Sooo excited and relieved!

It's been several days since I've written, and lots has been happening!

There's a reason why I've been so nauesous and tired recently -- my Beta has risen from a 67 on Wednesday, 10/16 to a whopping 990 today! Yayayayayay! This is SO much better than the last pregnancy. The doctor wants another draw on Thursday, so fingers crossed that it continues to soar!

For those of you who might be pregnant and/or looking for advice about nausea once you do become pregnant, read below (courtesy of Shady Grove Fertility):

PREGNANCY ANTI NAUSEA DIET & LIFESTYLE

A. TWO MAIN GOALS:

Goal 1:

Don’t go more than 4 hours without eating.

Reason:

Your body’s metabolism increases tremendously, and you burn calories

more quickly.

Goal 2:

Eat a combination of sugar and protein each time you eat a meal or snack.

Reason:

Rapid rises and falls of your blood sugar can make you nauseated,

irritable, fatigued, and headachy. Eating a combination of sugar and

protein will help keep your blood sugar stable.

Examples of protein and sugar combinations:

1) Peanut butter, crackers and Sprite

2) Cheese toast on whole grain bread with fruit juice

3) A slice of cheese with an apple

4) Sliced turkey sandwich and low fat chocolate milk

5) Dry roasted nuts and 7-UP

6) Ice cream, pudding, or custard

7) Milkshakes

8) Cottage cheese with sliced peaches and pears

9) High protein cereal with fresh berries or raisins and milk

10) Cheese, crackers, and ginger ale

11) Trail mix and fruit juice

B. OTHER GOALS:

1) Eat small amounts frequently, including first thing in the morning as well as a bedtime

snack.

2) Avoid greasy, spicy, fried, or oily foods including butter and margarine. Use jam, jelly,

or honey instead.

3) Avoid all sodas except Sprite, ginger ale, or 7-UP. The others contain phosphoric acid,

which can make you queasy, including Coke!

4) Sleep in a room with good ventilation.

5) Do not let anyone smoke in the bedroom and preferably not in the house.

6) Avoid cooking if the odors bother you.

C. MEDICATION OPTIONS:

1) Vitamin B6, 10 – 25 mg by mouth every 8 hours as needed.

2) If symptoms persist, add Unisom Sleep Tabs (this is a combination of vitamin B6 &

doxylamine) ½ tablet by mouth 3 – 4 times per day as needed.

i. Unisom will cause drowsiness. Do not drive, operate machinery, or do anything else

that could be dangerous until you know how you react to this medication.

3) Both Vitamin B6 and Unisom can be purchased over the counter.

4) If symptoms are still not manageable, ask your nurse or physician about prescription

medication options.

D. IF YOU ARE NAUSEATED IN THE MORNING:

1) Place dry crackers at your bedside when you get your bedtime snack. Do not choose a

cracker, which leaves a buttery stain or greasy mark on a paper towel or napkin (ex.

Ritz, Waverly Wafers, Captains Cracker, or Wheatworths). Choose instead pretzel

sticks, Melba toast, saltines or soda crackers.

2) When you first wake up, do not get out of bed for any reason first.