16 weeks Update

I am happy to announce that this old cow can go longer in-between grazings, lol. I am still dealing with the hypoglycemia but not nearly as bad as it was. My menu has expanded to more kinds of foods too. I am still tired a lot but as a whole I say things are moving in an upper direction and I hope in a few weeks to be back to "normal", ya right, hahahaha, normal for me anyways. I am feeling movement just not on the outside yet and it's not consistant yet either. I have gained about 3-4 pounds so far.

NO SUBSTITUTE

Swings for arms,
Bottles for breasts,
Advice from the 'experts'
Who think they know best.

'Binky's and monitors
And all sorts of clutter
Think they can take
The place of a mother.

Pre-schools and daycares,
And babysitters, too,
Think they can do
What mothers should do.

Oh listen, dear mother
To words that are true -
No one or nothing
Can care just like you.

Your children are blessings
Loaned from above,
More than money or things
What they need is your love.


By Cynthia Flanagan.

Second Trimester Here I Come....

I can't believe I can say that now. It's still seems so surreal. I am still sick as a dog and very tired. I don't go back to my endo doc till next month. I will also know in a month what I am having, again, I am assuming it's another boy, lol. My friend is still trying to get pregnant. We are hopeful that this will be the month and if so we would be three months apart and she will be due the same time we had our last two kids. I'm hoping not to gain to much weight in the second tri because I know no matter what I do I will gain in the third tri. I only gained 28lbs with the last two but I would like to keep it even lower then that if I can. That's it for now.

11 week check in

I went to my endocrinologist yesterday and she said my blood work came back that I am severely hypoglycemic. She made me get a blood sugar monitor and said to be eating more protein. I am hoping once the placenta takes over that it will get better and that should happen soon. Still sick 24/7 and the tiredness has come back with a vengeance.

I couldn't help myself. My name is Donna and I'm a POASaholic.

I had a over whilming urge to POAS. I guess the POASaholic in me will never die, lol. So here it is, 10 weeks and 4 days. It's a Dollar Tree test. I just love seeing those lines come up right away.

Boy or Girl.......

That be the question. I have my sono appointment for June 2nd. I will be 17 weeks 6 days then so I should be far enough along for them to be able to tell. My next prenatal is April 30th.

First Prenatal Appointment

I had it on Thursday. We couldn't hear the heartbeat but she said no worries cause it happens all the time that early plus I had just had the sono on Monday and saw it. My next appointment is the 3oth. I will probably stop by the birth center sometime next weekend to see if we can get the HB cause you all know I can't wait till the end of the month, lol. I have one of those home things you can buy at walmart to hear the heart beat but it is way to early for mine to pick it up but I can hear the baby moving. I took a big leap and regestered for free baby samples and coupons this last week too. We will tell my husbands family by the end of the month. We like to wait till 12-13 weeks before we tell them, we'll see if we make it till then.

It's Official......

I'm Pregnant!!! The sono today confirmed I am right on target and baby looked great. Due date of Nov 4th but praying for Oct 25, my brothers birthday and our friends daughters birthday. Thanks again for all the prayers and support.

Sono Today

The appointment is at 2pm and then I have to go straight over to the doc's. I will update later this afternoon or early evening.

My friend got me some morning sickness magic pills for the nausea. I am hoping it helps. It says it could take 3-5 days to "kick in". I try to lay down every day to help with the tiredness. Still a little worried about the sono on the 31st but I am hopeful.

Checking In

I'm still sick morning, noon and night. I would say that's a good thing even though it sucks. I wake up tired and everything requires so much effort to do. I feel hopeful about my next sono but I'm still afraid to get to excited. Dylan pointed to my belly the other night and said baby. It's not anything we have taught him so I thought that was kind of weird.

Good News!!

I can't believe I'm about to type this but.........We saw a heart beat!!! I'm in shock right now. The dates are a couple days off from where I think they should be and the sac is measuring larger then the baby but the sono guy and the doc said they weren't to concerned about it. The heart beat was 138-143 per minute. I have to get another sono in two weeks and if it's good then the doc said I would officially be labeled "NORMAL PREGNANCY". I still don't feel out of the woods yet but at least there is something to be hopeful about. Thank you so much for your prayers.

So here are where things stand,

The doctor gave me a prescription for the nausea. I have to get another sono on Monday at 2:45pm and then head over to his office. If the sono report on Monday still says there is nothing there then I will have a D&C on Tuesday. I know that God is a BIG God but I do not hold out much hope that there will be anything there and I am preparing for the D&C.

Options?

I'm going to the doc today. I have decide that I can not wait for this to happen naturally and for my sanity I need this to be over. I am going to find out what my options are and will update later.

Venting.

It's been a couple of days since I found out that this pregnancy was no longer going to turn into a beautiful healthy baby. I really wanted to let this miscarriage happen naturally but the more days that go by the more I don't know how much longer I can do this. My morning, noon and night sickness is starting to be more than I can bare. At one time it was a comfort, but now it is just a constant reminder of what will never be. I also can't stand this constant tiredness. I don't want to continue feeling this way when there is no point to it. My last blighted ovum I did not have such strong pregnancy symptoms. I am growing more and more resentful of them and feel like they are just salt in the wound. My belly continues to swell as if a cruel joke is being played on my body. I think if there is still no spotting by Monday I will get another sono just to make sure and then get into the OB to see what can be done to get this over with.

Update

I had my sono and sadly it is another blighted ovum. He said everything looked intact so I have no idea how long it will take to miscarry. My midwife is looking into what I can do naturally to help get things moving so I don't have to wait to get this done and over. I go next month to get my thyroid levels checked again and if they are still off I will not try to get pregnant until my levels are back to normal. Thank you all for your love, prayers and support.

Last post until after sono.

If nausea and tiredness is an indication of a healthy pregnancy then I'm doing great. I don't know if it is my age but I am soooooooo tired and the nausea is really starting to get bad. I'm a little surprised at how bad I feel but I look at it as a good sign that this means this pregnancy is going good and I will have a beautiful healthy baby in a few months. I am thanking God for all of my symptoms because they have been a comfort. If I didn't feel bad I would probably be worrying. I will post Monday after my sono. It is at 4:15pm so it will probably be after dinner when I post an update.

My Pregnancy Symptoms So Far.

Here are my symptoms so far. Hungry most of the time, even if food doesn't sound good. Boobs feel swollen and sore. The waves of nausea and indigestion come and go. Sometimes I feel like I'm going to get heartburn but it's stuck, if that makes any sense. I'm VERY moody and tired. I am thanking God for every one of my pregnancy symptoms, in fact when I have a moment when I'm feeling good it sometimes worries me.

5 WEEKS

Wow, I can't believe I can say that. 5 weeks seems so far away from 40 but it's one week closer then I was. Monday seems so far away too. I swear I can already feel my uterus. Again I thank you all your your prayers and support.

17 DPO

I peed on my last HPT's this morning. Saveontests and Answer HPT's from 9DPO to 17DPO. I don't think I'm going to temp anymore either.

16 DPO

Still getting beautiful dark lines on my HPT's. I will be taking my last one tomorrow. I have a sono on the 10th of March at 4:15pm to confirm heartbeat. I'm still in a little bit of shock.

15 DPO

The spotting seems to have stopped as of yesterday. Here are pic's of the HPT's progression from 9 DPO to 15 DPO. I guess the next step is to make it to 6 weeks and get a sono to confirm heartbeat. I have two days of testing left and then I won't be taking any more. I am not sure how long I am going to temp either.

14 DPO

I noticed some spotting last night and still today too. My temp is still up but I'm starting to feel very discouraged right now. Prayers for God's will and peace to except it would be greatly appreciated.

13 DPO

My temps are still up and the waves of nausea still come and go. The lines are still getting darker.

12 DPO

11 DPO

So I think my lines are getting darker. I guess I can say it now, "I'm pregnant". Here are the latest pic's. If this pregnancy goes full term my EDD (Estimated Due Date) would be 11/04/08. Thank you for your prayers and support!

10 DPO

Two more....

HPT with two lines on them. I'm praying this little bean sticks. I will update in the morning after I take the Answer HPT. Prayers would be greatly appreciated. = )

9 DPO

So, this is what I got today at 2pm. 3 test all with the same pee. I will use my last good test in the morning. I still have tons of IC's to pee on so I may POAS again tonight but here is were I'm at for now. Can you see anything?

8 DPO & already over it.

So I've been testing and getting "indents" and "evaps" on the HPT's for the last two days so I broke down and used one of the two Anwser HPT's that I have and it was a BFN. I am already over this. I wish I could just not test until at least 10-12 DPO. That is what I tell others to do. I think when I use all of these HPT's up I will not buy any more. That way if I don't have any in the house I will not be temped to use them. My Ovusoft charting program did say that I was possibly going triphasic and to test in two days. My friend tested neg also but she is pretty sure she IS pregnant because of all of her symptoms.