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Christmas was a disaster.
As a preface, I would like to say that my ILs were very gracious and I am extremely greatful for everything I received. This is just about bad luck.
That morning I had spent hours getting ready and I was so excited about my new outfit I bought specifically for Christmas. So, DH and I get in the car and leave. An hour into the three-hour drive to my ILs on Christmas, I realized that I left my camera at home. I was really bummed about this because I love taking pictures, but okay, I'll get over it.Then I notice I have a run in my nylons. Okay, it happens, it's not exactly the end of the world.
When we finally get to the ILs, MIL was on the phone so I waved hello and told DH I was going to "our" room to change my nylons and as I was walking through the dining room I promptly puked all over their dining room floor. 30 minutes before dinner was supposed to start. It came absolutely out of nowhere, I didn't even feel sick. Well, my new outfit is ruined and my hair is messy (to use a euphemism) so I go to take a shower. I give MIL all my jewelry because she offered to wash it for me.
I get out of the shower and DH tells me the only clothes he could find were a pair of pajama pants and one of his t-shirts (MIL is way too big and he doesn't have any sisters, so they're DH's clothes). So, I'm feeling like crap but pull myself together for the gift-opening and see that BIL's new girlfriend is here to meet the family! For the first time everrrrr. Cool, I'm the crazy in-law who can't dress herself for Christmas, how was the drive over?
We start opening presents and BIL starts teasing MIL about her cooking because he smells something burning. She gets up and says "Seriously, what IS that?" Well, that *IS* my absolute favorite Kate Spade bag burning because the handle fell over on top of a candle. It didn't catch fire, thank God, but it did get the life burned out of it. Wonderful.
Well, while I'm in the kitchen running water on my bag, I pick up my jewelry and put on my wedding ring and then drop my engagement ring down the drain. FIL managed to get it out pretty easily, actually, but it did fit well into the story of my day.
Oh, and while I was in the shower, DH mentioned to MIL that this was the third time in 2 weeks I had thrown up. Now she thinks I'm pregnant.
I was kind of hoping it would all be a dream.
Re: Christmas was a disaster.
Take a pregnancy test.
My best friend's first pregnancy happened just like that. Out of the blue, she was violently nausea and then five minutes later felt fine. People do not throw up without reason.
Five years in, we call her son "monster" short for the nausea monster. Being a boy, he adores the nickname. Monster is a cute bright sweetheart of a child most of the time.
My friend had a Thanksgiving episode similar to yours however the nervous cook (her sister in law) thought she had given everyone food poisoning. Fortunately, they developed into good friends and can laugh about the night nothing would stay down in Georgia.
You know, for some reason I just got this weird "feeling" that I was pregnant, so I took a test about a week ago. It was negative, though. It kind of scares me that you say that because it's really not a good time to have a baby right now. (MIL wants grandkids so much she toasted to them at our rehearsal dinner, so I didn't think anything of her immediate assumption.)
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Take another one, just in case. If it was too early, a pregnancy test won't catch it the first time.
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Oh that totally sucks. So sorry to hear! I was moping around 1/2 the day after I realized the memory card wasn't in the camera I used to take pictures of my newborn twins' first Christmas. So, I didn't get any of it on film! I tried to recreate the best I could, but the sparkle was gone from my DH eyes and my "happy morning babies" were tired and grumpy during recreate time. [sigh]
Hope you have the result you are looking for with the PG test. Good luck!
Oh no! Well, it's nice to know that I wasn't alone in a less-than-ideal Christmas!
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that sounds like a very sh1tty christmas to say the least.
i can't believe your family let you stay around them after thowing up - i would have made you spend the day in a bedroom -far away from me
I'm petrified of the stomach bug... and even though that might not be what you have- i wouldn't take chances... your family (or dh's) is nice to still be around you!
and yes- take another pg test... women don't normally puke randomly like that. if you truly are not pg - i'd see a GI doc to find out what is going on with you - random pukes are not normal... are you pooping OK? if you are constipated and throwing up randomly- could be a blockage, etc.