The following is a diary excerpt from my baby page at www.cris.com/~shag/
I have determined that the best way to get through this whole phase is to write
pregnancy off as a temporary demon posession. Pregnancy is that time in the
reproductive cycle when an alien lifeform invades the woman's body and turns
even the most sweet and placid lady into a raving, neurotic, paranoid, emotional
basket case quite capable of destorying the world if she feels like it. Being as I
was never sweet and placid to begin with, this is having serious effects on my
husband, who may decide to go hide in a cave before this is all over. The
psychotic little monster (who no doubt will be the world's most perfect baby after
birth) is currently targeting him as the focal point for most of the trauma. Poor
thing.
On the physical side I have begun to bulge quite noticably. My "fat clothes" are
getting snug and it's time to break down and start looking at maternity wear. I
refuse, however, to wear anything that looks like a sailor suit. I just won't. What
demented soul decided that pregnant women want to dress like toddlers or nautical
explorers? Probably the same MAN who designed shoes with pointy toes.
My last blood test showed that I am anemic (have an iron deficieny) which is most likely a combination of not enough iron in my diet and the move from coastal, sea
level California to mountain, high altitude Utah.This condition is easily remedied
by the addition of three teaspoons daily of black strap molasses to my diet. Whee.
It could be worse, at least it's not another pill. Which reminds me, what genius
decided to give pregnant women, a group known for their propensity toward
nausea, a pill roughly the size of their head to be taken daily?! Prenatal vitamins
were virtually impossible for me to get down in my first trimester and are still a
challenge. Chopped up and in yogurt is the only way I've managed, if any of you
are pregnant and having the same problem.
You can ready part two here.
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