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Possible Formula to keep me Regular

Breakfast: Shredded Wheat (dry), Hot Cocoa
Lunch: Organic Whole Wheat Pasta w/Vodka Sauce...a sprinkle of cheese, chocolate milk
Snack: Dried Prunes
Dinner: Soft Tacos w/black beans and extra lean meat w/onions and garlic, a little cheese and sour cream
High dose of Metamucil

I don't think I can eat this everyday. But it did work..but made me extremely gassy. :( So far I can't get enough of flour tortillas. Not the healthiest of cravings but it could be worse.

My Symptoms - The gross stuff

Well I haven't puked yet and that is awesome. But I am queasy nonetheless. I have been constipated and I think my bottom is swollen maybe from hemorrhoids. Sandro has been great about it. Forcing me to get high fiber foods and take Metamucil to get me regular. So far this has only given me gas for the most part.

"Constipation is another common early symptom of pregnancy. An increase in progesterone causes food to pass more slowly through the intestines — which can lead to constipation." From the Mayo Clinic website. Also, I am sure in the new crazy amount iron in my prenatal vitamin. So I feel this may be a good sign at least my body produces the progesterone hormone. I will have to wait until I see the doctor to see if senokat is okay to use as well as some sort of hemorrhoid cream to ease the my swollen big butt.

Here are few other symptoms I am experiencing...also from the mayo clinic website.

Tender, swollen breasts

Your breasts may provide one of the first symptoms of pregnancy. As early as two weeks after conception, hormonal changes may make your breasts tender, tingly or sore. Or your breasts may feel fuller and heavier.

Fatigue

Fatigue also ranks high among early symptoms of pregnancy. During early pregnancy, levels of the hormone progesterone soar. In high enough doses, progesterone can put you to sleep. At the same time, lower blood sugar levels, lower blood pressure and increased blood production may team up to sap your energy.


Nausea with or without vomiting


Morning sickness, which can strike at any time of the day or night, is one of the classic symptoms of pregnancy. For some women, the queasiness begins as early as two weeks after conception.


Nausea seems to stem at least in part from rapidly rising levels of estrogen, which causes the stomach to empty more slowly. Pregnant women also have a heightened sense of smell, so various odors — such as foods cooking, perfume or cigarette smoke — may cause waves of nausea in early pregnancy.


Mood swings


The flood of hormones in your body in early pregnancy can make you unusually emotional and weepy. Mood swings are also common, especially in the first trimester.


The mood swings one really cracks me up. I scare easily...as in if someone says boo I jump. Then my heart races for 20 minutes and it takes me time to calm down. This isn't normal for me. Also..I will cry at just about anything. Like Supernanny...cried the entire show. Not sure why..but tears. Sandro just laughs. When Sandro says...it's all in my head I go in to a screaming attack mode. That really drives me crazy when he says that. It's not as if I am making this all up.
So the question/or the assumption is...I am really having a baby?! Crazy.

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Today I feel..

Worried. Very worried. Also scared that I will be a bad mom. But mainly just worried. It's so early on and I am scared I will miscarriage. I am trying to stay positive and not think about it. At the same time I feel overly anxious about how this will all pan out. Do I have what it takes to be a mom? Will I be able to make it through this birth? This morning I was particularly grouchy with DH. For no reason really. Just not really liking the mornings much. My lack of focus is apparent and all I can think about is having this baby and the possibility that I may lose the baby. It seems that I both scared and worried and really anxious about what is to come. I guess you can add impatience to the list. Because I really feel that as well. We are almost at 5 week. I have 35 more weeks to go. It seems like a lifetime. I guess it's the fear of the unknown. I am such a control person and the fact that I have no idea what is happening inside me.

I think the hardest thing for me deal with right now is reading the 1st tri board. Every single time someone posts they had a m/c I think about how I am going to be next. Perhaps I just need to stop even reading the board for awhile. I just find it hard because I have nobody to really seek advice from or who is going through the same things. I did get a new book this weekend call The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy so far it's the best I have read regarding what I should be expecting in the next several months.

Pregency Test(s)

You would think after 3...I would realize I was pregnant. The middle one you could barely see. This is the first one I took and I questioned the results. I had it under my cabinet for over a year so there is no telling if it still worked. However, a line is a line. I said before I ran out to Target and got two different kinds. The top one is the target brand and the bottom is the name brand. Later that week I took another Target brand. Instant blue line. I guess this is real ehh? Ha!


Sandro and I are up way early. There was a time change on top of us going to sleep by 9. So we are both up at 6 a.m. Fantastic! I am sure I will have a nap later. Total I am 6 days late. I guess my period won't come after all. :)