Yes Victoria, I Am Nauseous

For the record, yes, I am nauseous. It was off-and-on mind for the last few days of the 5th week of pregnancy, and is most of the day from the first day of the 6th week.  It has been mild to moderate so far, and I've only wished for Zofran a few times. I'm expecting it to get worse, but since it's still mild to moderate, controlling it with food is working okay so far. That's good, because it's going to take a miracle to get enough Zofran to control things when it gets worse.

Salt...of the Earth?

Probably more than any other pregnancy, I find myself craving things this time. It isn't that I have to have a particular food, but there are definitely things that sound good at certain times. Notably, I have been craving things with salt. Think guacamole with salty tortilla chips, ramen noodles, humus with seasoned pita bread, and adding salt to my roast beef. Arby's sandwiches and fries have definitely hit the spot, and a Wetzel's pretzel didn't do too badly either. I think maybe I'll buy a bag of Cheetos one of these days to follow up the bag of nacho cheese Doritos that adorned our taco salads last week.

It helps that this time we're "rich" enough.  No, we're not rich. We just have a little more this time, so I feel like I can actually buy something special for myself when it sounds good. Not everything special, and not every time it sounds good. Just one thing a week when I'm at the grocery store.

But I'm telling you, whatever it is, it better be salty!

"No" Doctors

I really don't like "no" doctors, or "no" people in general. They're the ones who tell you "no" to almost everything.

Like the doctor who did my ultrasound the other day.  After waiting for nearly 2 hours on a Saturday, at least half of which was walking up and down the hall in plain sight of the doctor with "I", who couldn't take the waiting room, there was "no" apology when it was finally my turn.

[Thankfully, the ultrasound went great.  We could see the sac, yolk sac, and see and hear the heartbeat at 104, which is good for this stage.  Everything measured perfectly.  There was a possible "second sac," but it wasn't as big and didn't have the same definition or a heartbeat like the first, and the doctor didn't think it would go anywhere.]

After that, the "nos" really started.  Can I return to vigorous exercise?  No! Your heartbeat must stay under 140. Can I have some anti-nauea medicine?  Well, I guess so, but you really can't be sick yet -- that doesn't start until around 8 weeks (regardless of the fact that it has, and did on my other 2 pregnancies as well).

Following all of this, the insurance says "no" to covering prenatal vitamins and "no" to any more than 9 Zofran pills in a month!  No mention of exceptions until I asked, and no phone number for that until I asked.

Boy, these people really drive me nuts!