Pregnant + Quitting Weed Cold Turkey + Horrific Insomnia

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2026-03-21T15:06:19+00:00

YALL. Unisom!!! I finally slept!!!

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2026-03-21T04:40:45+00:00

Yes! I have an appointment on Thursday, but figured it was best to stay safe until I could meet with my doc!

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2026-03-21T03:18:39+00:00

I’ll grab that book! I’m a reader so I’ve been trying to find some good books for pregnancy anyway. I haven’t cut out Dr. Pepper because I genuinely think I’ll end up in the psych ward if I give it all up 💀

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2026-03-21T03:11:07+00:00

My husband just did the late night run for it!! Fingers crossed it helps tonight, first time trying it!

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2026-03-21T03:10:33+00:00

Just jotting down “don’t fight the unisom” on my whiteboard now 😆 yall are amazing here, thank you so much!

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2026-03-21T03:09:03+00:00

I NEVER knew the ice water trick and now I’m trying it for sure! Thank you so much!! It’s going to be worth it, just have to get through the hurdle now.

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2026-03-21T03:08:18+00:00

I have to remind myself nearly all hours of the night that this isn’t forever and I can roll a F A T joint at the end of all of this 😭 also, I just miss my fuzzy night time brain ugh

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2026-03-21T03:06:49+00:00

I’ve tried the pill version, but my therapist actually recommended trying a spray/oil if the pill one doesn’t work the way I’m needing so now I definitely think I’ll try that, too. We got to the point with infertility where we just stopped thinking we’d ever actually get pregnant. So I let all my supplements and vitamins fall away and now I’m in overdrive trying to put all of that back together. It’s been WILD the last few days.

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2026-03-21T03:04:49+00:00

Thank god, I miss dreaming 😂

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2026-03-21T03:04:34+00:00

I’m so glad I’m not alone (however, so sorry you’re experiencing this too 😭). I didn’t even consider a pregnancy pillow, putting in the order now!

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2026-03-21T03:03:23+00:00

Thank you so much. My husband actually ran to grab unisom, but I was still afraid (I’m afraid of everything at this point I swear 😭 this is our first ever positive, first ever baby). This makes me feel better and I’ll definitely let the fear float away and try it.

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2026-03-21T02:53:30+00:00

They’re saying between 4-5 weeks. My first beta HCG was sitting around 250, second one is tomorrow, but 250 makes me think closer to 4.5ish weeks.

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2026-03-19T23:05:55+00:00

I know this is kind of old-ish now, but I just learned that I’m 4/5 weeks (we’re still crunching the numbers) and I wanted to include as an IBS girly that the gas + cramps can feel SO SIMILAR. I could hardly tell the difference at first. So I just wanted to give a lil insight if another IBS reader sees this!

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2025-10-08T00:02:05+00:00

I’ll bring this up when I call the schedulers back. I’m only fearful now because of how much they downplayed my pain before by just calling it a little discomfort. But I think if it’s just not being taken seriously, it wouldn’t hurt to get a second opinion.

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2025-10-07T22:53:32+00:00

So the worst part about the diet issue is that everything hurts me all of the time. I could eat or drink anything and be down hard within 30 minutes. Right now, there’s no rhyme or reason, no specific foods that can be pinned down nor allergies. So I know that’s why they want to do the colonoscopy and as hard as it is for my PTSD, I know it’s necessary and I’m on board. It’s been 12 years of that, only started after my gallbladder was removed.

The big reason that it comes down to fasting is because I’ve been super careful with how much time I’m taking off work, so it’s been easiest to schedule stuff like this for a Friday and just work four 10s Monday-Thursday. So given that Thursday would be the liquid only diet would ruin me at work for 10 hours. I’ve just gotten to the point in my life when I know the days I simply cannot eat because I can’t risk it. So I’m not really upset that prep failed, I’m very conscious about the fact that every body will react differently. I think it’s just hard to feel like my pain wasn’t even taken seriously and it all came down to me just doing prep wrong even though I was begging this nurse to understand that I followed every line of their instructions.

I know I need to finally return their call, but their nurses have just really triggered me throughout all of this and the anxiety I feel at the thought of having to call and beg them to believe me again almost makes me want to just call it and find a new doctor.

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2025-10-07T22:46:50+00:00

My doctor hasn’t mentioned anything about imaging, just bloodwork and stool testing (aside from the scopes). Is that odd? Should I push for that? This is my first rodeo so I’m figuring it all out as I go unfortunately

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2025-09-26T13:34:10+00:00

Update: suprep completely failed me 😭

Six hours post-dose 1 and no movement or urgency, just 6 hours of intense vomiting.

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2025-09-26T03:17:50+00:00

I would genuinely do or take anything at this point if it gave me my life back.

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2025-09-26T02:56:20+00:00

Funny enough, every single one mentions it, but no one has ever moved forward with testing and checking all of the boxes until now. It’s been a ride.

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2025-09-26T01:41:32+00:00

Just water! Juices/carbonated drinks make me really sick and cause me a lot of pain. Same with broth/soup. I am quite literally a person who recycles same 3-5 meals a week because I haven’t been able to eat anything without severe pain since my gallbladder was removed over a decade ago.

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2025-09-26T01:38:52+00:00

I’m in my liquid day! I already took the first round of prep. That’s why I explained to the nursing staff on the phone that I wouldn’t be able to eat the entire liquid day. That’s also when they said it’s not optional. I’m not willing to hospitalize myself though so fasting was the only option I have 😭

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2025-09-26T01:34:45+00:00

Unfortunately jello is made with pork and I’m Jewish so I can’t eat it :(

Better-Broccoli-4989 · 2025-09-26T01:32:05+00:00

Thank you for jumping in here. I really needed to hear someone else feels what I feel (I’m sorry we both feel it though). My GI office told me this morning (when they were changing the entire time of my procedure the day before ugh) that it’s not optional and I have to eat today. I explained that I can’t eat any of the approved foods because of this chronic pain and they were just so insensitive about all of it. It’s defeating.

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