Cold

Dear Baby,

I often wondered what it would feel like to be pregnant with you, but now that I am pregnant, I can't seem to feel any of the symptoms. It's because of this cold that I have. I think it's either suppressing the symptoms or I'm just not noticing because of how miserable I am with these cold symptoms. I don't think I'm running a high enough fever to call for going to the hospital, but I did call them today because I was worried about you. They just told me to take some tylenol and rest. I think resting this afternoon helped a little, but I'm still feeling pretty crappy. I wonder if I should go get checked for an infection or something, but I don't think it is because I am still snotting clear...mostly. Just a little yellowish. Should I be concerned? My throat does hurt quite a bit...does that mean I might have strep throat? I sure hope not. I want you to be a healthy baby, so I'm being careful not to eat anything wrong or do anything wrong, but I worry I might hurt you somehow. I know I read all these things saying this is safe and this is safe, but then there are those other articles that say practically everything is dangerous for the baby. Could it be that the mold is keeping me sick? I don't think so, but what if? I just don't want to worry about harming you, Baby. I guess it's inevitable. I hope you're okay, Baby. I hope I dream of you.

Love,
Mom