Pregnancy Ailments

I must be honest, I was one of the lucky ones. My peapod and I really got along well during the past 25 weeks. But a lot of my family and friends prepared me for the worst. The most I dealt with was nausea. And that...was enough. Any time I would smell cigarette smoke, I wanted to puke. Any time I would smell exhaust from a car, I wanted to puke. I would wake up some mornings just wanting to puke. I only got sick once, but that one time was enough. I felt so horrible. Crackers and ginger ale were my friend. Even now, when I want to drink something other than water, ginger ale is my go to drink. And Canada Dry has this wonderful Ginger Ale Green Tea that is just wonderful! If you haven't tried it, you should. I even got the hubby drinking it :)

I found out that I have the sickle cell trait. Luckily, Derrick does not. If you dont understand the impact of this, please google sickle cell anemia. Especially if you are African-American, planning on having kids or are currently pregnant and haven't been tested.

I'm also borderline anemic. Iron is my friend. So I've been trying to eat more foods enriched with iron. Which means greens (which I love) and liver (which I detest, despise, and just plain hate)! There is nothing on this earth that will ever make liver taste good. But, I eat it for my peapod cause I love my peapod :)

The only other ailment that I can think of that I've had problems with is constipation. Because I am taking so much fiber and iron in, I'm trying to drink a lot of water (8-10 glasses) and eat more fruit to combat the constipation.

I hope that this blog entry helps those that need it. A good source for more information is www.whattoexpect.com and www.parents.com. I've also found some pretty cool apps for my iPhone and iPad. There is Sprout (which is awesome!) and What to Expect When Your Expecting app. And of course there are plenty of books out there :).