Slight Reprieve

Tuesday and today (Wednesday) have been somewhat improved nausea-wise. I desperately needed a day or two of feeling better! I'm not sure how long it will last ... some people online say that their nausea stopped after lasting only a week or two, others say that their nausea would get better or worse, depending on the day. I'm afraid to even think the thought that perhaps I'm at the end of the worst! Right now I'm just enjoying the break I'm getting.

I quit taking the concentrated ginger capsules (they seemed to give me a gassy stomach and I was constantly having to belch!) and instead started grating 1 tsp. of fresh ginger into tea every several hours. Kyle also bought me sea bands (for sea sickness). These are small bands that fit around each wrist and press on a pressure point on the inside of the wrist. I have no idea if they are working or not, but I'm feeling good enough that I'm afraid to take them off. I should note that I was actually feeling better before Kyle brought them home - but I'm willing to do whatever at this point to stay feeling better!

Week 8, day 1 today! This week there are plenty of changes going on down there baby-wise. He/she is now 14-20 mm long - the size of a large lima bean. Eye-lids will form this week, while the brain continues to mature and form neuron connections at an amazing rate. A nose is now present, and arms and legs are lengthening. There is likely still some webbing between the fingers and toes, but the webbing will begin to slowly dissolve over the next week or so. My uterus, once the size of a small pear, is now the size of a large grapefruit! No wonder I'm constantly feeling slight discomfort in the abdomen. That's a lot of growth going on! My waist is definitely getting a "thicker" feel to it - though it is likely all due to intestinal distention. This occurs because the bowels slow down the movement of food through them in order to take in more nutrients for the growing baby inside. This is partly why, especially during the first trimester, eating a lot of food is not as important. The body will take out more nutrients from what little you can put in your body than it would otherwise. Quite an amazing design!