stand the taste of it. Normal?

4. I also know that heightened smell is normal. But have any of you experienced selective smell? I have noticed things like pine trees when I'm driving or a cat using the litter box from 2 rooms away, but sometimes I can't smell things near me that other people are complaining/commenting about without stopping and concentrating. Examples: Right now, the banana peel from this morning is in the wastebasket a few feet away and is threatening to make me vomit. But my dog's usually rancid gas barely phases me the past few days. Anyone else noticed this?

I think that's all for the moment. I'm nursing a tender tummy at the moment with the first actual morning sickness I've had yet. All my queasies so far have been afternoon/evening. I want to eat something, but food is not sounding too great. Maybe I'll go scrounge up some saltines.

Thanks in advance for any input. <3

2 comments:

  1. Try preggo pops. They are specifically for pregnant women and help tremendously with the morning, ie all day sickness. If you cannot find them let me know and I will send them to you.

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  2. Had never heard of them before... just looked them up, I should be able to find them at our Walgreen's. Thanks for the tip, I will check them out!

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