Morning Sickness

I thought I missed being pregnant... Until I actually got pregnant again.  I'm only 6 weeks pregnant (I think) and I am already having morning sickness and migraines.  The last time I was pregnant I didn't mind morning sickness too much because it normally only happened when I ate something my prego belly didn't want.  I would feel nauseous for a little while, then I would vomit, and then I would feel GREAT.  It really didn't affect my quality of life that much.  That is just not the case this time.

This time I feel nauseous every single time my stomach is empty.  Instead of vomiting and feeling relief, I have to eat in order to feel better.  Eating while feeling nauseous is extremely difficult and uncomfortable and an hour or 2 later I start feeling nauseous again.  I don't want to eat every 2 hours, I don't want to raid the fridge every 2 hours, I don't want to send hubby to get me food every 2 hours, and there's no way in hell I'm going to cook every 2 hours.  There is just nothing good about this. 

Did I mention that my pain threshold is so low that I nearly have a panic attack every time I have a severe migraine or any form of nausea?  I really can't handle discomfort!  I also get nauseous when I get migraines sometimes, and I had a migraine today.  Double the nausea = a doubly grumpy Mommy. On the bright side, Hubby bought me some Tylenol today so I was finally able to get rid of my migraine that started this morning.  We only had ibuprofen in the house up until today and that's a no-no for pregnant ladies.  I admit, I cheated once about a week ago and took 1 ibuprofen when I had an excruciating migraine and could not stand it anymore.  I don't plan on doing that again for the whole pregnancy.  It was only a last resort that one time.  

I did some research online and found out that ibuprofen is proven to be risky during the third trimester of pregnancy because a chemical in ibuprofen can cause on of the arteries in the baby's heart to close, or something like that.  A few of the websites said that ibuprofen is probably okay in the first trimester, and one or 2 doses early on is not likely to be risky whatsoever.  But just in case, I waited for the Tylenol today, and thank goodness it worked very fast!  I took rapid release gel-caps and felt quite a bit better almost right away.  I still feel a lot better right now as I'm typing this and I'm thinking about taking a nap soon, since I can't sleep when I feel sick.  *Yawn*  Pregnancy is no fun, but I do enjoy having a valid excuse to relax and nap when I want to.  Eric takes great care of me and I don't know how I could do this without his support.