Morning Sickness

I have been feeling terrible this pregnancy. In fact I went in at five weeks to get Diclectin for morning sickness. I still felt so miserable that I could barely move without being sick.

I was almost out of Diclectin Saturday, so I decided to go back to the clinic for more. I was sitting in the waiting room and noticed the bottle had two refills available. I was already there, so I stayed to see if I could get some more tips to prevent the nausea.

I am glad I waited. The doctor told me to get my butt up to the hospital for an IV. I was hesitant, because who likes IVs? But he was convinced I should go.

I went in and the nurse giving me the IV had trouble threading it. I now know that that means she wasn't sure she got the IV into the vein properly for the IV. It took about double the usual time for the IV to be delivered. For me that was a good thing. IVs are room temperature which is much lower than body temperature. A slower delivery meant that I wasn't freezing cold receiving the IV. I have to tell you that the IV was pretty uncomfortable. Any mom will tell you that she is used to needles and IVs, especially if she had a C-Section like I did. So saying that an IV was uncomfortable means it was really uncomfortable.

There was a doctor there who said he wanted to practice taking bloodwork on me. I was a little hesitant when I heard 'practice', but it wasn't painful at all. Maybe he should have given me the IV.

After I left I felt a bit better and my skin felt great with all the fluid. My husband was upset that the IV didn't cure my morning sickness, but I was just glad to feel hydrated.

I didn't feel this awful last time. Or did I? Pregnancy brain is very sneaky, erasing bad memories, so you only see your little one and think you can do it again.