Week 6: Nausea

Yesterday marked my first day into Week 6. Other than the spotting, the extreme fatigue, and a little insomnia (hence the post now) things have been going well. The flexibility at work helped a great deal that I have been able to rest lots at home and trying to ease the spotting. Then last night I had my first taste of the nausea.

Our friends K and C came for dinner -- we were going to dine out but then I really just didn't feel like sitting outside at a restaurant so had them over at our place instead. It's great that our full time helper can manage a few dishes quite well and with a little help prepare a good meal for guests and the food was delicious and we all ate lots around good conversation.

Then all of a sudden, the food just did not appeal to me anymore.

It hits you like a bomb. I sat at the dinner table for a minute while the conversation continued, but the smell of everything I so happily chow'ed down just a few seconds ago made me sick. I had to leave the table and head into the bedroom, a "neutral smell ground". A few minutes later after a few very deep breaths I managed to keep the food down but had to move away from the dining area completely afterwards.

It really is quite a funny experience (since I didn't have any at my 2010 pregnancy) how it changes so swiftly. I hope this will not be a recurring theme for the rest of the first trimester, although the reassuring sign is that the Mayo Clinic book said people who experience morning sickness have 80% less chance of a miscarriage. If that's the case, then bring it on!