Pregnant, Sick, and Feeling Guilty

Tammy

My morning sickness was finally starting to calm down, probably thanks to the prescription the doctor gave me, only to wake up yesterday with an awful head cold. I woke up with a fever of 100.8. Since I'm only 11 weeks, I called the doctor and he said to take Tylenol and if it doesn't come down, to go to urgent care. Thankfully it's gone down, but I feel just awful. On top of being sick, my PCP went back on the plans to manage my chronic condition while pregnant, so I'm in a ton of pain. I've been in bed for 2 days now. My fiancé is picking up something for dinner on his way home from work, so I know the kids will be fed, but I feel so guilty. He has been working 60+ hours a week, in the cold, wind, rain, and snow, because I've been out of work for a month thanks to my severe morning sickness. And on his only day off every week he's been helping his great grandparents clean out his grandmas house as she just went into a care home. I just wish I could take care of him for once, so he could relax.

I've always loved being pregnant, but I'm over this one already.