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Sick.
I’m sick. And pregnant. Which sucks. To be honest, I’ve been amazingly healthy throughout my pregnancy - I’m usually the person that gets every single little sniffle, cough or tickle in the throat that goes around, but since getting pregnant I have avoided e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g. Until now. I’m doing what I can - plenty of fluids, extra vitamin C, sleep and as much rest as I can get but I have to say not being able to take anything to relieve the symptoms, and help me sleep through the night just shows me how much I rely on the magic of pharmaceuticals to get by. Although because I also need to take care of this little one growing inside me I don’t feel guilty about asking to work from home or not getting the dishes into the dishwasher - right now getting well needs my focus.
And of course I can’t help thinking about what it will be like to be sick when the little one arrives. I doubt I’ll be able to spend most of the day in bed reading and catching up on sleep so really I should enjoy the luxuries of being sick without children. And start stocking up on vitamins for later!
(If you have a special “pregnancy friendly” home remedy for curing cough, colds and or fevers please let me know - its already been a week and I am not sure what else to try so am very much open to suggestions!)
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