The Hormones Are Off

During Kelly's pregnancy, I suspected that her hormones were getting to me. We'd read about sympathy weight gain and nausea. I'm pretty sure I got the latter. Whenever she was sick, I was too. Our appetites even matched most of the time. Luckily, she ate normally most of the pregnancy and actually lost interest in food several times.

Toward the end of the pregnancy, my appetite was shot. It got to the point where I was eating soup for lunch and snacking at dinner time. I constantly felt like there was a lump in my stomach. At night, I was constantly popping antacids. I even began to wonder if my acid reflux had caught up with me and maybe caused some sort of tumor or other damage.

After the birth, things changed so dramatically that I couldn't help noticing. That lump in my stomach is gone and I actually feel hungry now. I still have trouble trying to eat a large meal, but that's probably a good thing!