More than twenty-four hours have passed since we received the shocking news of our triplet pregnancy. Even with the three ultrasound photos on the fridge it doesn't seem real that there are three little beings inside me. That I might have three little babies by Valentine's Day. Wow.
We took the day off yesterday to process the news and make some plans. My wonderful husband came to me and said that everything was going to be alright, that this is our life now and we will rally the troops and do what needs to be done going forward. I also learned that no maternal fetal medicine practice wants to see us before 11 weeks even for a triplet pregnancy, which kind of surprised me. I guess all the risks associated with high order multiples come later and the first trimester is the same solitary ball of suckiness that any pregnancy is. So, I feel like we have time to breathe now.
Morning sickness (a.k.a. constant-will-it-never-end-I-want-to-crawl-under-a-rock-and-die nausea) continues to up the ante. There has been vomiting both at home and at work. Food in general continues to repulse me. We went to the grocery store last night and the smell from the seafood counter nearly knocked me over. I stocked up on my go-to nausea foods: Welch's grape juice (purple), gingerale, gluten-free pretzels, gluten-free crackers and some healthy foods I thought I could snack on all day (baby carrots, grape tomatos, apples, grapes etc) as well as some junky foods that sounded good like olive and pimento loaf and processed cheese slices. Each day I feel worse with fewer periods of reprieve, it's quite amazing actually, and very scary given that there are weeks left before I might expect some relief.
*Thanks to those of you who are hanging in there. I am delighted about my pregnancy, but the truth is that pregnancy is really scary and I feel the need to talk about those feelings here. I know there are many readers out there who are dying to be in my shoes and I hope to read about your BFPs and your own pregancy experiences soon*
Love your husband's positive attitude! What a guy :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are doing awesome with the snacks (but I don't think I want to know what "olive and pimento loaf" is - haha). I hope the nausea eases up for you very soon!
I'm sorry about your continued morning sickness, but glad to hear that you are adjusting to the idea of having triplets.
ReplyDeleteI must say, you are experiencing my second-to-worst fear related to doing IUIs. . . my worst fear being that I won't get pregnant at all. The idea of even twins terrifies me, so I can't even imagine how you must be feeling.
A friend of my MIL's recently welcomed triplet grandchildren, born after their mother struggled with IF for nearly six years. I'm sure you'll hear from other triplet moms who can offer some words of wisdom.