Suffering with hyperemesis changes the whole dynamic of pregnancy. For myself, I tend to focus on the minute-by-minute feelings and lose sight of the big picture. Symptoms like extreme nausea and vomiting cause hypersensitivity to pretty much everything because you are constantly trying to evaluate what makes you feel better, worse, the same. But I realized over the last few weeks that while I was micromanaging my hyperemesis symptoms, I slipped into my second trimester, gained my first pound, and heard my baby's heartbeat for the first time.
It is so easy to lose sight of these important milestones when you are miserable and hurting and worried. But I would challenge you to try and step outside of yourself every once and a while, take a look at your pregnancy calendar, and pick out a few good things to think on. The truth of the matter is time is going by, albeit it slowly on those bad days, but each day is one day to closer to the amazing reward at the end - a baby!
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Chin up - and do your best to celebrate the milestones of pregnancy. It will help give you a glimmer of hope and positivity on the rougher days. And these milestones are just as important to you - if not MORE important, because of the struggles you are experiencing. Celebrate your progress every step of the way!
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