We had our first ultra sound at 6 weeks, 6 days which was a full week before my first OB appointment. We got to see our baby for the first time and it was the most overwhelming experience of my life. I just started crying. There really IS something in there!!! Turns out there was other things in there, too (only one baby, though...darn!) and I have a one centimeter subchorionic hemorrhage as well as a fibroid. This means that part of the placenta has pulled away from the uterine wall and there is a bleed there. Hopefully it will just clear up on its own. It's very small which is good news. I'm on pelvic rest until my appointment next week which means taking it easy, no exercise, no heavy lifting, and no sex. This whole week of craziness (and three visits to Urgent Care) made me feel much better about keeping the news to ourselves for the time being. I got so tired at one point last week that I got home from work, slept from 5:45-7:45, ate dinner and was back to bed at 9:30 for the night. I'm trying my best to keep my sleepiness to myself at work, but sometimes it's really hard!
Our first official OB visit came on 3/22 at 7w6d. It was not at all what I expected- probably because it wasn't actually my first OB appointment. Boo! It was the 'confirm your preggy' appointment and we did that last week at Urgent Care. Our due date was confirmed to be November 2, 2012 and they took a lot more blood and I peed in another cup. I think this is going to become standard procedure. :) My doctor assured me that this subchorionic hemorrhage and fibroid are nothing to worry about and the bleed will usually clear up on its own. In the next breath she said she wanted me to stay on pelvic rest until 18 weeks! WHAT?! 10 more weeks?! So, either this is a bigger deal that she initially said or she's just crazy. So I hemmed and hawed (shocker) and we are going back in two weeks for an ultrasound. Damn straight. 10 weeks without knowing what the deal is as I continue spotting- this lady is mad. Our actual first OB appointment will be on April 4th (9w5d), then we will be going to a perinatologist for the ultra sound and should get pics from it this time as well. I really want to know what is happening in there and that everything is alright. After that, we will go for monthly appointments starting at 14 weeks.
Here are a few pics from the last two weeks. We're going to stick with the location of "week 8" and do them there weekly. :)
How far along? 8 weeks
Total weight gain: Nothing so far :)
Maternity clothes? No
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Good, except for Bella waking me up. That's getting old pretty quick since I'm pretty tired by the end of the day.
Best moment of the week: Not getting sick :)
Miss anything? Beer, wine, steak- medium
Movement: No
Food cravings: Sweet stuff- thank goodness for sugar free jell-o pudding snacks!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Marco was cutting a steak and it grossed me out. The shower.
Gender: Unknown, but I had a dream we saw the baby on an ultrasound and it was a boy and he had Marco's clef chin. :)
Symptoms: Bloated, especially in the evening. Sore boobs but only at night. I'm burpy...more so than usual. Tired by the end of the day. I've gotten light headed, dizzy and nauseous in the shower twice so far but I think it was because it was the morning and I hadn't eaten yet. I now have a bowl of cereal waiting for me when I wake up and its been fine since then. No nausea other than that, thank goodness!
Belly button in or out: In
Wedding rings on or off: On
Labor Signs: No
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Our next ultrasound so we can see our baby and know what's happening with this bleed!
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