My Body This Coming Week at 8 weeks

My Body This Coming Week at 8 weeks
You may feel some cramping as your uterus expands. You are still not showing, but you may have noticed that some of your clothes are beginning to feel tight.

Due to the hormones associated with pregnancy, the follicles in the ovaries stop maturing. Your uterus has begun to swell and its lining has thickened considerably.

You may have cravings for certain foods and find others completely unappealing. The smell of cigarette smoke and the taste of alcohol may make you nauseous.

Some women experience sciatic nerve pain which is an occasional severe pain in the buttocks, back or side of the legs. If you experience sciatic nerve pain, lying on your opposite side may relieve the pressure on the nerve.

Measuring 6w4d at 6w6d

Had my u/s today. I'm measuring 6w4d, which is excellent. My calculations put me at 6w6d today, so being off a couple of days is NO BIG DEAL.

HB 156 BPM so that was also excellent.

Next up, 1st OB on the 6th with Dr. Wagener at 8:30am.

Because I know the numbers don't mean much without reference... Average for week 6 is 103 - 126 BPM. We had 156 BPM. So very good.

Last PG, when we went to the 2nd scan I should have been 8 weeks, measured 6 weeks still and HB was weak at 117. Lost that baby 2 weeks later.

Starting at week 5 the fetal heart will accelerate at a rate of 3.3 beats per day for the next month.

The fetal heart begins to beat at approximately the same rate as the mothers, which is 80 to 85 bpm. Below illustrates the approximate fetal heart rate for weeks 5 to 9, assuming a starting rate of 80

Week 5 starts at 80 and ends at 103 bpm

Week 6 starts at 103 and ends at 126 bpm

Week 7 starts at 126 and ends at 149 bpm

Week 8 starts at 149 and ends at 172 bpm

At week 9 the fetal heartbeat tends to beat within a range of 155 to 195 bpm.

The fetal heart rate will begin to decrease and generally will fall within the range of 120 to 160 bpm by week 12.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/normal-fetal-heart-rate-chart.html

My Body This Coming Week at 7 weeks

My Body This Coming Week at 7 weeks
Your nipples may feel sensitive (NO SHIT!!). Small nodules, called Montgomery's tubercles, may appear on the areolae.

Your blood pressure is lowered by pregnancy hormones, and as a result you may sometimes feel dizzy or faint when you stand for a long time.

Morning sickness may continue.

Cervical mucous coagulates to form a plug in your cervical canal to keep it closed and protected throughout your pregnancy. It will be expelled prior to giving birth.

I slept well, feeling renewed.

what a difference a good night sleep will make. No more spotting since last night around dinner time. Woke up this morning at 5am, and jumped into the shower. Felt so much better. Climbed back into bed for a morning nap, and a fresh clean start to the day. It is what it is, and it may be nothing. If it's something I'll know soon enough. Until, I am embracing the day. "Today I am Pregnant."

Spotting means what?

Had some very very light pink on the TP at 8am this morning. Could be nothing, could be everything.

Had some red spotting mixed with EWCM on the TP at 6pm tonight. Freaking out.

No blood all day (since this morning), then I come home and another glob of EWCM mixed with red blood this time. Still a "spot" only and thus far no real cramps. I have been bearing down a lot lately so maybe it's just that. I sure hope so.

Going to the restroom should NOT be so scary.

My Body This Coming Week at 6 weeks

My Body This Coming Week at 6 weeks
By now your pregnancy should have been confirmed. You may be experiencing morning sickness (not necessarily only in the morning). You will have begun to notice changes in your body: you may have gained a few pounds, or you may have even lost weight if you've been suffering from morning sickness. Your uterus is growing, although it is still smaller than a tennis ball and you do not "show". Your metabolism has likely increased to deal with the changes taking place in your body. Some women begin to suffer from heartburn and constipation. You may also be feeling tired and irritable sometimes due to the increase in levels of the hormone progesterone. (This is the same hormone that can make you feel irritable before you get your period).

Sunday Family Fun Day

We had bought some Pizza Putt passes a while back on VT Jump On It Deal, (Pizza Putt is VT's version of Chuck E Cheese and Jump On It Deal is VT's version of Groupon) that needed to be used or lost if not redeemed by this upcoming Wednesday, so we decided to use them today.

Natalya had no idea we had them or that we were going today. Spent $20 on the pass, got $40 in game play, free bowling, laser tag, and mini golf. Also had a free small cheese pizza coupon left over from Natalya's "4th" birthday. So armed with our coupons we were all set.

We played games, ticket jackpots, skee ball, she rode the merry go round and the frog hopper rides. We played mini golf, and Natalya even got her very first hole in one. It was awesome.

The ticket gods were shining on us 'cause at days end we had over 1000 tickets. Plenty enough to get the porcelain tea party set she'd been eyeing for months. That was 350 tickets. We had tons more to spend. Yay.

When we came home we had a "tea party" with entertainment of Natalya dancing a ribbon dance with her new prizes.

Then we all cuddled and watched AFV, which is the first time she's ever sat through that kind of show. A non-animated family show. lol.

Just put her to bed, and still thinking the happiest thoughts of today.

My favorite parts were the hole in one and the tea party.

All in all, a great and memorable happy day.

I'm sooooooooo tired, I hardly slept a wink...

Good lord I'm tired. I couldn't fall asleep at all last night, finally caved and took one of my script sleeping pills at 3am. I checked, it's a cat. c pill. I was desperate. 3 bendryl and 2 unisom did nothing. I think I may have built up an immunity to these pills. My chronic insomnia was managed with Lorazapan, and since that's a cat. d drug, it's off the table now.

Then DD came in a 6a in tears cause her nose hurt. (she has a cold). I got her some meds, and sent her to her dad to get settled in the living room with the TV so I could get more sleep. Then at 10a, DH brushed my head to check for staples. He said he had a bad dream and thought I stapled my head. So now I'm up.

I'm taking all caffeine out effective immediately. Maybe today wasn't the best day to start this, but if even the slightest bit of caffeine is adding to my sleepless nights, I need to try that too.

I have a pounding headache, and my eyes feel swollen. I am going to try NOT to take a nap in hopes I crash much earlier. At least it's the weekend and I don't have to be anywhere.

I really hoped getting PG would cure me of my insomnia. It's so hard going cold turkey on my meds and now my coffee. I've got some decaf in the house, so will be using that as I transition off the coffee altogether. I know there really isn't a great solution here, I just needed to vent this out.

Now I'm hungry again, so off I go to graze in the kitchen. So happy to have symptoms that make me miserable. lol. ;)

Newly Pregnant Again

In 2008 we had a 2nd trimester loss. Due to genetic malformation, the baby wouldn't survived. NOT Viable. So with great sadness we ended that pregnancy with a D&E at 19w2d.

In Nov. 2009, we started TTC again. Happily 8 months later we were rewarded with a BFP. Elated and excited. Until we realised there was a problem. Sure enough, this baby's heart stopped and it was over. This time my body DID begin to miscarry on it's own, and with the help of the hospital, we had a D&C this time.

So 2 losses, 1 miscarriage, and 1 healthy and happy little girl at home with us.

After months of not getting better, horrible periods and needing percocet to get through them, it was discovered that I had a mass in my uterus that was getting bigger and bigger. My options were hystorectomy or laproscopic myomectomy surgery. I took the myomectomy.

Once healed up from that, the last u/s showed all was well on the inside.

So after a few months of recovery and healing, we decided to TTC again. 3rd try's the charm.

I stopped temping, I half heartedly charted.

Now it's November 2011. I am newly pregnant again. Taking it all in one day at a time. I know all too well that good beta numbers doesn't mean I'm safe from a m/c. I now know that they just get me to the next apt.

So I'm taking it all in. I'm 38, and will be 39 by my due date. Whatever the outcome, this will be my final chapter in pregnancy. This will be my last time.

Savoring the moments. Enjoying the glow. Hoping to bring my rainbow summer baby home to our loving family.

I've come full circle. My last pregnancy began in July 2010, and now, this being my true final pregnancy, should end in July 2012.

My Body This Coming Week at 5 weeks

My Body This Coming Week at 5 weeks
By now your period will be late and you probably will already know or suspect you are pregnant. A pregnancy test needs to be done to confirm your pregnancy. All pregnancy tests measure the pregnancy hormone, hcG, which begins to build up in your bloodstream after implantation. It takes several days after implantation for your body to produce enough hcG to be detected by pregnancy tests.

You may already be experiencing some pregnancy symptoms: Your breasts may be slightly swollen and tender and you may experience a tingling sensation in your breasts. You may have food cravings, feel the need to urinate frequently and may feel more easily fatigued than you normally are. You may also begin to experience nausea or morning sickness as your body begins to secrete pregnancy hormones. Pregnancy hormones include hCG, progesterone and estrogen. These hormones are needed to support and sustain your pregnancy.

Beta 2 is in.... 949

2nd beta in, 949. Keeping hope alive for one more day. Next up u/s 11/28. 

Beta 1 is in... 408

408... so I'm officially PG.... lol.

They want me back same time (lunch) on Friday. So much for getting a haircut then. Maybe this weekend instead.

This is all we know... that at the present time I am indeed pregnant!

To see where this number falls... I took the test today at 15 dpo....

http://www.betabase.info/

Well hello there.

15 dpo, 11/9/11.

Finding moments of Joy

I had an emotional meltdown the other night and when Craig complained I needed to be the "rock" I told him it'll be all about him tomorrow, but that at that moment I needed it to be about me.

I'm hormonal and restless. Tired too, and haven't been eating well. IDK, maybe stress is getting to me. The clock is running down and while DH's job prospecting has been going well, no interviews scheduled or job offers made yet, and the 30th is getting closer and closer.

This morning I took DD to the blood lab for a draw. She did great. No tears or anything. She did tremble, and I held her close and after it was over (she had to fast before the test) we went out for a pancake breakfast. We're needing to check her out to see why she has so much joint pain. Hopefully we can figure all this out with this one lab draw and there won't be a need for further testing.

After breakfast we skipped the library and went to the playground instead. It was sunny and beautiful out, and 30 degrees. Brrrr. She had a great time playing and there were lots of kids there so it was good to be out. And when we came home, cocoa and hot cider. Mmmmmmm, cider.

Tomorrow she has a play date to look forward too. I'm just trying embrace the weekend and soak up some R&R as it is much needed.

YAWN

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.........

So very tired tonight. Craig thinks it's just the end of a very long and stressful week. He's probably right.

Nighty night!