Pregnant functions

The past few weeks have been exceptionally busy. Besides working full time, I planned and organised my husband's 30th birthday, helped out with a family reunion, helped out with a wedding, and this weekend spent time with friends. It's been fun, but it has really made me realise how your body functions differently when pregnant.

Normally if I'm busy I can just keep going all day, pushing myself to get everything done, and then collapse at the end of the day. Not so when pregnant. All of a sudden, your body will just say "ok, that's enough" and if you don't stop and rest/eat and or nap, you'll really pay for it.

I tried ignoring my tiredness on the day of my husband's birthday, and I definitely paid for it. I had been mostly over the first trimester nausea and exhaustion (I was just tired and easily worn out instead). However, on the day of his birthday I just kept going, ignoring my growing tiredness, and the next day the nausea and exhastion came flooding back. I actually had to call in sick that day because I could NOT function. First and only sick day during the first trimester (as I write this I am safely past the 14 week mark).

The other major change I've noticed is digestive function. Now I'm sure no one really likes to talk about bowel function, but MAN does it ever change during pregnancy. Not only am I constantly gassy (very embarassing when working with the public) but the efficiency of the system is compromised. I'm a fairly healthy eater, I get a good number of vegetables and fruit and water and grains in my diet, and yet on more than one occasion I've been wishing I had metamucil to reach for......definitely something I plan to ask my midwife about at the next visit. :P