With Malakai I had nausea but no vomiting from 7 weeks to 13 weeks. It was uncomfortable, yet manageable. This time around, the nausea hit me at the same time, but with more force. As I mentioned earlier, I switched from a prescription prenatal vitamin to a lower over the counter dose and it got better. Then, the heartburn hit. The first time I had ever experienced heartburn was when I was about 7 months pregnant with Malakai. At that point everything is so squished it's a pretty common complaint. At 8 weeks, I was not expecting heartburn + nausea at the same time. I know it could be worse, but it's certainly not fun!
I had my first OB appointment last week. I got some tips from the nurse about taking B6 for nausea (apparently I wasn't taking enough), and picked up some generic zantac for my heartburn on the way home. Neither one has helped much. I quit taking the B6 again, I truly think my body hates that stuff. I've also switched to an even more mild vitamin...chewables. Yep, like Flinstone variety vitamins. They told me to take 2 a day in place of my other vitamins and it's the same thing but much more gentle on my tummy. It's kind of funny.
I've also been getting headaches: tension headaches but not quite migraines (thank God). Before pregnancy I would treat headaches like this with a 16 ounce dose of iced caramel machiatto. It.worked.wonders. Now that I'm not supposed to have caffeine I would probably splurge for on in decaf form BUT since coffee irritates heartburn I'm stuck with tylenol... which does nothing.
Some other remedies for nausea that I've found:
- Vanilla wafers
- ginger ale
- gatorade (instead of plain water)
- lemon in water (except when I have heartburn, citrus irritates it)
- oyster crackers
- apples + applesauce
- popsicles
- snacking all day
Some remedies for heartburn:
- Tums smoothies, they aren't as chalky so they agree with the nausea. They taste like smarties :)
- Sitting up for at least half an hour after a meal even though I want to lay down
- popsicles (I have one almost every night before bed)
- yogurt + frozen yogurt
- avoiding onions, citrus, tomato sauce, spices, caffeine, high fat content foods
- small meals + snacks throughout the day and eating less at regular meal times.
It's been 2 weeks, going on 3 but it has felt like forever. I hesitate to count down to the 13 week mark in case I don't feel better by then. I'm at the point where I'm sick + tired of being sick + tired. The house is getting worse + worse by the day as I focus all my energy on Kai while he's awake and my part-time job + some rest of my own during nap times. I know in the grand scheme of things that the piles of laundry don't matter, but it's certainly starting to bug me. What's worse the smell in the fridge that kills me every time I open it and Ben hasn't had a chance to investigate. I can't handle it. Someone get me a flu mask.
