9w4d – Dessert Plates and Giant Hematomas
Yesterday’s nausea spilled over into the evening yechs, and kept me from really eating dinner. Started on leftover rarebit, gave it up as a bad deal. Started in on toast, but the toast tasted funny. Needless to say, Nellie wishes every day was a blechhh-for-dinner day. She got a lot of bread and cheese last night, which are two of her favorite things…
Boobs took over another couple of counties while I slept – which I did for a full 9.5 hours. OMG, I am so happy to be on a more moderate prednisone dosage. Even though I’m still waking up to pee once or twice, I can sleepwalk to the toilet & back, and be asleep again before I even have a chance to look at the clock. Let me reiterate this: Nine and a half hours of sleep. No crazy insomniac musings at 3am. No counting to 3876-3877-3879 to try to trick myself into falling asleep. Bliss!!!
Everything else pregnancy-symptom-wise continues apace. I’m feeling calmer than I have in weeks – I think because I’m past the bad week. And because I felt so wretched last night. I was interested to notice that I’ve gained three pounds, and it’s all in my belly, which is poochy in a way it’s never been poochy before. I should start taking photos, but I’m sort of self-conscious about my giant Lovenox hematomas. Maybe I could go for some sort of tasteful draping effect with a sheet? (a big sheet.) Or maybe I should display the bruising proudly and use it to guilt/blackmail Sprog into doing her/his homework, cleaning his/her room, etc. when s/he’s at an age to properly appreciate maternal sacrifice. So many artistic and/or therapy-requiring possibilities…
Off to the Branch of Sanity today, with, perhaps a stop in Manhattan to buy more china so I can play Perfect Hostess to my in-laws this weekend and serve everyone their pie on matching dessert plates. Because I am enough of a geek that I care about such things even though they probably don’t, so long as they get the pie. And because, for the moment anyway, dessert-plate stress is such a welcome change from pregnancy stress that I’m sort of reveling in it. Going to try to go a full day without freaking out about anything not-dessert-plate related, in fact. I’ll let you know how that works out for me…
You have been craving to write this kind of post for a LONG time! So cool to read it. Have a wonderful day.
I’m a complete stranger in many ways, but I have recently found your blog and well, just connected to your journey in a very different, but also similar way. I’m also preggo with twins, exactly 9wks and 4days today, and dealing with a ton of worries and concerns. Although we did not have the incredible fertility journey that you have had, I can sympathize and relate on so many levels. Best of luck to you and I hope this next week leading up to your 2nd OB visit flies by!
MAJ Bryen Reply:
February 18th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
I have a lovenox tip that eliminates bruising… Take a fold of skin from your waist or hip and inject there. My DH is a nurse and he recommends this method and it works so much better than the stomach. I am a fair skinned red head and bruise if you breathe on me. It works for me.
Good luck!
Wow, what a great post! I am so happy to feel a sense of calm in your post
The scary week is over and all seems to be going well…all pregnancy symptoms accounted for, including the yech (sorry about that,btw. I know that it stinks.)
Oh, and as far as blackmailing children with bruising? I am all for it! My hubby once claimed that he was going to keep the sharps box with all my needles in it and whenever the kids acted up or tried to claim that I wasn’t their “real” mom, he was going to open it up and let the hundreds of needles spill out onto the coffee table.
I happily threw away that bitch of a box when I was halfway through the pregnancy and off of the shots. That was a good day. I can’t wait until I hear about your ceremonial “chucking of the sharps.”
take photos!
Stretchy black shirt????
So glad you have the reassuring blechs, but so sorry it is interfering with food! and toast! alas!
but sleep? 9.5 precious hours of sleep?
PRICELESS
xox
kate
My husband talked me into a belly photo yesterday. Uggghhhhh. I wouldn’t show my Lovenox battle scars either though, so I wore a black shirt. This nausea blows doean’t it?
I want the full monty!
So happy to hear you are feeling calm, enjoy!!
We are all feeling relieved with you! And we’ll take belly pics, bruises and all. They’re badges of honor.
Take photos! I wish I had taken a “baseline” pic so as to note the growth. At 16 weeks, I am definitely showing but would love to compare now to pre-preg. So, get that camera busy!
So happy to see these great updates! Sounds like the growth and robust hearts are all as great as can be and that you have found one wonderful OB for this next part of the adventure.
AND, on another note, so heartwarmed to read about your compassion and empathy for your husband’s daughters. I was just so touched that you commented on how it would rock your world to deal with this change and you wish it didn’t have to be so hard for everyone. You have been through so much and still feel this mix of wonder and joy and a bit of wary caution and yet you are so clear in your vision of what is going on with them. And while you don’t love the stuff they dish out (who would?) I read how you talk about them and am struck by how you sure do love them well and patiently and I think they will find an amazing mentor and friend in you one day.
Keep us posted on the puppy–sounds like a wonderful and happy development on so many fronts! Happy dessert and china shopping too!
Warmly,
Courtney (mostly reader, occasional commenter)
I am so happy and relieved that you have made it through the worst week and I wish you all the best in the weeks to come. I’d like some of the other suggestions, just wear a tight fitting shirt to cover the bruises, or show them off (you earned that badge of courage). Sorry the tastebuds and blech are in full force, but damn I’m glad you get that reassurance. Now just to help…I can’t BEE-lieve you would serve pie on non-matching plates! You better get that taken care of Missy. (Yeah, like I have matching stuff.)
I’m a fan of the bare belly pics, personally. So many people hide the belly because of bruises or stretch marks or because they just feel fat. It’s all part of the deal of pregnancy though, and it’s nice to see the brutally honest version of what you can expect, or what other people are going through.
Hope the tummy settles soon. And I’m glad to hear you’re past the bad week and feeling better off predisone. Sounds like big celebrations are in order!
So absolutely relieved and over the moon for you, my url friend. I think of you often and send up calming thoughts whenever I can. Here is hoping the only near- term stress is of the dessert-plate kind. Makes me want to break mine out in solidarity.