OHM MY
  • Home
  • Off the Mat
  • About
    • Testimonials
    • Work With Me
    • Contact
  • SHOP

And Then There Were Four (oh baby)

20/1/2019

0 Comments

 
Picture
Baby #2 is cooking away, and we couldn't be more thrilled about it!

​Jan 20th, 2019
​He leaned across the table and said, “you’ve got great produce and a bad oven.” 
Pedigree eggs (his words not mine) without a place to be cooked only meant one thing - that I'd need to pretty much eliminate my immune system in order to bring my baby to term. So that’s what I’ve been doing for the last 3 and half months - fortnightly immune suppressing infusions of intralipids (pure fat) and taking enough drugs, pills, antibiotics, needles and hormones to tranquilize a baby elephant. 

As someone who really prides themselves on leading a low-tox life, this has been really tough for me. I don’t know the long term side effects of all these drugs. (Will we ever know?)
Maybe one day. Maybe not.

What I do know are the common, short-term side effects like insomnia, weight gain, mood swings, anxiety, depression and the obvious lack of an immune system. So, ya, it's been a tumultuous few months, and that's not even getting to the hormones. I'm on nearly 1000 mg of Utrogestan a day. These help to keep my uterine lining thick and strong, and if you've ever suffered multiple miscarriages, your doctor might have prescribed these for you as well.

_______ 
​

So, if we had plans and you were sick..... I probably cancelled.
If we hung out, and I seemed a bit off. I probably was.
When I was unusually quiet on social media, I was suffering horrible morning sickness or in a bit of a funk, needing (desperately) to focus on myself.

So here we are, 13 weeks in and I'm feeling more human.
For those of you that don't know, this is my second pregnancy, so I'm feeling all the feels and a tinge of bittersweetness because this will probably be my last baby.

I have so much to share with you all about pregnancy, diet, cravings and how to survive the first trimester, all of which will be coming your way soon!
___________________

UPDATE:
EEK. I'm currently 19.5 weeks along now.
I've stopped all my meds and weened off the steroids over two long weeks, and I'm so happy to report that I'm feeling more like myself! I've been drug free for almost three weeks #hallelujah.
My headaches have subsided, but I did get SUPER sick twice over the last month, which was probably due to a combination of factors.  Thankfully I avoided a round of antibiotics by following these simple steps and I'm on the mend. 
​
Thanks again for sharing in our excitement! We've been so overwhelmed by all the love and support the last few days.

Big Love!
EMK x
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Welcome...

    This little corner of the internet is for non-yoga topics like motherhood, low-tox living and green beauty products I love.

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    December 2020
    November 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    June 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    June 2016
    July 2015
    January 2015

    Categories

    All
    Baby Care
    Birth
    Breast-cancer-awareness
    Breastfeeding
    Business
    DIY
    Fitness
    Floating
    Gifting
    Gut
    Holidays
    Home
    Low Tox Living
    Make Up
    Monday Muse
    Motherhood
    Moving
    Pregnancy
    Products I LOVE
    Read
    Self Care
    Sustainability
    Toddler Life
    Travel
    War On Waste
    Wellness
    Whole Hearted Health Book Club

Proudly powered by Weebly
Photos used under Creative Commons from ella.o, londonfoodlink, Stephanie Riddell
  • Home
  • Off the Mat
  • About
    • Testimonials
    • Work With Me
    • Contact
  • SHOP