I'm almost 23 weeks. At my doctor's appointment today, they suspected that I have a bladder infection. They said that that could be the reason I am cramping. The nurse sent a sample off for a 4 day test, so I should get the results later this week. It would be great if that were the case! Then hopefully I can get some medicine and the pain can go away.
The doctor also said that I am dehydrated, and my calorie intake is too low. Both of these causes also can cause cramping. Hopefully, I can take care of myself, and things can go better.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Uneventful Hospital Visit
Just a quick update.
After being in quite a bit of pain for several days, I finally went into the hospital today to get everything checked out. All the tests came back fine.
They basically told me that I will probably feel like this for the rest of my pregnancy. It hurts, but it is nothing to worry about.
Good to know!
After being in quite a bit of pain for several days, I finally went into the hospital today to get everything checked out. All the tests came back fine.
They basically told me that I will probably feel like this for the rest of my pregnancy. It hurts, but it is nothing to worry about.
Good to know!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Genes
There are many traits that are passed along through family lines. In my family, we are lucky enough to have detached earlobes, autism, dimples, red hair, color blindness, and celiac disease. Another trait that my dad, and many of my siblings have is the "hold your tongue just right" syndrome. (Unfortunately, this can be viewed most easily when I am playing the piano in public.) Apparently, I have passed it on. This afternoon, as Morgan was working on his homework, I decided to catch this trait in action (with my new lens :)
Man, I love my kids!!
Monday, December 27, 2010
It's a boy!!!!
Hopefully, someday I will update this blog with our Christmas update, but I know if I don't get this pregnancy update out, some family members might panic.
We went in today to have our 20 week ultrasound. I won't officially be 20 weeks until Thursday, but we were able to get all the measurements that we needed. Everything looks really good, and we found out that we are having a boy. We took Makenzie and Morgan with us. Morgan told us before we went back that he KNEW we were going to have a girl. I really hoped that he would not throw a fit if it ended up being a boy.
The technician had a tough time finding out the sex of the baby. Our little guy kept his feet tucked up under his bottom for most of the ultrasound. When she finally announced that it was a boy, Morgan jumped off his chair and began jumping and dancing around the room. He is so excited. The whole way home they kids kept singing, "It's a boy, it's a boy, it's a boy." I was a little worried that Makenzie would feel bad that she will always be the only girl, but she was very excited to have another brother.
I will go in in a week, and I think the doctor and I will be discussing how to proceed for the rest of the pregnancy. The only problem that the technician could find is my placenta is low. She said that they will most likely keep an eye on it, but that it should lift back up as the pregnancy progresses.
I woke up in a panic last night, sure that things would not go well today. My fears always seem huge in the night. I'm so glad that I was wrong. I feel very relieved now that we have checked everything out. Hopefully I can quit worrying so much.
We went in today to have our 20 week ultrasound. I won't officially be 20 weeks until Thursday, but we were able to get all the measurements that we needed. Everything looks really good, and we found out that we are having a boy. We took Makenzie and Morgan with us. Morgan told us before we went back that he KNEW we were going to have a girl. I really hoped that he would not throw a fit if it ended up being a boy.
The technician had a tough time finding out the sex of the baby. Our little guy kept his feet tucked up under his bottom for most of the ultrasound. When she finally announced that it was a boy, Morgan jumped off his chair and began jumping and dancing around the room. He is so excited. The whole way home they kids kept singing, "It's a boy, it's a boy, it's a boy." I was a little worried that Makenzie would feel bad that she will always be the only girl, but she was very excited to have another brother.
I will go in in a week, and I think the doctor and I will be discussing how to proceed for the rest of the pregnancy. The only problem that the technician could find is my placenta is low. She said that they will most likely keep an eye on it, but that it should lift back up as the pregnancy progresses.
I woke up in a panic last night, sure that things would not go well today. My fears always seem huge in the night. I'm so glad that I was wrong. I feel very relieved now that we have checked everything out. Hopefully I can quit worrying so much.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Pregnancy Update
Once again, I am posting very late, so hopefully I can keep this short.
I went to the doctor today, and I had a quick appointment. The ultrasound showed a strong heartbeat, and a very active baby. So stinking cute! I desperately hope I get to see this little one for real someday.
I have been having some problems with my mouth. It is so sore, swollen and sensitive. It is the first time I have experienced anything like this. When I explained it to the doctor, he said that it might be thrush. They put me on a mouthwash, and he let me know that if I don't see a dramatic improvement in 48 hours, quit using it.
I will go into the doctor for a very quick check-up next week. The clinic is completely booked, but the nurse pulled some strings and double booked an appointment for me that is just long enough to squeeze in a quick ultrasound. I explained to the nurse that I wanted to bring my kids to the big ultrasound on the 27th, but I am worried after the horror of last time. She suggested bringing the kids, the technician can take me back first and make sure everything is okay, and then bring the kids back. I sure do love my nurses. They take very good care of me!
I think I am feeling the baby move more, but I also thought that I felt the baby moving before each of my miscarriages, and the baby had been dead for three weeks at that point. It is still reassuring. I have discovered that large amounts of stress bring on very painful cramps, and I have also started having back pain this week. I will be 18 weeks along on Thursday. We are almost halfway there!
I went to the doctor today, and I had a quick appointment. The ultrasound showed a strong heartbeat, and a very active baby. So stinking cute! I desperately hope I get to see this little one for real someday.
I have been having some problems with my mouth. It is so sore, swollen and sensitive. It is the first time I have experienced anything like this. When I explained it to the doctor, he said that it might be thrush. They put me on a mouthwash, and he let me know that if I don't see a dramatic improvement in 48 hours, quit using it.
I will go into the doctor for a very quick check-up next week. The clinic is completely booked, but the nurse pulled some strings and double booked an appointment for me that is just long enough to squeeze in a quick ultrasound. I explained to the nurse that I wanted to bring my kids to the big ultrasound on the 27th, but I am worried after the horror of last time. She suggested bringing the kids, the technician can take me back first and make sure everything is okay, and then bring the kids back. I sure do love my nurses. They take very good care of me!
I think I am feeling the baby move more, but I also thought that I felt the baby moving before each of my miscarriages, and the baby had been dead for three weeks at that point. It is still reassuring. I have discovered that large amounts of stress bring on very painful cramps, and I have also started having back pain this week. I will be 18 weeks along on Thursday. We are almost halfway there!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Dr. Appointment- 16 weeks
I completely forgot that I told my sister I would update my blog after I had my doctor's appointment today. It was a very routine appointment. I will be 17 weeks on Thursday. The babies I miscarried died at 16 to 17 weeks. When the nurse took me into the room, another nurse came in right after us. She let me know that she had a mom who was very early in her pregnancy that needed the room. They had tried to find her baby's heartbeat with the Doppler device, and were unable to find it. They were going to look with the ultrasound (That poor mom! I hope everything turned out okay for her). The nurse looked at my chart, and she saw that we had checked the baby just a week ago. She asked me if we could skip it this week. I let her know that I really needed to see the baby, and to make sure it was okay. I explained the situation to her, and she was very accommodating. We had a quick ultrasound to see the baby's heartbeat. The little guy/girl moved around just enough to let us know it was okay, and then they whisked me to another room that didn't have an ultrasound machine where I talked to the doctor for a while. I have another appointment in a week, and then I have my big ultrasound scheduled for December 27th. Hubby and kids all have work and school off that day, so we need to figure out if everyone is going to come, or if just some of us are going to go. I talked to the kids about it after school today. Allen decided that he does not want to go. Michael was very concerned. He kept asking if the baby is okay, and if we will be seeing a dead baby on the ultrasound. I did remind them how the ultrasound went the last pregnancy, and I let them know that that could happen again. Morgan is so excited to see the baby kick around inside of me. He wasn't with us last time, and I think he is less traumatized than the other kids are. I am a little scared, but I am also very excited. I really hope and pray that everything will go perfectly this time.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Dr. Appointment
Today, I had my second doctor's appointment. For my last appointment, I went into a section of the hospital where they do the ultrasounds, and conduct non-stress tests. Today was my first appointment in the actual OB department.
In the past, my OB's offices have been very sparse. The OB typically comes in with a little handheld Doppler to listen to the baby's heartbeat. Sometimes, the OB has a separate room for ultrasounds, and sometimes I have been sent to a separate facility for my ultrasound. I was expecting this appointment to be similar to those appointments.
After the nurse took my vital signs, she told me that another nurse would be coming in to find the baby's heartbeat. I noticed the ultrasound machine next to the bed, but assumed that she would be finding the heartbeat with the little Doppler device that my previous doctors used. I was very glad that I was wrong, and when the nurse came in, she did a quick ultrasound to find the heartbeat. The office has a large TV right in front of the bed so I could see the ultrasound very clearly. The heartbeat was good, but the baby was very still. I asked the nurse if that was normal, and she assured me that it was. She kept the ultrasound on for a while, looking for some movement to reassure me, and we waited for quite a while. She then shook and poked my stomach and the baby woke up, and began moving around. It was adorable! I really appreciated the nurse for taking the time to help me feel better.
When she left, the doctor came in to see how I was doing. We went over my blood tests from last week, and everything came back normal except for one of the tests. They found that I have a genetic disorder called the Factor V Leiden Mutation. After talking to the doctor for quite a while, I still am pretty unclear about what this means. I know that it is a clotting disorder. When I told my doctor that I wanted the name of the disorder so I could research it a bit, he told me that I would find a lot of scary stuff online. I came home, and gave the info to my husband, and had him do the research for me. I don't need anything extra to worry about right now. The doctor let me know about the research that has been done, and there doesn't seem to be any conclusive results. Some doctors believe that the mutation causes an increased chance of miscarriage, and maternal death, but other doctors disagree. There are not conclusive results to back up either claim. The doctor gave me three options. He said we could 1) do nothing. 2) Take a baby aspirin everyday, which will have a very small chance of doing anything, or 3) I could give myself heparin shots twice a day for the remainder of my pregnancy. The info that he gave me made this option seem unnecessary, and I hate shots! We decided to take the baby aspirin. I'm ready for some concrete answers. All the ambiguity is driving me crazy.
The doctor will see me weekly for the next 5 weeks, and then hopefully I will be in the clear. I'm very grateful that the baby looks healthy. This pregnancy is the last time I "have to" do, or deal with many things, and this is also the last time I "get to" do things. Some of my "get to's" are seeing my little baby on the ultrasound, and feeling the baby move inside of me. One of my favorite "get to's" is seeing the baby of the family experience a pregnancy for the first time, and all the excitement that comes with it. Morgan is SO excited to be a big brother!
In the past, my OB's offices have been very sparse. The OB typically comes in with a little handheld Doppler to listen to the baby's heartbeat. Sometimes, the OB has a separate room for ultrasounds, and sometimes I have been sent to a separate facility for my ultrasound. I was expecting this appointment to be similar to those appointments.
After the nurse took my vital signs, she told me that another nurse would be coming in to find the baby's heartbeat. I noticed the ultrasound machine next to the bed, but assumed that she would be finding the heartbeat with the little Doppler device that my previous doctors used. I was very glad that I was wrong, and when the nurse came in, she did a quick ultrasound to find the heartbeat. The office has a large TV right in front of the bed so I could see the ultrasound very clearly. The heartbeat was good, but the baby was very still. I asked the nurse if that was normal, and she assured me that it was. She kept the ultrasound on for a while, looking for some movement to reassure me, and we waited for quite a while. She then shook and poked my stomach and the baby woke up, and began moving around. It was adorable! I really appreciated the nurse for taking the time to help me feel better.
When she left, the doctor came in to see how I was doing. We went over my blood tests from last week, and everything came back normal except for one of the tests. They found that I have a genetic disorder called the Factor V Leiden Mutation. After talking to the doctor for quite a while, I still am pretty unclear about what this means. I know that it is a clotting disorder. When I told my doctor that I wanted the name of the disorder so I could research it a bit, he told me that I would find a lot of scary stuff online. I came home, and gave the info to my husband, and had him do the research for me. I don't need anything extra to worry about right now. The doctor let me know about the research that has been done, and there doesn't seem to be any conclusive results. Some doctors believe that the mutation causes an increased chance of miscarriage, and maternal death, but other doctors disagree. There are not conclusive results to back up either claim. The doctor gave me three options. He said we could 1) do nothing. 2) Take a baby aspirin everyday, which will have a very small chance of doing anything, or 3) I could give myself heparin shots twice a day for the remainder of my pregnancy. The info that he gave me made this option seem unnecessary, and I hate shots! We decided to take the baby aspirin. I'm ready for some concrete answers. All the ambiguity is driving me crazy.
The doctor will see me weekly for the next 5 weeks, and then hopefully I will be in the clear. I'm very grateful that the baby looks healthy. This pregnancy is the last time I "have to" do, or deal with many things, and this is also the last time I "get to" do things. Some of my "get to's" are seeing my little baby on the ultrasound, and feeling the baby move inside of me. One of my favorite "get to's" is seeing the baby of the family experience a pregnancy for the first time, and all the excitement that comes with it. Morgan is SO excited to be a big brother!
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