(I'm back blogging this entry and I can't remember the exact date off the top of my head, oops!)
Discussed the following with obstetrician:
-Heartburn... ouch! (Turns out it's acid reflux and I got a prescription for Nexium)
-Weight gain... feeling like I'm gaining too much, too fast! (I gained a total of...0 pounds! Not what I was expecting and needless to say, the doctor didn't feel the need to explore this topic further lol)
-A very, very slight wheeze (Could be asthma, allergies, or from the reflux. Getting referral to Pulmonology at next visit if the Nexium doesn't help)
Appointment in 2 weeks for testing for gestational diabetes (on 5/7)
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Follow-up Ultrasound
We had the follow-up ultrasound yesterday (if you remember from my last post, the tech wasn't able to get the heart measurements that she needed)... the day was full of awesome: first, it was beautiful outside! Then I got a surprise text from Joey that he would be able to make the appointment afterall! And then the appointment itself went really well. :)
She got the measurements she needed and told us that her heart was "beautiful." She told us not to anticipate any phone calls from the doctor because everything looked perfect (woohoo!)... then she double checked gender again: still a girl! And finally, she did her very best to finally get us some good face pictures! Baby's position and the anterior placenta have both prohibited us from getting a good profile shot or 4d in the past, unfortunately. Last visit the tech didn't get a good shot, and told us she'd try again this week.
And she did a wonderful job! It's not perfect because the placenta was in the way still but we totally appreciate her effort and the glimpse of our baby girl we haven't seen before!
My very first thought when I saw her in 4d is, "That's Madison!" She has her Daddy's nose and mouth, and my chin from what I can see so far. The part of her face that was obscured by the placenta was above her nose so I can't tell who she resembles from that area.
Here are the pictures:
Next appointment is in 2 weeks-- just a quick Ob visit, hoping to get some information on the gestational diabetes test! Been feeling really funky after eating sugar and checked my sugar yesterday and it was a bit high.
I also need to get a move on! I have her baby book but haven't filled it out recently (have been going back and doing multiple pages at once).
She got the measurements she needed and told us that her heart was "beautiful." She told us not to anticipate any phone calls from the doctor because everything looked perfect (woohoo!)... then she double checked gender again: still a girl! And finally, she did her very best to finally get us some good face pictures! Baby's position and the anterior placenta have both prohibited us from getting a good profile shot or 4d in the past, unfortunately. Last visit the tech didn't get a good shot, and told us she'd try again this week.
And she did a wonderful job! It's not perfect because the placenta was in the way still but we totally appreciate her effort and the glimpse of our baby girl we haven't seen before!
My very first thought when I saw her in 4d is, "That's Madison!" She has her Daddy's nose and mouth, and my chin from what I can see so far. The part of her face that was obscured by the placenta was above her nose so I can't tell who she resembles from that area.
Here are the pictures:
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| I'm still a girl! |
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| Her sweet little profile (check out Daddy's nose!) |
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| Another profile shot |
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| The best 4d image she was able to capture: isn't she a cutie already?! |
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| Face shot |
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| Stretching her fingers out! <3 |
I also need to get a move on! I have her baby book but haven't filled it out recently (have been going back and doing multiple pages at once).
Monday, March 25, 2013
Prenatal Visit: 20 weeks
Today I had a double appointment- first the anatomy ultrasound at 1:15pm and then my regular prenatal appointment afterwards.
Luckily, Joey was able to get off work early today to come with me to the appointments! We picked the big kids up early from school and then dropped all 3 off with our friend to babysit (otherwise we ran the risk of the appointment taking too long and missing the kids' bus).
Did routine stuff: weight (+3 pounds this month! Ack!); blood pressure (122/72); and urine sample (no protein). Then off to the ultrasound we go! We had a really nice tech this time, and she asked first thing if we were going to find out the gender. We said yes, and didn't mention that we already knew it because I wanted to be sure she saw the same thing without having a hint of what we were previously told!
She did all kinds of measurements: femurs, kidneys, brain, stomach, etc. She wasn't able to get measurements on the heart because of the position the baby was laying in AND she kept moving too much (oops, soda before ultrasound was a bad idea I guess lol). So we get a repeat ultrasound in 2 weeks to get those heart measurements!
Then came the gender part- she went for the "potty shot" and very, very quickly and without a doubt said "Baby is a girl!" YAY! I looked at Joey and he was grinning! I told the tech that we had an ultrasound weeks prior and at first had been told boy and then girl so I was worried she had been wrong! Whew, a ton of weight off my shoulders now- I can go back into shopping mode! ;)
Joey said he saw the baby's profile as the girl was looking around and she definitely has his nose. "The curse," is what he referred to it as! lol I saw that she definitely has my chin (the same one as my sister, nephew, and my son Chase have), and she's got really long legs and a chubby little belly! Her heart rate was great (140s), I think I saw her trying to suck her thumb too. I have a small (15mm) fibroid on the left side of my uterus but it's absolutely nothing to worry about. :) The tech didn't get the best pictures because the baby was just moving so much! She promised me at the next ultrasound she will try to get a good view of her face for me... and I won't be drinking caffeine before!
Prenatal appointment afterwards went well too- we met with the Nurse Practitioner today and she was very friendly! She went over the ultrasound and confirmed that everything looked normal, and that the heart did too but they need the measurements and that's why I have to come back. We pretty much had no questions, just filled her in on my seizure medication adjustment. She listened to the baby with the doppler (140s again), even though she had a hard time finding her! She kept pushing away from the doppler, silly girl. ;)
I go back on 4/7 for the next ultrasound so I will update then!
Here are the pictures I got today:
Luckily, Joey was able to get off work early today to come with me to the appointments! We picked the big kids up early from school and then dropped all 3 off with our friend to babysit (otherwise we ran the risk of the appointment taking too long and missing the kids' bus).
Did routine stuff: weight (+3 pounds this month! Ack!); blood pressure (122/72); and urine sample (no protein). Then off to the ultrasound we go! We had a really nice tech this time, and she asked first thing if we were going to find out the gender. We said yes, and didn't mention that we already knew it because I wanted to be sure she saw the same thing without having a hint of what we were previously told!
She did all kinds of measurements: femurs, kidneys, brain, stomach, etc. She wasn't able to get measurements on the heart because of the position the baby was laying in AND she kept moving too much (oops, soda before ultrasound was a bad idea I guess lol). So we get a repeat ultrasound in 2 weeks to get those heart measurements!
Then came the gender part- she went for the "potty shot" and very, very quickly and without a doubt said "Baby is a girl!" YAY! I looked at Joey and he was grinning! I told the tech that we had an ultrasound weeks prior and at first had been told boy and then girl so I was worried she had been wrong! Whew, a ton of weight off my shoulders now- I can go back into shopping mode! ;)
Joey said he saw the baby's profile as the girl was looking around and she definitely has his nose. "The curse," is what he referred to it as! lol I saw that she definitely has my chin (the same one as my sister, nephew, and my son Chase have), and she's got really long legs and a chubby little belly! Her heart rate was great (140s), I think I saw her trying to suck her thumb too. I have a small (15mm) fibroid on the left side of my uterus but it's absolutely nothing to worry about. :) The tech didn't get the best pictures because the baby was just moving so much! She promised me at the next ultrasound she will try to get a good view of her face for me... and I won't be drinking caffeine before!
Prenatal appointment afterwards went well too- we met with the Nurse Practitioner today and she was very friendly! She went over the ultrasound and confirmed that everything looked normal, and that the heart did too but they need the measurements and that's why I have to come back. We pretty much had no questions, just filled her in on my seizure medication adjustment. She listened to the baby with the doppler (140s again), even though she had a hard time finding her! She kept pushing away from the doppler, silly girl. ;)
I go back on 4/7 for the next ultrasound so I will update then!
Here are the pictures I got today:
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| Face (see! my chin!) |
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| Confirmation that she is 100% girl!! <3 |
Monday, February 25, 2013
Prenatal Visit: 16 weeks
Today I saw Dr. Rogers for my prenatal visit, this was the first time I've met her. I have been with their practice for about 4 years, but it seems like their Ob team made a lot of changes in the time I wasn't pregnant! A lot of my doctors from last time are gone and there are a lot of new ones to replace them.
Blood pressure, weight, urine were all normal.
Visit itself was pretty quick--- she came in and chatted for a minute, then used the doppler to find baby. Guess what! She actually found the heartbeat this time, and I was so thrilled! Heart rate was in the 140s, she said. Each time she'd find the heart rate we'd hear, "WHOOSH!" - baby was kicking away from the doppler! She's already a little troublemaker! ;)
I asked about stopping the folic acid supplements (she said to wait until 20 weeks), and vitamin D supplements (told me to just keep taking them).
I got word yesterday that Tricare is no longer covering my Lamictal and I need to switch to generic, so I am going to see my neurologist tomorrow to try to get that straightened out. Wish me luck!
Blood pressure, weight, urine were all normal.
Visit itself was pretty quick--- she came in and chatted for a minute, then used the doppler to find baby. Guess what! She actually found the heartbeat this time, and I was so thrilled! Heart rate was in the 140s, she said. Each time she'd find the heart rate we'd hear, "WHOOSH!" - baby was kicking away from the doppler! She's already a little troublemaker! ;)
I asked about stopping the folic acid supplements (she said to wait until 20 weeks), and vitamin D supplements (told me to just keep taking them).
I got word yesterday that Tricare is no longer covering my Lamictal and I need to switch to generic, so I am going to see my neurologist tomorrow to try to get that straightened out. Wish me luck!
Sunday, February 24, 2013
IT'S A...
Joey and I had scheduled our elective gender ultrasound for 2/23 and we got antsy and decided to move it up! We ended up getting in for the appointment on 2/18 to find out who this little one is!
The tech started the scan and had a hard time finding the gender due to baby sitting "Indian style!" Finally she got what she thought could be the gender...
But she wasn't feeling 100% about it, so she had me get up and move around to try to get baby to uncross its' legs... about 10 minutes later she FINALLY was able to get a good gender shot!
The tech started the scan and had a hard time finding the gender due to baby sitting "Indian style!" Finally she got what she thought could be the gender...
But she wasn't feeling 100% about it, so she had me get up and move around to try to get baby to uncross its' legs... about 10 minutes later she FINALLY was able to get a good gender shot!
It's a girl!!!!!
We had a "gender reveal" party yesterday (2/23) so we could surprise our family and friends with the gender! I think almost everyone was convinced this baby was a BOY so we knew it was going to be quite a surprise for them all! My sister actually joked multiple times that if we had a girl, she was going to need to get a second job! So, we had HER open the box with a "Little Sister" onesie in it... check out her reaction!
This is her opening it:
And this is her reactions seeing the onesie! Great, isn't it!?!
Needless to say: everyone is SUPER excited! :D
Now we just need to figure out a NAME for this little girl!!!
Friday, February 15, 2013
Changes...
Long time, no post! I didn't forget about the blog at all, just things have been a bit of "sit and wait," since I don't have another appointment for awhile and overall I've felt pretty well!
If you remember, I was told at 12 weeks I could stop the Progesterone and it worried me to death! I decided not to stop cold turkey like my Obstetrician said I could... I weaned starting at 12 weeks on the dot. Went from 3x day, to 2x a day for a week, then 1x a day for a week... and then I was planning to alternate 1 per day for about a week. I did that twice and decided I think it was just safe to stop it at that point. Monday I took my last pill! So far so good, no cramps or bleeding or anything else worrisome. Praying all is still well in there!
I also stopped my Metformin at 12 weeks, and I have to say I'm enjoying having downsized my little bedside pharmacy!
Symptom wise I'm feeling well: I had some morning sickness early last week, which was a little strange to me! It passed quickly, and may have been partially due to congestion I believe. The fatigue is much better, I'm able to stay up later at night and pretty much can forgo from daytime naps! Hunger has kicked in pretty strong, I can eat a ton and my stomach is still growling after. But if I eat too much, I feel sick so I'm trying to figure out what is the best route to take with eating until I'm full.
Headaches have been frequent this week, I didn't want to take any Tylenol but it was so strong I ended up giving in and took a low dose which helped instantly just about.
Shortness of breath is starting a little, mainly in the evenings if I've eaten too much. I think I just get too "full" in the stomach area and it makes it a bit harder for me to breath. Nothing serious at all, just feel like I need to take an extra deep breath!
Today I am 14 weeks and 3 days pregnant! I have an elective gender ultrasound scheduled for next Saturday (2/23), at 15 weeks and 4 days! We are SO excited to find out who this little person is! If it's a boy, we have a name 100% picked out so it'll be exciting to know his name the second we see he's a boy. If it's a girl, we have some work cut out for us because we've only decided on a middle name!
My "Mommy Intuition" is saying BOY! And honestly at this point, I am equally wanting either gender! They both have perks---
A little girl would be amazing because I've never had the experience of having a baby girl. Of course I have Madison, but I wasn't around for any of her baby stuff and when it all boils down to it-- I'm not her Mommy, because she already has one. I want the girl experience, the dresses, the bows, the Barbies, and having someone sweet to cuddle. Madison desperately wants a little sister!
A little boy would ALSO be amazing because I love Chase with all of my heart and would be blessed to have another little Momma's Boy. I also love that if this is a boy, we will be naming him after both of our (deceased) fathers. That would be so special, and I would love to do that.
So! I'm split right down the middle either way!! I just can't wait to know WHO this is! :)
I will definitely be updating sometime after the appointment next week, with pictures of course!
If you remember, I was told at 12 weeks I could stop the Progesterone and it worried me to death! I decided not to stop cold turkey like my Obstetrician said I could... I weaned starting at 12 weeks on the dot. Went from 3x day, to 2x a day for a week, then 1x a day for a week... and then I was planning to alternate 1 per day for about a week. I did that twice and decided I think it was just safe to stop it at that point. Monday I took my last pill! So far so good, no cramps or bleeding or anything else worrisome. Praying all is still well in there!
I also stopped my Metformin at 12 weeks, and I have to say I'm enjoying having downsized my little bedside pharmacy!
Symptom wise I'm feeling well: I had some morning sickness early last week, which was a little strange to me! It passed quickly, and may have been partially due to congestion I believe. The fatigue is much better, I'm able to stay up later at night and pretty much can forgo from daytime naps! Hunger has kicked in pretty strong, I can eat a ton and my stomach is still growling after. But if I eat too much, I feel sick so I'm trying to figure out what is the best route to take with eating until I'm full.
Headaches have been frequent this week, I didn't want to take any Tylenol but it was so strong I ended up giving in and took a low dose which helped instantly just about.
Shortness of breath is starting a little, mainly in the evenings if I've eaten too much. I think I just get too "full" in the stomach area and it makes it a bit harder for me to breath. Nothing serious at all, just feel like I need to take an extra deep breath!
Today I am 14 weeks and 3 days pregnant! I have an elective gender ultrasound scheduled for next Saturday (2/23), at 15 weeks and 4 days! We are SO excited to find out who this little person is! If it's a boy, we have a name 100% picked out so it'll be exciting to know his name the second we see he's a boy. If it's a girl, we have some work cut out for us because we've only decided on a middle name!
My "Mommy Intuition" is saying BOY! And honestly at this point, I am equally wanting either gender! They both have perks---
A little girl would be amazing because I've never had the experience of having a baby girl. Of course I have Madison, but I wasn't around for any of her baby stuff and when it all boils down to it-- I'm not her Mommy, because she already has one. I want the girl experience, the dresses, the bows, the Barbies, and having someone sweet to cuddle. Madison desperately wants a little sister!
A little boy would ALSO be amazing because I love Chase with all of my heart and would be blessed to have another little Momma's Boy. I also love that if this is a boy, we will be naming him after both of our (deceased) fathers. That would be so special, and I would love to do that.
So! I'm split right down the middle either way!! I just can't wait to know WHO this is! :)
I will definitely be updating sometime after the appointment next week, with pictures of course!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Don't quote me on this...
But I think I felt the baby flutter around in there.
I thought I felt it a couple of days ago but chalked it up to gas, since I'm still really early and I don't think I felt Chase until closer to 20 weeks (probably about 17 or 18 weeks).
I felt it again today though, just a very light fluttering- almost like bubbles. I definitely don't have gas, but who knows- I read with the anterior placenta feeling movement can be harder earlier on so I won't bet on it. lol
I could be off my rocker, but I did hear sometimes you feel it sooner with a second baby!
Just figured this could be worth documenting if I am, indeed, feeling a tiny bit of movement.
I thought I felt it a couple of days ago but chalked it up to gas, since I'm still really early and I don't think I felt Chase until closer to 20 weeks (probably about 17 or 18 weeks).
I felt it again today though, just a very light fluttering- almost like bubbles. I definitely don't have gas, but who knows- I read with the anterior placenta feeling movement can be harder earlier on so I won't bet on it. lol
I could be off my rocker, but I did hear sometimes you feel it sooner with a second baby!
Just figured this could be worth documenting if I am, indeed, feeling a tiny bit of movement.
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