I went to the midwives this morning at 8:20. Surprisingly I have lost 1 pound since last month. I'm not quite sure how though, because I look like I have gained at least 10!
She found the baby's heart rate right away. YAY! It was at 161. The baby kept moving all over so she had to keep trying to find it. The little stinker. I guess it better enjoy the space now, because pretty soon it's going to get pretty squishy in there!
So, apparently, Tommy was right AGAIN! I guess I didn't have anything to worry about, since my spotting the other night. I haven't had any since, so that's good. Of course he hasn't had any FUN since then either. Poor guy. A while ago he said, "I don't know if I can do this for 7 more months." (Or something to that affect.) At the time he was talking about how pukey sick I had been and that he was having to take on all of my duties too. Now I think he is thinking that for a DIFFERENT reason! Like I said..... poor guy. If it's not one thing, it's been another. From head aches, to nausea, to cramping and now to yeast infections. UGH! I'm not quite sure he's going to make it either. :)
My next appointment is going to be on May 10th. It will be a group appointment with several other women who are due around the same time as me. I think that will be interesting.
Oh, one REALLY good bit of news is that they said I could quit taking my prenatal vitamins that make me so pukey and I can just take a Flinstone vitamin and some folic acid and omega 3 pills. YAY!!!!!! Hopefully that will help me feel a lot better then I have been lately.
Here's to 11 weeks along............... only 29 more to go!!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
One Scary Night
Last night was a very difficult night. I woke up at 2 a.m. and went in and changed the laundry. Then I went to the "little girls room" and saw some blood. Not tons, but enough to scare me half to death. I immediately called Tommy (who is almost always out in his office working at that time in the morning) and told him about it. He came in and gave me a blessing, if for nothing else, just to help give me some peace and comfort. The blessing was so sweet and really did help calm me down. He told me again that he didn't think I needed to worry. He has felt very good about this pregnancy from the beginning. He said that he understood why I was so worried, but he really believes that everything will be fine. I have loved to see, hear and feel his faith in all of this. I have really relied on his strength. I feel he is my ROCK. Without him I would probably crumble to dust and blow away some days.
A few minutes after he went out to his office he called me and read me a bunch of things off of the Internet that helped ease my mind too. He ALWAYS does his research. It's so cute! Eventually I fell back to sleep and then was up again at 6 a.m. to help the kids get ready for school. After they left I went back to bed, not wanting to think about anything. When Dylan woke up I fed him and layed around for a while. Then I finally called the doctor.
My 11 week appointment is already set for tomorrow at 8:20 in the morning, so I've decided just to try and make it until then before going in. Which now, I am very glad I did, because I haven't spotted at all since. Thank goodness. Although, when I asked the midwife what the main purpose for tomorrow's appointment was and she told me, "to hear the heart beat" and then she told me that quite often you can't hear the heart beat until you are 12 weeks along though, I cringed. Why in the world would I want to go to the appointment to, by chance, NOT hear the heart beat? UGH. That would be TERRIBLE.
I hadn't taken my pills for two days because they make me SO sick, but when that happened last night I hurried and popped them all in. Now I am back to my same old pukey self. I haven't figured out if the Glucophage is making me so sick or if it's just the prenatal vitamins. Usually when I feel so sick that I can't take my pills, I just don't take any at all. My sister was teasing me because I am such a wuss with the morning sickness. She had to get IV's every day and puked all of the time. I still haven't puked yet. I have dry heaved several times but that's it. But I do know that in the last month, I have said or thought to myself, "Oh my gosh, I think I'm going to puke" more times than I have in my entire life. Poor Tommy has had to do SO much. When I don't take my pills (which by the way, I've only done that 3 times) I usually get bad head aches the next day. Which stinks because really, I'd rather deal with a head ache then feeling like I'm going to throw up. I can get more done.
Well, enough whining. I know things could be worse, but never having gone through this before I guess I just didn't know what to expect. As much as I try not to, I still always have that lingering feeling of, "What if I am going through all of this for nothing?" That seems to make things much harder. I wish I knew for sure that everything was going to turn out okay and then I think it would be easier to say, "But it's all going to be worth it in the end, so just ENDURE."
I need to thank everyone for your prayers. They have meant a lot to me. I love all of you and am so grateful for your support. Please continue to pray.
A few minutes after he went out to his office he called me and read me a bunch of things off of the Internet that helped ease my mind too. He ALWAYS does his research. It's so cute! Eventually I fell back to sleep and then was up again at 6 a.m. to help the kids get ready for school. After they left I went back to bed, not wanting to think about anything. When Dylan woke up I fed him and layed around for a while. Then I finally called the doctor.
My 11 week appointment is already set for tomorrow at 8:20 in the morning, so I've decided just to try and make it until then before going in. Which now, I am very glad I did, because I haven't spotted at all since. Thank goodness. Although, when I asked the midwife what the main purpose for tomorrow's appointment was and she told me, "to hear the heart beat" and then she told me that quite often you can't hear the heart beat until you are 12 weeks along though, I cringed. Why in the world would I want to go to the appointment to, by chance, NOT hear the heart beat? UGH. That would be TERRIBLE.
I hadn't taken my pills for two days because they make me SO sick, but when that happened last night I hurried and popped them all in. Now I am back to my same old pukey self. I haven't figured out if the Glucophage is making me so sick or if it's just the prenatal vitamins. Usually when I feel so sick that I can't take my pills, I just don't take any at all. My sister was teasing me because I am such a wuss with the morning sickness. She had to get IV's every day and puked all of the time. I still haven't puked yet. I have dry heaved several times but that's it. But I do know that in the last month, I have said or thought to myself, "Oh my gosh, I think I'm going to puke" more times than I have in my entire life. Poor Tommy has had to do SO much. When I don't take my pills (which by the way, I've only done that 3 times) I usually get bad head aches the next day. Which stinks because really, I'd rather deal with a head ache then feeling like I'm going to throw up. I can get more done.
Well, enough whining. I know things could be worse, but never having gone through this before I guess I just didn't know what to expect. As much as I try not to, I still always have that lingering feeling of, "What if I am going through all of this for nothing?" That seems to make things much harder. I wish I knew for sure that everything was going to turn out okay and then I think it would be easier to say, "But it's all going to be worth it in the end, so just ENDURE."
I need to thank everyone for your prayers. They have meant a lot to me. I love all of you and am so grateful for your support. Please continue to pray.
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