Food not so glorious food….food or the lack of it featured predominantly in my blog in the first 3 months of pregnancy as I battled the nausea, food aversions and vomiting that are the hallmarks of the first trimester. I was assured that once I hit the 2nd trimester things would be different. My previously pregnant friends told me tales of craving food; being hungry all the time; planning the next meal just after you’ve eaten etc. Well, I have been waiting. Although the nausea has gone, a few food aversions still linger behind (such as seafood which I can’t have anyway; fried food; and tomato based sauces with mince or lentils in it). I have not been particularly hungry at all and have often had to force myself to eat. I also would start a meal, only to lose interest a few bites into it, which is very frustrating and unfulfilling. Anyway, today you will be pleased to note, was a hungry day. I woke up hungry. 15 minutes after breakfast I was hungry again! I have spent most of the day stuffing my face and have just come back from having had lunch with Craig at Balduccis at the Waterfront (yes I am spoilt), where I had the most amazing pasta ever created (apart from Wendy’s famous cesco pasta of course). It was linguine with sundried tomatoes, chilli, garlic, and a very light creamy sauce. I ate the whole bowl and could probably have done it all again! As I am writing this my mouth is watering….Perhaps my love of food is finally back!
On a completely different note, one thing about pregnancy that has been bugging me is my hair. Yes, I know it is very vain of me, but my hair has always been one of my strengths, something you count on to look good and carry you through a special occasion, when the rest of you looks a wreck. I know I am meant to be having luscious, glowing locks right now, but in all honesty, don’t think the advertising people for Pantene will be tracking me down in a hurry. The problem isn’t actually the quality…it is the colour! I am a natural honey-coloured blonde, hair gradually darkened by age so that I am now what one could call a boring dark ash blonde. I do lighten my hair, making me a light blonde, and although my darker roots are usually visible, the contrast is never that great and they never stay that way long enough for people to notice anyway. Now comes the pregnancy and I decided to go my first trimester without mucking around with my hair. There is apparently no conclusive evidence that hair dye can harm a fetus, but just in case I stayed away. What I never counted on was the pregnancy hormones to make my hair about 3 shades darker than normal! The contrast is huge. I started looking like I had a runway down the centre of my scalp, which has steadily grown in centimeters (your hair grows faster in pregnancy as well), and now resembles a skunk. Yes, a skunk. You should see my lovely black and white photo I had recently taken for renewed driver’s licence – everything is pale grey except for the thick dark stripe on my head. It is the only bit of contrast in the photo! I have since had it on good authority that after your 1st trimester if you opt for highlights, it is perfectly safe. So, I am now in desperate need for a colour top up or change. The only problem now is that my hairdresser is booked up until the end of the month, so skunkie will have to live on a little longer. Oh well, one good thing about pregnancy hormones is that apparently you don’t suffer from body odour…. so at least this skunk doesn’t smell!
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isnt it funny how you are not hungry but you know it would be good too be hungary and then eat loads. A true Taurean!!
maybe this is the start of all the eating as the baby is starting to put on weight.
Hope you can survive your skunk hair do for a while longer
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you do realise you have just given me a new nickname to call you….!!!
eat up darling! i want a cuddly baby please!!!
cheers skunkhead! ;0)
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I only had one binge – I sat down on the kitchen table and ate a packet of crispy something or other biscuits (very sweet) and a tin of All Gold Strawberry Jam. I felt awful later.
Louise
Heehee – I was a bit like you – off food and not really eating too much, until the 3rd trimester, when Bob said I became an “eating machine!!” Nice… so now I am back on stir frys and fruit…and chocolate!
What is Cesco pasta – sounds good whatever it is???
Not long to go now and you can colour your hair…I am sure you don’t look like a skunk – your pic was lovely from the other day x
Mari x