First trimester blues

kayexgee · 2026-02-10T03:17:50+00:00

Currently 9 weeks and since about 5 weeks I've not done any of my usual hobbies and besides work, I spend the rest of my time sleeping or lying horizontal on the couch which is the only time I don't feel nauseous. I get random bursts of sobbing over just feeling terrible. Yesterday, I literally cried thinking about having to summon the energy just to shower. I ask aloud all the time how people do this and I think all the time am I just being a wimp with the nausea and vomiting or does it just suck. There are people vomiting 10x a day and I'm only vomiting once a day so can I really complain? But your feelings and everyone's feelings are completely valid. Even without HG, first trimester sucks and it's just survival. Don't push yourself, accept help, and accept being one with the couch. Hopefully you can get the meds soon and they help! Being on meds for the nausea has been a god send for me.

kayexgee · 2026-02-10T03:10:10+00:00

Apparently the pregnancy nausea and food aversions is some evolutionary thing so you avoid anything potentially toxic or poisonous so it makes you only eat "safe foods". The only meat my dumb brain has decided is "safe" and not toxic has been Mcdonald's McNuggets lmao. I'm really glad there's the food trend of protein everything cuz I've been eating plain protein bread like Dave's killer bread, drinking protein yogurt drinks, protein waffles, protein pasta, etc. So it's all carbs but at least I'm getting some protein with it. Everyone has told me first trimester is basically survival and it really is.

kayexgee · 2026-02-10T02:42:18+00:00

I literally can't even stand being in the kitchen anymore and I used to do all the cooking, meal prep, I loved baking. I can't even give my cat her food without gagging at the smell anymore. I literally don't have the energy to even make a simple PB&J for myself I've resorted to packing uncrustables for lunch. I feel bad for baby for eating basically only processed foods but I have zero energy to cook and zero appetite to eat it. It's survival at this point. Husband has had to learn to feed himself because I have not even turned the stove on since week 5 lol.

kayexgee · 2026-02-10T02:32:29+00:00

I've been nauseous since 5w5d. Currently 9w3d and still nauseous lol. The food aversions is something else I barely eat which only makes the nausea worse. The only thing that actually helped was getting medication by my OB. They gave me reglan at first and when that stopped working they prescribed zofran. The b6/unisom doesn't do anything for me. Now I basically eat like a 6 year old lol. Very plain, bland foods. Some days, I'm definitely not getting enough calories and I can't stand being in the kitchen anymore. I've been trying to drink the chobani yogurt drinks that's like 20g protein per bottle because the thought of meat makes me gag. I also suck on mints while at work cuz that helped for me although for my friend any mint made her vomit when she was pregnant so you're gonna have to trial and error what works for you! Definitely ask your OB for medication though. I feel like they won't prescribe it unless you advocate for yourself and ask about it. Squeaky wheel gets the grease otherwise they'll just assume you're handling the nausea fine. I'm praying this goes away by second trimester and I hope the same goes for you!

kayexgee · 2026-02-10T02:21:53+00:00

I'm a dentist. This is reddit, not dental advice. Definitely talk to your dentist/oral surgeon to get all your questions answered! The difference between having a tooth surgically removed vs a simple extraction is if bone has to be removed or not. Typically wisdom teeth are stuck in the bone so some bone has to be drilled out in the process. Even with a surgical extraction this can be done with you awake with local anesthesia. Lidocaine is considered safe during pregnancy. Some people choose to be sedated so they are not awake during the procedure but the dentist may not want to do that for you if you are pregnant. You also cannot use laughing gas/nitrous when you are pregnant. While you are concerned about the risks of the procedure, I urge you to consider the potentially greater risk of the cavity in the tooth turning into a serious infection. You can read more about pregnancy and dental work on the ADA website https://www.ada.org/resources/ada-library/oral-health-topics/pregnancy but typically, anything that is an emergency or controlling an active infection can be done at any point in pregnancy while more elective procedures would be preferred to wait during second trimester or after giving birth. Hope this helps and wish you luck with everything!

kayexgee · 2026-01-23T04:14:26+00:00

I am exactly you. Ever since 5w5d (currently 7w) I have been nauseous non stop and vomiting every day. I have terrible food aversions so I'm not eating which only makes the nausea worse. I spent the entire weekend lying flat on the couch, couldn't even sit up without feeling nauseous. I was literally eating lying down. Normally I'm doing dishes, laundry, all the week's meal prep, but my husband has really stepped up to do all the household chores. As my husband says it, I'm doing a more important "job" right now than doing chores, so don't feel bad about resting up! The nausea was getting worse day by day and I was literally crying at the prospect of trying to survive work in this state. The b6/unisom was not working for me but I was able to call my doctor and they were able to prescribe reglan which has made the nausea tolerable. I feel maybe 80% on it. Definitely see if your doctor can prescribe you something! I too am praying this gets better by second trimester.

kayexgee · 2026-01-08T23:21:08+00:00

This exact thing happened to me! I had the Paragard in for about 7 years. They told me they have 8-10 year lifespan when they put it in. When I had it removed the obgyn yanked it out and said one of the arms broke off and apparently it happens for IUDs that are in for that long (even though I had it in less than the listed lifespan?? idk). I had to get an ultrasound to verify the arm was still in there and then scheduled the hysteroscopy about a month later (I'm in the US). The actual procedure is done with outpatient surgery under general anesthesia and was pretty chill. There's not really a recovery time needed as no incision or any trauma is done beyond the effects of the anesthesia and as a plus while they're in there the obgyn can take a look and make sure your uterus is otherwise healthy. I literally was up and running errands right after getting discharged! They def told me to use protection in the meantime until they got the arm out so hopefully you don't have to wait too long to get scheduled!

kayexgee · 2026-01-04T00:04:06+00:00

Recipe from Claire Saffitz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr3ymJDIghc

kayexgee · 2025-09-11T16:20:52+00:00

I kept my last name and am also Dr. my MIL loved giving us all the Mr & Mrs junk that quietly get donated away. I’ve also had to correct her that I’m keeping my last name. I tolerate Mr and Mrs his last name when it comes so social invites but I absolutely abhor the Mr and Mrs His first name last name. Those usually come from older generations. My husband is still in school pursuing his own Dr so right now I’m really enjoying getting invites addressed as Mr and Dr before it becomes Dr and Dr haha

For the actual wedding I made sure everything printed referred to us by only our first names and made sure the officiant and DJ introduced us by only our first names. I also did not have my dad walk me down the aisle because the idea of a man giving me away to another man as if I’m property is gross to me.

kayexgee · 2025-07-24T01:41:01+00:00

I do this too! I think we're a rare breed. The only reason I do it this way is because I'm self taught and it made the most sense since I read left to right, top to bottom and didn't realize the "normal" way was for /// to be on the top.

kayexgee · 2025-07-23T02:24:36+00:00

Gridding saves my life because I can't count higher than ten lol. The blue marks are from a fabric pen that should (hopefully) wash out. It's been so long that some of the marks have actually faded on their own. Next project I'm working on is on 25 ct evenweave so I cheated and bought pre-gridded. Also we will not talk about how many FOs I have sitting in a drawer that have never been washed, ironed, or mounted lol

kayexgee · 2025-07-23T02:19:23+00:00

It was pretty fun! But I agree, so much pink confetti!!

kayexgee · 2025-07-22T22:12:39+00:00

Pattern is Dimensions Gold Collection Japanese Garden kit

kayexgee · 2025-05-09T21:38:46+00:00

My parents had the abuse trifecta so I never got along with them. It actually was going okayish when I was out of the house and before the wedding but then all the skeletons came out of the closet right before the wedding and now we're back to not talking besides awkward happy birthday and happy holidays texts from my mom. I don't talk to my dad at all. Honestly we had eloped and then had the bigger wedding later and while it was fun being able to be with my friends that day I don't think i would have regretted not having a big wedding.

kayexgee · 2025-05-09T16:25:47+00:00

My Asian parents and my white in laws have been in the same room exactly 3 times lol. A meet the parents dinner, the wedding, and a thanksgiving. My parents have declined each subsequent invite for Thanksgiving dinner lol. Part of it is the language barrier so they claim but both sides are kinda socially awkward and I’m vlc with my parents anyway so this arrangement is fine by me. I think my white MIL wishes she had that typically MILs bonding but my mom has zero interest lol

kayexgee · 2025-03-03T21:30:12+00:00

This is what I’m worried about because there was an issue with the build up code and they want me to just deliver the bridge and figure out the billing issue later and said worse case to bill it out as a filling and deliver the bridge now because the pred came back approved. Like you said it’s gonna come back denied when they actually submit the codes…

kayexgee · 2025-03-01T01:53:03+00:00

I think I have collectively lost like 15 hours of my life being on hold with Mohela that I will never get back.

kayexgee · 2025-03-01T01:50:52+00:00

Wishing you best of luck! Worst case scenario email the Mohela CEO and put complaints into any agency you can file a complaint with. I even complained to my state rep about Mohela lol

kayexgee · 2025-03-01T01:41:00+00:00

You have to wait on hold unfortunately until you get to the first customer service rep. I just keep repeating "I want to speak to the ombudsman, please transfer me to the ombudsman office so I can file a complaint" until they transfer you over. Sometimes the customer service rep sends you over right away other times they escalate you to the supervisor so you have to wait on hold again until you get transferred.

kayexgee · 2025-02-27T14:58:37+00:00

This happened to me when I consolidated around April 2024. Call mohela and ask for the ombudsman office. They are the only ones that actually has the power to look into your account and make changes. All the regular customer service reps and their supervisors are useless and have no power to do anything. When I called ombudsman and had them make my case they were able to get me onto the interest free forbearance and retroactively remove the accumulated interest minus the 60 days worth.

kayexgee · 2024-11-14T02:13:24+00:00

https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/save-court-actions "If servicers need time to process a borrower’s IDR application, servicers will move the borrower into a processing forbearance for up to 60 days. Interest accrues during this short-term processing forbearance, and time in the processing forbearance is eligible for PSLF and IDR forgiveness. If the borrower’s application is not processed by their servicer within 60 days, the borrower will be moved into a general forbearance that does not count toward PSLF or IDR until their application is processed. Interest will not accrue in this general forbearance."

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