Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Second Trimester Sick Season Advice...

Don't get sick. That's the best advice I can give you. Just don't do it.

Easter came and went beautifully. The Monday after came and went beautifully. I had so much energy and I felt so good. I felt good enough that I cleaned the whole house and cooked a huge meal for supper - fried breaded pork cutlets, hand mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese - and all was well.

Until Tuesday morning when I woke up with a sore throat. I figured it was just a tickle from sleeping with my mouth open from the congestion that has plagued me every minute of this pregnancy. So I jumped up, finished what housework was left over from yesterday and even got into a couple of around the house projects, but as the day wore on I felt worse and worse, so I went back to bed. Everyone is still watching me like I'm going to break and they all always tell me that when I get a little tired to lay down, not to push it..... cause pushing myself is kind of my thing. I'm a champion at it.

Come Wednesday morning I was miserable. No fever, but sore throat, horrible congestion and all that went along with it. I determined it had to be a sinus infection, judging from what was coming out of my nose. It never moved down into my chest, but I was "sick" a few times during the night Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. And I didn't get a single wink of sleep. I was up sick the first time around 2am, and again at 4. And that time I felt like I was in serious trouble. I couldn't catch my breath and I kept gagging, like dry heaves... we have a tile floor in our bathroom and I finally got both of my palms flat against that cold floor and it sort of shocked my system into taking a breath.

I'm still dealing with it today, a week exactly from when it all started. I've got so much pressure built up in my head that my teeth are killing me. So, definitely sinuses. I'm glad it was just that. The flu is going around my neighborhood.


I couldn't suffer without some relief. In spite of wanting to and trying to. So I sent my longsuffering husband out for medicine. There is a safe medicines list out there for pregnant Mamas and if your doctor is worth punkin they will give it to you at your confirmation appointment at 8 weeks. On the list was Robitussin and Benadryl. Robitussin is my favorite cold/flu medicine EVER. To me it works so much better than anything else I've ever taken. So Aaron went out and grabbed me a couple of bottles and some popsicles. I'm sure I lost some more weight during that time, and I'm probably going to get in trouble at my next drs visit, but I simply couldn't eat a bite that first full day. I'm trying to rectify that situation now that I can taste again.

By Saturday I was better, not completely back up to my old self, but better enough that when Aaron mentioned Cracker Barrel for supper, I jumped at that opportunity.

My advice for you if you are pregnant during this allergy/flu season..... stay in the house, lock the doors, pull the covers over your head. Don't get sick.