Wednesday, August 12, 2009

keeping a liepchen fed when she has morning to night sickness

since no one reads this blog, i'll announce here that me and the mister are going to have a baby. this is excellent news and we are thrilled. what isn't so thrilling is the feeling of total illness i now have from about 6am until 8pm in the evening. ugh! my throat constantly feels like there's a lump of vomit in there, and just moving my body sends me into waves of nausea. anyone that knows me will tell you that throwing up is my absolute least favorite bodily function and i will avoid it at all costs. that includes total starvation. can't throw up if the gut is empty, right? right! now, i realize that with a little zygote in there trying to get a good start the starvation tactic isn't the best solution. so what do you feed a pregnant liepchen that is afraid to eat for fear of throwing up?

luckily the mister had some good suggestions that i'm able to eat and keep down. for the past few days i've been subsisting on the following:

-canada dry ginger ale (made with real ginger!)
-whole wheat saltines
-banana
-peanut butter (natural kind)
-water (ice cold, warm water is like drinking pee)

not a lot of variety in there, but i can choke it down and keep it there!

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