Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Preggie Pop Drops?

So, this round the nausea has been more than unbearable. One day my diet consisted of lightly toasted bread and some strawberry jam. Worked for the day. . . but now the thought of crusty bread is enough to induce dry heaving. Another day it was some nice warm banana bread. . . another, just enough water to get me by. But I was getting tired of phone calls interrupted, stories books laid to the side, and meals left unprepared as I made a mad manic dash to the porcelain god demanding the guts out of me as a sacrifice for the life inside.

So I thought I would try the fabled Preggie Pop Drops from our local Motherhood Maternity. Delirium set, I was in heaven, the gnawing, grating grumbling dissipated, and the planet seemed to rotate on a steady axis for a whole 24 glorious hours. The next morning greeted me with sore mouth (seeing as I sucked the whole package in one day), but I could roll out of bed without feeling like I was in the high seas, searching for the bow of the boat to feed the fish their breakfast. However, like most fabled and too-good-to-be-true things of life, the effects have worn off. I must have over-done it the first day and now they aren't working at all. And alas the morning sickness (which is more like all-waking-hours-of-the-day-and-night-sickness) has returned with a pithy punch. Once again, my feeble knees fall in writhing obiesence to the Throne of Nausea.

ANY SUGGESETIONS?

5 comments:

denise @ little ant design said...

I feel for you - I hate morning sickness. I never was a very good pregnant person.

With my last baby I lived on a steady diet of turkey sandwiches from the local deli and pintos and cheese from Taco Bell - really gourmet stuff.

I have been meaning to come to your blog since you posted on mine to find out if I could add you to my family side bar. It's too bad that I am getting to know family through blogs after the Dahl reunion is over.

shawna said...

well, this way we might be a little more eager to sit down and really visit the next time a reunion rolls around.

I wish that I was at the stage where picky food preferences was a problem. . . right now nothing even sounds appealing. Well not for long anyway.

Last pregnancy I lived on cold cold milk and watermelon. We shall see what this one will bring.

Jodi said...

Sorry - I am absolutely no help! I never had morning sickness with any of my 5 pregnancies. But, I can pass along this little tid-bit from my sister-in-law - try crushed ice in any form. (i.e. a slurpee, a snow cone, frozen popsicles or icee's, plain crushed ice to chew on) She said she would just keep it by her all the time and nibble all day long. Good Luck!

Deanne said...

I'm so sorry! There's nothing worse than puking (ok, so there are probably things that are worse, but not while you're going through it!). Maybe if you go a few days without the pop drops your body will forget that they're immuned to it. Hang in there!

Renee said...

I have been away for awhile.congratulations! I am so excited for you. A new addition is always such a blessing. So sorry about the morning sickness.