One of my morning rituals after getting ready is to check my iGoogle. I have a widget right at the top that counts down my pregnancy days left. Today was the first time I had a double digit! I feel like I'm sort of on my last leg. I'm definitely more than half way done, more like 2/3 of the way through. It's exciting... 99 days left!
This week I've been really drained. I go through weeks of high energy then the complete opposite happens. I couldn't get myself up until 1 PM today. I tried going to to bed around 11:30 when ...TMI warning I had the worst stomach cramps I've had in awhile. Along with my energy swings are my digestive swings.
The constipation I experienced first trimester was probably the single most evil pregnancy symptom I have experienced. I have a feeling it was caused by my prenatal pill and all of the iron that goes with it. I switched over to a different multi-vitamin and I think I've been doing better. I'm definitely not as "regular" as I was before baby E entered the picture but not as bad as before. It's for this reason the experience last night sort of freaked me out.
I've heard on Baby Story and from other mothers that contractions feel somewhat like really bad gas pains or stomach cramps. How is a pregnant hypochondriac supposed to differentiate what is happening then? I know I ate a whole bowl of chili earlier in the evening but I've never had "stomach problem" pains like this before. The entire time in the bathroom I hoped it was what felt it was and not something else. After all, I've had 0 bleeding this entire time and I'm really not ready to deliver a tiny baby.
Well, I won't go into detail, but it definitely wasn't E making me double over in pain. I do wonder though about some of the warnings about laxatives and enemas while pregnant. What if you do just have a couple of incidents of just too greasy food? Does this also start uterine contractions? I hope not. Guess it just goes to show that I should probably lean more toward leafy green vegetables before feeding the craving for chili at 9 PM.
