The last week of my first trimester. And just like all the books and articles say, my symptoms are dropping off like clockwork. No more queasy, and a lot less boobie pain. But I did wake up to a new, annoying issue: dizziness. So of course I Googled that shit. Here's what I found out:
During pregnancy, progesterone increases the flow of blood to your baby, resulting in lower blood pressure and reduced blood flow to your brain — giving you that dizzy feeling all over. This tends to start around 12 weeks. source
I wonder how pregnant ladies got on before the internet? It's not like doctors tell you everything (or anything, really). Guess their moms, sisters and friends helped with that stuff.
More energy and less queasy helped out yesterday when Ken and I went for a light hike at Kennesaw Mountain. The insanely hot weather has started to give way to cool breezes, so it was a nice time to be outside. Those of you who know me in person know that I'm not exactly the athletic type. But I enjoy walks and yoga for exercise. I have noticed that I tire more easily just walking around. It's kind of pathetic to be panting away after 15 minutes on a slight incline. But I'm trying to not be too hand on myself, and not push myself too far. I do plan to keep moving throughout the pregnancy, but I can't expect to have the same stamina as I did before baby.
I have my next doctor appointment late next week. I can't wait to see how the little plum is growing!
I hear ya on the how-did-mothers-do-it-before-the-internet thing, I don't have a baby but I've been reading the ppk threads on this and had absolutely no idea this is how it all went.
ReplyDeletehope the doc appt went well! and hooray for the queasy feeling being nixed.
Did you have your appointment yet? How is my niece/nephew doing?? What food item are we up to now? Apple maybe :)
ReplyDeleteI finally updated! They moved my appointment to the end of the week.
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