Everyone Stinks!

Warning: This is a whiney, complaint-ridden post. I know it is written in the IF rulebook that once you get pregnant, you are supposed to ride a happy cloud all the way to the delivery room, but I am working to change that rule!

Have you ever seen this nose spray commercial where the guy's entire head is just one giant nose? Well, that's how I feel. I can smell everything. And everything smells bad. That, coupled with the nausea which has kicked in full swing, makes me want to just stay in the house. Or better yet, in the bed with the covers pulled up over my super-smelling snout. I mean when I step outside of my office building, I can smell every restaurant within a five block radius. I smell the garbage, the smoke, exhaust fumes from the buses and the funk that emanates from every homeless person I walk past. Of course, it doesn't help that it is 100 degress outside with 99% humidity.

Honestly though, I wouldn't mind the smells if it didn't make me want to puke. Amazingly, I have only tossed my cookies once so far. But I feel like I could do it again all the time. The only time I'm not nauseous is when I'm sleeping. If only I had a couch in my office. sigh.

I am glad to report that all is well as far as I know. I did not get an U/S this week because my doctor fell and broke her arm. But my labs are fine.

Seven weeks, four days...

...and all is well on the baby front. The bb measured in at eight weeks during today's U/S and the heartrate is at 146. I did an IvIg/intralipid infusion on Friday, so hopefully that will keep these NK cells in check. These next few weeks are critical as this was about the time things went south before.

As far as symptoms go, I am nauseous all the time and my bo.obs are ENORMOUS. I have also had a headache off and on for the past few days. Overall, I seem to do better when I am able to get plenty of sleep. This involves taking a two hour nap after work and then going to bed by 10:30. Today I got to sleep in a little and it was luscious. I just pray that things continue to go well.