First Trimester

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Three things kept bothering me during this period of pregnancy:

Nausea

Bloatedness

Constant exhaustion

So far, I didn’t vomit. Thank God! It’s just that the lurking background nauseous sensation kept me from feeling normal. Chewing on a few pieces of cereal helps to stop the sensation for a while. I found out that certain cooking smells can make me more nauseous. I read that this ‘morning to night sickness’ will go away in the second trimester where the level of HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) will drop. One colleague shared with me that her second trimester was her happiest. She felt sickly in her first trimester too.

I learned that if I ate normal portions for the usual 3 meals a day, my digestive system couldn’t cope well. Pregnancy causes digestion to be sluggish. Hence, I have to reduce my intake at each meal to about half or else I would feel very bloated. This takes a while to adjust to. I also have to eat small portions frequently in-between meals. I don’t have to deliberately feed myself at appropriate times as my system will cry ‘hungry hungry!’ every 2-3 hours. I have been spending so much time eating that I can’t help but feel like a pig. The challenging part is that I have to watch the nutritional value of my food and stay clear of certain foods that can be detrimental to the development of the foetus.

Feeling flat out tired during this period makes me quite ‘useless’. I’m no good to do any work and my brain is processing information rather slowly. Thank God that I got pregnant after the year-end examination. I can’t imagine the struggle I have to go through to complete the marking within a limited time. Truly, I shouldn’t be complaining. Thank God that the timing is just right. :)

5 thoughts on “First Trimester”

  1. so soon? i’ve been very blessed not to have suffered much during the pregnancies. actually loved all the trimesters cos they were majorly smooth-sailing. keeping active helps, i suppose as well as eating healthily..you know the normal healthy-eating sayings “more vegetables (green, leafy types), avoid deep-fried, oily..”

    have fun and i hope and pray you’ll have a smooth-sailing pregnancy!

  2. It wasn’t easy on her for the first week for sure; back aches, hunger pangs, listnesses, and a lot of “I’m feeling bloated…!” But she seems to be settling in, thankfully.:)

  3. You are so lucky! I was warded in the hospital during my first tri when I was preggie with my no 1, so much pucking that I was totally drained! Take care Ling! Anyway, I cant find your email add so I dropped you a line on your facebook!!!

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