Hi guys,
I haven't really been writing much for the last few months. I've been really sick and in the hospital a few times in the last few weeks. We haven't really announced it on Facebook officially, but I thought I would share with my readers the reason why I have been so quiet on the writing front lately.
Here is the news: I am almost 11 weeks pregnant! I have had REALLY bad morning sickness which ended me up in the Emergency Room twice in the space of 3-4 days. I couldn't eat, and within 10 minutes whatever I tried to eat came up again, even water. The doctors tried every type of nausea medication available, even medication used in chemotherapy patients. Nothing worked. Ginger, fizzy drinks, dry crackers, you name it. Every morning sickness trick in the book failed us. That was until the doctors tried natural medication. Vitamin B6 tablets four times a day was the ONLY thing that made any difference. So for the last 4-5 weeks I have gone through absolute hell with nausea. Hence the absence from writing.
I have only been able to get through this with the generous support of friends' prayers and home cooked meals. I can now keep down most foods, except I am still unable to handle greasy and oily foods. Please keep myself and my husband in your prayers, as it has been quite a difficult time for both of us. Nausea is beginning to ease finally, but I still have a few bad days here and there.
Hopefully over the next few weeks I will be back in the saddle.
Coral
P.S. During the second hospital visit, we had a scan to check the health of the baby through all of the nausea, and bub is fine and growing well. It was too early to tell the sex of the baby, so we have to wait until our 18 week scan to find out.
ADDITIONAL NOTE: I have also found that cuppa soup really helps with the nausea while giving me food in my belly. Another natural cure for nausea. Hooray! I haven't actually found anything that works, until I discovered cuppa-soups today.... better late than never hey? And it has food content, and also water...the best of both worlds. Yipee!! I'm so excited to have finally found something that works. (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
