We don’t go back to the Doctor until the middle of February, so you’ll have to do without a sonogram for a while. Tahra is getting more used to the feeling of being pregnant, her nausea has decreased and her appetite is back. She had a craving for sushi last night (no raw fish, just California rolls), but as it turned out, that was a bad idea. So it goes with the cravings and appetite; a few weeks ago she really wanted some Chick-fil-A, but afterwards had an upset stomach, and the salmon she made for dinner was good then, but not for lunch the next day.
The biggest development of the week definitely has to be the purchase of a “Bella Band”, which is basically a big rubber band that keeps pregnant women’s jeans from falling off. Don’t ask me how the thing works, because there’s no buttons or clips on it to secure it to their jeans like suspenders, it just holds onto them somehow (read: magic).
If anyone out there has good advice on how exactly to eat 25g of fiber each day, please apprise, because we were going over it last night and it is pretty tough to do without supplements:
- Mini-wheats for breakfast – 6 g
- Almonds for morning snack – 3 g
- PBJ for lunch – 5 g
- Triscuit for afternoon snack – 3 g
- Pasta for dinner – 2 g
- Total – 19 g
These amounts are for 1 serving of each of the above foods, and obviously do not include sources from other foods that would be eaten along with them (like carrots at lunch, and a salad at dinner). But when you think that to get to 25 g, one would need to have another bowl of cereal on top of the 5 meals listed, that seems like a lot to ask, especially considering that the RDA is for an average person, and Tahra’s (pregnant person) requirements are likely to be higher. Food for thought.