Huzzah for homeopathy

*posted by Des*

I'm not sure about the intra-pregnancy view, but the extra-pregnancy view is that the morning sickness is a bit more bearable.

Solutions for morning sickness:

Preggie Pops: Vitamin B6 suckers and hard candies, seemed to taste alright and they're tart, which seemed desirable.

Acupressure bracelet: a sweatband with a plastic nipple that presses on the inside of your wrist. Besides looking like she's stylishly always about to go for a jog, they seem to have some effect. They're leaving little sore bruises where they push though.

Ginger Ale (with real ginger): Abby doesn't like ginger, but I thought maybe the ginger ale would temper it enough to make it bearable. The exchange went something like this-

Abby: I don't like ginger.
Des: But it's ginger ale, maybe that's better.
Abby: *sniffs opening, grimaces and looks at me as if I just offered to poop on her birthday cake*
Des: Don't be a wuss, ginger helps with nausea. It's science fact, I think.
Abby: *take a sip*
Abby: Oh god.
Abby: *waves her hands at her mouth while standing up on the couch Tom Cruise-esque, grabs her water and downs about half a nalgene*
Abby: No, thank you.

Symptoms are not completely abated, but at least she kept down some toast and was hungry enough for mac and cheese and Top-Ramen.

She felt the babies flutter yesterday morning. Or it could have been a muscle spasm. Either way, that's pretty cool. I'm excited for when I get so see some movement. With my genes, they'll probably learn to high five me through her belly.