Sowhatyou'reseeingistheweeksleadinguptotheendofmyfirsttrimesterwhichwas a lotofnausea, vomiting, foodaversions, pregnancyhormonesandnaps.
Usuallyatthesevenoreightweekmarkofpregnancy, youregisteryourpregnancyatyourcityhall, youreceive a tonoffreecouponsforthehospital.
Youchoosetogivebirththatwhichispickedasearlyaspossibleandalltheinformationabouttheincrediblecareyoureceivedduringandafteryourpregnancywhich I wasveryimpressedbyistoldtomebythepeopleatthecityhall.
Itrangesbetween $20 to $150 pervisitdependingonthehospitalandwhatproceduresaredone.
Prettycrazyhowcheapitiscomparedtotheus.
I'm impressedwitheverythingthatwetalkedabout.
I'm justlikeyouevengetsupportafterthebirth.
Likesomeonecomestocleanandcookandlaundryandhelpwiththebabyandlike I amjustall I canstomach, it's freaking 10 a.m. And I'm eatingpizzainthemorning.
Youreceive a lotofultrasoundscanshereinjapan, whichissupernicebecausethefirsttrimesteris a lotofanxietybutthingsarelookinggoodandlittlebeaniskaratekickingalreadyatmy 12 weekscan, although I'vebeeninbedmostdaysunabletoeditthemassiveamountsoffootage.
There's a randompalmtreehere, usuallywenttothebathroom.
I don't knowifyoucanhearmeoverthis, but I havebeensoworriedaboutthispain.
It's notlike a badpainthough.
Likethisis a dullpaininthatonespotbehindmybellybutton.
I justoverthinkingatall, justlike, thisishowmyentirepregnancyisgonnabeoverthinkingandworry.
I'm feelingreallynauseous, whichisalso a goodsigncauselike I stillhaveallthesepregnancysymptoms.
I'm likewalkingandliketryingnottofeellike I needtothrowup, butthisis a goodthing.
I needtogetsomevitamin D somefunbecause I don't gooutenoughifyoujustcameoutofthetoilet, itwas a successfultriptothetoilet.
There's a lotofthingsthattheydon't tellyouaboutbeingpregnant, that I'm learningalongtheway.
Like, am I stretchingthings, occasionalspotting, chronicheadaches, chronicconstipation, notseeing a bump, sometimesuntilyoursecondtrimesterandhavingtochangeyourunderwearquiteoftenduringtheday, Everypregnancyissodifferent.
Andthere's a lotofpeople, especiallyontheinternetthathavesomethingtosayaboutit, but I'm learningas I goandlisteningtomydoctorsonlyandjusttakingitdaybyday, thisjourneysofar, couldn't havebeenmoredifferentthanwhat I imaginedittobeandbeingawayfromyourfamilyabroadmakesyouappreciateyouroriginalhomemuchmorethaneverduringthistime.
Thementalandphysicalchangesyougothrougharelikenootherandyoubegintotrulymournthepersonyouusedtobebecauseit's nolonger a newchapterinyourlife.
It's a new, wholenewseriesofstories.
Soyougothrough a bitof a crisisandyoureallydon't knowwhatit's likeuntilyou'vehonestlylivedthisalongsideallthedifficultmomentsthoughthereare a lotofgoodmomentpregnancyisbothscaryandbeautifulatthesametimeandprobablythebiggesttransformationthereeverwasforwomenbecauseyou'renotonlygrowing a newlifebut a newversionofyourselfaswell.
TokyotreathasmoreseasonallimitededitionmoderndaysnacksandcandyandtheSakuraCoboxhasmoreof a traditionaltastewhereyou'llget a varietyofauthenticjapanesesnackitemsthatincludesomejapaneseteaandmyfavorite, a tablewearitemwithinyourbox.
JapanisknownforreallymakingHalloweenitsownandfromwhat I'veseenandexperiencedhere, it's a blast.
You'llgetsnacksinthisboxlikesweetpotatokitkatbars, sweetpotatobeingoneofthemostpopularfallflavorshereandchewjelly, sparklinggrapesoda, a flavorissointense.
It'llsendshiversdownyourspine.
Unfortunately, I couldn't eat a lotofthesesnackssince I developed a soyallergyandbecause I haveextremenausearightnow.
Um, so I'llbegivingthesesnackstofriendsbut I didfind a couplethat I'm abletotryforyouheretoday.
Everyone, itsfutureKeli.
Soatthispoint I am 12 weekspregnant.
Letmetellyouhasnotbeenfun I'vebeenthrowingupmostofthetimeand I can't stomach a lotofthingsbut I dowanttotry a coupleofthesethingsandtake a bite.
I don't knowifyoucanseethathavelittlemonstersonit.
So I justwantedtotastetest a coupleofthings.
There's onlyonethinginthesofttacoboxthat I canhave.
UmSo I wantedtosharethatwithyoutodaybut I justwantedtoshowyouthesearesocute.
I meanthesewouldbegreattolikehandoutforlikeHalloweencandiesto, I don't knowifparentswouldbelike, I don't trustthatcandybutohmyGod, it's sosourthatpacks a punchwiththesound.
I likesourcandiesthough.
If I hadtochooseanykindofcandywouldbesomethinglikethis.
SothissnackcameintoSakuraCoboxanditislike a carrotsnack.
So I don't knowifyoucanhearmebut I justwokeup, thisishow I lookinthemorningandmostdaysnow I havebeenfeelingsonauseouswithliterallyeverythingthat I eatanditsucksbecause I'm hungrybut I'm alsolikesupernauseousatthesametime, I don't evenknowhowtoexplainit.
Likeit's justlike I madetacosyesterdayand I lookedatitand I waslike, I don't wanttoeatthisbut I washungrybecausemystomachwasgrowlingandso I startedeatingitand I feltfineand I waslikeactuallyfeltbetterafter I waseating.
Buttheneverytime I gotoeatsomethingelselikethroughoutthedayorlikeforbreakfastorsomething, I just, I wannagag.
I wannagag.
Likeeverytime I can't even, I usedtoeatoatmeallikealmosteverythingsinglemorning, I don't evenwantthat.
Likeitjustmakesmewannagagwhen I thinkaboutitoryesterday I wascraving T.
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Mycravingsarelikeallovertheplaceand I don't knowiflikecravingsappearearlyorlaterthelastnightwithoutmeknowingmade a reservationfor T.
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Lookattheminipizzasyoucanmakeandthesushi, it, I donotwantthis, butitlookssupercuteatthedessertset.
Wehavelotsofthese, theKashi.
Isthatwhatitisgood?
Alright.
Everythingismakingmewanttovomitwhenever I lookatlikebreadsordessertsorthingslikethat, like I justwanttothrowupthispregnancy.