I am finally towards the end of week 10. Looking at the diminishing little yellow tablets of folic acid, I happily count down towards the end of my first trimester.
Things are slowing starting to get better -- the fatigue is not as intense, so I am able to enjoy some outings with mic and Jack-Jack. The last bleeding episode is 10 days ago so I am in the safe zone for some time now, casting the doubt of whether this is a viable pregnancy away. The nausea, well, I wish it is going as well but it still follows me around most of the day with that all day sea-sick feeling. The worst part of all is my inability to take in any water -- the taste of water makes me gag like I have just had a mouthful of the most foul tasting thing. Last time adding slices of lemon, or infuse the water with ginger helped. This time, none of the old tricks worked. With the heat in HK intensifying, I can feel my dehydration and the dryness of my mouth and tongue, but I still couldn't drink any water.
Then I discovered one day eating at a Thai restaurant I could actually drink a whole young fresh coconut without any side effects. Praise God for coconut water, my only source of liquid right now. (And the fact that there's a shop in the Wanchai wet market that sells fresh coconut water every day!)
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