OB appointment @ 13 weeks pregnant

I had my routine Doctors appointment this week on Wednesday. Its hard to believe that 4 weeks has gone by since my last one! Here is a run down of what happened:

• Listened to heartbeat by doppler at 162 bpm.
• Discussed ultrasound results. Cervix measurement and subchorionic bleed are normal. (Thankfully I never ended up having any spotting. )
• Weight is at 144 lbs. Up 4 lbs. from pre-pregnancy weight.
• Dr. put me on Zithromax to help finally get rid of this cold that has entered its 12th day.
• Last months pap came back abnormal (again), so next month he will do a Colposcopy and just take a scope and look at the cervix. No biopsies will take place, just a scope to look at it.

Next appointment is in 5 weeks.

Update on the cervix...

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers today! It looks like things will be okay. A normal cervix length is 4cm. When it was first measured it was at 2.6cm. Later the radiologist measured it more accurately on the curve that it is and he was able to stretch it to 3.2 cm. Still shorter than normal length, but maybe that is my normal length. At least there was no funneling or opening of the cervix. All 3.2 cm was closed. When I spoke to my Dr. he said that it is okay. As long as it wasn't less than 2.5 cm, we wouldn't have to do anything like a cerclage. Thank God!!

As for the bleed that was seen, he put me on pelvic rest (no sex) and to not do lifting over 10 lbs. I have my next scheduled apt. on Wednesday, so I hope I don't see any spotting from that bleed before then. Hopefully it will just resolve. It is near the bottom by the cervix and not on the other side by the placenta, so that is good news. Meaning that its most likely small uterine vessels that have bursted while the uterus is growing, rather than a bleed from the placenta. SO rest it is for me this weekend and to take things easy. And to remember to NOT pick up my 3 year old!

Real quick note

Just had my ultrasound this morning and it looks like THIS may be in the works for me.
I'll update later when I have more time and more information from the doctor.

11 week update

Feeling pretty good so far. Not much to complain about as far as morning sickness or nausea. One complaint that I will have is fatigue. I have been sooo tired and blah feeling. I had started working out in the mornings when I get out of work back in October, and have canceled my membership for now. Im hoping this will pass soon and can get back to walking on the treadmill and doing some elliptical training. But for now, when I am done with work in the morning, I just want to pass out. My eyes are soo heavy and I am soo tired! I think I will mention something to the doctor next time I go in. Not sure if someone should be this fatigued!

I remember that I got pretty fatigued with Lukas as well. I would come home from work and take a 2-3 hour nap!! I was even so tired one day after work that I fell asleep driving hom and rear-ended someone! NO joke! I was about 20 weeks pregnant and was driving home from Lansing when I worked at Sparrow Hospital. Fortunately the incident didn't happen until I was about 5 miles from home and on a road that is 25 mph, not 70 mph! Everything ended up being okay with that, but its just scary to think about that I can become that tired and fatigue, that it caused an accident.

Anyways, 11 weeks now and Im hoping to get a picture tonight of the bam-beano. I'll update with it when the desktop computer is willing to scan it for me. :)

January 16, 2009 - U/S pics.

The head is on the lower left side. Kinda like the baby is laying on its head.

January 7, 2009 - U/S pics.

Heart Rate at 171 bpm.


You can see the little cord connecting the baby to the Yolk Sac.

December 28, 2008 U/S pics.

Finally got some pictures scanned in my computer. The next few posts will update on what the baby looks like by Ultrasound. Im hoping to try to remember to get a glimpse once a week to see the baby the progress. The actual size of the baby is about a week behind what Im suppose to be, but it makes sense, as I actually ovulated 3 weeks after my period, rather than the normal 2 weeks that usually is calculated. But since it doesn't go over 2 weeks, Im sure the doctor will keep my due date the same, August 11th.

The baby is in between the pointers measuring 6 weeks 3 days and measures about 0.6cm. And the circle thing u see next to the baby is the Yolk Sac.



Here is a pic of the heart rate at 122 bpm.

Needing a BellaBand

I think I'm going to be purchasing a BellaBand here pretty quickly. Right now I've started using a hair tie to connect my pants together. And here is also the first official pic. I should have gotten one when we first found out, because I have started to get this bump now and can't go back to a few weeks ago and take a pic. Time just is going by so fast already! So here is my make shift pant waist, and my 10 week pic.



Official 10 week photo:

1st OB appointment

My appointment today went okay, besides waiting an hour in the waiting room. They weighed me, which I forgot to see what it was. He did schedule an transvaginal ultrasound for me for to check the length of my cervix. Since I had the LEEP procedure back in July 2007 where it removes part of your cervix because of precancerous cells, he wants to make sure the remainder of my cervix is long enough or sufficient enough to carry the baby full-term. He didn't tell me what he would do if it wasn't long enough, but I'm pretty sure that would mean having a cerclage. This is simply a stitch that is put on the cervix to close it up until about 38 weeks, then the stitch is removed. Just to make sure the cervix doesn't open on its own because of shortness or being weak.
My next appointment is in 4 weeks, during the first week of February. Hopefully we will start some baby belly pictures soon. I really should get a starter pic, instead of waiting till the belly is already here!

9 weeks today

So by dates, I am 9 weeks pregnant today. I can feel a little fullness in my pelvis and have been having to undo my pants button to relieve some of that pressure that is pushing on my pelvis.
I'm excited for my first appointment tomorrow and to get started with these monthly appointment. I haven't had any morning sickness, that I would call it that. I have been sick 2 times, but there were other other non-pregnancy related symptoms, so Im pretty sure it was flu bug in our house.
I've had a few cravings. One is fruity candy. I had this same craving when pregnant with Lukas. I also have had a grapefruit craving. I bought a 2-liter of Squirt last week, and just yesterday I bought a big bag of about 9 grapefruits from the store. It wasn't until this afternoon when I was eating my first grapefruit that I put the connection of the two together. I can't say that I have EVER bought a bottle of Squirt in my life, although I knew what it tasted like. And it probably has been a good 2 years since I have bought grapefruit as well. But as I was sitting eating my grapefruit, I figured those would go under the list of new cravings. LOL!
Ill post probably Wednesday night on how my OB appointment goes. My appointment is at 3:00 and then I'll be napping after that since I have to work tomorrow night. :)