Well, the last time I felt Luka move was Wednesday night around midnight. I could recall a couple other days where I didn't feel him move at all so at first I wasn't too worried about it. We walked around West Edmonton Mall yesterday and I figured he'd probably start moving once I laid down in bed at night like he usually does. But he didn't! (Before I continue I will just mention that everything turned out fine... I don't even think anyone reads my blogs but whatever.... If you do - I don't want you reading this thinking something bad happened the whole time until you get to the end. :) ) I woke up 5 times last night and every time I did I tried to get him to move, but nothing.
This morning I woke up, and still nothing. Kyle asked if he had moved during the night or at all in the morning and I said no and started to cry. Luka has 'stoped moving' about 4 times now... some days I just don't feel anything. But usually once I get in bed and relax I can feel him. But this time I didn't. My mom, sister and Kyle and I were all poking at my stomach for a while trying to get him to move. He didn't kick back or move at all the whole time. I ate a cinnamon bun for breakfast thinking some sugar might help, but still nothing.
So, we drove home from Edmonton and I called the health link line on the way home since my doctor's office is closed Fridays. The nurse said if I wanted I should go to the hospital asap and they would check for his heart beat. Once we got home, mom, Kyle and I went to Rocky View Hospital; which is where I will be delivering Luka, too.
3 different doctors saw me while I was there, I don't know why 3 different ones did, but they did! Not that it really matters. Anyways, they were all really nice. They hooked up the heart rate monitors and we heard his little heart going! We got to hear it for an entire hour because they wanted to monitor him and make sure it was beating consistantly. The 2 doctors who saw me the most both looked at the piece of paper that prints out to show his heart beat, and said it was the 'most beautiful' heart beat they've seen. I laughed at that, how cute. His heart beat would drop down to around 110 and then suddenly shoot up to the 160's. At first I was concerned but they explained that is how it's supposed to be and his was doing it perfectly! I am so glad my bebe is okay!! They said we could come back anytime if he quits moving again.
It is pretty weird sometimes. When the heart rate monitors were on, we could all tell he was moving because when he did it would make a wooshing noise, and it was obvious that he must have moved. But I couldn't feel anything! I think he must just be getting pretty squished in there and has decided its not very fun to move around so much when theres no room for it. :)
On Sunday we will be 34 weeks along!
Friday, June 24, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
31 weeks ultra sound
On Monday we went in for an ultra sound! Luka has grown so much! I really want to get another 3d ultra sound done but they are so expensive, I'm not sure we will. I know I only have to wait 8 more weeks to see his face for real, but it is just such a cool experience. We'll see. The ultra sound we had on Monday was pretty good though. It lasted quite a while so we got to see him move around for a long time! He is a cutie. It's so blurry and dark though that it's hard to tell what is what. We got to see his face a few times but because its just a normal ultra sound, I thought it looked more like a demonic jack-o-lantern than a cute baby.... I am sure he really is quite cute though!!!! I just wish the images werent so fuzzy!
The weeks are starting to go by really slowly for me. Ever since I hit 30 weeks I have been in a lot of pain. More so then I let on, I don't like complaining, for a lot of reasons... but maybe I'll just complain on my blog instead of to the people around me. :) The top of my stomach, right around my sternum and the top of my ribs is constantly so sore. It hurts if I even gently place my hand right there. At night time, it's by far the worst. If I lay on either of my sides, my hip will start aching. It almost feels bruised, but theres no bruise... its just so sore. Not only will my hip ache, but laying on my side makes the top of my stomach feel even worse because im just squishing it. I try and lay on my back, but then my hips and lower back ache. It's really difficult to sleep. Other than this, I usually feel very good every day! Sometimes I feel short of breath because he is taking up all the room in there!
The weeks are starting to go by really slowly for me. Ever since I hit 30 weeks I have been in a lot of pain. More so then I let on, I don't like complaining, for a lot of reasons... but maybe I'll just complain on my blog instead of to the people around me. :) The top of my stomach, right around my sternum and the top of my ribs is constantly so sore. It hurts if I even gently place my hand right there. At night time, it's by far the worst. If I lay on either of my sides, my hip will start aching. It almost feels bruised, but theres no bruise... its just so sore. Not only will my hip ache, but laying on my side makes the top of my stomach feel even worse because im just squishing it. I try and lay on my back, but then my hips and lower back ache. It's really difficult to sleep. Other than this, I usually feel very good every day! Sometimes I feel short of breath because he is taking up all the room in there!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
30 weeks along...this time for sure..I think.
So, when I went to my doctor's apt in Magrath on the 20th on May, the doctor there told me he thought I was 30 weeks. I should have been 29 at that point. But he measured to the top of my uterus and said based on that he thought I was 30 weeks, not 29. So I though I was 30 weeks. But, I went to my first apt at my new doctor here in Calgary and she said she thinks I am just measuring big. So, I'm 30 weeks right now, not 31. On the 20th of May when Dr.Dahl measured he said I was 30in. 2 days ago at the doctor here, she said I was 32! Luka is growing and growing :) I can definitely feel that he is getting bigger....I don't think there is much room for him in there. The top of my belly, where the top of my uterus is sitting, is soo sore. Right by my ribs, under my sternum, hurts like crazy! It is really uncomfortable to sleep at night, and difficult to find a position I can stay in long enough to fall asleep. My hips ache as well but it's mostly my ribs. But laying on my side hurts a lot, I wake up so much during the night. I've been sleeping a bit better since we got to Calgary though, so I am happy about that!
Today I went to the lab to get some more blood tests done. I had brought with me all of my medical records from North Carolina but apparently some of them were missing or just didn't get printed out correctly...so I had to get a bunch of routine blood tests done that I've already had done. I hate getting my blood taken! I also had my gestational diabetes test done today at the lab. The juice they made me drink was not as bad as I was expecting, but it made me feel a bit sick just because I was drinking so much sugar all at once. It was gross!
I have another doctor's apt tomorrow. On the 6th, we are doing another ultra sound. My doctor wants another one just to see how everything is doing, since I am a new patient. I am excited to see Luka again. :)
Speaking of 'my doctor' - I would like to thank a sister from my ward who was able to help me get a doctor! Of course she will probably never see this, but I really appreciate it when people go out of their way to help someone. I was having such a difficult time...I really was hoping to be able to go with a midwife but that just didn't work out. My family's doctor couldn't refer me while I was outside of Canada, and if I waited for him to refer me once I got to Canada - it could have taken forever to get a doctor and blah blah blah.... Sister.Young from my family's ward at church is a doctor and she was able to get me into her clinic! I was so happy to finally hear that I had a doctor and would be able to get the care I needed without anymore complications, it was such a blessing for us that she offered to help and really relieved a lot of stress I was feeling.
Oh, another thing I forgot to write about - I got my Rhogam shot at 28 weeks! I was stressed out about that, too, but Dr.Dahl in Magrath was able to help me with that. He is another person who deserves thanks! My mom and I arrived in Magrath from our road trip home on the 19th and the next day I had my prenatal checkup with Dr.Dahl, and then we went to the hospital in Raymond to get my shot. I am happy everything worked out with that...I was getting worried because they make it slightly complicated!
I am just happy to finally be here in Calgary where we can feel rested and settled for a while. After moving from place to place and going from doctor to doctor, we are finally at a place where we can stay, and I finally have a doctor! No more switching and moving around! Yay! Luka will be here pretty soon! I'm getting very excited.
Today I went to the lab to get some more blood tests done. I had brought with me all of my medical records from North Carolina but apparently some of them were missing or just didn't get printed out correctly...so I had to get a bunch of routine blood tests done that I've already had done. I hate getting my blood taken! I also had my gestational diabetes test done today at the lab. The juice they made me drink was not as bad as I was expecting, but it made me feel a bit sick just because I was drinking so much sugar all at once. It was gross!
I have another doctor's apt tomorrow. On the 6th, we are doing another ultra sound. My doctor wants another one just to see how everything is doing, since I am a new patient. I am excited to see Luka again. :)
Speaking of 'my doctor' - I would like to thank a sister from my ward who was able to help me get a doctor! Of course she will probably never see this, but I really appreciate it when people go out of their way to help someone. I was having such a difficult time...I really was hoping to be able to go with a midwife but that just didn't work out. My family's doctor couldn't refer me while I was outside of Canada, and if I waited for him to refer me once I got to Canada - it could have taken forever to get a doctor and blah blah blah.... Sister.Young from my family's ward at church is a doctor and she was able to get me into her clinic! I was so happy to finally hear that I had a doctor and would be able to get the care I needed without anymore complications, it was such a blessing for us that she offered to help and really relieved a lot of stress I was feeling.
Oh, another thing I forgot to write about - I got my Rhogam shot at 28 weeks! I was stressed out about that, too, but Dr.Dahl in Magrath was able to help me with that. He is another person who deserves thanks! My mom and I arrived in Magrath from our road trip home on the 19th and the next day I had my prenatal checkup with Dr.Dahl, and then we went to the hospital in Raymond to get my shot. I am happy everything worked out with that...I was getting worried because they make it slightly complicated!
I am just happy to finally be here in Calgary where we can feel rested and settled for a while. After moving from place to place and going from doctor to doctor, we are finally at a place where we can stay, and I finally have a doctor! No more switching and moving around! Yay! Luka will be here pretty soon! I'm getting very excited.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
30 weeks along...
So, I am 30 weeks and 4 days along today! Things have been going very well. Luka didn't move very much for a few days and I thought something may have been wrong. Kyle and I did some reading and learned that sometimes babies stop moving around so much when you hit 30 weeks. I guess Luka is just relaxing! He has been moving quite a bit this morning already. My ribs feel like they are bruised and my sides/hips feel very painful and sore. I feel very uncomfortable, especially at night time.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Kiching machine....
Well, Luka is now almost 26 weeks along! Time is ticking by, and he is kicking a lot! Every day he kicks more and more. He recently discovered my rib cage and has been playing up in that area a lot, and sometimes it kind of hurts. Everything has been going good, though! My stomach has been getting hard some days, and then it goes past to being soft and kind of squishy as it normally is. I am feeling tired.
Mostly I am feeling anxious. Time has gone by pretty fast but there are some days where I just feel like it's already been forever, and August seems so far away. I just want to meet our little bebe!! I read in a book recently, the character was explaining how you don't really 'have' babies, but you 'receive' them. Meaning, they are a gift. I liked that. Luka is already a blessing and brings smiles to our faces, and we haven't even met him! He is a gift from a loving Heavenly Father, and Kyle and I are both so excited to meet our baby in a few more months.
Mostly I am feeling anxious. Time has gone by pretty fast but there are some days where I just feel like it's already been forever, and August seems so far away. I just want to meet our little bebe!! I read in a book recently, the character was explaining how you don't really 'have' babies, but you 'receive' them. Meaning, they are a gift. I liked that. Luka is already a blessing and brings smiles to our faces, and we haven't even met him! He is a gift from a loving Heavenly Father, and Kyle and I are both so excited to meet our baby in a few more months.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
:)
It has been a while since I had a chance to update here!!!! Not a lot has been going on with Luka. He is certainly getting bigger, and so am I. I can finally feel him kicking!! Today I could actually see my tummy move when he was kicking. He kicks pretty hard already! I wonder how it will feel when he is bigger...
I feel pretty good lately! I have been really really tired though, and as my husband would love to tell you - I have been experiencing some pretty rough mood swings. Sorry, everyone. :)
I feel pretty good lately! I have been really really tired though, and as my husband would love to tell you - I have been experiencing some pretty rough mood swings. Sorry, everyone. :)
Thursday, March 17, 2011
3d Ultra Sound
Yesterday morning Kyle and I took a drive to Wilmington, NC, to a place called "Wombs Window."
A very nice lady named Lisa gave me a 3d ultra sound! It was the coolest thing, and I'm so happy Kyle was able to come with me and share the experience. The first 15 minutes or so, Luka (yes, we found out we are having a boy yesterday!) was curled up in a ball. He had his legs bent so his feet were basically on top of his head, and his hands were covering his face, and he would NOT move! Lisa (the ultrasound tech.) would pat my belly, trying to make a bit of noise, and push softly on it trying to get Luka to move, but he would not budge! So after 15 minutes of this, Lisa brought me a bunch of chocolates and a cold pepsi. I ate a ton of mini sized snickers and lots of Hershey's kisses, and drank all the pepsi. I walked around the room a little bit and stretched, moved my legs, did some squats and jumping jacks, and sat back down. When Lisa came back in to try again, Luka was moving!! How cute!!
It was so crazy to see! I can't feel anything when he moves. I have felt a few butterflies in weeks prior, but I'm starting to wonder if those were just gas pains. I could see Luka on the TV Screen doing flips and summer salts and kicking me, and I didn't even feel any flutters the slightest bit. Lisa told me that I have an anterior placenta, and that's most likely why I'm not feeling anything. She said give it a few weeks when he is a little bigger and I should be able to feel some kicks. But for now the placenta is apparently absorbing all his movements.
He was so cute! I can see his daddy in him already. I am getting very excited for his arrival! I would definetely recommend a 3d ultra sound. It is insane how much detail you can see on your baby, even at only 19 weeks. Well, 19 weeks is kinda almost kinda far along, isnt it? :) Lisa spent over an hour with us, making sure we got to see him moving around, and getting great pictures for us. She sent us home with 15 prints, a cd with 75 other photos and a dvd of the video, so I can watch my bebe anytime I want!
It was so crazy to see! I can't feel anything when he moves. I have felt a few butterflies in weeks prior, but I'm starting to wonder if those were just gas pains. I could see Luka on the TV Screen doing flips and summer salts and kicking me, and I didn't even feel any flutters the slightest bit. Lisa told me that I have an anterior placenta, and that's most likely why I'm not feeling anything. She said give it a few weeks when he is a little bigger and I should be able to feel some kicks. But for now the placenta is apparently absorbing all his movements.
He was so cute! I can see his daddy in him already. I am getting very excited for his arrival! I would definetely recommend a 3d ultra sound. It is insane how much detail you can see on your baby, even at only 19 weeks. Well, 19 weeks is kinda almost kinda far along, isnt it? :) Lisa spent over an hour with us, making sure we got to see him moving around, and getting great pictures for us. She sent us home with 15 prints, a cd with 75 other photos and a dvd of the video, so I can watch my bebe anytime I want!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
18 Weeks
Today the baby is 18 weeks along! Everything has been going well, pretty much staying the same. I woke up today and felt like my tummy got bigger over night. Kyle has got himself a cold and my ears and throat aren't feeling very good either, so I think I'm catching his illness. I stocked him up on lots of Vitamin C and some night time cold medicine, so hopefully he gets better!! I on the other hand can't really take much of anything, and my ears HURT!
We are thinking of doing a 3d ultra sound! It's kind of expensive, but they seem pretty cool. It comes with a package deal and you get a video of the ultrasound, and a lot of pictures of your baby, plus they can tell you the gender if you request it. We'll see!
I hope I start to feel my baby move more often soon. I was feeling butterflies a lot around 14-16 weeks and now they have stopped for the most part. I feel one little butterfly flutter thingy of movement every few days if I'm lucky!
We are thinking of doing a 3d ultra sound! It's kind of expensive, but they seem pretty cool. It comes with a package deal and you get a video of the ultrasound, and a lot of pictures of your baby, plus they can tell you the gender if you request it. We'll see!
I hope I start to feel my baby move more often soon. I was feeling butterflies a lot around 14-16 weeks and now they have stopped for the most part. I feel one little butterfly flutter thingy of movement every few days if I'm lucky!
Monday, February 28, 2011
17 weeks
In a few more hours I have my doctors appointment! I am excited to hear my bebe's heart beat again. Last night was difficult. I can't get comfortable sleeping at night. I naturally want to lay on my left side, but my left shoulder has been messed up for a very long time and it's not getting any better. It bothers me all day constantly, it feels out of place. Anytime I move it, it snaps and pops. And it feels really bad to lay on it all night long. I try and lay on my right side, but then I just feel like I am breathless and Kyle puts his arm around me and squishes my left shoulder and the rest of my upper body feels compressed and squished by his arm. His arm is huge, I just feel like I'm being compressed. I like to snuggle him very much, but it is difficult when I cant breathe and feel like I'm dying... I have been feeling really short of breathe lately, especially at night time. I woke up several times last night with cramps in my back and my front right side, I'm sure it's just growing/stretching pains, but it hurt enough to wake me up and keep me up. I sound very negative in this post! I don't mean to... I am very happy despite all these strange and sometimes painful feelings. Just as long as they mean good things, I will keep enduring them!
So, I just got back from the doctor. I haven't gained any weight and the doctor seemed a little concerned...I'm not too worried about it. I had trouble putting on weight when I was eating like a pig for weightlifting, so I don't think it comes easy to me. She felt around on my stomach though and said the baby is definitely growing and getting bigger! I think the weight will start coming in a few more weeks. She said not to worry about my pains and cramps unless there is bleeding, which there hasn't been. She agreed with me it's probably ligament/stretching/growing pains. I forgot to ask her about my ear aches.
The babies heart beat was 150. It's so cute to hear it. :)
So, I just got back from the doctor. I haven't gained any weight and the doctor seemed a little concerned...I'm not too worried about it. I had trouble putting on weight when I was eating like a pig for weightlifting, so I don't think it comes easy to me. She felt around on my stomach though and said the baby is definitely growing and getting bigger! I think the weight will start coming in a few more weeks. She said not to worry about my pains and cramps unless there is bleeding, which there hasn't been. She agreed with me it's probably ligament/stretching/growing pains. I forgot to ask her about my ear aches.
The babies heart beat was 150. It's so cute to hear it. :)
Friday, February 25, 2011
So much to think about!
I have been doing lots of thinking lately! And I think my sweet baby has been doing lots of growing, because every day my tummy feels like it is stretching more. Things with the pregnancy have been going very well! A few days out of the week I've been getting some really bad cramps. I'm also getting a lot more head aches lately, and my ears, especially my right one, have been aching for over a week. I'm not sure if this has to do with pregnancy, or something else, but my ears really hurt! My grandma suggested one night to rest my head down on a heating pad and that has helped every time I've done it.
So, back to me thinking. Recently on facebook, a girl I know posted about how her and her family are considering starting a 'raw' diet, and she was a bit flustered at everyone giving her their 'advice' on why a raw diet isn't the best thing. When in fact, raw diets can actually be very beneficial. There are many ways of eating that can be beneficial, but it just comes down to what you want to do and what you feel like is best for you and your family, and what you enjoy. And as she wrote, "What is it to you what I eat?" What does this have to do with my pregnancy? Well, what is it to you how I birth my baby? When I was pregnant before, I was already set up with a Midwife team who I unfortunately never got the chance to meet with because of my miscarriage. I have done endless research on all options for birthing a baby, including a trip to the hospital and sticking with a doctor. When it comes down to it, I know my body better than anyone! I know how strong I am, I know what I can and cant handle, and I will do what I feel is best for myself and my baby. I understand some people might just be concerned, but just because it isn't a path you would take, or you don't know much about it, doesn't mean it's bad. I don't need everyone telling me when and how and where to do something, I am a grown woman and I can chose what I feel is best for myself. I am not putting down doctors, hospitals, C-Sections, or anything else. I am not even saying that I am for sure going to go to a midwife. I would be for sure going to one, but unfortunately there are ZERO registered midwives in Lethbridge. The closest midwives to Lethbridge are located in High River. I am going to email them and see about being put on their waiting list, but High River is about an hour away from Lethbridge. A friend of mine also spoke to me today about a few other options, and I really appreciated her advice. I will be calling the hospitals in Lethbridge and the surrounding areas to find out their policies on water births, because that is something I am especially interested in.
I would also like to add that many people seem to have the impression that if you go with a midwife you will be stuck in a nightmare in case of an emergency or if something goes wrong. Midwives are able to administer many different types of medicines to their patients, and have way more tools and equipment then the average person realizes. If all else fails, there is always 9-1-1. Just because you go with a midwife, doesn't mean your birthing experience will be a re-enactment of something that would happen in the 18th century. It is just a much more calming, natural experience, and there are so many benefits. Quicker recovery times, a calm, relaxing environment, the ability to control your birthing experience the way YOU want to - even when things do change. If you don't know much about midwives, water births, and other natural birthing methods and want to know more - there are countless resources!!!
There is nothing wrong with going to a midwife, there is nothing wrong with water births, nothing wrong with hospitals, doctors, C-Sections, home births - To each his own. You know what is best for yourself.
Benefits of Water Birth
Midwives
Natural Child Birth
So, back to me thinking. Recently on facebook, a girl I know posted about how her and her family are considering starting a 'raw' diet, and she was a bit flustered at everyone giving her their 'advice' on why a raw diet isn't the best thing. When in fact, raw diets can actually be very beneficial. There are many ways of eating that can be beneficial, but it just comes down to what you want to do and what you feel like is best for you and your family, and what you enjoy. And as she wrote, "What is it to you what I eat?" What does this have to do with my pregnancy? Well, what is it to you how I birth my baby? When I was pregnant before, I was already set up with a Midwife team who I unfortunately never got the chance to meet with because of my miscarriage. I have done endless research on all options for birthing a baby, including a trip to the hospital and sticking with a doctor. When it comes down to it, I know my body better than anyone! I know how strong I am, I know what I can and cant handle, and I will do what I feel is best for myself and my baby. I understand some people might just be concerned, but just because it isn't a path you would take, or you don't know much about it, doesn't mean it's bad. I don't need everyone telling me when and how and where to do something, I am a grown woman and I can chose what I feel is best for myself. I am not putting down doctors, hospitals, C-Sections, or anything else. I am not even saying that I am for sure going to go to a midwife. I would be for sure going to one, but unfortunately there are ZERO registered midwives in Lethbridge. The closest midwives to Lethbridge are located in High River. I am going to email them and see about being put on their waiting list, but High River is about an hour away from Lethbridge. A friend of mine also spoke to me today about a few other options, and I really appreciated her advice. I will be calling the hospitals in Lethbridge and the surrounding areas to find out their policies on water births, because that is something I am especially interested in.
I would also like to add that many people seem to have the impression that if you go with a midwife you will be stuck in a nightmare in case of an emergency or if something goes wrong. Midwives are able to administer many different types of medicines to their patients, and have way more tools and equipment then the average person realizes. If all else fails, there is always 9-1-1. Just because you go with a midwife, doesn't mean your birthing experience will be a re-enactment of something that would happen in the 18th century. It is just a much more calming, natural experience, and there are so many benefits. Quicker recovery times, a calm, relaxing environment, the ability to control your birthing experience the way YOU want to - even when things do change. If you don't know much about midwives, water births, and other natural birthing methods and want to know more - there are countless resources!!!
There is nothing wrong with going to a midwife, there is nothing wrong with water births, nothing wrong with hospitals, doctors, C-Sections, home births - To each his own. You know what is best for yourself.
Benefits of Water Birth
Midwives
Natural Child Birth
Monday, February 14, 2011
15 weeks and a day
So as of today I am 15 weeks and 1 day! Things have been going very good, but I haven't had much to post about. This is just mostly a big waiting game! My next doctors apt isn't until Feb 28th, which still seems so far away. I have been feeling a little bit better as far as morning sickness goes. I don't feel nauseous every single day, maybe 2-3 days a week now. This morning I woke up feeling so dizzy and lightheaded, I thought I would faint. Luckily, I didn't! I took a nap and some of the dizziness has subsided but my head still feels like its spinning in circles. I hope this doesn't happen too frequently, but if that's what it takes to have this healthy little baby, then my head can spin all it wants.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Jan, 18, 2011
Today was my second Doctors appointment. Kyle was able to come with me this time, I was very happy about that. It was basically just a routine check up. The doctor was really great, and I am happy we will be able to see the same one each time we have a visit. She said everything looked great!
We got to hear the babies heart beat today. It is the second time I've heard it but the first time Kyle has. It was really nice to be able to experience that together. I think Kyle really enjoyed it. It is such a cute sound!
Things have been going very good! I don't feel so nauseous anymore, but I still feel really tired. My skin is dry, and my baby bump is starting to show! :)
We got to hear the babies heart beat today. It is the second time I've heard it but the first time Kyle has. It was really nice to be able to experience that together. I think Kyle really enjoyed it. It is such a cute sound!
Things have been going very good! I don't feel so nauseous anymore, but I still feel really tired. My skin is dry, and my baby bump is starting to show! :)
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Ultra sound
I just got home from the Naval Hospital on Camp Lejeune where I had my first ultra sound! I am so happy now!
Once they called my name I went back and the nurse put warm jelly on my tummy. I was happy because I always heard everyone saying the jelly is cold, and I didn't want cold jelly. Warm jelly was nice. :) Then she used the little ultra sound thingy and it didn't take long at all before we saw the baby!
I am 9 weeks and 4 days along, so every Sunday from now on will mark a new week in the pregnancy! So, this coming up Sunday, I will be at 10 weeks!
The baby was moving around a lot, the nurse said he (Obviously we don't know the gender yet, but I tend to call the baby 'he', so the baby is going to be 'he' until further notice.) was 'dancing'. It was the cutest thing in the world!
We watched the baby for a minute or so before she let me hear the heart beat. Even though I could see him moving around, I was still anxious in the moments before I heard it. But once I did, it was amazing!! I think it was at 180 bpm, it was super fast, and so cute! I felt so happy to hear it. wooosh wooosh wooosh woosh! It was cute!
The baby was sitting kind of on the right side of my tummy, and I have had some pains right where he is. I asked the nurse about it and so she looked for any cysts but there was nothing there, which is good! She said it is probably just normal pains, everything trying to fit inside of me and getting all stretched and squished around.
So, after that another nurse talked to me for a few minutes going over my medical history. She gave me a booklet with lots of information about pregnancy, and some other papers about all the different classes they offer at the Naval Hospital. They were some pretty neat pregnancy classes that I might sign up for.
Then I had to go get blood tests done. I hate these things. Blood tests are seriously the worst medical test thingy anyone could do to me. They took 7 viles. That is a lot. The nurse asked me if I usually do okay when I get my blood taken. I said "Not really." and then explained to her that I just get very nervous about it, and usually get light headed but nothing super bad. So she said she would try to get it done as quickly as she could. The first few weren't bad but on about the 4th one, my stomach started feeling sick, my head got dizzy and I started to feel really hot. It was not fun. When she was finished, I tried to stand up and I think I blacked out for a split second because I just fell back into the chair. So she helped me walk to the back of the room and made me lay down for 20 minutes. I hate getting my blood taken. After that I had to pee in a cup, which wasn't bad, besides the fact that I didn't have to pee.
All in all it was a great day! It took 2 hours to get everything done, which I guess isn't too bad. I am just so happy to have seen the baby and heard his cute little heart beat! My next doctors apt. is January 18th.
Once they called my name I went back and the nurse put warm jelly on my tummy. I was happy because I always heard everyone saying the jelly is cold, and I didn't want cold jelly. Warm jelly was nice. :) Then she used the little ultra sound thingy and it didn't take long at all before we saw the baby!
I am 9 weeks and 4 days along, so every Sunday from now on will mark a new week in the pregnancy! So, this coming up Sunday, I will be at 10 weeks!
The baby was moving around a lot, the nurse said he (Obviously we don't know the gender yet, but I tend to call the baby 'he', so the baby is going to be 'he' until further notice.) was 'dancing'. It was the cutest thing in the world!
We watched the baby for a minute or so before she let me hear the heart beat. Even though I could see him moving around, I was still anxious in the moments before I heard it. But once I did, it was amazing!! I think it was at 180 bpm, it was super fast, and so cute! I felt so happy to hear it. wooosh wooosh wooosh woosh! It was cute!
The baby was sitting kind of on the right side of my tummy, and I have had some pains right where he is. I asked the nurse about it and so she looked for any cysts but there was nothing there, which is good! She said it is probably just normal pains, everything trying to fit inside of me and getting all stretched and squished around.
So, after that another nurse talked to me for a few minutes going over my medical history. She gave me a booklet with lots of information about pregnancy, and some other papers about all the different classes they offer at the Naval Hospital. They were some pretty neat pregnancy classes that I might sign up for.
Then I had to go get blood tests done. I hate these things. Blood tests are seriously the worst medical test thingy anyone could do to me. They took 7 viles. That is a lot. The nurse asked me if I usually do okay when I get my blood taken. I said "Not really." and then explained to her that I just get very nervous about it, and usually get light headed but nothing super bad. So she said she would try to get it done as quickly as she could. The first few weren't bad but on about the 4th one, my stomach started feeling sick, my head got dizzy and I started to feel really hot. It was not fun. When she was finished, I tried to stand up and I think I blacked out for a split second because I just fell back into the chair. So she helped me walk to the back of the room and made me lay down for 20 minutes. I hate getting my blood taken. After that I had to pee in a cup, which wasn't bad, besides the fact that I didn't have to pee.
All in all it was a great day! It took 2 hours to get everything done, which I guess isn't too bad. I am just so happy to have seen the baby and heard his cute little heart beat! My next doctors apt. is January 18th.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Jan 5, 2011
So, I wanted to make a blog strictly dedicated to my pregnancy. I was thinking about buying one of those pregnancy journals, but I decided I will just make a blog and print it all out at the end. Right now I am almost 10 weeks pregnant, but tomorrow morning we will have a better idea of how far along I am because we get our first ultra sound!
Things have been going well so far. Besides being paranoid some days, since losing our first pregnancy, and besides morning sickness, I feel pretty good. I have a lot more symptoms this time than I did last time I was pregnant, and I know every pregnancy is different and some women don't have symptoms and have healthy pregnancies, and blah blah blah, but it is actually comforting to me that I am throwing up and feeling exhausted.
I have had some food cravings but nothing very strong yet. I really want KFC and Chips though, how healthy does that sound? So far I've only had one bag of chips and have resisted the KFC. I am trying to stick to healthier options, but I will indulge in these cravings occasionally. I had some Salt and Vinegar chips last night and they were to die for! So crunchy. Delicious. I am noticing that the smells of certain foods really bothers me. I make Kyle eggs in the mornings and smelling them makes me feel disgusting. Meat smells gross too, raw and cooked. Some days everything I eat tastes disgusting, and other days everything tastes delicious.
I am having troubles sleeping most nights. I just can't seem to get comfortable. I also have really weird dreams now, and a lot of them have been scary, so I wake up a lot in the night. I can't seem to get a solid nights sleep anymore. It is nice to be able to take naps during the day.
That is all I can think of for now! Tomorrow morning at 9 I get an ultra sound to see how far along I am and hear a heart beat! I am so very excited. I am so thankful to be pregnant. I am so thankful that my prayers were heard and answered and now we can start our family.
PS. As I am sitting here trying to itch the itchy spot on my back I just can't reach, I thought of another tid bit to add! My skin is SUPER dry and it itches like crazy because of the dryness. Mostly my back, legs, and face. My skin has never been this dry, it is crazy. I slather lotion on and it sucks it right up and still feels just as dry as before. Itchy itchy itchy dry dry dry!!!
Things have been going well so far. Besides being paranoid some days, since losing our first pregnancy, and besides morning sickness, I feel pretty good. I have a lot more symptoms this time than I did last time I was pregnant, and I know every pregnancy is different and some women don't have symptoms and have healthy pregnancies, and blah blah blah, but it is actually comforting to me that I am throwing up and feeling exhausted.
I have had some food cravings but nothing very strong yet. I really want KFC and Chips though, how healthy does that sound? So far I've only had one bag of chips and have resisted the KFC. I am trying to stick to healthier options, but I will indulge in these cravings occasionally. I had some Salt and Vinegar chips last night and they were to die for! So crunchy. Delicious. I am noticing that the smells of certain foods really bothers me. I make Kyle eggs in the mornings and smelling them makes me feel disgusting. Meat smells gross too, raw and cooked. Some days everything I eat tastes disgusting, and other days everything tastes delicious.
I am having troubles sleeping most nights. I just can't seem to get comfortable. I also have really weird dreams now, and a lot of them have been scary, so I wake up a lot in the night. I can't seem to get a solid nights sleep anymore. It is nice to be able to take naps during the day.
That is all I can think of for now! Tomorrow morning at 9 I get an ultra sound to see how far along I am and hear a heart beat! I am so very excited. I am so thankful to be pregnant. I am so thankful that my prayers were heard and answered and now we can start our family.
PS. As I am sitting here trying to itch the itchy spot on my back I just can't reach, I thought of another tid bit to add! My skin is SUPER dry and it itches like crazy because of the dryness. Mostly my back, legs, and face. My skin has never been this dry, it is crazy. I slather lotion on and it sucks it right up and still feels just as dry as before. Itchy itchy itchy dry dry dry!!!
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