Pregnancy Update Weeks 6,7 & 8

Hello All!

As part of this pregnancy journey I decided to document the weeks through regular pregnancy update videos, that I will also quickly recap here.

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Recap: 

Weeks of Pregnancy: 6,7 & 8

Important Events: First Doctors appointment at 8 weeks, got first mini ultrasound and to hear the babies heartbeat, everything looked great

Symptoms: 

• Fatigue: the biggest symptom I suffered from during this time was fatigue, exhaustion like I had rarely felt. It often hit the hardest in the early to mid afternoon. This forced to me to modify my days in case I couldn't get much accomplished during that time
• Congestion: I experienced some extreme nasal congestion during these weeks, in many instances I couldn't breath out of my nose at all. My doctor said to start with using a humidifier and saline nasal spray and see how that helped. I think my allergies were combining with the pregnancy congestion and really kicking my butt. 
• Nausea: some nausea started in week 8, primarily in the evenings. No morning sickness or throwing up. 
• Upset stomach: Although the nausea eventually made an appearance originally I was just getting upset stomach, similar to those you get when you eat something that doesn't agree with you

Cravings: Didn't have any cravings just really steered towards much carrier foods and things easier on my stomach. I also had a mini bagel as soon as I woke up every morning just to have something in my stomach right away.

Aversions: My aversions during this time were pretty much only to smells, which sometimes meant I was unwilling to eat something due to the smell. The smells of cooking dinner in the evenings was rough for me. I also ended up putting our kitchen trash can outside most days. 

Miss Anything: Didn't miss much during this time, not really missing alcohol or anything like that. 

Weight Gain: Started my weight count from what I weighed in at my 8 week appointment since I hadn't weighed myself prior to that. I mention in the video I was scared to see that number as my appointment was right after the holidays but was pleasantly surprised and thought it was a good starting number. Will update on weight gain in the next update. 

Favorites: Didn't have many favorites yet during this time. However the humidifier was super helpful.