Happy 24 weeks pregnant to me today!
I guess today marks V-day for me, which stands for viability day. This basically means that my fetus would most likely be able to survive with or without medical help outside of my uterus.
I’ve heard this is a big day, but I’m not celebrating just yet. I want my baby to stay comfortable in my uterus until the very end and then I’ll start celebrating.
(You hear that little man: Stay warm and cozy for at least 14 more weeks please!) (Holy sh!t, only 14 – 16 more weeks and then I get to meet him. WOW. It’s really going by SO fast!)
On a completely different note, I am sick. I am not one to ever get sick, so I hate this (as I’m sure everyone does when they don’t feel good). My throat is sore, my glands are making my neck feel very sore, my nose is runny, I can’t stop sneezing, the amount of snot that is coming out of my nose is ridiculous, and my eyes are itchy/burning.
My throat started to hurt yesterday, but it wasn’t an awful pain during the day. Totally tolerable and I just figured that it would go away by the time I woke up this morning.
Well, I was so wrong.
Tarzan tucked me in last night around 1130pm and as soon as he turned on the fan, I started shivering. Now, I usually love it cold when I’m sleeping, so the fact that I didn’t tells you that something wasn’t right. He turned it off and I put on socks, pajama pants, and a long sleeve shirt over my tank top. He added another blanket to the down comfortable and I was still freezing. Like teeth chattering cold.
It felt like there was nothing I could do to warm up. Tarzan felt my head and said that I might have a fever, so I took some Tylenol regular strength and tried to go to sleep. That wasn’t happening. I tossed and turned until 2am, which is when I got up and came into the living room to watch tv.
Tarzan is really funny about me not feeling well. If I tell him that I think I have a fever, his initial response is always to take me to the hospital. Always. If I have a migraine, he’ll suggest going to the hospital. Of course this is so strange to me and I make fun of him. I’m not that big of a baby that I can’t wait until the next day to talk to the doctor.
By the way, there is nothing on tv at this time, so I made a mental note to record a ton of shows when baby Tarzan arrives and I’ll have to breast feed in the middle of the night.
I stayed up until a little after 4am and then went back to bed… for only 3 hours. Ugh. When most people feel sick, it seems like they can sleep and sleep. Why is this not the case with me? Very frustrating!
Anyways, I put in a call to the nurse at my OB’s office this morning and I’m so happy that she called me back promptly! She told me to drink tons of fluid, warm teas, gets lots of rest, and told me to take some Actifed, suck on throat lozenges, and take Tylenol if I need it. I also mentioned the fact that I might have had a fever last night and that it really worried me with the baby. She said to monitor that and if I do get a fever for over 101 for over 1 day to see my primary care physician.
Please keep your fingers (and toes) crossed that I do not get a fever and that I start to feel a lot better soon. The whole fever-when-pregnant thing really makes me nervous. I don’t want my body temperature to rise up and be harmful to my little boy, so again, please send some good positive and healthy vibes my way.
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- 11 weeks pregnant: So tired and need lots of sleep
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