When you announce you are pregnant, there are usually a list of questions everyone wants to know, so I'll just take care of those now! (not that I mind talking about it in person!) Feel free to skip this one as there are no pictures and it's mostly just me allowing myself to be excited about being pregnant. A friend said the more you share your news, the more real it feels.
1. I am due March 16th. (which feels SO far away)
2. ...So that means I am about 13 weeks now.
3. We don't know what the gender is, but we will find out the middle of next month.
4. If we got to choose, the votes would go as follows: Susan is leaning toward wanting a boy, Caroline wants a girl, and Dave is going with the "I don't care, as long as it's healthy".
5. I will have to have another C-Section. They routinely do scheduled C-Sections at 39 weeks around here, so we're looking at about the first or second week in March. (Kind of nice we get to schedule it.)
6. I'm feeling pretty good. So far, I have not thrown-up (yay!) but I do get nauseated if I don't eat something fairly bland every 2 hours. But it's nothing that I can't handle! I have, however, started getting some awful headaches. Really, miserable, throbbing headaches. I don't say this to complain - because I'm soooo not complaining about this pregnancy, but to ask if anyone out there has advice. I'm usually not prone to headaches, so this is new to me and most likely pregnancy related. I get them mostly at night, but they last hours and sometimes over-night. I don't want to take any pain meds if I can get away with it. Any ideas?
7. We do not have any names picked out. We refuse to have that conversation until we know what the gender is. Basically that's because we don't agree on names and that at least narrows it down by 50%! We do plan on using at least one family name. Caroline likes the names Freddy, Velma, and Daphne. (she's in a Scooby Doo phase right now). For now we strictly use "The Baby" because I hate calling the baby "It".
8. Some have asked if we did InVitro Fertilization. No, we didn't. But both Dave and I were on medication and thankfully that worked!
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I heard that sometimes you can get headaches like that from being dehydrated so drink lots of water and see if it helps. Thanks for all the details.
Yay for pregnancy, sucky for headaches! Like I said - I thought I heard maybe from pre-natals, but who knows. Hopefully lots of water will work, if not, I have some really strong tylenol with caffeine in it that helped with my spinal headache :)
I had head aches too! My suggestion is meds, I used Tylenol PM or extra strength. They helped somewhat. I also found staying cool and eating often like you said.
Congrats on the new addition!!
I got headaches with my last pregnancy. I took Excedrin Tension Headache (it just has the Tylenol and caffeine, but not the aspirin) and it helped somewhat. If you're really trying to avoid meds you could also try a prenatal massage, prenatal chiropractic adjustments, acupressure (press firmly on area between thumb and pointer finger), peppermint essential oil (apply to temples, neck, and behind ears)...and I'm sure there's more but that's all that's coming to mind. Good luck!!! We are, again, SO happy for you guys!
I hope that you are feeling better. To me, the trimester makes all the difference. But yes, diet has always been a big trigger for me. Hydration also, but BEWARE! I approached water poisoning one time because I was determined to get rid of a headache that started from dehydration. As a pharmacist, I'm a total drugaphobic. :) I like sleep and dark rooms. However, when the kids have to be up, an occasional Tylenol can at least take the edge off. Caffiene (Excedrin) just makes me sicker. Good luck!
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