13th Week Stats

How far along: 

13 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 

lost 4 pounds

Maternity clothes:

bought some today, but really only need pants

Stretch marks:

no new ones that I know of....not really tracking.

Sleep:

getting sore.....I think I need a pillow between my legs now

Best moment this week:

Ultrasound!!!

Movement:

Not that I feel

Food cravings:

ummm.....

Food aversions:

nothing specific now....but there are a lot of things that once I start eating them, I feel like I cant anymore

Symptoms:

I guess sore hips when sleeping....still a little more tired then normal....nothing much really

Gender:

secret

Belly Button in or out:

In

What I miss:

Grande Non Fat Tazo Chai Latte

What I am looking forward to:

People cluing in that I am pregnant

Milestone:

Completed the 1st Tri!!!

Doctor's Appointment

I had my doctors appointment with my GP on Tuesday. At this appointment I was able to find out how far along I am based on my Ultrasound. Apparently according to my ultrasound that I had at 9+6 I was only 9+1. I am not accepting this date.

For this cycle I was, I was tracking my BBT, using OPK, tracking when we had sex, and I took clomid. I know exactly when I ovulated. I know that it is impossible for me to be 5 days behind, because you kinda have to have sex to get pregnant, and we didn't 5 days after I ovulated (or 4 or 3 or 2).

My doctor is very much into tracking cycles, so I told her this, and told her the day I ovulated. I said that we had sex 2 days before and 1 day after I ovulated. Because of this, she is moving my due date from May 31, to June 1. This I am ok with. She is keeping the June 5 due date in her back pocket. If I end up going late (because both me and my sister were 2 weeks late) and everything is going fine with the baby, she will move my due date to put off possible induction :)   She is awesome

I got to hear the baby's heartbeat this week which was AMAZING!!! I didn't get to hear it at the US, which was crappy. My baby is really low. She had a hard time find it, until she went really low, and pointed the doppler more downwards. It was 175bpm :)  This appointment I was 10+4, I don't think I would have heard it had I been 9+6 like the US says.

My next ultrasound is on November 23 for the prenatal screening. I cant wait to see it again......and to see how big it will be then!! :)

11 Week Update

How far along: 

11 +1 (or 11, or 10+3.....explanation to come)

Total weight gain/loss: 

1 pound

Maternity clothes:

Not yet

Stretch marks:

no new ones

Sleep:

Crappy....still. I wake up at least twice to pee, and just having a bad sleep all around

Best moment this week:

Hearing the heartbeat at my doctors appointment

Movement:

Not that I'm aware of

Food cravings:

dill pickle chip dip

Food aversions:

not sure if eggs is till on there. Haven't come in contact

Symptoms:

peeing all the time, lack of sleep, slightly sore boobs.

Gender:

secret

Belly Button in or out:

In

What I miss:

Great Sleep!

What I am looking forward to:

Telling everyone that we are expecting!! :)

Milestone:
Passed the point in which I had a MMC last pregnancy

10 Week Update

How far along: 

10+1

Total weight gain/loss: 

1 pound; I could probably just go to the bathroom

Maternity clothes:

Nope

Stretch marks:

No Change

Sleep:

Still kinda meh!

Best moment this week:

Having my first Ultrasound!!!!

Movement:

Not yet

Food cravings:

nothing specific

Food aversions:

Eggs

Symptoms:

hurts now when I have to pee.....

Gender:

Surprise

Belly Button in or out:

In

What I miss:

being able to go hours and hours without having to pee

What I am looking forward to:

Announcing our pregnancy to the world

Milestone:
The Ultrasound, and a heart rate of 180bpm

First Ultrasound

9+6

180bpm

Happy and Relieved

9th Week Update

How far along: 

9 weeks + 2 days

Total weight gain/loss: 

Zero (thankfully, already have enough weight)

Maternity clothes:

Nope

Stretch marks:

Just what I already had

Sleep:

Horrible. I wake up to pee multiple times during the night and my hips hurt.

Best moment this week:

Telling my Dad and Step Mom that I was pregnant.

Movement:

Do gas bubbles count???

Food cravings:

I don't have specific cravings. There are days when there is one specific thing I want, but not a continuous craving.

Food aversions:

Eggs, and the smell of onions. I can smell them a mile away and I don't like it.

Symptoms:

Frequent urination, nausea, little more hungry than normal

Gender:

Not finding out

Belly Button in or out:

In

What I miss:

So far, not missing much

What I am looking forward to:

My ultrasound on Thursday

Milestone:
I don't feel like I have had one yet.

7th Week Update

Today I am 7+2.

Not too much to update really.
I got the phone call from the hospital about my ultrasound, which will be on November 1. I will be 9+6 on that day.

It is going to be a very nerve racking time until then. I think weeks 8-10 will be the worst, because of my last pregnancy going horrible during this time.

I still haven't heard from the Midwives, which I should have by Tuesday. I guess I will call on Monday.

My boobs are getting worse, which is making sleeping more difficult. Nausea was going away, but seems to be creeping back. I think it just depends on the day. I am having aversion to some foods. My husband made a fried egg the other day, and the smell of it made me want to throw up!!! Tonight I made pot roast in the slow cooker  and went to have a nap when it was cooking. The smell of it when I was waking up was not pleasant  It tasted fine, just smelled yucky! I am definitely sleeping more. All I have wanted to do is take a nape all weekend, so I did :) A new thing now is that I am hungry like every 3 hours. This is not good because I was hoping to gain very little weight, as I am plus size already, but at this rate I will be huge!

6w4d

So yesterday afternoon I went to my first prenatal appointment with my family doctor. She was so excited that I was pregnant, because my sister is also pregnant right now, and because she knows how much I have been trying, and that it happened so quick with clomid.

She told me that my first US would be a while from now, unless I wanted an early one, which I jumped on in 2.2 seconds. I told her that I wanted one for piece of mind, and to rule out the chance for multiples.

They only have dopplers at the doctors office, so she would have to send a request to the hospital for the US. She is asking one for 3-4 weeks from now.....seems SOOOO far away to be honest! I have a feeling that the first 12 weeks of pregnancy are extremely slow for everyone. 

I am still waiting to hear back from the Midwives. They did tell me it would be 2 weeks, which means October 9, as the 8 was a holiday, but nothing yet. 

Sigh.....more waiting.

I got a bit of a scare tonight and it is making me very nervous. I went to the bathroom, and there was some brown spotting/mucous in my underwear. Nothing when I wiped. I am having no cramping. This is how my miscarriage started. I am not sure how I would be able to handle another miscarriage. It would hurt me so much.

My doctor told me that if there is any bleeding to call her. If by Thursday morning there is nothing else, then I think I will be ok. If there is more, then I am going to call her. I WILL NOT go to the ER again. That was one of the most horrible experiences of my life and I am not putting myself through that again.....ugh!

Keeping my fingers crossed and high hopes

6th Week Update

First off....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!  to those of us in Canada!! :)

ok, now my update.

Today I am 6+2, and to be honest this week has been pretty boring.

My breasts definitely hurt more this week than they did last week. Stairs are still not my friend, and lying in bed and squishing them is painful.

Cramping has lessened. Still there sometimes, but not much to really worry about. Honestly I think some of the cramps are are gas pains. Speaking of gas.... I have never wished I could fart as much as I do now. I know I know, way more information than you really needed but hey....it's tied to a symptom. I am still so constipated. I haven't had a bowel movement since like Wednesday at the latest. It is now Sunday morning.

That's pretty much it for symptoms, at least what I can think of right now.

I am still waiting for a call from the Midwives. They said they would call me in 2 weeks, which is Monday, but I'm impatient. Especially since Monday is Thanksgiving here in Canada, so I wont get a call earlier than Tuesday.

I called my GP and asked about getting a prenatal appointment, and to see if it is possible to have an early ultrasound. My appointment is on Tuesday, so fingers crossed that they will book one for me. I want one partially because I'm nervous about having another miscarriage, so maybe having an US between 8-10 weeks will ease my mind, as long as I hear the heartbeat. I also want one to rule out multiples. The midwives where I live consider multiple pregnancies as high risk so they will not take you on. I would like to know this right away, so I don't waste there time or mine, and I would like to have appointments booked with my GP then.

5 Weeks Update

Today I am 5+2 pregnant. My plan is to these updates each week on Friday when my week turns over, but you know....life kinda gets in the way.
Here is an update of my 5th week of pregnancy.

I told my husband, along with my mother I was pregnant when I was 4 weeks. I told my mom right away because when I had the MC last year, she told me no matter what she wants to know when I am pregnant again, so she can be there for me if needed.

I have felt nauseous this last week, mostly once I got to work, which is about 2 hours after getting up. 

I am crampy, but nothing bad. Feels almost like someone has a bunch of ropes attached to my insides, and they are being pulled; sometimes all at once, sometimes at random times.

I've had heartburn for years already, so this is not new to me. What seems different is that it seems like the heartburn has been travelling more north than before. There are times when I am feeling the burn more in my throat instead of just my chest.

My boobs hurt! Not as much as I thought they would, which I am uber thankful for. My nipples always hurt, but the boobs really only hurt when I take my bra off. Stairs + no bra = NO FUN!

I cant sleep properly. Sleep for a few hours, then up for a while, then sleep, then up, then sleep.....etc etc. It has made the 12 hour work days seem extra long.

I am slightly constipated. I can still go, but definitely not as often as normal. I get crampy for a couple days until I am able to. It is a very uncomfortable feeling.

I'm craving pickles. I know I know, so cliche!! But I cant get enough of them. I could probably eat a whole jar. Last year all I wanted was grilled cheese sandwiches.

I am looking at these symptoms as a good thing. So is J
My last pregnancy, besides the cravings, I felt much of nothing. I don't remember being uncomfortable at all. Maybe the last pregnancy was doomed from the moment it started.