The 6th week has brought along the first of the nausea & cravings.
Nausea strikes when hungry as well as once eaten, although so far it has been sort of light headiness & motion-sickness like only with no actual vomiting - yet.
The cravings are a little more difficult in that I just can't pin-point what it is that I want. I try all different things but am left with a dissatisfied feeling - I just can't scratch that itch, although cheese seems to be a front runner so far, that & the desire for a can (not a bottle its a totally different taste) of Coke - argh & its the one thing I can really have due to the miscarriage risk associated with the excess caffeine (not ready to give up my only 2 cups of coffee a day yet).
The bloating & cramps have slowed down - not gone entirely, but definitely slowed. But oh the boob-action. Have had to get a new bra already - it obviously is more supportive than my old maternity bra I had dug out of the back of the lingerie draw 2 weeks ago, because when I take it off to shower, the sheer weight & gravitational pull of my over-engorged breasts just about makes me cry. I have seriously contemplated wearing the bra still in the shower.
The exhaustion & sleepless nights are still happening & therefore so are the power-naps through the day. On the weekends it is nothing for me to sleep for 2-3 hours in the afternoon - only to be craving desperately for bed again at 7:00pm onwards.
This week went out with a bang, a sinus migraine that started off at full throttle for the last 2 days of the 6th week & well into the the 7th week.
About My Baby
My Heart Belongs to You!The first heartbeats have begun! The baby is now an
embryo and is about 1/17 of an inch long. Growth is very rapid this week. The
umbilical cord develops. The eyes and ears begin to form as well as an opening
for the mouth. The heart has begun to pump blood and most of the other organs
are well under construction. Buds form on the body that will become the arms and
legs.
http://www.pregnancyguideonline.com/
Oh, man...I know that feeling of over-engorged breasts! Mine still don't fit correctly in my bras. Oh, and I'm still craving sleep at 7pm...although the nausea is almost completely gone! There is light at the end of the tunnel. Hell, I just can't stop smiling -- YOU'RE PREGGERS!!!
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