Last Updated on July 9, 2017 by melissanreynolds
Week seven was when things started to turn around a little. I had been rather sick in week six and had managed to claw my way back by eating every two or three hours, going to bed early and limiting activity.
I had lost 1.5kg in the previous week, so actually spent weeks 6-7 lighter than I had managed in years.
My favourite foods, which I devoured unreservedly, were olives, hashbrowns, eggs, salmon and cheese. I still found comfort in marmite toast and wheatbix. I also found that I didn’t get hungry, so much as starving all of a sudden!
Nu, Coop and I managed to return to semi-regular 20 minute walks which took a bit of my limited energy levels, but really helped my body. I also utilised my Pilates resistance band and did some gentle arm and leg work, focusing on stretching. My swissball was useful for pelvic circles to keep my lower back moving.
I didn’t remember sleep being so hard last time! I struggled a lot, going to bed exhausted, but taking ages to get comfortable. And waking about 5am, in pain, only dozing from then. It takes three pillows and an extra duvet under my body to help my low back.
When I could avoid doing too much, my neck was much better. Almost less of a problem than my lower back.
At week eight baby was officially considered a fetus and was about the size of a kidney bean. I met the midwife and had a dating scan. Nu came with me and was enthralled by the little peanut. He told dada that he “saw the baba on the TV”.
At week nine I experienced an increase in fatigue, which caused a day of being bed bound and then evened out again. It seemed my body takes a day or two at each surge of hormones!
I wrote these posts during my pregnancy so that I could share what it was like to do pregnancy with Fibromyalgia. Find the rest on my Pregnancy Diaries and Resources page.
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Great idea to write these diaries going through pregnancy. Really good to read and will be so useful for anyone wondering what pregnancy is like with a chronic illness.
Baby is now 7 months old and I finally have the brainpower and energy to post!