10 Weeks Preggo!

Size: 1 1/2 inches
Weight: 14 oz or 4 grams

The biggest and most exciting news is that by the end of this week the baby graduates from embryo to fetus!

Your baby now has discernible fingers and toes, which will explain the steady stream of kicks and punches you'll feel down the line.

Junior's skeleton is starting to grow and harden. The ears are beginning to take shape and the eyelids are no longer transparent. Tooth buds are forming, although your baby won't get any teeth until six or seven (or eight or nine or 10) months after birth.

Baby's brain will make an incredible 25,000 new neurons every minute this week.




Baby is about the size of a Nigger Toe or I mean a Brazil Nut ;)

10 Weeks Pregnant

Ultrasound Pic as Promised

Finally I got around to scanning it ;)

The guy that did the ultrasound did have cuter pictures but I didn't ask him to make copies of them. This one is nice though, one I wouldn't have had if we didn't go so i'm not complaining. You see it's little head and body. He/She does have arms but you don't see them so well, we saw fingers and arms squirm, they weren't perfect little limbs but you could tell they were arms :) So different than the first pic huh? What a difference three weeks makes!

6 weeks 2 days

Holy Crap!

I didn't know what else to title the post, maybe WTF would have worked too.

So I called my docs office like I was told to from the ER. A nurse called me back to discuss what the problems were to see if I needed an appointment (routine). I was told by the nurse that my cervix was only 2.7, which freaked me out. She ran off to talk to doc and was going to call me back with a plan. I in turn called Jason sobbing, which he promptly left work and then I called mom sobbing. During the call with mom, I got another call from the nurse and she said that she mistakenly read my paper wrong and the cervix was 3.9cm and that the baby was measuring 2.7 crown to rump. So my cervix is still good. So my heart started beating again. However they are prescribing me Prometrium which is a progesterone supplement. It will boost my levels. Its what they normally prescribe for what they found in the ER: Subchronic Hemorrhage. I had a hard time finding things on the inet about it. I think it happens but it's just not common (ofcourse) and it all depends on the severity of it. For now it's taking pills and putting my feet up as much as possible... (here's a better site about the hemorrhage)

I just keep reminding myself it's ONE day at a time. I don't know if honestly we can keep going through pregnancies like this, it's just too much stress...


Just as a side note, the nurse that called me I LOVE, she's the woman who runs the support group and I know she's there for me. I also would RATHER it been a mistake than the truth, so instead of being upset I was relieved.

Trip to the ER

Okay so it was probably me being paranoid, but can you blame me? The discharge wasn't going away and it had then turned into stringy stuff, like blood clots and so my nerves just couldn't handle not knowing anymore.

So we went to the ER, last night.

We left at 9pm.
Got all checking in by 9:30.
Then waited.
And waited.
And waited.
Until 2 AM to be seen!

I was so pissed by the 4 hours mark. At one point they came out called me name, looked at me and said oh before we bring you back we need to take your vitals and left. Proceeded to call in three people after me. It was 1 1/2 hours AFTER that they got me in! Which as soon as I got back there guess what they did! Took my fricken vitals.

So after drawing blood, taking a urine sample, checking to see if my cervix was closed manually, they sent me for an ultrasound. Which found my little one squirming and his/her heart still beating away It was the first ultrasound we saw him/her look like a baby and move So that alone was worth the trip.

Then at 3:15ish they said that they believe the bleeding is being caused by the placenta forming. That when it forms sometimes it can cause bleeding and they saw a small pocket of blood in my uterus near the placenta. That things look good and to checking with me OB on Monday.

So right now I feel better knowing that the baby is okay and my cervix is still nice and closed I'm still getting a little discharge but I will be calling Kassis on Monday.

{Ultrasound Pic to be uploaded later}

Spotting Continues :\

So I still have it going on :\ Which is not making me happy. I mean seriously can't this pregnancy atleast let me get through the first trimester without issues?

It does seem to be lightening but then I get this burning sensation in the uterus area that is beginning to concern me. If it is still light tomorrow and into Monday I will be going in to the docs for an ultrasound. If it gets worse tomorrow we might end up in the ER, since this is nerve racking! Bleeding of any kind (except for implantation early in) is not a normal thing, some women may experience it but usually you don't. I didn't with Kaitlin, except for the implantation bleeding. So it worries me.

Grumble

So around 2:30ish today I got a blood clot. It was brown so that is a good sign but getting clots is never a good feeling. Thus far it was only the one and now it's turned into a brown discharge. I did call the doc and I was told to just take it real easy, with my legs up and if it gets worse to call or come in. My question is though why can't pregnancy just be EASY for me? Jason and I both had to have our hearts restarted during the ultrasound since it seemed to take her forever to find the heartbeat :\ Oh well thus far things are good...positive thoughts right?

Doc's Appointment

Things are looking good. I am restrained from doing even more things now. I think I was supposed to be earlier but she never clarified and I never asked. But no standing for long periods, so short shopping trips, etc. Plus i'm back on pelvic rest, which makes it a LONG 9 months.

She did another ultrasound today, not a high tech one so we didn't get a picture...I should have asked but I didn't. You couldn't see much since my bladder wasn't full. Doesn't quite look like a baby yet, but it's not so much of a circle anymore either. The heartbeat was 156. Which is good. You are looking to be between 120 - 180 for most of the pregnancy.

They are sending me for an ultrasound in 3 weeks, but I see the doc again in two. Then after I see her again I see her uncle to set us up for the cerclage surgery. I'm going to make sure it doesn't land around February 7th for obvious reasons. I don't want to be worrying about surgery on that day.

9 Week Preggers!

I'm one week in my third month :) And I've been preggers now for 63 days!

Size = 1 inch
Weight = 2 grams (a little less than a penny)

Big news! You may be able to hear the heartbeat this week with the help of a Doppler, an ultrasound device that captures the chug-a-chug sound of baby's heart.

Until now, all pre-babies look the same "down there." This week, however, your baby will begin to develop either male or female genitalia. In layman terms, your baby is beginning to develop her hoo-ha or his wee-wee. Even though they won't be able to see it on ultrasound for many more weeks.

9 Weeks Pregnant

Miscarriage Chances

I found this on the i-net today about miscarriage at 9 weeks:

The highest risk period is between 4 and 6 weeks. Once 8 or 9 weeks are reached and the baby's heart beat is seen on a scan there is only a 4% to 5% chance of miscarriage, depending on the speed of the heart-beat. It should be 120 to 160 times per minute. (BMP) The risk then drops to between 5% and 8% and continues to drop as the pregnancy proceeds. (came from a UK study)

The risk of miscarriage decreases sharply after the 10th week, i.e. when the fetal stage begins. The loss rate between 8.5 weeks and birth is about two percent; loss is “virtually complete by the end of the embryonic period. " (From Wikipedia)

The statistics regarding miscarriage vary widely depending on the source. Here are some of the basic numbers. (from a message board)

Almost 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, with the majority occurring during the first 12 weeks.

There is a 75% chance of miscarriage in weeks 1-2 of pregnancy, when you do not know you are pregnant.

There is a 10% chance of miscarriage in weeks 3-6 and this number drops to 5% during weeks 6-12.

During the second trimester the chance of miscarriage drops again to 3%. After you’ve reached 20 weeks gestation, it is no longer considered a miscarriage

Horomones!

Wow does lack of sleep REALLY bring the hormones out in me as evidence of the 4 hours of sleep I got yesterday and the long car ride home. I cried over ketchup and an empty tummy. My mouth wouldn't let me swallow ANYTHING so my tummy was super hungry and nauseas feeling at the same time :\ After I slept some after getting home I found I could eat and man was I hungry! :) Off to clean the apartment since we just dumped all our presents and clothes in the middle of the living room and took the day off. We thought leaving at 4 am would beat the storm but nope, and instead of a 5 hour drive it was a 7 hour drive :\ YUCK!

8 Weeks Preggers!

Length : 1/2 inch
Weight: .04 oz or 1 gram

Your baby's eyelids, ears, upper lip and the tip of his soon-to-be adorable button nose are forming. Junior will also sprout webbed fingers and toes this week.

Baby's tiny heart has separated into four distinct chambers and is really ticking now—at a rate of 150 beats per minute.


8 Weeks Pregnant

Morning Sickness....

You mean after every time you eat sickness! Man this sucks. I feel like I'm the verge of getting sick after almost every meal, It's like having a stomach bug that just WON'T go away. :\ I haven't pucked yet though! THAT i'm grateful for.

In other news I forgot to report a HUGE accomplishment for me :) It came right at a good time too since I was pulled from work. I got a chance to hold a newborn. I haven't even contemplated that move since Kaitlin. One of my mothers just had a wee one and she brought it in one day not in the carrier so I snagged a hold. It was sweet, and a little bitter sweet, but still a milestone in the road to dealing with loosing a child. I'm super proud of myself for doing it. It took a lot of courage to ask her, since I didn't know how I would feel once I got the little guy in my arms. But it worked out. I'm glad I did it. I'm not ready for a repeat right off, but i'm getting better.

First Appointment Today

Well today was my first prenatal appointment. Which is always a LONG one! The roads were crappy but we went anyway, on the way there we even got rear-ended :\ Didn't do any damage, was a decent enough tap though...Anyways

At the appointment we got to see the little peanut* again. Heartbeat is 147. They also did all sorts of other fun things, like draw blood, another paps, urine samples, etc. They also went over all that testing and everything again which we again waved. No reason to need to know if the baby has Down Syndrome or not, we'll love it all the same.

The doc also decided to pull me from working. She doesn't want me lifting or pulling or doing anything that can cause any issues. So it's all for a precaution but I like that about her, always playing it safe than sorry :)

I spent the rest of the day shopping for the last minute xmas items we need for the trip next week. Also getting a disability form from my boss, getting things from my room, visiting my boys, and getting a prescription filled for antibiotics (I apparently can't unstuff my nose anymore and things just keep getting greener so she wants to clear it before it causes any really bog issues, and I wouldn't mind to be able to breath through my nose again :) )

Next appointment is the day after Christmas which is when we will set-up another ultrasound, set-up an appointment with Uncle Doc for my cerclage, and maybe hear the heartbeat but it might be still too soon, I don't remember when we heard it first with Kaitlin.




*I made sure to use peanut again just for YOU mom ;) Even though it doesn't mean that is it's official nickname ;)

Good News

So all my test results were negative. BUT with being let out of my room at work to pee more I definitely don't have the same pain as what I did before :) So perhaps it was all having to due with being pregnant. It's hard to just let the aches and pains go with out over analyzing them, I think it comes with the territory of any pregnancy after a loss.

Off to the docs tomorrow will update again soon :)

7 Weeks

Size = 1/3 - 1/4 of an inch
Weight = less than 1 gram

This week your baby's brain is growing at a mind-boggling 100 cells per minute within a see-through skull.

Your baby's face is becoming more defined this week. A tiny mouth hole, tongue, nostrils and ear indentations are visible.

The umbilical cord is now visible.

Your baby is now between 1/3 and 1/4 inch long—about the length of a Tic Tac and about as heavy as an eyelash.

6 weeks 2 days ultrasound :)

Here's our peanut, well actually smaller than a peanut, lol :) The baby's heartbeat is 130 which we were told is good. It was just cool to see the heartbeat :) My cervical length was also nice and long like it should be at 3cm :) So let hope those number stay nice and strong. She didn't measure the baby so I don't know it's size. I think she was supposed to or if she did we didn't pay attention. Sometimes they do those measurements afterwards.

I did get some brownish discharge after the ultrasound tech left me to clean up :\ Which the discharge has continued into last night and some this morning. So we are waiting and seeing what it will bring :\ Hoping she just irritated things and that all is good.

Having to Pee

It seems like I have pee ALL the time and at work I'm stuck holding it at times for various reasons and now I'm about 99% sure this has developed into a problem since now I feel like I have to pee ALL the time! I mean ALL the time! Not to mention I have a constant burning feeling, my lower back hurts, under my ribs hurt, i've been getting nauseous, and my newest symptom dizziness. Yesterday I had to pee so bad that by the time I went I was getting cramps, and they lasted for awhile. Which scared the crap out of me. So I took today off so I could pump fluids in me and get in to see the doc. Which they didn't let me see a doc, instead they had me pretty much just drop off a sample :\ I have to wait until MONDAY to get the results!

The nurse that usually works with my doc caught me in the hall, she asked if they were putting me on something as a precaution...I wish! The nurse I saw didn't feel a need. :\

Week 6

Size : 1/8 inch
Weight: less than a gram

Your baby has grown to about the size of one of the chocolate sprinkles on your last cupcake.

Your baby's heart is now beating to a regular beat, although it's still too faint to hear.

If you can't stay awake for the second half of Grey's Anatomy, blame it on the baby. Extreme exhaustion is often one of the first signs of pregnancy, and while your body will probably regain some of its strength by the time you enter your second trimester, you might find yourself nodding off during Dr. McDreamy's love scenes.