How My Chronic Illness ACTUALLY Prepared Me for Pregnancy

This week on Calling in Sick, I'm getting honest about something I was maybe a little overconfident about going in. I thought 25+ years of managing a complicated, unpredictable chronic illness had given me ALL the tools I'd need for managing my first trimester of this pregnancy. Turns out… I was kinda wrong. We're diving into: 🧠 How chronic illness ACTUALLY prepared me 😴 Where pregnancy has TOTALLY humbled me 🤢 My honest nausea remedy ratings 🤱 The pregnancy things NOBODY warned me about ✨ The update on my autoimmune symptoms right now!!! If you're pregnant with chronic illness, thinking about it, or just want the unfiltered honest version of first trimester… this one's for you. xx, Alex 💬 Comment: What's your NUMBER ONE nausea tool?! TIMESTAMP: Intro: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Calling in Sick! 4:14 Alex’s Picks of the Week (Sea Bands, Preggie Pops) How Chronic Illness Prepared Me for Pregnancy: 00:06:27 Is pregnancy nausea and fatigue the SAME as chronic illness?! 00:10:43 My NUMBER ONE fatigue tip 00:13:46 How I’m ACTUALLY managing nausea 00:20:20 How I’ve been eating during my first trimester, and why it’s been surprising to me 00:23:51 How I’ve been handling all the ADVICE that comes with pregnancy, and chronic illness 00:26:33 The MOST surprising pregnancy symptom NOBODY prepared me for Conclusion: 00:32:29 One Brain Cell Show: Off-Campus series (Amazon Prime) 00:35:06 Thank you for listening! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Stay connected and follow us on socials for more! • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/callinginsickpod/ • TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@callinginsickpod • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558234607568 • Substack - https://substack.com/@callinginsickpod? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by: Just Media House -- https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Produced by: Alexandra Wildeson — https://www.instagram.com/alexandrawildeson/ Alex’s Picks of the Week: We get into nausea this week, here’s my top 2 picks for managing it!! ✨Sea Bands — https://sea-band.com?sca_ref=11335860.28aQZwoPI5g Use code ALEX10 for 10% off at checkout!! ✨Preggie Pops — https://amzn.to/3PFqZUk #ChronicIllnessPregnancy #FirstTrimester #AutoimmunePregnancy #PregnancyWithChronicIllness #ChronicIllness #SpoonieLife #InvisibleIllness #AutoimmuneDisease #PregnancyNausea #MorningStickness #DuvetDay #HighRiskPregnancy #ChronicIllnessMom #FirstTrimesterSymptoms #PregnancyTips #SpooniePregnancy #TTCCommunity #MotherhoodJourney #CallingInSickPodcast #AlexWildeson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices