Posted by Me
Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:02:00 GMT
Two Weekends’ ago we made a trip out to LA to visit relatives and celebrate my cousin’s 18th Debutante Party. It was quite the affair – complete with big dresses, lots of dancing, and food/drink fitting for such an event. My parents flew out from Florida for it and it was great to see and spend some time with them.
All my aunts (I have 5 aunts and 2 uncles on my mother’s side) were thrilled about our news and it was great to see everyone so excited. Nausea was abated pretty well and I was thankful to feel almost human again while out there. It was an active weekend so I was tired by the time we trekked on back to good ole’ Vegas on Sunday.
After our whirlwind trip, we arrived back at home to a fun-filled week of work and such. Work has still been really busy. I finally “came out” though at work so at least I don’t have to worry about that anymore. We have our next appointment with Dr. H on Sept 7th where we will hopefully find out the gender of the baby. I am still convinced it’s a girl for some reason (as is everyone else who ventures a guess!). I guess we’ll see at the ultrasound (provided Baby G cooperates).
Other than that, nothing new to report. I had planned to start clearing out the room that would eventually become the nursery this weekend, but alas a relapse to throwing up in the evening kept me rather immobile for the weekend. :( I had tried to stop taking my B-6/Unisom remedy only to go back to awful nausea and puking. So not fun! I ended up going to bed at 8pm on Saturday – waking up at 2am (starving!!!). Tried after a slice of toast to go back to bed at 3am – discovered that was futile and thus ended up watching TV at 3:30am until 5am. My stomach was still real wobbly so it wasn’t much fun. No puking though so that’s good! :) Eventually, I managed to venture back to bed at 5am and woke up at 7am. Ullgh! Nausea combined with puking & insomnia is so not fun! Oh well – you win some – you lose some.
I am currently 18w1d! Yowzers! We still have our handy dandy doppler and hence are able to keep an eye (err, rather ear) on Baby G’s heartbeat. Oh what a lovely sound to fill a room! I am nervous about the ultrasound next week since I hope all is well and the tech/Dr doesn’t see anything abnormal! I just want Baby G to be healthy! All I want is Baby G to be healthy and sticking around until it’s time to come out! :)
Anyways, that’s the latest update. We haven’t picked out any names nor made any moves towards the nursery. I think once we make it through more milestones we’ll feel more comfortable making strives towards that stuff. It’s crazy to think that we are close to being half-way through the pregnancy already. :) I pray that all continues to go well.
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Posted by Me
Tue, 15 Aug 2006 22:34:00 GMT
Yup – I am currently 16w2d and have been meaning to update my blog for eons. However, my days have been crazy busy with work and by the time I have some free time I am so tired all I want to do is crash.
To your question, Bekah, morning sickness is not completely gone, but seemingly has gotten better. I no longer throw up consistently. I still get the queasiness and difficulty finding things that are appetizing to eat, but at least I am no longer throwing up so I guess things are getting better. :) I am still waiting for that day my SIL told me about where I wake up and feel great. It hasn’t happened yet. Yesterday, I woke up and was so tired even though I got a good night’s rest. I was also sore and achey – I think I was way more active this past weekend than in the past. I am better today…at least my eyes aren’t drooping. I have a headache, but other than that am doing all right.
Baby G is taking up more room. Though I don’t think I look pregnant yet (just look like I got a serious beer gut), I have started to wear more maternity shorts to be more comfortable. I think it is starting to pop out more and up and hence give me more of the “pregnant” look rather than I just can’t control eating. ;)
We had our OB/GYN appointment a couple of Mondays ago. All was well. Measuring right on target. Despite all the crazy nausea in the first trimester, I managed to gain 6lbs! 6lbs!!! The nurse told me “Good job!” ;) Dr. H was as nice as always and answered all our questions. We listened to the heartbeat (a nice 156 bpm) and then ushered me to have 8 vials of blood taken for the prenatal check-up and the Triple Marker Screening test. Overall, the appointment was uneventful – which given my history – I gladly welcome. :)
This Thursday LOML and I are driving out to LA for my cousin’s debutante ball (fancy 18th birthday party). My parents are flying out from FL so it’ll be nice to spend some time with them. I also plan to see my Best Friend while we are out there. I pray that whatever lasting nausea I have gives me a break while I am out there. Though I miss food – eating freely, it’s all good as long as Baby G is healthy and happy and hangs out until January of next year. Nothing is more important than that! :)
We go back to Dr. H’s Sept 7th for the big ultrasound. Hopefully, Baby G will cooperate and we’ll be able to find out if we are having a boy or a girl. We’ll be happy with either as long as s/he is healthy. My Mom and I both have a feeling that it’s a girl. I don’t know…just an instinct I guess. :)
I still have my handy dandy Doppler and been occasionally listening to Baby G’s heart. So far so good. Dr. H said we could use it twice a day. I don’t use it that often but it is nice to have it. I haven’t felt Baby G yet, but I think it is still too early. I can’t wait til s/he kicks and it’ll all feel more real.
On a different note, LOML and I have booked our long overdue vacation for October. We thought we could both use one given all the IVF stuff. We will be heading to Hawaii for a nice 2 week vacation at the beginning of October. Dr H. thought it was a great idea and said he didn’t see any issues traveling during that time. It’ll be nice to get away for a bit and relax before Baby G arrives. :)
Other than that, life is going on as normal. Work has been insanely busy. I am going to tell work folks this week that we are expecting. It’s all a bit weird “coming out” to people. I still get worried, but am also excited. I cherish the journey we are on right now and feel grateful for every step we get to take and accomplish.
I hope the morning sickness goes away completely soon and I get my energy back – not to mention better appetite. After the LA trip, I hope to take some prenatal yoga classes at the hospital provided I feel better. I need to incorporate some exercise back into my life. We’ll see how things go. :)
I hope everyone is doing well out there in the vast Internet world! :)
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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.
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Posted by Me
Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:56:00 GMT
I know I have been horribly neglectful of my blog these days. Let me assure that it hasn’t been deliberate. I have been wanting to post more regularly, but alas the first trimester has been pretty rough on me. However, the news I guess is that I seem to have made it to the coveted 12 weeks. I’d like to say that I magically woke up and all nausea and feelings of throwing up left me as soon as I reached 12 weeks but not so. It’s still up in the air. Some days go ok – some days don’t. I don’t feel like I am at 100% and I am not sure if it is all in my head or still some crazy hormone mixture coursing through my body. :) Either way, it’s ok. I did say I’d do anything and everything to ensure that Baby G is well and if this makes him/her stick around for the long haul so be it. :)
I still have my freak-out moments though because of the general crappy feeling all-around they have been kept at bay. Really don’t have much time or energy to freak out. Our next appointment with Dr. H is still 3 weeks away! Yowsers! And of course I have my moments hoping all is still well. :) I decided not to rent or purchase a doppler for the time-being. I know it would just make me obsess and if I can’t find the heartbeat I’d be in a frenzy so for the time-being I am just trying to trust all is well. :) We’ll see how that goes.
Vegas has been insanely hot which hasn’t helped. I have been pretty much staying in and sending LOML out. When I do venture out, it’s for short trips since the heat (114-117 degrees) is just too much to bare…besides all the crazy smells out in the outside world is just a little much for my still sensitive stomache.
Fatigue hasn’t been too bad though I do end up going to bed so gosh darn early (8-ish). I end up going to bed then cuz usually I end up feeling crappier at night so it’s just easier to fall asleep and sleep remnant nausea off. :) It’s all gotten to be routine I guess.
I switched from my regular Prenatal Vitamin to some Flintstone ones per Dr. H’s recommendation. He said they would do the trick and probably would be easier to digest than my regular ones. He’s right so far they’ve been going down a lot better so yay! I am still not too keen on my nutitional intake. I still feel limited by what I can eat and am hoping that Baby G gets the proper nutrition. I hope to eventually feel that second trimester kick in and start being able to eat more comfortably. Ahh, I do miss food. I miss eating and enjoying it.
So, we are doing all right over here. Taking each day as it comes. I have ordered some Pregnancy Books finally from Amazon though at first I was hesitant – me superstitious and worried and all, but this past weekend I bit the bullet and went for it. They should arrive sometime this week and then I’ll be able to find out more about what’s happening right now with Baby G.
We’ve also told our respective families and close friends that we are expecting and everyone is very excited and happy. They are cautious since they know our history but everyone has been very supportive which has been great. It was wonderful to share the news. I haven’t told my clients yet and don’t know when the right time would be. I figured I’d wait until I am more entrenched in the second trimester and had my other appointment with Dr. H. (3 more weeks!!!)
Anyways, just wanted to take a quick moment and stick my head out and say I am still here and so is Baby G (at least I hope!) ;) We’re hanging in there and hope that the next few weeks bring us more good news. I hope everyone is well. Thank you so much for the “Congratulations” from my last post. I meant to post my gratitude sooner but Baby G had different plans. :)
Bekah, have you had your u/s yet? How are you feeling??? I hope all is well with your little bean! Keeping my fingers crossed it’s a girl! I know that’s what you want! :) Please let me know how you are doing!
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Posted by Me
Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:53:57 GMT
Today was our first OB/GYN Appointment with Dr. H. It went well. LOML & I both really like our new Doctor. He is very kind. Very nice. Patient and overall just puts you at ease. His staff is friendly and helpful as well.
I had to fill out a slew of paperwork and waited for a bit since Dr. H wanted to do an u/s so we were waiting for the room to free up. I didn’t mind though – I didn’t even expect an Ultrasound that day.
It was amazing to see Baby G on the screen. S/he was moving soooo much…putting up quite a show for Mommy & Daddy. Arms and Legs were flailing all about. It was incredible. S/he has grown so much since the last u/s. S/he measured at 48.4 mm and had a nice strong heartbeat of 174 bpm. It was also amazing to hear the heartbeat for the very first time. We saw the flickering of the heart on the screen at Dr. BT’s office, but it is quite something else to hear it. Wow! I have to admit I was tearing up at what I saw. I was so nervous this morning wondering if Baby G was still alive and kicking and to see him/her moving around was just more than I can ask for.
Dr. H was pleased and said everything looked great. Though I am only 11w1d, s/he measured at 11w4d. :) We got some more questions answered like if Dr. H would deliver our baby (Yes, he does) and what I could do about the Nausea and my hormones. He reassured me that even if I had hormonal issues before now that my placenta has formed I am on autopilot and all should be provided for Baby G. Before the baby depended on my ovaries to create hormones which in my case have always been very unreliable. After Sunday’s Blood Test with Dr. BT, he had me stop all Progesterone. For a day and half, I have been supplements-free. Goodness. Of course I am still a bit nervous, but whatever. I go in for another one tomorrow just to make sure I am holding up well on my own before I am done/done with Dr. BT. Yowzers!
I am still not feeling 100%, but Dr. H. is happy to hear that since that means Baby is settling in well. He says he is always more concerned when his patients tell him they feel nothing. No Nausea. Nothing. He is really great. He even gave us a direct # to get a hold of the office and schedule any appointments. To him, OB patients are top priority and if there is anything we need to ask about or need to be seen about, he’ll squeeze us in. Again, very nice.
I have my next appointment in 4 weeks (8/7). It’ll probably be just a regular check-up. I’ll have another u/s at 20 weeks…at which point we’ll hopefully find out if it is a girl or a boy. Goodness!
In any case, we made it through another step. Another appointment down. The next one is tomorrow’s blood test to make sure my levels are still a-okay! Dr. H told me to take some Vitamin B6 and half a tablet of Unisom twice a day to combat the Nausea a bit. I started today and I guess it’s ok. I have had a headache all day though and a wobbly tummy – but it could all be from the excitement of today. Who knows? The only drawback from the combo Dr. H has prescribed is the fact that I get a bit tired from the Unisom which makes working oh so much harder. Dr. H. said I should hopefully be out of the woods (on many levels) in a week when I am at 12 weeks. End of the first Trimester. It’s been a while since I have felt well so I can’t even imagine what that really feels like – but it doesn’t matter – I’ll feel sicker for longer if it means Baby G sticks around. There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for this baby of ours. I just want her/him to be healthy and happy. Stick around, little one! Please! :)
Ok, I need to lie down. Thanks to everyone for their support.
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