This is a post that I will add to as the pregnancy goes on.
I have to chuckle when people are surprised with how much information they are asked for when they see their doctor or other healthcare professional. Over my four pregnancies I have gotten used to sharing a lot of information. You never know what not telling your doctor about may have been important or helpful in giving you the care you deserve. A good relationship with my doctor I find has really made me feel prepared for the ups and downs of my pregnancy and my surgeries and delivery.
This is a post that I will add to as the pregnancy goes on.
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Like this flower I find the hot weather makes me feel kinda droopy and kinda sick. I have to wonder if it is making me feel this way now when I am only 12 weeks pregnant, how I will feel in August at 24 weeks? I remember being pregnant with my son over the winter, it was great. I got to wear all kinds of nice sweaters and long sleeved shirts. Now I find anything more than a tank top is to much. I am feeling so worn out by this heat that I will need to write more later when I can actually think. I did however feel my baby kick of sorts this afternoon in a swing and a miss kinda thing. Enough force I felt the movement but not big enough yet to get ribs or push out on my tummy. added to June 7th In the last few days at work, the air conditioning has been off and luckily it is now fixed. The area that I work in is normally on the cooler side as the outside doors when opened feed up to the area. As such I plan to have a sweater or like to keep me comfortable. For the last few days it has been very warm and I have had to wear stripper outfits, meaning layers that are good to remove and still look professional in. I have found that this pregnancy I have been having trouble keeping my body regulated and at a happy temperature. THanks alot hormones. I know that many women do not feel pretty during their pregnancy. I have spent the day thinking about how people and society define beauty. In some cultures a big butt is seen as beautiful and in others a long neck. It the past in some countries feet were bound to keep them small and dainty. In todays day and age we are bombarded with so many mixed messages of what beauty is. I think we need to look at each part of the pregnancy as beautiful. From the start of the weight gain to hen the belly being as big as a house. Pregnancy is a beautiful time in a woman's life and as women we need to embrace this special beauty. We are carrying a new life and that in itself is beautiful. Another part of pregnancy that people feel is not pretty are stretch marks. Last pregnancy I lucky not to have any. Everyone has their ideas on ways to stop them from happening and from what I understand there is not much we can do to stop them as much of it is genetics. I say that is it can's hurt to do things like use lotion, keep hydrated or use things like olive oil to keep the body happy. I think that this quote sums up how we need to look at the beauty of pregnancy and our own idea of beauty. We are all beautiful and it is what we feel is beautiful that matters. We need to embrace the beauty that is our pregnancy let the opinions of others wash away if they bring us down instead of build us up. Well in the last few days I have been getting over the flu or some kind of tummy churning bug. I have not felt that badly sick in a long time and being pregnant it scary when you start feeling dizzy and nauseous at the same time. I had tried taking another of nausea pills and after it did not seem to help I knew it was time to tell my manager that I needed to go home and boy was it good I did. I made it home and changed before my lunch let loose. After that I was scared to move and after a few times my tummy was sore I decided that it was best to go to the hospital and get checked out. Hubby thought it would be good to go to the medicenter first and I had a feeling that this was not the best thing
Once I got to the hospital I knew I had made the right decision. While I did have to wait for awhile I was seen and taken care of. It turned out that I was pretty dehydrated to start with and needed IV liquids. So a few litres of fluids and a antinauseant I started to feel much better. I also got to see my baby was okay with a quick ultrasound to check for the fetal heartbeat. I am amazed how much my baby has changed since the last ultrasound. Well stilll getting over all this so I should get back to sleep When you get pregnant they say not start to really gain wait until after the first trimester and I have not which is good. Okay, maybe a pound or so depending on the day and how much water weight I have. I do know that I am experiencing some bloating that is making me look much more pregnant than I am. I know witht the second a person does show sooner but 9 weeks still seems early this seems crazy. I have heard people say that it is as a result of the body memory and its ability to remember past pregnancies. All I Know is that I start the day looking 9 weeks and end the day looking closer to twelve. I hope my 1st prenatal visit tomorrow gives me some answers and a sense that my tummy girth is normal.
Well since I last wrote I have started my medication for nausea and heartburn. It appears to be helping with the nausea at least but not as much for the heartburn issue. It still seems to rear its ugly head but at least things are more manageable and I can eat a lot better now. These symptoms are also added to by a heightened sensitivity to smells. Sometimes I have a fun time trying to keep my lunch down these days.
Some days I still survive on plain crackers and water until I make myself eat something real. I am also finding that foods I love are not loving me so much these days. I love chocolate. I could eat it all day long if I could but my body is saying no to chocolate during this pregnancy. I either get heartburn from it or it makes me want to hurl. TMI? well get used to the world being up in your face when you are pregnant. Everyone for the nurse at admitting to the residents that check on your progress will know every detail about you right down to your last bowl movement. Well tomorrow is our first ultrasound to both date the pregnancy and ensure it is a viable one..... ie) in the right place. I hope that we see a nice pregnancy growing in my uterus even if we don't see a heartbeat yet as it may be to early.
Well the first ultrasound did prove to early to see much other than that the pregnancy was in the right place, yeah. It is amazing that something as simple as a pregnancy in the right place can be exciting and worth a sigh of relief. we were then booked for a second one a week later to confirm the viability of the pregnancy. This time we saw a heart beat which to me looked strong as can be, I have also found since then that my nausea and heartburn have gotten worse. Bad enough that I talked to my doctor about medication for them and have started taking it. It seems to have helped take the edge off of these symptoms but not all of it. just hope it continues in the right direction. It has been a week since we learned that we were fortunate to be given the gift of being parents again. The journey for many to being parents for many is an easy straight foreword road. Ours has been more like a rollercoaster. The first time the ride was scary and ended in sadness. The second time it was an amazing ride that ended with a beautiful boy waiting at the end of the ride. The third time the ride started and then had to be shut down for maintenance with our ectopic. For many, perinatal loss will not end up in a happy ending, but it did for us. I hope for those of you reading this it will for you. It has been an amazing time of getting ready for this next ride in our life. We have started to plan for this new ride and with our support network I know it will be good ending. I have gotten the confirmation from my doctor of the pregnancy, had my case referred to a OBGYN, got tests ordered and done. We also have an Ultrasound next week, to date and make sure the pregnancy is viable. MY OBGYN has also ordered additional blood work every other day for the next week to help make sure things are going well. While I am scared of the idea that we could have a repeat of past lost pregnancies, I know that I have the best team looking after my health and that I am in good hands. I hope to be able keep writing every week, share my updates and thoughts with everyone. Thank you for your support. For those that have never experienced miscarriage or any other types of perinatal loss would say see the doctor and get ready for the baby. Those of us who have experienced perinatal start thinking about how can I be prepared for the best and worst case scenario? How can I protect my heart while still being happy for this opportunity to have another chance at being a mom? Getting ready for me is more than just getting my mind around the fact that I am pregnant, but also the reality that every pregnancy has the opportunity to end in loss. I am trying to keep a positive but vigilant mindset as this pregnancy proceeds. Getting Ready PhysicallyI think that physically getting ready for the rest of your pregnancy is very similar for all women regardless of whether you have experienced perinatal loss or not. Beyond the obvious ones of eating better, taking a prenatal, stop smoking and drinking, I think being active and stopping the caffeine intake are important. I think the no coffee thing will be the hardest for me. I know that I can drink decaf, but it is just not the same and I feel tired enough as it is with this pregnancy. Getting ready MentallyI know that when we found out that we were pregnant that I was so happy that this month we were lucky enough to that plus however faint it was. I also have been feeling the wondering thoughts of is this one going to be viable and in the right place. What is that feeling in my tummy, is it normal or not? I have just been reminding myself to take it one day at a time, tell myself that I am doing all I can and that things will be ok.
I have to share this great news or what I hope will continue to be great news for me and my family. We are pregnant according to our pregnancy test taken yesterday. I did also go to the doctor and get a blood test to assist in confirming our pregnancy. I get the sense that he was shocked that we had gotten a positive home pregnancy result being that my last menstrual cycle. This has gotten me wondering if maybe we are little more pregnant than we think that we are. THis is one of the reasons that I asked for blood test as opposed to the urine test to confirm our pregnancy. The second reason is related to our last loss which was an ectopic pregnancy. I want to make sure we have a starting HCG number and hope it will give us an idea how far along we are. OK, now the symptoms that make me sure that I am pregnant and possibly further along than I think I am. Well, for the last three days My breasts have hurt and I have felt like crap. How does crap feel like you ask? I have felt nausea, sore back and just not myself. The other day I also found myself feeling very tired and it was only noon. I just now need to figure out how I can take a nap everyday at work and also how to deal with decreasing the amount of coffee I drink. I dont drink alot compared to most people I know but I do drink enough that I now my doctors will say to stop. Well keep posted as I plan to blog more often as each week my body changes and I continue this amazing journey of pregnancy. I can't wait for my first ultrasound to confirm we have a viable pregnancy, and here my babies heartbeat. |
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