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January 6, 2003
9 Weeks
First of all, there is some GREAT news :-) My neighbour, who I have mentioned already was also trying to get pregnant, got a positive test result yesterday morning! How exciting is this? Ooooh, the other thing is that it was her birthday too, what a wonderful birthday present, don’t you all think? I think I’ve figured out her due date to be September 14th, but I’m not certain right now. Anyway, it’s just wonderful news for her and her husband, and a September baby is just great – kids are back in school, perfect time for a birthday. We were shovelling the driveway from a HUGE snowfall when she came outside and told us the news and we danced around in the snow a bit :-) She was a little concerned however, as she had gone home for Christmas (we had driven them to the airport and back) and had just consumed a massive amount of alcohol at every meal (very traditional where she is from to do this). Personally, I think this behaviour was really reckless on her behalf, she is well aware of the consequences of alcohol and babies, but I just don’t think she clued into the fact that unless you have your period, it really isn’t safe to drink when you are trying to conceive. Anyway, what is done is done, and I am sure that the little embryo will be just fine. I will give you updates along the way of the two preggo ladies on the cul-de-sac :P
What else this week? Oh, gosh, how could I have forgotten? Classes start up again for me… Groan… I do have some light at the end of the tunnel however, as it will be my LAST semester! YEAY! I have had full-time school now for 6 years, and am really really looking forward to the day when that my daytimer is not filled with class times, group meetings and such. Anyway, I am taking two courses this semester, as well as (fingers crossed) working on my thesis. One of the courses is required for my degree, and I opted not to take it last year when it was offered as I really disliked the professor teaching it, and felt that my transcript wouldn’t look so hot if it noted that I had strangled my professor to death. So, here I am now, and the professor teaching it (actually more like leading, it’s not seminar/lecture based) is someone who I actually quite like so it shouldn’t be so bad! The other class is an elective, my last one to meet the requirements, and it looks great.
I also have a preliminary appointment with a Doctor who will hopefully become my family Dr. Because we are students, I have been using the University Health Clinic for any Dr appointments I need. However, I am really opposed to still using the clinic for any pregnancy appointments, and even more opposed for any baby appointments. While they let you make an appointment, the Dr accepts walk-ins, and you are bumped in favour of these walk-ins, so that your appointment time can be actually 45 – 60 minutes later than when you first arrived. Essentially, it boils down to an enormous pain in the ass. So, I went through the phone book and listed down a bunch of female Family Drs, and phoned them all. Every one was not accepting new clients at the time, and I only received one name of a Dr who was. We’ll see how it goes tomorrow, as I’m quite discouraged.
Symptoms: Still having those CRAZY dreams, multiple times a night. Thankfully, none of them have been horrific in nature, just more like really really strange. As if that is any better? :-) I still wake up and have to lie still in bed for a few minutes so that I can establish that I am indeed awake, and that none of the things that had just moments ago seemed so real, actually ARE real. I have been able to sleep occasionally on my belly, my most favourite way to fall asleep, as long as I move into the position very gently and carefully, and minding my poor aching breasts! LOL It just allows me to fall asleep a little more quickly is all. The morning sickies… I have been able to cope so far using my food techniques I mentioned before, and I have not thrown up yet. *Knocking loudly on wood right now* My mind, is definitely gone. I can’t remember if I had noted this already, but pregnancy brain has most certainly descended upon my poor poor head. If I have mentioned this, it goes to show how poor my memory is! Simon and I will discuss a list of items that need to be done/bought. I will, without fail, forget a minimum of 1-2 items. And, it’s not like I’m not trying, either! I say the list over and over in my head, and I STILL forget! Simon just shakes his head. And then shakes it again
Exhaustion: My lord, it is truly a phenomenal symptom. It came on so suddenly, I had absolutely no warning at all that it was even going to affect me! All of a sudden this week, I am feeling as if I MUST have a nap, and that to stay up past 9:00 at night is just NOT possible. It’s actually fairly comical, if it wasn’t so annoying :-) I mean, how on earth am I supposed to get everything done that needs to be done between getting home from school (or stopping work downstairs in the office) and bedtime, if I have to be IN BED at 9:00? It’s just not possible. Things get put off, the kitchen doesn’t get cleaned up after dinner, I can’t watch a single show on TV because w/ our time difference the vast majority of them are on at 9, or even 10. Ah well, the VCR is my friend now, isn’t it?
Simon came upstairs on day this week and brought this symptom home for both of us. I was lying on the couch, papers in hand, notebook in lap, completely zonked out. He asked what time I had gone to sleep, and I had to ask what time it was now! It turned out that I had just enjoyed a 2 hour nap. At noon. Boy, this Little One is taking a lot out of my energy stores, huh? Oh, the last thing is that Simon has to literally almost shove me out of bed at 8:00 in the morning to get me up. Me, the one who has happily gotten up at 4:50 in the morning to go to practise, and now considers getting up at 6:00 or 6:30 a wonderful sleep-in. Oh my is all I can say! It turns out that I am sleeping up to 14/15 hours a day. Leaving only a measly 10 hours to actually get work done, like assignments, papers, thesis, going to class, having group meetings, house stuff, walking the dog…
**Talk to Me**
When did exhaustion hit you? In the first trimester or in the third? What were your coping strategies?
What did you do when pregnancy brain hit, and was it different w/ each pregnancy, if you have multiple children?
Namaste, Laura and the Little One
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