26W3D feeling sick

I felt sick, and I felt terrible.

It's Monday. I had some cereal for breakfast/lunch, and went to class. After school, I as hungry and decided to go to Alhambra to get some Chinese food. I went to a Hong Kong "western" style restaurant, one I had been to some years ago, and ordered a set of "afternoon tea" combo--black pepper beef noodle, and a drink. For the drink, I ordered Hong Kong style milk tea. I had not had milk tea for a long time, and did not know how strong it could be. The tea came in a small bottle, with a jar of condensed sweetened milk. The tea and milk turned out to be too strong. Soon I felt jittering all over. I got some red bean iced drink afterward, and tried to do some homework, but it was no use. The table was shaking too, and I couldn't sit still. My head was spinning. Too bad the battery of my cell phone was out AGAIN, so I couldn't call Mike. I asked for a glass of water, and it took a long time for it to come. I drank the water immediately, and then left the restaurant.

In the car, I forced myself to drink down 1/2 liter of water, hoping it would dilute whatever effect the strong tea had on me and the baby. When I got back to school 20 minutes later, I felt sick and wanted to throw up. I quickly went to a restroom. This was the first time I threw up since week 4 of the pregnancy. I must have eaten or drank or taken something terribly wrong for the baby.

Yesterday at J&T's engagement party, there was a woman Elma who told me when she was pregnant, she was sick the whole time and couldn't eat or drink or smoke anything unhealthy. She said it as God's way to tell her how to grow a healthy baby, and also God's way to show her that she could only have one baby. I think maybe today the baby is telling me that I should begin to take care of him/her.

I have not been very careful lately about the baby. I drink tea (green tea), decaf coffee or mocha, and soda (pepsi, dr. pepper) almost everyday. I haven't been drinking enough water, or eating my share of vegetables. I am eating irregularly. I don't do exercise. I stay up late. I keep bad postures. My weight goes up and down in big steps. Overall I am not a mindful mother. So I feel terrible.

I hope I have just got rid of whatever poison I had in my body, and from now on will keep a healthy and responsible lifestyle. Tonight I will eat some eggs, vegetables and fruit, and drink some milk, and go to bed early. This week I will look into childbirth classes and baby doctors, and book time to visit the hospitable. Baby cannot take care of him/herself. I must.