I have almost reached the final home stretch of the third trimester. The second trimester is behind me now and many have told me that I’m ‘glowing’ and how gorgeous my hair and skin look. Would that glow be through the nausea that I’m trying to suppress so I don’t vomit on you? The only difference between the first trimester and the second trimester for me has been the reduction in fatigue and the vomit reflex in my throat and stomach that I have learnt to relax.
When not pregnant, I can assure you all that I was energetic and on the go. I was hoping that during the second trimester, this energy would return. It did, but half heartedly. That was when I wasn’t caught down with the flu. I reckon I’ve had the swine flu several times over this winter. There is just something about my pregnant body that is a target for the virus. This last round has taken much longer to get over and I thank Neways for their Ming VM and Rispiral tablets which I have been taking to boost my immune system whilst sick. I dreaded the thought of taking Tamiflu or worse. Luckily, I didn’t have to.
With all the warnings out there for precaution amongst pregnant women to protect themselves against the swine flu, I don’t blame any like minded women out there who prefer to stay at home and avoid crowded places. After all, that has been how I’ve caught most of the flu and colds I’ve had to endure. But realistically, life has to go on and no matter how many precautions one takes, if you get the flu, then you’ll just get it.
Flu aside, I am counting down the months until I meet baby. I haven’t made any preparations and we are definitely still struggling with finding a name for the baby, but we have plenty to time left…a whole trimester!
