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Pregnancy is Hard

December 3, 2015 By Alysia 12 Comments

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Well, I spilled the beans on Instagram a couple weeks ago…

Who doesn't love a giant teddy bear in a nursery?! 😉 Remember that time I didn't blog for like 8 weeks? Oh yea, it's still happening… I wasn't just taking some time off. I didn't blog because vegetables made me nauseous, which I never thought I'd ever say in my entire life! I am happy to say I have officially made it through the first trimester of pregnancy! 😊💕 oh, and I can eat vegetables again so maybe you'll see some blog posts coming out soon. At least until May 3 when I'm going to have another human to take care of other than @ehlekylej 😍 details to come!

A photo posted by Alysia L. Ehle, PhD (@slim_sanity) on Nov 19, 2015 at 5:29pm PST

While part of the blog hiatus I took was indeed for a bit of ‘soul searching,’ it was mostly because all I could manage to do was sleep, eat, work and repeat.

The first trimester of pregnancy is HARD. I like to classify it as the opposite of sunshine and rainbows.

It’s utterly amazing to me how women can be affected by pregnancy so differently. A few of my close friends didn’t have any kind of sickness at all. I generalize it as ‘sickness’ because it is most definitely NOT just morning sickness. I experienced all-day nausea. The only foods I could eat were bagels, Ramen noodles and peanut butter sandwiches. For almost a month straight. The mere thought of seeing a picture of broccoli on Instagram made my stomach curdle even more. I couldn’t work out over this time because I felt so sick. I slept 10-11 hours every day. I cried a lot because I felt so miserable. I’m pretty sure my co-workers thought I had the plague. Kyle was a trooper helping me get through it, and I could tell he felt awful too because there was literally nothing he could do other than toast my bagels and put me to bed at 7 PM.

The CRAZY part about the first trimester is that I didn’t even have it as bad as some women. Some women are hospitalized from dehydration because they literally can’t keep any kind of food down. I suppose for that, I can consider myself lucky.

I’m not writing this post to get sympathy or anything like that. It’s simply to state some facts to anyone who might not know what pregnancy women have to go through to grow a human being. Maybe it will make someone else feel better for having to go through a similar situation. I can tell you one thing for sure, I was completely naive to the rough weeks ahead of me when I peed on a stick last August.

I can tell you another thing, too…it can be really hard to be excited about being pregnant when you feel like death 24/7. And that can almost make you feel worse. Sure, Kyle and I had ‘planned’ to have a baby as best as you can plan it. It wasn’t a surprise. We were ready to start a family.

Luckily, around week 10 or 11 I was able to start eating healthy again. That is one thing I truly believe you need to do during pregnancy. I was sad I couldn’t eat healthy for my growing baby for 4โ€“5 weeks, but I know I won’t have a problem continuing to do so until she’s born. But even now that I’m (finally) feeling better and more like a human being, there are plenty parts of pregnancy that are freakin’ hard.

I can’t physically workout like a could before I was pregnant, and it makes me sad and feel slightly lethargic. I get tired very easily, and working out can wipe away my energy instead of bringing me more. I can’t take medications when I’m sick, or even dose up on Emergen-c. The way I socialize with people is completely different. I miss being able to drink a glass of wine. NO I’m not an alcoholic but I do enjoy a good wine buzz. I miss being able to stay awake after 8:30 PM. I feel bored a lot of the time which is probably the worst of it all.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m beyond excited to grow our family. Telling our families has been exciting, and we’re starting to put our nursery together. But when the reality of a child isn’t tangible yet, and at 18 weeks you still don’t feel your baby move (which is totally normal for a first pregnancy), you start to wonder why the hell you’re going through this to begin with. Obviously that is a little bit dramatic, but you get the point. Your whole life is changing and with your first child you can’t grasp the benefits of putting yourself through nine months of pregnancy is all about.

I’m also a tiny bit cynical and I’ve never been super emotional, so other women out there may have to take these words with a grain of salt. ๐Ÿ™‚ I’m 100% certain I’ll go through pregnancy at least one more time in my life (God willing), so there is obviously truth to it all being ‘worth it’ in the end, despite my stubbornness to admit that I’ll forget the horror that is first trimester.

For now I’ll keep truckin’ through until May 3. Unless she (we think it’s a she) decides to grace us with her presence earlier than that, say last week of April. I won’t be mad about that!

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  1. Ashley @ Running Bun

    December 3, 2015 at 9:59 am

    Congratulations! Hope you’re feeling well! xo

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    • Alysia

      December 6, 2015 at 9:31 am

      Thank you!!

      Reply
  2. Kristen

    December 3, 2015 at 11:17 pm

    Ugh that sounds rough! My manager just told us she’s pregnant and said she had to hide it from us by locking her office door so she could lay on the floor trying not to puke, and by puking in the building bathroom outside of our office so we wouldn’t hear her and freak out. I feel so bad that she had to suffer so much – but like you, she’s feeling much better now and is excited to be able to eat like normal again. I hope the rest of your pregnancy passes with no more food issues and you feel good enough to workout soon!

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  3. Giselle

    December 8, 2015 at 9:53 pm

    Congratulations! I read this post last week and wanted to comment about how I could relate but had to wait until after we announced. I’m just entering the second trimester and finally feeling better. I have had crazy food aversions from every healthy food I normally love. All I’ve wanted is crackers and cheese, eggs and hot sauce, white potatoes and bacon, pizza and cookies. Nothing I normally eat! I’m hoping my normal healthy cravings return soon and I can stomach some broccoli or even carrots! Congrats again girl!

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    • Alysia

      December 10, 2015 at 12:43 pm

      I’m glad you are feeling better! And I am SO excited for your family! ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚ That sounds a lot like the foods I have mostly been wanting lol. Salty with a bit of sweet.

      Reply
  4. Krystal

    January 1, 2016 at 12:54 pm

    Congrats Alysia!!! The first and last trimesters are hard. I had morning/all day nausea with both pregnancies. I couldn’t do anything on my blog the last few weeks of my 1st trimester. The mere sight of food made me feel ill. Hang in there the 2nd trimester is wonderful!!! And baby will be here before you know it..:)

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    • Alysia

      January 2, 2016 at 7:38 am

      Thanks Krystal! I feel fairly normal so far, and I’m hoping the trend continues into my third trimester. My goal is to stay as active as possible so we’ll see how that turns out ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  5. Kelli H (Made in Sonoma)

    January 13, 2016 at 4:42 pm

    I feel so silly! I saw this instagram post and at the same time so many people kept posting pictures with that Costco bear so I don’t even think I read your caption! I am so sorry! Anyway, I am so excited for you! Congrats! David and I have been wanting to start a family for a while but it hasn’t happened yet. Crossing our fingers this will be our year. I am happy to hear you can eat veggies again! I hope by now it’s even getting better!

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    • Alysia

      January 13, 2016 at 4:53 pm

      Thanks Kelli! Things are definitely getting better, and I’m feeling back to normal now for the most part. Still lots of unexpected things that no one really tells you about, but I’m getting through it. Good luck to you and David. I know how hard it can be waiting, it took some time for us too and had our own issues. I’m happy to lend an ear if you ever want to chat ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply

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