All that being said, I'm doing well and am currently 5 weeks 5 days preggers! I'm feeling pretty good other than not being able to sleep more than 3-4 hours a night, my back aching all the time, exhausted 24 hours a day, my hips throbbing (not sure why that is happening so early!), my overactive sense of smell that has started triggering my gag reflex (although I think anyone would gag at left over Little Caesar's pizza in the trash!), and the nausea that comes and goes as it pleases. Yeah, other than that, I feel great! ;) I'm just thankful I haven't actually puked...yet. There is nothing in this world I despise more than vomiting. I would take a migraine headache for a week straight than ever having to puke again.
So as I'm sure you've noticed, the blog picture this week is a positive pregnancy test. Yes, I had my positive results confirmed by the doctor's office through a blood test...and yes, I went out and bought a home pregnancy test after that! I have been waiting forever to see one of those damn things turn positive, you better believe it that I proudly walked through Fertile Myrtle Target and bought one! As soon as I got home I took it and it turned positive immediately! Even though I knew it was going to, I still was a little nervous, but so completely and utterly excited to see that 'up and down' line form!!
We had our first ultrasound earlier this week as well! You can't see much - just a black spot. We said it kind of looked like a peanut, so that's where the nickname for this blog and our future baby came from! That black blob is just the gestational sac, so no baby yet, but we'll hopefully see the lil' peanut in our next one.
And what would becoming a mother be without freaking out and worrying to death?! I began worrying the minute I heard I was pregnant, but nothing prepared me for what happened yesterday, to say the least. I had been cramping all morning and when I went to the bathroom that afternoon I saw the one thing no pregnant woman EVER wants to see...blood. I flipped. I called the doctor right away and they got me in for the next morning (today). I wanted to be seen at that very moment, but seeing as how they were only 30 minutes away from closing and I'm probably not the first woman that has called them hysterical, I decided I could probably wait until the morning. So after a very long night with no sleep we went in this morning and everything looked great; the gestational sac doubled in size since Monday and my hcg levels are now over 5000. They think the spotting might be from my progesterone supplements irritating my cervix, and the cramping might be implantation cramping still. So I'm just taking it easy and relaxing for the next couple of days. Unfortunately, I am all caught up on True Blood now, so I'm extremely bored!
I'm going to try to update at least once a week so everyone can keep up on my progress and so I can vent about all my lovely symptoms I'm having! I'll also include what size the baby is compared to a piece of food and what stage of development it's at (this is from thebump.com)...thanks to my girlfriend Stefanie for the idea that I stole from her blog! :) So this week, our little peanut is the size of an apple seed...how cute!
"Your embryo (looking kind of like a tadpole) is starting to form major organs (heart, kidney, liver, stomach) and systems (nervous, circulatory, digestive). Baby's presence in your uterus triggers production of hCG (the hormone detected by pregnancy tests)... which triggers production of other hormones like estrogen and progesterone... which trigger all those great symptoms you've probably been noticing!"
So again, thank you for all the kind words and wishes on here and my Facebook page! Keep it up, because if this spotting keeps up I'll need something to keep me sane and grounded!
1 comment:
You NEVER stop worrying, I was half sick last night worrying about you. So happy things are going good. I hate when my baby (yes you will always be) is in pain or upset and I can't do anything about it. On the positive side I feel your joy as well, and couldn't be happier right now.
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