Yes its true, I am pregnant!! While this little one was a surprise, I figured that I would wait till the last week of my first trimester to sit and write out everything that has been on my mind! From the hardest hitting morning sickness I have ever had to the neat tips and tricks I have learned along the way to make the worst trimester the best! I will also be attending a class here in the next few weeks to get a in depth look on how you can naturally help your body through pregnancy. From food, to essential oils and a few real life savers!! I am glad to go through this journey with you! I cannot promise you however that the humor or some of the nitty gritty details wont make you laugh or even maybe you will relate!
Weeks 1-4: Ok we all know the magic happens about this time. Yea you know the sperm meets egg, egg travels down and implants, then the miracle of life continues until your holding a cute squishy newborn in your arms. I was blissfully unaware of any of this, I even missed my period without a worry. Why would you ask, I was having issues with the lady down stairs, she was not keeping my periods on time! I would skip from 32 day cycles to 36 day cycles. I was actually due for my period on Christmas eve.. When she didn't come I didn't bat an eye! However I was rather annoyed due to my taking Vitex (Chasteberry) for over a month! I noticed Soon after that I was feeling rather tired easily which I blamed on my autoimmune and my other condition. I was soooo wrong!!
Weeks 5-8: New years eve went by and I noticed about then I was having breast soreness. Again in perfect denial, I shrugged it off hoping that maybe that my lady times was upon me. The next week I started to bleed a little and was like " yes!!! I can finally get off this emotional roller coaster and dumb the hormonal crap!" Oh I was wrong!! I was blessed with Overwhelming nausea and that was when I knew something was up! Tada this girl was pregnant!! After one at home test, a hospital visit for something for the nausea, fluids, and a UTI I was able to survive the day and eat a little.What I didn't know was I was 7 weeks along!! After three days of finding myself endlessly dozing off with my 4 year old in bed, I knew it was time to change up my routine. I started to diffuse grapefruit to hide unpleasant odor throughout my house and I also noticed at night if I diffused peppermint it would help allow me to relax and drift off to sleep ( yes I know it says peppermint is supposed to wake you up a little, it makes me go to sleep). I continued however to take the nausea meds so that I could swallow down the nasty horse pill prenatal. I was awaiting however a special delivery from my LRP that would take away the nasty horse pill and add some more natural sources of nutrients for me.
Weeks 9-12: I wont lie the morning sickness came back with a bite after running out of the medicine . I was left curled in a ball searching every natural remedy I could find on Pinterest. I came across a post about eating what you crave, not what your supposed to. I found very fast that meats where not in my book of yummy foods. Cheese and crackers however settled very well and so did veggies. I made my way up to even eating a grilled cheese sandwich. I soon found that I could snack lightly throughout the day However some times even when craving certain things I would not be able to eat. My husband finally caved and bought me every flavor of power- aid he could find to just keep my fluid intake up and give me the minerals I needed. My appointment came and I was able to after 3 weeks finally relax. I was given a safe medication to ease the morning sickness. I was also given the best news, baby was alive and well!
I look like an alien !!
After about three days on the meds and a few nights of good rest I was finally able to eat normally!! After the all clear I finally started to use oils and a few other things to help get me back on track. I watched my body change and my once flubby tummy become more round and full. I had received my monthly LRP order and was able to start taking my LLV ( Life Long Vitality ) vitamins and the pro-biotic. I noticed within three days of taking those that my body started to feel less sluggish and I was able to get through most of the day without having the overwhelming need to nap! By week 12 I felt like I did pre pregnancy!! While still a little tired off and on, I managed to make the best of the new found relief I had been given and then took life back by the horns and Continued on being super mama!!
My takes out of the First Trimester:
Ok so what about this post was all natural? I mean what advice out of this can I give you that helps you through the first trimester without pushing the not so healthy button. I cant say I did everything right in my journey, but lets get real here, no one is perfect. I have learned however that even if you did things all natural, you can still have a few road blocks. Yea I could have cut out the crappy Power-aid and made my own electrolyte solution, cut out the starches and ate veggies and fruit instead, and maybe had been a little more pushy about how I used my oils. I also could have made myself miserable and possibly caused myself a lot more harm. After doing the natural thing for years I have learned that each of us dance to our own drum.
So what did I do Naturally?
- I ate organic veggies and fruits! Hey one can never underestimate the power of not having to worry if your food is slightly radioactive!
- Quit conventional prenatal vitamins and went for the food based!!
- Slept when I needed it!! I mean if your a mom of a small child I can understand the struggle. I was a mom of 3 kids under 5 at one time! However my 4 year old was very happy to go with his grandma ( aka Emma) so I could rest
- Oils!!! Ok I wont lie I am short of nuts about these wonderful gifts to man!! I use them everyday in our house to support our kids and my health!!
- I quit sodas!! I really have a new found love for herbal teas and juicing!!
- I started walking more and also making sure that I keep active! Nothing stalls a labor faster than sitting!!
- I put healthy fats into my diet! I have been someone who has always loved fish and chicken ( however it takes an arm twist to get my hubby to eat it)
- I ate a lot of carbs. Bread and crackers where my staple for the times eating anything else was not in the books
- Instead of not taking medicine ( which I hate taking with a passion) I took anti nausea pills.
- I still used a few conventional items that otherwise maybe could have been replaced with more natural products. I am however switching to a new shampoo soon!!
- I could have been more prepared and a little less junked up before getting pregnant! Its true, most of how your pregnancy will go is based on how you treated your body before baby! I was slacking a little in that department!!
- Listening more to what my body says VS listening to the advice from others
- Eating healthier!! Eating more foods that will support a growing baby and a working mama!!
- Make sure I exercise more! I dont want to be caught off gaurd while delivering the baby!
- RELAX!!! Learn to stress less and enjoy more of this pregnancy since this WILL be my last baby!
