When the books tell you that you will be tired in your first trimester that doesn't really sum it up. I feel like I have been drugged. I am so sleepy I keep checking to make sure my hubby isn't slipping Benadryl in my food.
And it's weird considering how hungry I have been for the past 3 weeks that I keep forgetting to eat. (which when you're building a baby is pretty important)
I feel like my To Do list keeps growing while my energy level keeps dropping.
My hub and I have often joked that out cat, Lulabelle, has "magic kitty napping powers" and when she lays on you to sleep, makes you have to nap too. Now we have determined we are getting a double whammy with, "magic kitty napping powers" and "bean napping powers" so we are cursed. The problem being we nap and then I can't sleep at night, I stay up doing job search or blogging, or playing Angry Birds.
I keep meaning to come up with a diet plan for myself but just don't feel like it at night usually. The problem is my hub is gone all night so I am up by myself (well and kitty and the bean) and feel weird puttering around (we have downstairs neighbors, so it isn't really the time to be cleaning etc either.)
I am however going to do some research and set up a plan for myself to make sure I am getting the bean enough nutrients (don't panic I am of course taking prenatal vitamins and DHA but they don't provide any protein, and not so much calcium so...)
I may post it once I am done. I find it so odd that there isn't a good app for this. You would think with all the smartphone apps out there today someone would have come up with one that is for prenatal nutrition tracking. Not that much harder than the ones for dieting just have to up the RDA. So, if you are reading this and you are programming savvy and want to make a ton of money; come up with a pregnancy nutrition smartphone app. (you could even have it recommend snacks that would get the user to their goal on items at the end of the day...ie need 3 more grams of protein and 15% calcium at the end of the day, recommend 3.5oz cheddar cheese cubed and cover both items.)
Anyway got to go do some research and set up this diet.
Ciao for now~
marymontmama
UPDATE:
Upon beginning my research I found that one of my fav nutrition tracking sites also has a Pregnancy nutrition site. Sparkpeople has "BabyFit" check it out at http://babyfit.sparkpeople.com. Super excited!
Here's a snack:
ReplyDeletesome berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries etc) topped with non fat plain yogurt (has protein) with some cinnamon, vanilla extract for flavor and if you like almonds, use those to top or walnuts, sunfower seeds, whatever. I have this almost every day. It's filling and yummy and good for you.
...AAAAAAAND yes sleep now whenever you feel you should sleep even if you dont sleep in the night~ (just getting your body ready for midnight feedings!)
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