So after the last appointment with my doctor, I
came out with feeling that establishing a daily routine was extremely important
- I mean she only mentioned it to me about 6 times throughout the 30 mins. I
will say now that I finally get it, but establishing this is somewhat difficult
for me - life happens I am always one that others can depend on.
Sometimes I mess my priorities up and I am starting
to feel the consequences. For example: I was starting to establish a routine
where I finally got rid of any nausea or tired feelings and was able to sleep
in (normally I was waking up at 3am but got to the point where I could sleep
until 8:00am) - my day consisted of getting up around 10:00am (even if the last
3 hours was just lying there resting because apparently this is another
instruction by the doctor); have breakfast and take my medications (Materna to
be clear); shower and get ready for either class or work; walk to either work
or class; make sure I ate something small every 2-3 hours; put in a full day at
work or class; walk home; nap (another instruction which to be honest is rarely
followed); eat dinner; study if possible; and then go to bed or just rest the
body. All would be fine and dandy if life were as simple as this to continue it
day in and day out - but that is not the reality of the student worker.
Recently there has been some major disruptions to
the 'routine'. Like work now starts at 8:00am on some days, food forgets to be
consumed, sleep is not achieved, school work and group assignments are
inconsistent - all of which I think may contribute to my entire Saturdays being
spent sleeping (this is not a lie unfortunately - the entire day is a
write-off!).
However, I am back to working on my journey to
establishing a clear, consistent routine. This may involve telling people
"No, I can't do that." It seems hard and out of character, but I have
to do what is safe and beneficial for me and the baby now. It is much easier
having this information out in the open now as people tend to be more
understanding.
So I will continue to work on this and report my
successes or failures - hopefully more success stories than the latter - lol.
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