4 | Life around week 10
It's been some weeks since the first gynecologist visit and life goes on. The tracking app I've been using gives accurate predictions on the progress of the embryo. Some weeks ago, they started rendering comparisons of the embryo size with objects. It started with an embryo the size of a blueberry (~week 8), then to an olive (~week 9) and now to a strawberry (~week 10 and counting...). Changes to the body It has been some months and I'm struggling with nausea. It's probably not as severe as some go through, nonetheless it's a daily struggle. I haven't thrown up yet (crossing fingers to keep it that way), but the overwhelming hypersalivation is imminent every afternoon. As soon as I feel this, the body feels battered and most energy is lost. There's very little adventure left in the body and mind after/during nausea. You just want to sit, do nothing and smell nothing. For some food, Koen has starting cooking outside in the backyard!! I'm not particularly ...