First Trimester experiences and advice

[somegroovychick]

Re: First Trimester experiences and advice

@Sahar02

Take prenatal vitamins and omega 3. Talk to your doctor about recommendations.

Avoid soft cheeses and unpasteurized cheeses.

Avoid raw foods, smoked meats, and deli meats – anything that is not fully cooked.

Eat foods rich in folic acid, iron, and omega 3. Eat lots of spinach, broccolli, apples, etc. Eat lots of fruits and veggies.

I had bad nausea and frequent vomiting. I couldn’t be around desi food at all. Water was very hard to consume. I tried juices and popsicles, but I still wasn’t getting enough water. I craved melons and other juicy fruits.

If nausea gets bad, people recommend crackers. I did that for a bit, but for much of the first trimester I was eating Cheerios constantly.

^ All of this.

For me, all I could keep down was Taco Bell’s 7 Layer Wraps which are basically just condiments in a soft tortilla. But honestly, I was vomiting so frequently with anything and everything being a nausea trigger, that so long as I could tolerate it and it stayed down, that’s what I ate. The smells from desi food were a nightmare - ugh.

Some people are lucky enough to not have any nausea. Mine started at exactly week 6 and lasted until exactly week 17. It was pretty miserable, let me tell you.

So my main advice is: listen to your body, expect it to do wonky things and be a slave to your hormones if you must. Your system is going through an IMMENSE amount of adjustment and change- stuff will happen and feel weird- just go with it. Do what your body wants you to do and you’ll get through it. Don’t try and fight it, and remember, there IS no “normal” anymore!