The Big Update – Why I Stopped Blogging
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Why I took a break from blogging because of hyperemsis gravidarum
I have thought of writing this post for a while but was debating it as it’s a lot more personal than anything I’ve written before (mainly things I like and reviews). But for those who wondered where my blog disappeared to, here goes…
I last blogged in July, so quite a while! It’s because I have very exciting news – I’m pregnant with my second child, a beautiful baby boy due in March!
I had to take a big break from my blog as I sadly suffer from hyperemesis gravidarum. This is extreme pregnancy sickness, not the standard morning sickness most people seem to think the condition refers to. I was sick several times per hour from around week seven, regardless of whether I ate or drank. This condition is so severe it means the usual remedies for morning sickness do not work, such as travel bands, ginger, peppermint, etc. You name it and I bet you I tried it all in my first pregnancy!
This time round it was far worse. I became so sick I could barely stand up without almost blacking out. Within four weeks I went from just over 9 stone to 8 stone becoming terribly weak. At 5'7 I looked skeletal on my frame. I finally gave in and went to the doctors who immediately admitted me to hospital, popping me on a fast flowing drip! Wow. Drips are amazing! I felt better within one hour! I was kept in for 24 hours and filled with the drip goodness, after which I felt like a different person. The women beside me in hospital could not believe the difference.
You may wonder why I waited so long to go to the doctors.
During my first pregnancy I was non stop back and forth to the doctors who constantly sent me home with another set of tablets that did not work. I was never dehydrated enough to warrant going to hospital so had to just suffer the sickness. I feared this would just happen again this time so didn’t want to waste my time or very little energy! By the time I could barely stand up I knew things were much worse this time. I had dangerous levels of ketones so I was kept in until these had disappeared.
The sickness continued once I left hospital, but nowhere near as bad. Stronger sickness tablets were fed through the drip and they actually worked (most of the time). Luckily I have stopped them now as I really detested taking them. I’m now only sick around once a day. Yay! The nausea has gone and I don’t always 'feel sick’ so I can kind of get on with things as normal, well until the tiredness hits me around 5pm! The joys of pregnancy! I’m 30 weeks pregnant this week and I just don’t think the sickness will stop this time. It ended by 22 weeks with my first.
So that’s my giant personal update of why I stopped blogging. As I am not my usual size (or self) I have not felt like doing any fashion posts. I am mostly in huge pairs of tights, long vests and baggy jumpers… comfort all the way!
My blog direction is changing too
Regular readers will notice my beauty posts have started to change too. I have become concerned with the levels of chemicals in most products leading to me going SLS and paraben free. Well, this has somewhat become a passion, or perhaps obsession, in recent months (along with more chemical free wholesome organic food). I now only use natural chemical free skin care products. I have started changing my makeup to organic natural based products. So far just my primer and concealer – one item at a time as it’s rather a costly process! My skin is definitely thanking me for it and has improved greatly, 99% spot free now, finally!
I’m not sure where exactly I’ll go with my blog from now on. I have become very passionate recently about healthy eating, adopting mainly a plant-based whole foods diet. This has led to recent purchases of a juicer and blender as well as far more cooking from scratch.
Oh and we have now have Abel & Cole organic fruit and veg delivered weekly – very impressed so far! We made our first wholemeal pizzas the other day which were totally delicious & so easy to make. I also made some healthy raw chocolate brownies which would totally satisfy any chocolate cravings and only had four ingredients – yum! So I think perhaps my blog will be taking a more wholesome turn.
I may start sharing my natural beauty finds along with some scrumptious smoothie, juice & food recipes. What do you think?
As baby is due in March I will no longer blog as often as I used to (sometimes several times per week), but will perhaps aim for once per week. The posts may become a little sporadic once the baby arrives! I am certain a new born and two year old will keep me very entertained for a couple of months :)
So there it is - my first lifestyle blog post and explanation of where my blog posts disappeared to!
(Update - Since writing this I changed the direction of my blog dramatically as well as my lifestyle choices. I deleted hundreds of old blog posts which no longer representmy natural wholesome beliefs)
