Okay so Ive been absent for quite sometime and Im so sorry. But first let me start off by saying Im so sorry for the long absence. Let me recap…It all started back in March. I fell extremely ill and had been in and out of the hospital for the month of March and April. My job at the preschool was coming to an end but I had to miss quite a few days in April due to the illness. So I had quite a few tests and medical procedures performed and still every time nothing was found wrong with me. I had been to the ER atleast 3 x and each time they sent me home with a diagnosis of Chronic abdominal pain with questionable causes. So basically they had no idea why I had terrible stomach pain. Go figure. The medical facilities here in Gallup are not the best. Let me just say that if you ever moved here… I would be afraid to get sick! Lol
So many of the women that were around me and understood my pain would jokingly say I was pregnant. Atleast 15 women made a comment once or twice about the pregnancy thing. Funny right? Well would have been if the pregnancy test that the ER performed came back positive. But all four were NEGATIVE. So that was ruled out and they all moved on to the next prognosis.
Well, little did we know that later on about 3 or 4 weeks later another test would be done at home with the help of my little 4 yr old _ the results would come back POSITIVE! Haa haa!
My symptoms were chronic dizziness, stomach cramps, terrible heartburn, gallstone pain, no desire for typical food eaten daily, and mean lower back pain! The back pain was so terrible I couldn’t sit up straight for more than 30 mins. The minute I got to the preschool I wanted to instantly lie down on the circle time carpet. I would force food down and then have bad stomach pain like I ate spoiled food and I was coming down with food poisoning. I even thought I had a pinched nerve in my rib section. The doctors thought I had an appendicitis, then they figured it was pancreatitis, a peptic ulcer? We did all sorts of test but nothing said definitely I was extremely sick. So you can imagine the frustration. I was drinking so much Maalox it was giving me diarrhea. Yep! If you drink too much of that stuff that’s what’ll happen. So beware people not too consume too much. There were even times toward the end of my illness that I got sooo constipated it scared the jeepers outta me. Scary when your on the commode and your pushing so hard your afraid you’ll end up with hemorrhoids! Yes I said it! Hemorrhoids. Embarrassing to say but hey this is reality. So I luckily didn’t end up with that but I did end up giving myself my 1st enema ever. Im 31 yrs old and Ive never had to worry bout this stuff. But I was desperate, in tons of pain in my colon region, and wanting relief fast. Scared what the hospital might do I vowed to take care of it the best I could at home. So remember you have to remember that for almost 6 weeks I havent had anything more in my diet than water and crackers. I couldn’t stomach anything. The medical professionals were telling me to stay away from all sorts of food and so I pretty much ate nothing but starches and no fiber what so ever. This coming from a person who has been on an extremely health high protein, high fiber diet for over a year. I would drink tons of water and run atleast 2 miles a day. But now I wasn’t getting any exercise. Remember I felt like I was having the worst drunken hangover every day for 6 weeks. Any one who has ever had to deal with that knows that you feel dizzy, woozy and nauseous all at the same time while trying not to vomit. So any way Ive been eaten lots of starchy food and got myself plugged up. Lol. So I committed myself to the house in lock down. Told my husband don’t expect me to do anything or go anywhere. I started a regimen of prune juice, philips stool softner capsules and lots of water. I drank an entire 48 oz container of prune juice and took 2 capsules over a 6 hr period and still nothing happened. I was frustrated and in more pain. Every thing wanted to come out but there was still a blockage somewhere. So now Im thinking I have some kind of tumor that’s blocking my fecal matter from expelling like it should be. I start to really panic. Ive been lying in bed most of the day , I started the juice and stool softner capsules at 8am, its now 6pm. Ive been lying in bed watching all sorts of chick flicks on Saturday tv and still nothing. So now I decide to pull out th big guns!!!
I get the saline solution (no oil) enema and begin to read the package. I find out how its done and decide to commit myself to this deed. Horrifically scared and embarrassed I don’t tell my husband what Im up to and I close the bedroom door AND the bathroom door! I kneel down as I’ve been instructed to do in the small 5” x 8” piece of paper insert. I begin the procedure. Lie on my side and wait! I wait nervously for 2 mins then 5 mins! I have many scenerios play thru in my head. Theres a huge accident on the bathroom floor that I have to clean up and its not easy to get out of the tile grout! I mean… come on Im thinking all sorts of crazy things are gonna go wrong. Then like it says … you’ll begin to feel the pressure and that’s when its ready to sit up and make it to the toilet. So I try and SUCCESS! I make it to the comode with no problems … no accidents and SCORE! Its flowing like nature intended… just in this case I needed a lil help from a little saline solution bottle labeled enema! Tee hee.
So Im happy Im pain free Im relieved and I feel normal again. Never ever want to experience that horrific event again…ever! Little did I know that within the next 3 weeks I would have to perform it again , TWICE! But now im a pro at it and its nothing at all for me to take care of business. So after the third one my health gets better .. I m back to eaten well with lots of fiber, mind you! And 5 months later I still make sure I get an apple a day or I snack on one or two dried prune snacks a day. Never wanna go back to that horrifying time in my life! Eeks. Side note: be sure you get plenty of exercise and eat lots of fiber. Lol!
So on April 22 I perform the second of three pregnancy tests at home and it reads positive. Im pregnant!!!
I was so happy. We’ve been talking about getting pregnant since jan 2007 and started trying back in jan 2009. Here it is april 09 and whallah! It happened. Tell my husband and his response is one of shock and disbelief. It takes him a day to realize what just happen to him and his bank account. Lol! But after the shock wears off two day later we realize how lucky we are and how happy the next 9 months will be.
Fast forward to 5 months later and 7 pounds heavier….. Im tired all the time. I have to take a nap in the mid afternoon. My 5 y old has gotten use to taking care of me and knows that when mommy sleeps that’s her time to sit in front of TV watching all the shows on Disney that mommy doesn’t let her watch! Devious isn’t she?!?!
I cant sleep on back anymore cuz it hurts, I cant stop craving cheeseburgers and French fries. I cant eat my tuna and bleu cheese anymore nor can I munch on shrimp. I know its alright to do these things say the experts but I have my own reasons. So anyway! With my first pregnancy I craved green chile and red chile .. Im talking the super hot stuff that makes you cry. That was super yummy to me. With this pregnancy I crave mustard. I use probably 6 packets of mustard for one small McDonalds French fry! Oh how I love that mustard these days. Chile is okay now but I just cant seem to get anything hot enough or yummy enough for me to feel fabulous. Cuz as you know , when your pregnant , its all about the food and HOW it makes you feel!!! *grinning*
I cant sit for more than 20 mins at the computer without having to pee. I leave the house and before I go I pee, then 5 mins later when I get to the store I have to pee before I even start to shop. Frustrates the heck outta my 5 yr old. Payback is a killer! Now she knows How I felt during potty training. Lol
One thing that is really funny. I cant sleep at night. Sometimes it’s the pain but most of the time I wake up cuz I have to pee but then I stay awake for no reason… just cuz im wide awake and cant fall back to sleep. For the past few nights I have been awake from 3am to 6am. Sometimes its up at 3am and up all day. I don’t take long naps at all. Before I got pregnant I would sometimes take 2 to 3 hr naps in afternoon and still make it to bed at 10am and sleep like a baby all night. Now I nap for an hr in afternoon and Im in bed by 8pm. And up at 3am bright eyed and bushytailed. Go figure! I was telling my hubby maybe its becuz I’m hungry and I’m not feeding myself at 3am. So last night I tried something different. I got up and fed self even though I wasn’t really craving anything or starving… ate half a turkey sandwich, goldfish and 8ozs of milk. I was so content and fell asleep again soon after and didn’t wake til 9am. So maybe that is it. Another funny thing. Ever since I found out I was pregnant Ive been waking up in middle of night parched and craving an ice cold beverage to drink. So I get up drink my ice cold punch, milk or caffeine free soda and I’m satisfied and back to sleep I go. Until this whole hungry thing started lately.
So its 12 am midnight Im still up typing and cant go to sleep. I ate dinner at 6pm and my tummy is telling me im hungry. So off to the pantry I go for a snack.
Oh p.s. ever since I was 2.5 months pregnant I could feel the baby move. First it was like a nervous butterfly then like a gassy bubble In my tummy, now its definitely a lil monster pushing out my skin tryin to say hello. Tee hee! Feels great! So thanks for reading I will try to keep you updated weekly and so far Im 21 weeks preggars and tryin not to gain too much weight. Stay tuned for more exciting news! Thanks for stopping in to read the blog. Look for pictures to come of my belly! Take care
