Monday, August 27, 2012
Baby Appt today
I have an appt with my ob today at 3:20. I am hoping everything goes great. I am 6 weeks today according to O. I still do not have a set due date because i was too early on my last ultrasound. My next ultrasound is next wednesday at 7w2d. i can not wait! i just want to know baby is okay and the heart is beating away. i am itching to buy pregnancy books and breastfeeding books but i don't want to get them and have them laying around the house if i miscarry. I am still very on edge since the bleeding episode i had last week. Anyway, I will update once I get home from my appt. wish me luck!
Saturday, August 25, 2012
i have not been updating
i am sorry that i have not been updating. it has been a roller coaster the last few weeks. As you all probably know, I am a full time mom to a 2 year old, i go to school full time for nursing, and I am planning my wedding which is less than a month away! how crazy am i?! with everything going on it is so hard for me to remember to blog as much as i would like to.
So anyways, down to business, I am 5 weeks 5 days, woot! I made it over the hump and am much more relaxed now. I miscarried at 5w 3d and was dreading it. At 5w 1d this prengnacy I started to have brown spotting, and it was quite a bit, and even that evening I had a huge gush of red bleeding and just knew i had to be miscarrying again. I had a beta done the next morning and it came back at 15,000 up from 8,800 on monday, so that is VERY good. the spotting continues wednesday and by thursday it was gone and now i have none at all. I feel great actually. I am on progesterone 200 mg once a day until 12 weeks. Um, let's see what else to report..OH! I have an ultrasound coming up on september 5th, so about a week and half! can't wait! hope we get to see a little heart beat. we are taking our daughter with us so we can see the baby together as a family. I also have an appointment coming up this monday with my obgyn for blood work, exam and pap....lucky me! Well, that is all i can think of that has been going on since my last post, but before I go I will list my symptoms and cravings.
Week 5
Symptoms:
Sore Boobs, Puffy swollen nipples, gas, mild cramps here and there.
Cravings:
Shrimp, crabs, alfredo sauce, and anythings with pasta, and CHEESE
So anyways, down to business, I am 5 weeks 5 days, woot! I made it over the hump and am much more relaxed now. I miscarried at 5w 3d and was dreading it. At 5w 1d this prengnacy I started to have brown spotting, and it was quite a bit, and even that evening I had a huge gush of red bleeding and just knew i had to be miscarrying again. I had a beta done the next morning and it came back at 15,000 up from 8,800 on monday, so that is VERY good. the spotting continues wednesday and by thursday it was gone and now i have none at all. I feel great actually. I am on progesterone 200 mg once a day until 12 weeks. Um, let's see what else to report..OH! I have an ultrasound coming up on september 5th, so about a week and half! can't wait! hope we get to see a little heart beat. we are taking our daughter with us so we can see the baby together as a family. I also have an appointment coming up this monday with my obgyn for blood work, exam and pap....lucky me! Well, that is all i can think of that has been going on since my last post, but before I go I will list my symptoms and cravings.
Week 5
Symptoms:
Sore Boobs, Puffy swollen nipples, gas, mild cramps here and there.
Cravings:
Shrimp, crabs, alfredo sauce, and anythings with pasta, and CHEESE
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Results are in!!!
So first off let me say I am so over the moon at my results. Beta #1 was 29 on 8/10 and Beta #2 was 917 on 8/15. That is doubling time of 24.08 hours. That is really really good!I just can't express how happy i am right now! To have such a traumatizing miscarriage little over a month ago and now I am celebrating and thanking my angel for giving me another chance. I will continue to take things slowly and not overdue myself until I am well into my 2nd trimester.
On another note: I was having problems with my current OBGYN practice. They take their time calling you back and I did not like the nurses. I just could not shake the bad feelings I called a practice called "May-Grant OBGYN" in Lancaster, Pa. It's about 35 mins away but they deliver at Lancaster general which is where my Gastric Bypass surgeon is at. This being said, they will work with him on my care. Not to mention when I called they could not get me in for an appt right away so the front desk transferred me to their nurses line because they work with the doctors and can make exceptions for appts. First off, let me say, the nurse I spoke to was amazing! She talked to me for over 40 mins and answered all my questions. She even fought with my old obgyn office to get my records sent right away (they said it would take 2 weeks). She made sure I was very welcomed and was able to squeeze me in for appt on monday. I just had the warm fuzzy feeling when I was speaking to her. She saw me as an expecting mother, not just a number on my patient files. I think the best thing of all is they have 24/7 triage nurses available. That means, whenever and whatever i need to call for, I will always talk to a person not a machine. I just LOVE that i made the switch. I hope everything continues to go smoothly.
On another note: I was having problems with my current OBGYN practice. They take their time calling you back and I did not like the nurses. I just could not shake the bad feelings I called a practice called "May-Grant OBGYN" in Lancaster, Pa. It's about 35 mins away but they deliver at Lancaster general which is where my Gastric Bypass surgeon is at. This being said, they will work with him on my care. Not to mention when I called they could not get me in for an appt right away so the front desk transferred me to their nurses line because they work with the doctors and can make exceptions for appts. First off, let me say, the nurse I spoke to was amazing! She talked to me for over 40 mins and answered all my questions. She even fought with my old obgyn office to get my records sent right away (they said it would take 2 weeks). She made sure I was very welcomed and was able to squeeze me in for appt on monday. I just had the warm fuzzy feeling when I was speaking to her. She saw me as an expecting mother, not just a number on my patient files. I think the best thing of all is they have 24/7 triage nurses available. That means, whenever and whatever i need to call for, I will always talk to a person not a machine. I just LOVE that i made the switch. I hope everything continues to go smoothly.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Beta #2..awaiting results
I went today and had my 2nd beta drawn. I did not want to wait a whole week so i called my dr and told him i need at least one more so i can put my mind at ease so he agreed. I should get the results tomorrow! i can not wait! i took my last clear blue digital that i had and the line was soo dark when i tore it apart. So here's to hopign tomorrow brings good news!!!
Monday, August 13, 2012
Results are in
So the results for Beta #1 are in and it is 29. Not really what I hoped for...it seemed low because my tests were pretty dark. I am not worried out of my mind! I am thinking that I was about 10 dpo when blood was drawn so 29 would be a good number. The Dr wants me to keep repeating beta every friday until my levels are high enough to have an ultrasound. I think weekly is insane to be honest. I think I should have at least one more to make sure my levels are increasing this week before we jump to every week. My midwife is on vacation, and his nurse is in the office tomorrow, So I am calling tomorrow to ask for another beta. I just can not wait until next monday to know if this bean is sticking around or not.
On another note..I am so sick! My nose is stuffed up, my chest is clogged, and my throat is on fire. I feel like CRAP! My poor daughter is sick as well, and i think she gave it to me. Since I can't really take anything I bought some throat lodgers, vicks rub, and vick shower tabs! hoping between all that and the humidifier i will be able to breathe again soon.
On another note..I am so sick! My nose is stuffed up, my chest is clogged, and my throat is on fire. I feel like CRAP! My poor daughter is sick as well, and i think she gave it to me. Since I can't really take anything I bought some throat lodgers, vicks rub, and vick shower tabs! hoping between all that and the humidifier i will be able to breathe again soon.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Okay so It's been awhile!
So, It's been a few weeks since I've posted. I just been super busy. We took a trip to WV for a week to see my Fiance's family, then I had a ton to do with the upcoming wedding and just forgot to post! So, since I've been gone we found out that we are now expecting again!! woohoo! Here's some pictures!!!!
My ClearBlue I took after I got my + wondfo!
These are my progression tests from 8/8/12-8/11/12.
my most recent FRER on 8/11/12 FMU:
So...the story behind these! This has been a crazy month. I had my miscarriage on July 10th and bleed for 7 days...I counted that date as cd 1. After it all stopped I started using OPK and charting BD. I got my first +opk on cd 14 and BD in the window. Then stopped opk and on July 29th I felt like I was Oing. My ovaries were sore and had ewcm. Since we were still on family vacation in WV I could not test until the 30th and got a +opk again. VERY positive. So I was freaking out because We haven't BD in a few days since I thought I already O'd. We BD right away and the next day. I started testing with HPT on Aug 3rd because AF should of been here by Aug 5th. All were NEGATIVE. Ugh! No signs of AF so I just kept testing and swore I was seeing a line on Dollar store tests the whole time but I knew I was crazy. I kept thinking, may be if I stare at the test long enough it'll turn positive! LOL yeah right! Anyways I tested one last time on August 7th and still BFN. So I gave up, said what the heck, I'll just get myself prepared for next cycle. I ordered my usual OPK and HPT wondfos from amazon and was not expecting them to come in for a week. Well the next afternoon they arrived! Oh, man! I of course had to instantly pee on one. The whole time I was waiting, I was wishing they never showed up because now I am goign to waste them! Well I glanced down after about 3-4 mins picked the test up to toss it in the trash and a line caught my eye! I sat it back down and focused my eyes, and Holy Moly! There it was. That pretty pink line staring back at me!!! I took 2 more right away and all positive! I packed up DD ran to walmart and got some FRER and Digitals. Took a CB digital and took less than a minute to pop up "PREGNANT"! I am so freaking excited that it happen to quick! I was expecting it to take a year or more! I jsut went to my DR office on friday (8/10) to have my first beta drawn! I get the results tomorrow and I will update!!! I have my first prenantal appts on August 21st and 23rd! Let's just hope this baby STICKS! I am due somewhere between April 16th and April 22nd. I guess I'll know when I get my u/s.
My ClearBlue I took after I got my + wondfo!
These are my progression tests from 8/8/12-8/11/12.
my most recent FRER on 8/11/12 FMU:
So...the story behind these! This has been a crazy month. I had my miscarriage on July 10th and bleed for 7 days...I counted that date as cd 1. After it all stopped I started using OPK and charting BD. I got my first +opk on cd 14 and BD in the window. Then stopped opk and on July 29th I felt like I was Oing. My ovaries were sore and had ewcm. Since we were still on family vacation in WV I could not test until the 30th and got a +opk again. VERY positive. So I was freaking out because We haven't BD in a few days since I thought I already O'd. We BD right away and the next day. I started testing with HPT on Aug 3rd because AF should of been here by Aug 5th. All were NEGATIVE. Ugh! No signs of AF so I just kept testing and swore I was seeing a line on Dollar store tests the whole time but I knew I was crazy. I kept thinking, may be if I stare at the test long enough it'll turn positive! LOL yeah right! Anyways I tested one last time on August 7th and still BFN. So I gave up, said what the heck, I'll just get myself prepared for next cycle. I ordered my usual OPK and HPT wondfos from amazon and was not expecting them to come in for a week. Well the next afternoon they arrived! Oh, man! I of course had to instantly pee on one. The whole time I was waiting, I was wishing they never showed up because now I am goign to waste them! Well I glanced down after about 3-4 mins picked the test up to toss it in the trash and a line caught my eye! I sat it back down and focused my eyes, and Holy Moly! There it was. That pretty pink line staring back at me!!! I took 2 more right away and all positive! I packed up DD ran to walmart and got some FRER and Digitals. Took a CB digital and took less than a minute to pop up "PREGNANT"! I am so freaking excited that it happen to quick! I was expecting it to take a year or more! I jsut went to my DR office on friday (8/10) to have my first beta drawn! I get the results tomorrow and I will update!!! I have my first prenantal appts on August 21st and 23rd! Let's just hope this baby STICKS! I am due somewhere between April 16th and April 22nd. I guess I'll know when I get my u/s.
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