Tired Mama and Growing Belly

  My doctor told me I would be really exhausted the next few days because of trying to get rehydrated and because baby is growing at a furious pace, my body will need some time to relax and catch up with hydration and getting vitamins.
  Well we went to sleep early last night at about 9:30, woke up at 6:30. After Corry left for school at 8:30 ish, I decided to take a nap before lunch and my next round of meds. So I did and woke up at 2:30... Oops. Since last night I have slept about 12 hours. I finally feel like I have more energy though and I'm feeling good. Mama just really needed some sleep to let her body catch up and heal.
  The past two mornings when I wake up, I feel like I've done an incredible ab workout. My belly is stretching a lot which means our little love is growing. I can't remember but I think around now or close to 20 weeks is when a big growth spurt usually happens with baby. I know that my doctor says those growth spurts are when I will probably experience hyperemesis again for at least a couple days because of all the hormones and growth and such. My body can't process those hormones in the amounts they're being produced so it makes me pretty sick. The hyperemesis I experienced this week was about a 3 day thing and I can feel a difference in the size of baby. At least now I can prepare a little by taking vitamins, swimming, going for walks, drinking lots of water, and trying to eat food that will help keep me nourished. I'm grateful that we've kind of narrowed down when hyperemesis will strike again. I've felt really good and then all of a sudden it strikes and  strikes hard for a few days. Both times at great growth spurts of the baby. So the in between will be periods of preparation for the next attack, so to speak.
  But that's why I am so exhausted. I just finished a storm of hormones that made me so sick. Don't you feel pretty tired a few days after a major flu or illness? I learned that means it's time to refuel and recover. Tomorrow I have to go in to a nutritionist. I've never been to one. But we will be planning for those in between recover days to pump as much hydration and nutrients as we can before the next round of hyperemesis. I think we will probably also talk about what to eat or drink while the sickness part happens. We shall see.