Aside from attending the team meeting to buy ourselves time, what else did I do? Definitely not counting jumping sheeps!

I am bracing myself again. Hoping for the best and expecting for the worst.
Tomorrow’s definitely another day.

And then couple N and V introduced themselves to me and everything ended up in the bathroom sink.

The smell of chicken being boiled which makes me drool with hunger before still makes me drool alright, drool first then throw-up. The fresh fish especially the fillet ones with tartar sauce which used to be oh so delectable are so detestable now. I won’t last another bite without reeling and after some tummy churning activity; I’ll ran to my nearest favorite place of our home…the bathroom. So what about milk? My growing baby sure needs this for teeth and bone building. But what can I do? I tried gulping down the entire glass without breathing but even before I reach 3 with my counting to relax me, everything went out already even through my nose! That was really painful I’m telling you. The whole grains are another story; no rice and bread for me please even the toasted ones. I can’t take the taste of it. I have this metallic taste on my tongue for grains that does not seem to come off no matter how many times I brush my teeth or how often I use my tongue cleaner. Good thing that I can stomach clear soups and mashed potatoes sometimes without the gravy of course. I intend to eat all kinds of fruits like apples, oranges, grapes, pears, watermelons but I guess N & V have other plans for me. I can only eat sour fruits like green mangoes, guavas, mandarins and any fruit that I can dip in vinegar and salt. So that leaves us with the last on our list: the greens and the yellows. I’m a salad monster well I used to be one that it is. I love romaine lettuce most especially. It’s crunchy, delicious and nutritious. Did you know that Romaine lettuce has as much as seven times beta-carotene, two times the calcium and twice the potassium than that of iceberg? Anyway, as I’ve said I’m a sucker for salads but now I can’t even go near one without turning into the deepest shade of green. Pumpkin is my favorite too. I love soups made of it even pies but that was ages ago well it seems so because I get so sick in the stomach with it now. I even had an ailment because of severe vomiting which led to dehydration that’s why I was hospitalized for the nth time. Learn more about it in my previous post, Hyperemesis Gravidarum.

Thank God I’m much better now. And N & V do not visit me that often anymore, they still do occasionally though. They still never fail to greet me a very good morning. Such lovely couple, aren’t they? I know that it won’t be long until they bid me goodbye. I can already feel it. I’ll surely miss them when that time comes. But unfortunately fortunately they will be replaced with cousins Mr. Heartburn and Ms. Sleeplessness very soon. So I guess I won’t get too sad when Mr. and Mrs. NV finally leave me. The cousins already made a few attempts to make their presence known to me. I’ll be sharing with you my miserable wonderful misadventures adventures with them in my succeeding posts.

Stay healthy everyone!

Hyperemesis gravidarum (from Greek hyper and emesis and Latin gravida; meaning “excessive vomiting of pregnant women”) a condition characterized by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and electrolyte disturbance. Mild cases are treated with dietary changes, rest and antacids. More severe cases often require a stay in the hospital so that the mother can receive fluid and nutrition through an intravenous line (IV). (sources: Wikipedia & americanpregnancy.org

I was given with IV fluid and bolus meds because my gut can’t hold anything for more than an hour. I was advised to take complete bedrest to recuperate from the malaise I’m suffering from dehydration. I’m already crossing over to the second trimester of my pregnancy. There are still occasional episodes of nausea and vomiting but these were lessened.

Thank God!

This is just a phase. I know I could get through this.
Joshua is giving strong signs of his desire of being born in this world.
I won’t fail him.