Ailments

Jim and Rie stopped by last night to drop off our crib, more on that later because it deserves a better quality of pictures than I can take with my phone, and Rie asked if I've been documenting my ailments throughout this pregnancy.  Honestly, not really.  Mostly because I don't want to remember them that well.  I know that everyone says once the baby is here you'll get a little bit of Momnesia and start to forget any issues you had in pregnancy.  Perhaps this is nature's way of telling you to continue to procreate. :)  However, I thought that I would take minute to roughly outline how I've physically felt throughout the past 32 weeks.  I'm on another upswing so I might as well take advantage of it!


7/26 - Found out we were expecting
7/28 - Progesterone levels low, start taking supplements
8/5 - Nausea sets in, start taking B6 and Unisom
9/1 - Nausea gets worse, B6 and Unisom isn't cutting it and afraid to leave the house
9/15 - Doc appointment (12 weeks), ask for prescription for nausea.  Around this time I also discovered what heartburn was and took nearly 10 Tums/day.  Fail 1 hour glucose test.
9/21 - Pass 3 hour glucose test.
9/27 - Swallowing pills becomes difficult, switch to chewy prenatal vitamins
10/9 - After trying multiple brands and forms of prenatals, decide its something about the taste that upsets my stomach.  Start taking multiple Flinestones vitamins.
9/16-11/9 - Nausea comes and goes, even with medication.  Meds made me drowsy and gave me migraines.
11/10 - Doc appointment (20 weeks). Ask doc for new nausea medication to help with drowsiness.  This one works wonders
11/10-11/29 - Besides heartburn feel pretty good.  Start taking Zantac, continue with new nausea med.
11/30 - Deathly cold of 2010 hits.  Feel like I was hit by a bus.  Go through 4 boxes of Kleenex in less than 4 days.
12/20 - Nausea seems to be mostly gone.  Regularly taking Zantac
12/27 - Mysterious rash forms on my belly.  Use lotion like crazy.  Hope it's excema.
12/30 - Rash is getting worse and spreading.  Call doc.  Get prescription for prednisone.  They think it's just a bad case of excema.  Also, fail 1 hr glucose test.
12/31 - Pass 3 hour glucose test!
1/3 - Rash has gotten much, much worse on prednisone.  Up entire night because I was in so much pain.
1/4 - Call the doc's office as soon as they open.  Get referral to dermatologist.  Might be PUPPS or allergic reaction to steroid.  Stop taking prednisone.
1/10 - Go to dermatologist, rash has improved since I stopped taking prednisone but still purple and blotchy across legs, arms, back and belly.  Derm takes a skin biopsy.
1/13 - Biopsy back.  Could either be PUPPS or an allergic reaction to steroid says the lab.
1/17 - Have stitches removed from biopsy.  Derm guesses it was excema, then an allergic reaction to prednisone since most of rash is now gone.  But, if it comes back it's probably PUPPS. :)
1/20 - Doc appointment (30 weeks).  Ask for a Zantac prescription because the heartburn is so bad!
1/22 - Hit with the great cold of January 2011.  Spend the weekend in bed.  Thinking it's time to buy stock in Puffs.
1/26 - Cold isn't getting better and has spread to a terrible cough.  Call doc.  Discover I have bronchitis and tonsilitis.  Feel like a 4 year old because they prescribe me amoxicillin (the pink, bubblegum flavored kind)
1/31 - Feeling 20 times better than I did last week although the cold and cough are hanging on for fun.  And to make me so I still sound like an elfman.

Disclaimer: Prior to 1/20, I make no guarantees that my dates are correct.  For many of these I pulled out my calendar and my box of prescription meds. ;)


Honestly, I haven't felt well the majority of this pregnancy.  Dan has been wonderful and has taken fabulous care of me.  Even on the days he thinks I'm just milking it.  However, Momnesia must be starting to kick in a little bit because right now I am so excited to meet our daughter that I don't really care what ailments I run into.  Her birthday can't come fast enough!