hi! thanks for stopping by! i want to start off by saying a few things: 1. if you aren’t here for the prego stuff, feel free to check out some of my other recent posts, like the goodies that nordstrom has on sale right now, or proof that abercrombie & fitch is relevant again, or even why i add collagen to my diet. 2. i am not a doctor. if i haven’t made it clear already, i work in finance, so about as far away from the medical field as you get. but i am pregnant, so i am going through this real-time, and i feel like it’s my duty to share what has worked for me, because if some sweet OB educator hadn’t vouched for what i’m doing now, i would be sick. as. a. dog. all that being said, ask your doc before you take my advice.
ok! on to the fun stuff — morning sickness. or all-day-sickness, as it should be called. i found i was pregnant, like, pretty much the moment it happened, so i knew that there was a good chance i’d start feeling worse and worse as the weeks went on. i also knew there was a very real chance i wouldn’t, since i barely had any nausea with logan, and that subsided the minute i ate something. i actually guessed i was pregnant with a boy this time around due to how awful i started to feel. the week before i went to nyc for work, it was starting to take effect and i knew i couldn’t spend the entire week [or, you know, the following couple months] down for the count. since it was still too early to see my doc, i met with an ob educator at my doctor’s office, and she was a gorg prego lady that was legit glowing, so you know i was about to do literally whatever she told me. the following is the reco from that visit + talking with my doctor that has worked for me:
b6 + unisom: at first i was like “uhh, i don’t really need help sleeping thanks” but quickly hopped aboard this train. apparently there is some chemical in unisom that helps counteract the influx of hormomes, coupled with b6, and it helps take the edge off. i was instructed to do b6 + half a unisom tab morning and night, but i adjusted that to just a whole unisom at night + b6 morning and night. guys, without this, i would be a hurting unit. twice i did not take the unisom, knowing i had to get up really early, and the day that followed was MISERABLE. you have to keep up the regimen so the meds stay in your system, so it makes sense that the two days i didn’t take it i couldn’t function. i’m talking hang-your-head-out-the-car-window sick. whoever figured out this combo deserves a nobel prize, or some sort of prestigious award, in my opinion.
eating: specifically dairy. now, i’ve accepted that i’m never going to be that girl that “hasn’t gained a pound!” in her first trimester, like i know happens to so many ladies. my body sees that positive pregnancy test and i gain ten pounds, regardless of how i feel. all that to say, even when i’m not feeling my best and feel sick, i find it still helps to eat. specifically dairy. my body tolerates dairy pretty well [CHEESE!!], so i’m very lucky in that respect. i typically have cottage cheese and/or [usually and] yogurt in the morning, and that helps me no only stay full but coats my stomach until i get a bigger meal at lunch. i’ve also been eating a lot of watermelon, which i hear has plenty of electrolytes, so the combo of that has been great. oh, and oatmeal. our office has a legit cafeteria with an oatmeal bar, and i’m kind of sad i hadn’t discovered it sooner. all of these foods are pretty bland and non-offensive, meaning i can eat plenty and feel ok.
moving: while i haven’t been totally perfect, on the days i’m not traveling, i’ve been really good about getting my workouts in at home. i really think that this has helped me sleep better and stave off some of my sickness. i’m a huge proponent of walking, and it’s a workout you can do at any fitness level, so it’s stayed the pillar of my workout routines. i’ve been modifying some of my strength sets, but only when i’m really, truly too sick to do it. which, thanks to all of the above, is less and less.
aside from the “see above, i’m not a doc” disclaimer i want to make one more time, i want to add that the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT thing that is helping me is mindset. not only is this super temporary, but it’s a blessing. i am so lucky i get to be pregnant and bring another amazing tiny human into this world, give my daughter a brother, and my husband a son. there is no single greater reason on earth to feel so crummy … it’s all more than worth it. brb, crying from the pregnancy hormones.