It’s been exactly 1 month today that Robert and I found out that we are parents-to-be, which has been a source of great excitement and joy in our family – we have all been waiting for it! I haven’t been online for almost as long though. The ‘morning sickness’ has been really extreme and gave me no choice but to go on a pregnancy-imposed hiatus from real life. My sister-in-law’s boyfriend coined the phrase ‘PC-dizzy’ when I described to him how I felt whenever I sat down in front of the computer to work, check my email (oh man, don’t even get me started on how much email I have to sort now), or even to talk to friends on IM. My normal day-to-day activities were seriously hampered.
For most of the time since the day we found out I was expecting, it seems the only thing I have been doing besides trying to eat and keep the food down, was sleep. I cannot believe how much sleep I have gotten these past few weeks! And no matter how much I sleep during the day, I find myself getting really drowsy and heading for bed at 8 or 9pm – surprising only because I don’t normally go to bed until 11 or 12mn.
I used to think that pregnancy would be smooth-sailing for me, as it was for my Mom (or so I thought at the time). But I have been hospitalized twice in 2 weeks – once overnight and then the most recent was last week for 4 days. The doctor calls my condition Hyperemesis Gravidarum, a condition in which the pregnant woman, in this case, ME, suffers from excessive or abnormal vomiting, more severe than the normal ‘morning sickness’. I had to be admitted due to dehydration and weight loss (lost 11lbs in under 1 month, just my luck that I lose this much weight when I don’t want or need to. HAHA, joke’s on me). And while we’re on the subject, don’t let the term fool you, ‘morning sickness’ can happen at any time of the day or night as I have learned the hard way.
Thankfully, my wonderful husband and family have been truly awesome people. They have helped me move about with the IV and patiently sat/slept in the hard, narrow hospital cot all throughout my stay.
The doctors cannot confirm it, but it was also the case for my sister Chilie when she was pregnant with her daughter Sam, so we suspect that our history with hyperacidity has lots to do with it. So a word of advice to all of you women who are planning on getting pregnant soon, it would be wise to cut down on acidic, caffeinated stuff even before you start planning to conceive. I was diagnosed with hyperacidity September of last year and so I immediately stopped drinking coffee and soda as per the doctor’s orders (believe me, this wasn’t easy as I was a heavy coffee and soda drinker versus drinking water). Still I believe its effects have played a major part in my difficulty over the past few weeks.
To date, I am 10 weeks and 3 days along (posting scanned images of the ultrasound as soon as we can get the scanner working!) and Robert and I are EXTREMELY PSYCHED to meet our little one. It was the most emotional thing when we first heard our baby’s heartbeat – nothing comes close to the overwhelming joy that sound brought us both. The past few weeks have probably been the most trying and tiring of my life thus far, and who knows what the next few months will be like? All I know is that when THE DAY comes when we are finally face to face with the best gift we will ever receive, it will all have been worth it.
I can’t wait for our little angel to be born.
@Andie: Thanks very much! I know! I remember looking at your pics with your babies (as well as my sister Chilie’s, Mylene’s, Divine’s and all my other friends with kids! hehehe) and wishing someday soon I will have my very own child to care for and love. Prayer answered! Haha.
@Mylene: Yup! I heard from a family friend who was sick until 5 months … Read Moreinto her pregnancy – for all of her 3 kids! Grabe… I can’t even imagine it! Thank God though, mine seems to be winding down. Been able to eat semi-normally since getting home from the hospital and kept it all down! /bow. Hehe. Nausea na lang ang kalaban ko pagdating ng hapon until evening. Tinutulog ko na lang siya! Unfortunately, ginger tea didn’t help me… siguro dahil hyperacidic ako, it kept me up all night the one time I tried it – as in. I’m an oddity, I know now for sure lol.
@Divine: Thanks, I know God is watching over me and my little one ngayon pa lang. Learned from my OB that I my blood type was O Rh negative too.
Hehe.. Anyway, ayun nga, learned that it could cause complications if my baby’s blood type is Rh positive. Thanks to modern science and medicine meron nang gamot (http://www.rhogam.com/Patient/Pages/default.aspx) so there’s generally no need for me to worry. THANKS EVERYONE for your prayers!
@Tita Pebbles: Thank you po, in a way parang apo niyo na nga din po iton haha.
anu ba yan parang mag-kaka-apong na din ako!?! take good care of yourself ah! GOD blesss u anak!
thanks for updating us sis!
agree ako with mylene, it’s all worth it….promise =)
take care sis. God bless you and the baby.
hey! hope you feel better soon. and dont believe that morning sickness will stop at 13 wks. na-ah. aint true! i was sick till 20 wks!! but its good though. if you’re getting a lot of morning sickness, just think that its good for the baby. your body’s producing enough hormones for bub (vital for his/her growth).
its hard work but its all worth it! the joy is purely indescribable! all the best!!
try to drink some ginger tea…it helps with nausea.
ei there cye…congrats…really happy for you guys.
i can recall how amazing it was having our first baby (and even our second angel too)…it will be very tiring and exhausting…but nothing compares with the time well spent with your angels…(trust me…nakakawala ng pagod, no matter how tired, banas and whatever you are feeling).
ayan, i’m missing my salt & pepper na tuloy…hehehe. conrats again and just enjoy.
@Ninang Loida: Thank you po! Sobra na po ata ako sa pahinga… almost a month na nde nagwo-work hahaha. Hay buhay!
@Jon: Definitely. Wower din to paglaki no! Lol.
@Joshua: Thanks Josh! I know right, sabi ko kay Bert sa dami ng talents niya dapat may maituro siya sa baby.
@Ate Zaida: You guys rock! Your presence and support during these times make it really easy and almost-fun to bear. Hehehe… My first trimester ‘woes’ are coming to an end, I can feel it. Kainan naaaaaaa!
it seems like we are “going through” this journey na rin. rest assured that we will always be here for you- kahit na sa kainan!
Congrats te Cy! hope to meet your baby too soon…;) ipaplay niyo na ng drums, piano, bass, gjuitar, etc….while baby pa…^^ hehe…
Exciting times ahead!
That’s good to hear Cyrene, take care always.
@Amber: ♥ you for thinking of me during caffeine break… makes it so much easier to bear, lol. Aww, give Georgie a hug for me! Hope the wedding plans work out as well. If we lived closer I’d have given ya a hand for sure!! Robert sends his regards.
@Matt: Veggietales rock! I need to get some DVD’s for the lil one! And a copy of Where The Red Fern Grows (yes, I know. way overdue).
@Karen: Yep, really! Thanks Karen.
You must be really infanticipating ! Congratz, Cyrene !
As the Godfather of this child I am happy to see you were taking time off and getting lots of rest, but you were missed and look forward to having some chats about veggietales and disney in the near future. Oh yeah, and tell Robert to get on MSN more often.
Awww hun, I hope it gets better for you… I’ll drink your share of coffee/soda
Go figure.. I had a triple shot venti Mocha today and guess who I thought of? 
George is getting huge and the poor guy just got over his first ear infection and at the same time, is getting 8!!! molars in at once! I am so sleep deprived.
To top everything off, the wedding in in 6 mths and now I just got the news I can’t have my backyard wedding so now to try and find a venue that ISN’T booked for labor day weekend. :\ All this while working 2 jobs.
Tell ya what I can take over the sickness crap for your pregnancy.. You take care of George, the wedding and 1 job (2 days a week)?
Anyways, take care of you and lil bubs, give Robert a hug for me, and remember in the end you’ll forget all about the sickness stuff and want to do it all again.
Wrote this for all of my friends who have been wondering where I’ve gone off to for the past couple of weeks. I’ve missed talking to you all!
And for all my family who have been with me in this journey, hehe. Thanks for all your prayers! Love you all!