14 weeks... and the Heart is still BeAtiNg!

Well, I'm through the first trimester....

......not throwing up anymore....
....and the doctor says all is looking good!

I think I can start to actually enjoy the experience now without worrying as much!

I don't think I'll ever stop worrying completely, but at least I can feel a bit more at ease knowing I've made it this far!

I scheduled my ultrasound for February 26th and we'll be able to hopefully find out if it is a boy or a girl at that appointment! How exciting! It is all starting to feel so real now!

12 weeks down.....

Well, I've passed the twelve week mark. I have been taking Prometrium (a progesterone supplement) through the entire pregnancy so far. My last doctor decided he thought my body didn't produce enough progesterone on its own and that is why I kept miscarrying. But, yesterday I stopped taking the Prometrium. I guess once you hit twelve weeks, the baby and placenta should be producing enough progesterone on their own, and your body doesn't need to anymore. It was kind of scary to just STOP taking it.... but, that's what they said to do! And that's what my new doctor said as well... so..... no more Prometrium for me!

For now, I think things are still progressing. I have started to feel less sick, but that is supposed to be normal when you hit the end of your first trimester. I hit a peak of sickness when I was 10 weeks along, where I was throwing up 2 to 3 times a day! But, then it slowly subsided. I still am sensitive to smells, but not as bad. And I still throw up maybe once on most days. Some days I make it through without! And this week I actually cooked dinner a couple of times!

Evidence....

11 weeks, 4 days

Meet the Doc

Had my first appointment with the Doctor today. She is SOOO awesome. I really like her. She ended up using a little doppler thing to check for a heartbeat. She said you can't always hear it this early on.... but she said "you're so thin, we just might." Sure enough, that little heart was still beating! What a relief! She said "And that's not just a whimpy heart beat either... that is a strong little heart beat."

Hooray! 10 weeks and 2 days down! This is the farthest I've ever gotten before. And I'm still sick! Things are looking hopeful :)

Back with a vengeance....

The other day before my appointment I had told my friends Jon and Keriann how I was worried because I wasn't really feeling so sick. Jon reassured me, "Don't worry, I am sure it will come back with a vengeance!" Well, he was right! And again, I am happy to be sick!

I can't stand smells at all! Everything makes me gag and I've started "throwing up" at least once a day (more like dry heaving usually). Sorry, not the most pleasant topic, but to me, it is great news and makes me sooo hopeful!

Poor Steve though... I can't stand to cook.... blah! All the smells and.... yuck.... I pretty much have to force myself to eat!

First Appointment

I went to my first appointment. Typically (how they do things here) your first appointment you just meet with a nurse who pretty much just talks to you and gets info from you and gives info to you.... makes sure you know all the basics of how to take care of your pregnant self and then she sends you on your way.

I was pretty nervous before the appointment because I was worried I wasn't even pregnant anymore. I had started feeling sick (sensitive to smell) last week, but it seemed like it was kind of going away already over the weekend... which I worried meant the worst. I really wished I could see the doctor at my first visit and that they could do some sort of tests/ultrasound or something to just let me know what was going on! It would be another 3 weeks before I would have my official first appointment with the doctor and I REALLY didn't want to have to be worrying and wondering all through Christmas break.

Anyway, at my appointment, the nurse was super nice and was aware of my past health history (3 early miscarriages). Near the end she asked me "Did they schedule you for an ultrasound??" I told her no.... they had told me I was just to meet with a nurse at first and nothing would be done until later when I met with the doctor. She said "Oh, well, with your history you should really get an ultrasound before your visit with the doctor." She said they would get me in today for an ultrasound. YAY! At that moment I was both excited and also extremely nervous. I really wanted to see what was going on in there but part of me worried that I would see nothing but disappointment.... but, at least I could get it over with.

Anyway, so, there I was, nervous but hopeful..... and sure enough..... a tiny flickering heart beat!!!! My little "peanut" as the ultrasound tech called it measured 1.07 centimeters, which she said was just where it should be.

So, it's just a little tiny thing for now..... but 7 weeks and 2 days down! I'm feeling hopeful.

Sick!

I went outside today and something smelled really funny and I almost threw up! Yay!!! So strange when you're grateful to feel sick....

It is a reassurance to me that things are going how they are supposed to... so bring on the sickness! I'm willing to endure it!