Updates…

The Swirl and I

Still very sick, still trying to get through it!

They put me on something they normally administer to chemotherapy patients, yup, that bad.

It works, sometimes. It keeps at least one meal inside me, a day, which is better than nothing. I’ve also tried aromatherapy oils, sea bands, eating in small bites during the day, keeping away from dairy, crying, moaning, groaning and anything else you can think of and so far it seems that I will just have to ride it out.

I admit, I feel very alone in suffering this severely. I know very few people IRL who suffers this bad and having searched blogs that deal with such pregnancy related problems (there are very few) I feel somewhat out of my place around these parts of late! It’s not a subject many bloggers deal with or talk about, maybe you don’t want to be seen complaining and seem ungrateful?!

I am also, I’m ashamed to admit, very jealous when I read your blogs and realise that most of you go through this period vomit free and that some of you are even doing the most amazingly envious activities such as hiking, holidaying and dinner parties???

I personally have a huge list of things to do that I can’t, a list of friends I need to see that are slowly losing patience with my “I’m sorry, I can’t, I have a million things to do this week”, when in fact I’m curled up in bed, writhing in pain, nauseous and trying to keep food inside.

And my house, the state of my brand new house! Never mind the state of the toilet bowl, the house is a bloody mess!

Guilt is my enemy du jour! I can’t help feeling guilty that nothing is getting done!

Anyway, the swirl seems to be doing well judging from last weeks scan at 10.2 weeks and I take it, the fact that the symptoms continue and lack of spotting means she’s still striving?! I hope…

Did I say she? I did didn’t I! I don’t think I’ve mentioned this before, but ever since the beginning, I’ve had this really strong instinct the swirl is another girl. I’ll be really shocked if I’m wrong…

Belated wishes

To all who celebrate Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippour, wishing you a belated sweet and happy new year, with only good things to come for you all and for next week, fast well :)

Braces Bunch

A big “Sorry” to the wonderful Braces Bunch and all the new members I have shamefully neglected! I wish I had the energy/strength to send you birthday cards and other good wishes by post, I’m out of excuses! :(

Thank you a million times over to April and Courtney for their birthday wishes (it was yesterday, 34, but who’s counting my age any more, not me, just cried as it happens. Mr A bought me a new mobile phone, bit fancy with an integrated MP3 player, really nice!)

CVS

It’s next week, Thursday the 20th at midday, to be exact. Glad to read Adrienne’s good news after her CVS last week :) Very nervous about doing it despite the physiological need to go through it so I know where I stand as early as possible.

Congrats

To Amy for the birth of her baby boy Sean! It can happen :)

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This post probably seems very incoherent as does, no doubt, the few comments I’ve been leaving here and there, so forgive me.

I’ll be back with the results of the tests…

HUGS