Thursday, February 5, 2009

anemia - insomnia - kolache cravings

Its 6am.. I'm laying in bed, posting from my phone, exhausted.
I've been awake, tossing and turning, since 345.

I've been sick the last day and a half or so. Shortly after my -hooray 10 weeks- post, I got sick out.of.nowhere, without any warning, and have been struggling since. I missed work AGAIN yesterday (haven't gone since last Thursday for one reason or another, not always my fault!) and I'm starting to think I should just call and give my notice via phone and see what they say. I mean, this is getting ridiculous and I'm sure they feel the same way. :(

In other pregnancy news, I got my bloodwork results yesterday and was told I'm anemic. No real shocker, I've always tread the fine line of iron-deficiency. I had just hoped my PNV's prior to conception would have helped, at least longer than 10 weeks. I'm bummed to already be dealing with this, and worried about the ferrous sulfate supplements I need to take.
For one, 2 of the first 3 side effects listed are nausea and vomiting. Fantastic.
And two, its rare lately that I am able to take and keep my PNVs down. Now I have yet another pill to wrestle with, and strategically time for some point in the day that holds some chance of me not getting sick. :(

I made the mistake of reading about early onset anemia in pregnancy, and now I can't stop thinking about "poor fetal growth" and "preterm labor" and "low birth weight". Ugh. Why do I ever google anything other than the nearest donut shop with kolaches??

I have seriously been jonesing for some kolaches! Which is strange considering most food commercials leave me dashing to the closest toilet (even when I cover my eyed!). Wonder if I could sweet talk my loving mother into bringing me some this morning? Mmmm.. Kolaches.

1 comment:

A/K said...

ooo, bummer! Especially with the 2 side-effects...seriously girl, you can't catch a break! Think about it like this: Poppy is making you so sick b/c he/she is sucking up ALL of your nutrients...so he/she will come out big and strong (and we all know he/she's growing like a weed!).

(((hugs and non-vomitous thoughts)))