Seven Weeks Pregnant

I kind of expected to hit my first trimester exhausted phase by now, but so far to be honest I’ve felt reasonably normal. It’s more the nausea that’s been knocking me around a bit, but even that has been mild, usually settles if I eat, and definitely isn’t constant, though daily. I’ve been chatting with mums who experience hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) in pregnancy (severe nausea and vomiting which can last well beyond first trimester, for some even the whole pregnancy). Often they’ll need medication to manage their symptoms, and it takes a huge toll mentally as well as physically. I can’t even imagine that level of sickness, WHILE experiencing "normal" pregnancy symptoms and often having older kids/work/other commitments you feel responsible for. These women are so courageous!!