Here is what was going on at 10 weeks....
July 16, Week 10:
Wow! Today is officially the first day of week 10 and boy do
I feel like a COW! So far I have not had a constant desire to devour everything
in front of me. So far I’ve felt way too bloated and get really full really
quickly that I can’t eat much in one sitting. This is something to get accustom
to because I have unfortunately forgotten at times that I can only eat so much,
pre-bolus before eating and then I get full really fast with more insulin on
board than the food that I thought I would be able to eat. Then of course I
drop and I have to chug juice or something. This is the first day that I have
really been eating what feels like eating for 2 may feel like, but it’s not because I’m really hungry. Yes, I have been hungrier today than I feel like I
have in 10 weeks, but my BGs keep going down. I know that the typical type 1 will
start getting crazy excessive lows between weeks 8-9, and I guess I’ve had more
than before but I kinda think that’s because I’m so afraid of highs right now and
I know that I’m over calculating carbs and insulin, which I know is also not a
good thing at all. So today, I’ve grazed, and grazed and grazed. I know I’ve
read that for the typical woman it’s best to eat 6 small meals a day or to eat
every 2 hours to help with this bloating/full issue. This is where the issue
with T1D comes in. To make sure that not too much or too little insulin is on
board and to make sure that BGs stay steady and not roller coaster or run high
it’s best for someone like me to eat every 3 to 4 hours, not every two. Today, that’s not really been possible. I’ve been snacking
every 2 hours at least, if not every hour. I don’t want to put anything else in
me, but as I watched my Dexcom screen earlier my BG was slowly creeping down
again. I ate a handful of potato chips and that seems to have finally kicked in
because I’m now going up a bit. I know, my last choice of snack not the best
but I really am trying to stay as healthy and nutritious as possible with my snack/meal/and
low treatment choices as I possibly can. This has been hard because veggies
are gross to me right now, really really gross. I can eat something one day and
the next I almost lose my stomach if I don’t get away from the smell/sight of
it fast enough. Thankfully, this is the extent of sickness for me. I really am
not having too bad of an issue with sickness, it’s just veggies/salads that I’m
really struggling with. I hate that, because I so want to eat healthy and get the
best nutrients that I can and being disgusted by veggies just stinks. (Literally)
So today since I’ve been grazing I think I’ve done pretty well staying away
from the bad unhealthy things that I could be devouring. I had my normal breakfast
of oatmeal with almond milk, about a 4th cup of blueberries, a table
spoon of peanut butter and an orange on the side. A couple hours later it was raisins
and almonds, a little after that yogurt. Not long after that was lunch of a
peanut butter and honey(from a local bee keeper) on whole grain bread. Then of
course I couldn’t go more than an hour after that then I had a cheese stick and
some more almonds and some cashews. Then
I had the potato chips and another cheese stick. I was really hoping to go
without eating something until dinner time which is usually between 6:30 and 7,
but now I’m eating a Aldi Kind bar knock off. I was starting to get a tad bit
queasy and now my BG is creeping back to lower 80’s again. Plus I want to get a
work out in still before dinner. So back to this bloating issue…. I know I
shouldn’t be showing yet, but dang this bloating is crazy! At week 8 I had two
random people actually say something about when I was due. Really?! I know I
had a bit of a tummy pooch before but this is just a bit of a bummer. A friend
of mine who is 11 weeks ahead of me is not even showing yet, I look more preggers than
she does! I think that my biggest concern along with weight gain is that if
this isn’t giving the secret away then as much as I’ve eaten today may. We just
told Brad’s family this past weekend. This Saturday we are telling a couple of
really good friends of ours, Sunday we are telling my family and then after
that we’ll start making more phone calls. There are a couple of other people I
have to tell before I even tell work because I’m afraid once I tell work it
will end up on social media or…. through the grape vine, my bestie growing up
who still talks to the owner of the company I work for will find out that way.
This is way more complicated than I imagined and we gotta start telling soon. I
have my second doctor appointment tomorrow, which is actually my first prenatal
appointment since the first was just the ultrasound. Which by the way, that was one of the
most amazing things ever! It was such a relief to see that everything was okay.
I know I don’t usually look forward to doctor’s appointments, and I’m sure I
will start to get sick of them, but for right now I’m looking forward to and
excited for each of the upcoming ones that I already have scheduled. I know
that they will put my mind at ease. I’m really not complaining about any of
this, just telling how it is for me so far as a T1D who is growing a human in her belly. Yay! This is so
exciting! I think now that we have at least told Brad’s family it’s becoming
more real. I’m so overwhelmed at times over the past week with happiness that I
cry happy tears of joy. That’s mainly when I’m in the car and I’m listening to Jonathan
David and Melissa Helser’s newest album. Some of their stuff just gets me, and
I end up crying thank yous to Jesus. I’m so amazed!
I'm so happy for you guys!!! :) so exciting!!
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