1st Trimester... Upchuck Galore!

I am over my first trimester. Alhamdulillah.. It was quite an interesting three months I had since everything is all new to me. The first month was quite okay and my appetite kind of increased a little bit. By the time the second month kicked in, the bout of dizziness and nauseousness reared it's ugly head. Unlike some pregnant women, I was not so blessed to escape that bout of morning sickness. Mine was more like an all day sickness no matter what time it is, be it early morning, afternoon or even at night. I often get migraine and even had to bring a homemade cold compress to work (even into a few meetings!). I made the cold compress by putting a couple of ice cubes into a ziplock plastic bag, then wrapping that ziplock bag with a towel, then tying the towel with a rubber band. I even had an aversion to any kinds of scent! There goes my perfume wearing days. I also had developed a kind of dislike to anything labeled as cosmetic too. So all my lipbalms had to sit in my drawer for quite some time.

The nauseousness was quite bad for me. I had to have a couple of sour tidbits to nibble on to lessen the effect. It became even harder when the holy fasting month came. I was in my third month at that time. During the day I could not nibble on snacks to keep that pukish feeling at bay so I end up feeling sick all day. The dizziness was also one thing I had to deal with. I was trying my best to get a full month of fasting but I was too weak to get it. At one point, I was too weak to do anything and had to lie down at the office to get a little bit of strength. It was at that time that I surrendered and went to see the doctor at the nearby clinic. The doctor told me that I was having a low blood pressure and advised me not to fast because I was quite weak. She even gave me a few days of medical leave so that I could rest. She even told me that if my condition continues, she might have to admit me into the hospital to get some fluids into my system. After that, my dear husband told me to alternate my fasting days. I end up fasting a couple of days and then resting for one day, then continuing to fast a couple of days and then rest for one day again, and the cycle goes on until the end of fasting month.

My boss was quite furious that I had to take a couple of days off for my medical leave (as instructed by my doctor, mind you!). He even called me a weakling! All I could reply was that not all pregnant women are blessed with strength during their first trimester and every pregnancy is not the same. Even though I was sick all day and was quite weak, I managed to get all my work done and he had no reason to complaint at all. So, in the end he let me be and maybe my work spoke for me even though there might be some whispers behind my back saying what a weakling I am. Who cares, right? As long as the baby in my belly is growing healthily, I am happy even though I feel crappy. ( ^_^ )