The Calm Before the Storm

So I figure by writing that post whining about no pregnancy symptoms on Thursday I tempted fate..... tempted it a little more than it could handle.

I've pretty much been in bed since that post.

On Friday I woke up with a bad headache. I don't get a lot of headaches. I didn't think much of it. I got a shower and then came to the computer to start work. Except that every time I turned my head to either side I got very nauseous. And following the words on the screen made me feel a little queasy.... ok a lot queasy. I decided quickly that I had better go lie down for a while.
I called my IVF nurse to see if I could take anything for the headache. I told her that I had only had 4 or 5 migranes in my life but I thought this could be one of them. She agreed that it was probably the beginning of a migrane and told me it would not be morning sickness. She said, morning sickness does not come on so quickly. You would build up to it, not be sick right away like that. Anyway, she checked with the doctor and told me I could take 2 extra strength tylenol and if the headache didn't go away to call back.

I got out of bed at 4:30. I was felling better, headache disappeared and nausea disappeared with it. I took it easy Friday night and Rick and I just cuddled on the couch and watched tv.

Saturday morning I woke up feeling very queasy. Tried to get up and shower but ended up back in bed. At 11:00 finally convinced Rick to make me a grilled cheese sandwhich and when it was ready I bolted out of bed, put on my sweat suit and sneakers and headed outside. We walked around the block in the nice fresh cold air. I was able to eat the sandwich as long as I kept moving in the cold air. As soon as I came back inside I had to lie down.

Around 4:00 I felt a lot better and was able to have a great evening, including eating a full bbq dinner. Despite the fact that I had slept most of the last two days, I was so tired that I went to bed at 10:00.

This morning I woke up feeling great. I had stashed a banana and crackers on my bedside table and I ate them in bed. I didn't feel nauseous at all and thought that the nurse was right and I had picked up a bug or something. Although I hadn't actually thrown up so that was odd.

Rick and I chatted in bed for a while and then I got up and cleaned the kitchen. My brother was here for the weekend and we were going to go out for breakfast. He jumped in the shower and by the time he was out I was back in bed. Nibbling on crackers and sucking on a popsicle. I asked them to bring me back a plain BLT sandwich. I slept until they got back and then before I had a chance to gage whether I was sick or not I wolfed down the BLT. It worked. And for the last 2 hours I have been feeling fine.

Until I started reading my blogs and typing this entry. Now I am feeling queasy again. Following the words on the computer causes some severe problems. This is pretty serious considering that I work from home and my work is almost entirely on the computer.

I think I will go lie down now. My ultrasound is on Tuesday and I really hope that this new found gastro distress means that I will get good news. I will be 6 weeks, 5 days.