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Pregnancy symptoms actually hit me before we did the test.
I was exhausted.
But I was tired before, so I didn't quite give it much thought.
SLEEP:
A couple of days later, I turned into a koala bear.
I was sleeping almost 18 hours each day.
And I didn't move much.
I didn't eat leaves though.
I was dead tired.
So tired I didn't even have energy to chew on my food.
It was impossible to go on social media like I used to.
Typing texts on the iPhone requires tremendous amount of energy.
MORNING SICKNESS:
The morning sickness kicked in.
Morning sickness is a lie.
It doesn't happen only in the mornings.
I threw up a lot in the evening.
There was a couple of weeks it feels like my body scheduled a timeslot for throwing up.
It always happens between 1830 - 1930 each day.
Then I started throwing up each time I ate.
Eat. Throw up. Repeat.
At the rate I threw up, I wonder if I actually took in any food.
I stayed in bed the whole time.
Throwing up saps one of energy.
I have to crawl back to bed after each session.
FOOD AVERSIONS:
I have the most ridiculous food aversions ever.
(I'm still having them now but it has slightly improved. And please, please don't let me jinx myself.)
I cannot smell food. I still cannot smell food.
I cannot eat vegetables. Not at all.
I could not look at pictures of food.
It was impossible to go on Facebook or Instagram during those days without gagging. So I stopped altogether.
I could not even see food and vegetables in cartoons.
Yes. They make me sick.
Even the ones with eyes.
My doctor was highly amused.
I was basically on a fluid diet.
BUT oh, I could not drink water.
Water tastes bad.
I could only drink diluted 100-plus. Or honey drink.
On good days, milo.
On such good days, I could eat some crackers too.
I steered away from social media because it was such a torture.
BABY:
We saw Baby for the first time.
It is surreal.
Baby was so tiny during our first ultrasound scan, we couldn't really make out where Baby was.
Thankfully our doctor has good drawing skills.
His doodles are adorable.
During the subsequent visits, we saw how Baby grow.
We heard Baby's heartbeat for the first time.
We saw Baby kicking its legs. Swimming!
We saw Baby wave.
LIFE:
The first trimester is also where my everyday life is a musical.
I talked a lot because I wasn't feeling good.
I felt the need to let Baby know what I was doing in hope that Baby can help me feel better.
I read 'Green Eggs and Ham' aloud everyday hoping that we could try to eat more food.
It worked for a few weeks.
When I couldn't talk, I sang.
I sang when I prepared milk for myself to drink.
I sang when I had to take my supplements.
I even made up a shower song to sing while I am bathing.
Showering was tough during those months when my legs were wobbly from the lack of food.
My poor neighbours.
They listen to horrible singing in the day and icky vomiting sounds at night.
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At the start of May (once we hit the Second Trimester), we informed our siblings of the good news.
♥ I'm glad Mummy came over to be with me (and help me with chores) every alternate days. That played an important part in helping me maintain my sanity. ♥
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