My First Pregnancy ③
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So, two weeks later.
I was able to safely find the gestational sac in my uterus, so I felt a sense of relief for the time being.
However, since the expected delivery date couldn't be determined at this point, I was told to come back for another checkup in two weeks.
By the way, I was 5 weeks and 6 days along at this point.
I didn't have vomiting morning sickness, food-related morning sickness, or sensitivity to smells; I just felt incredibly sluggish and sleepy.
The doctor told me that symptoms would likely start appearing from here on out, so I was hoping from the bottom of my heart that they wouldn't show up at all...
Also, my husband accompanied me to the hospital, and I felt that after getting pregnant, going out alone becomes very daunting, so having someone with me really put my mind at ease.
(Even walking a little makes me short of breath, tired, or causes sudden physical discomfort, so I feel anxious about going out alone.)
But there are many people who work normally even at 5 weeks, right...?
Everyone is truly amazing! (T T)
I need to become a mentally strong mom too!
After returning home, I researched things to get before my belly grows, as well as what are called labor bags and hospital bags, and wrote them down in a notebook.
I also looked into subsidies and the Maternal and Child Health Handbook, and it turned out that I would be told to pick up the handbook at the OB-GYN or get information about subsidies at the municipal office, so I understood that I should just follow the standard process.
Also, since I had time before the next checkup, I decided to thoroughly research potential hospitals for delivery, so I listed three candidates, compared them, and asked for my family's opinions.
(All three seem popular and would fill up if I didn't book early, so if they were full, I'd have to look for another hospital.)
As I spent my days like that, I started having abdominal pain followed by diarrhea every night.
I thought maybe I had eaten something bad, but... I couldn't think of anything that would upset my stomach, so it was strange.
I suddenly remembered the new folic acid supplement I had started taking.
I've had irritable bowel syndrome ever since I was hospitalized for ischemic colitis several years ago.
Although it has improved significantly now, stress or certain foods still cause me abdominal pain and diarrhea.
There was something I had been careful about for a while, and that was 'magnesium oxide'.
This isn't a problem when my intestines aren't sensitive, but when they are, it causes abdominal pain and diarrhea, so when I saw 'magnesium oxide' listed on the ingredient label of the folic acid supplement, I thought this might be the cause.
So, I tried stopping the supplement for a while, and the abdominal pain and diarrhea stopped completely.
Are you serious!!
Thinking that, I decided to buy and take a simple folic acid supplement that doesn't contain magnesium.
So far, I've been able to take it without any problems.
Then, a nauseous feeling started to appear, and morning sickness arrived (T T).
In my case, it's not to the point of vomiting, but just a constant, dull feeling of nausea, so it might be better than some, but it's still tough...
Moreover, the things I can eat change every day, so I go to the supermarket and browse, thinking, 'How about this today? How about that?'
What was difficult were strong carbonated water and pickled plums (umeboshi).
Both strong carbonated water and pickled plums were refreshing and felt good, but when I went to sleep at night, the carbonated water caused a lot of gas to build up in my stomach and intestines, which was quite painful and made me think I wouldn't make it, and the pickled plums caused severe stomach pain that also made me think I wouldn't make it...
Cola was fine, so I wonder if it was because the carbonated water was 'strong'?
But I'm scared, so I decided not to drink carbonated water.
As for the pickled plums, I still eat them, but I make sure not to eat them on an empty stomach and not to eat too many.
Maybe I'll write down the things I tried eating in the next post.