Pregnancy and Sickness

Yesterday marked the start of my 12^th week of pregnancy and finally the push toward the end of the first trimester. I know that this is really only just the beginning, but there is a certain amount of relief that comes with being beyond the “danger zone.” Unfortunately, along with this marker has come a sinus infection. I originally thought it was the onset of allergies, which I’ve never had before, but hey, your body changes during pregnancy. I knew last evening that it was more than allergies and that it was time to go to the Doctor. After consulting my OB this morning and visiting my PCP, I left with azythromycin “Z-pack” and a confident thumb up from both providers to begin the antibiotic regimen. After a confirmed sinus infection, they assured me that it was worse for my body (a diabetic body) to fight the infection, causing my blood sugars to wonk out rather than taking the antibiotics. I left feeling good about my decision to medicate, until I got home. It’s now 8 hours later and I have yet to take an antibiotic. I’m going to try a few other suggested remedies first (from my mommy friends) such as saline spray and resort to the antibiotics as a last resort. Thus far my blood sugars have remained steady and although feeling like crap, my focus has remained on the health of this bean cooking inside of me. Speaking of, now that the bean is the size of a plum, I may need to come up with a new, more appropriate name…. perhaps a bushel of beans?!