Sep 24, 2009
My Mother Said There Would be Days Like This
Monday was such a wonderful day here at home with the kids. I felt ready for this third baby to arrive. My 3 year old daughter and 17 month old son played nicely all day. At one point, my daughter was up to her old tricks and bonked my son on the head with a toy. He began to cry. She quickly said, “I sorry,” kissed his forehead, and gave him a huge hug. The rest of the day was a breeze. They... read more
Jul 11, 2009
I’m Finally Over the Morning Sickness
Dealing with terrible morning sickness while also caring for my 1 year old son and soon to be three year old daughter proved to be quite a challenge. I feel like for a good 6 weeks all I really did was take care of my kids’ basic needs. I seemed to have spent the rest of my time either laying on the couch with my kids climbing all over me or with my head in the toilet and them banging on the... read more
Feb 7, 2008
Sooooooo Tired
I remember being tired with my first pregnancy. But, back then I wasn’t working and didn’t have any children, so if I was tired I just slept all day. Up until now with this pregnancy, my toddler has been taking morning naps and I’ve been napping when she takes her morning nap. Now, however, she has outgrown her morning nap. Today I focused so hard on just making it through the day until... read more
Feb 5, 2008
Morning Sickness Again?
Wow, I’m 7 months and one week pregnant and my morning sickness is back. I never had morning sickness after the fourth with my little girl. It started back last week with just some general nausea (nothing like during the first trimester, though), but last night I actually threw up. I couldn’t believe it. I thought that was all behind me. read more
Feb 1, 2008
1. Eat something small the moment you wake up and continue to eat small meals often throughout the day. In other words, never let yourself get hungry.
2. Eat or smell ginger. Ginger has such strong anti-nausea properties that some lucky women only need to smell the spice for relief. Some get relief by brewing the raw root into a tea (this just made me vomit). What I found most helpful was crystallized...
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Tips for Surviving Morning Sickness
