Update

Posted by Me Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:40:00 GMT

So, it’s been a while since I last posted. Thanks, Bekah for the check-in! I thought I’d respond by doing a quick “Update” post. :)

We have our second appointment with Dr. H next Monday, the 7th of August! Wooohoo! I hope all goes well then. We won’t have an ultrasound so I think the appointment won’t be too long. Either way it’ll be nice to see the Dr and make sure all is going as it should down there.

I would like to say that now that I am in the second trimester that I woke up one day and magically all my nausea went away and I feel “GREAT!!!” as my SIL once told me it happened. Alas, not quite yet. I made it through a week or so without the consistent evening puke event but had a recurrence this past Monday when I got that all too familiar feeling and ran for the nearest bathroom. Tuesday I felt better and we’ll see how Wednesday goes. I am still a bit queasy and taking the Dr’s advice and taking my B-6 Vitamin/half a Unisom tablet combo twice a day to remain functional throughout the day. I have tried not taking it or varying its combination always with less than stellar results. :(

A week ago I had a little scare when I found some brown spotting in my undies. I called the Dr’s office and D, the trusted nurse told me not to worry. Brown Spotting is ok. Bright red is bad which I knew. The spotting only lasted one day…really one morning, but of course, I was freaked and made LOML order a doppler right away so we could check on Baby G. We did and were able to discern the heartbeat which allowed me to sleep a little easier without visions of impending miscarriages. I haven’t used the doppler since. I don’t think Baby G likes it very much since the next day I got super nauseous again. I figure we have the doppler for emergency purposes. Since I am so used to Dr BT’s schedule going 4 weeks without some other kind of reassurance can drive a woman batty. However, I also promised myself not to go super neurotic and use that thing every minute of the day. :)

Despite the on-going nausea, I have been able to gain some weight. I think I am up to 3 lbs now, maybe 4. Haven’t weight myself recently. My belly is getting bigger and I have been forced to resort to buying some maternity wear which makes me look more pregnant than just fat I think (or maybe that’s just wishful thinking). Sleeping has gotten a little bit more complicated since I am trying to sleep mainly on my side. I have pillows everywhere which makes it look like I am sleeping in some kind of fort.

Work has still been insanely busy. I haven’t “come out” to work people yet, but plan to sometime next week. Since I don’t work in an office and am a freelancer, I didn’t feel the urgency to tell anyone right away. Most of my clients I never even met face-to-face so it’s a bit odd to share something personal. However, share I will since eventually it will impact my availability to work.

I don’t think I have “felt” Baby G yet. I have felt some flutterings but can’t discern if it is just gas or things moving around in there or actually the Baby…or lastly again it’s my mind playing tricks on me which is entirely possible. I haven’t looked at any Baby stuff yet – still feel it’s too early in the whole process. I have, however, made some Pregnancy Books purchases from Amazon. I am skipping around them all and they did come in handy when I had my little spotting scare. Though honestly, one book gave me no information, one scared the crap out of (“What to expect when you are expecting!”), and the other was actually very helpful (“The Pregnancy Bible”). In any case, I enjoy reading the week-by-week books since it’s cool to find out what’s happening with baby. :)

Since work has been so busy and I don’t usually take naps during the day, I crash pretty darn early…like 8pm early. It is actually quite pathetic. I adopted this early bedtime during the height of “morning sickness” where I was just tired of feeling so sick that eventually I figured going to sleep might give me some relief. Now, I do it partly for the initial reason and also cuz after a full work-day I am just tired and need to sleep. I am trying to take my prenatal vitamins again so I can get the right amount of iron in me to hopefully keep away any potential anemia. I have been relegated to Flintstones ones for a while there (recommended by Dr H) since they were easier to take while dealing with the all-day nausea. I tried a new “real” prenatal vitamin today since the ones I used to take just don’t become Baby G anymore (meaning – send me invariably to the bathroom for a puking session).

So, that’s the update. We’re doing well. I am trying to worry less and trust that all is as it should be. I am trying to feel more comfortable that this baby will stick and am grateful for the miracle that is growing inside me. Even though the morning sickness has not been pleasant, I’ll endure this and much more if it means that Baby G is well since ultimately that is the most important thing right now – our baby’s well-being.

I hope everyone is doing well out there in the Internet world! Wish us luck at our appointment on Monday and hopefully we continue to good news.