27 Weeks and Counting

As of last Tuesday I was officially in my 3rd trimester. Now, one would think that the 3rd trimester would start off without a hitch, but mine wasn't so. On Tuesday  I was sitting in my chair at work, in front of the class (they've grown accustomed to seeing me sitting) when out of nowhere I get really dizzy and light headed; so light headed that I almost pass out! Needless to say, this scared the bejeebus out of me and I called my doctor. They said that I must have been dehydrated and to drink more water.

Side Note: Approximately a week and a half prior I had taken the gluclose tolerance test, only to find out (as I had suspected) that I'm not diabetic, I'm not pre-diabetic, and my blood sugar levels are completely normal. For some reason this surprised everyone at my doctor's office. I mean, I know I'm overweight, but seriously? You didn't need to be that surprised!

So, they knew that the dizziness wasn't because of low blood sugar (because I'm not diabetic and I have been eating really, really healthy this whole time) and made the assumption that I was overheated and dehydrated. I followed their advice, and made sure to drink plenty of water (even thought it made me have to pee every three seconds, and still water upsets my stomach). Much to my surprise, Wednesday at the same time I grew dizzy again! This time it didn't go away as quickly. I called my doctor again, and they told me that it must be some kind of inner-ear problem. They asked if I'd had a lot of mucus (which I had), and if I had been feeling ill (which I had not). Then, they told me to take Claritin. I asked if Zyrtec was okay (because I know that Claritin doesn't work for me) and she said that it was.

Starting that night I dook Zyrtec. I have to say, I loved not waking up wanting to puke. For the last couple weeks every morning started the same; with me throwing up and the only thing coming up being mucus. Since I started taking Zyrtec this nonsense of nausea in the morning has pretty much stopped. The light-headedness has pretty much stopped, but these headaches have not.

Oh, did I forget to mention headaches? Darn. For some reason, I blame Baby, whenever I am sitting on my couch for an extended period of time I get a headache. It's probably because of how I'm sitting, and that Baby is on a nerve or vein or something. Either way, I get a horrible headache. It goes away when I lie down for a few minutes, but it's still annoying. I mean, I can't do anything lying down. I have a hard time not lying down when I'm done lying down! Lying on my back is a very ineffective way to get work done.

*sigh* I would love to feel like my normal self again. 12 weeks and counting. That's right, baby, I'm counting down till you're all done taking up residence in my uterus. Sure, I'm excited to meet you; but I'm a little more excited to feel like a normal human being again.