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24-4-2008 - 1st Trimester Weeks 4-10

My mood while writing this blog: Sick

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Saturday, 16 Feb

I GOT A BFP! This is the last thing I expected. I can `t believe I got so lucky. Never in my wildest dreams was it ever that easy!

Monday, 18 Feb

I called my 2 prosective midwives today and got VBAC consult appointments.I have a tour of the hospital with the women services director. I will also be asking her about the hospital VBAC policy. I already know they have telementry monitoring. So I will be monitored constantly, but I can walk around the whole time. YAY!That is at 10:30 next Monday 2/25.

At 11:00 next Monday I have a consult appt with one midwife. Not likely the one I will end up going to.

At 3:00 pm next Wednesday 2/27 I have a consult appt with the other midwife.

The office that I am meeting with next Wednesay gave me and EDD of Oct 18. She of course based that on a 28 day cycle. Well, I ovulate late, so I told her it should be based on a 35 day cycle. That one week can hurt you when it comes to matters of induction for being `overdue. Of course when I get an ultrasound they should see that MY dates add up.

I just can `t wait to decide who I want to go with and then go to my dr. appt. I just want to hear a heartbeat or see a baby. I need that confirmation so that I can spread my good news far and wide.

Tuesday, 19 Feb

I am actually craving things. I only did that a couple of times the last time. `the last time `, funny how I keep comparing pregnancies. I guess it is human nature. I have been wanting watermelon and banana peppers from papa johns, but Not Necessarily together. My boobs are really achy this time around as well. I am already spotting breastmilk, but that is only because I only stopped Breastfeeding 4-5 months ago. I could always get a couple drops out in the shower. Now when I am sitting on the floor playing or holding my son, I will leak a couple drops. LOLThe cramping is there also. I wasn `t sure if that would happen so much this time, since I have already been `stretched ` out once. It is happening just the same as last time though. I have been feeling pretty good. Not really any sickness yet. Some nasuea, but nothing that doesn `t go away easily with eating or drinking.

Friday, 22 Feb

I have been having all of these non-mistakable pregnancy symptoms. Yesterday and today I have felt nothing. I am REALLY worried. The sore BB, the cramping, the little bit of nausea, cravings are all gone. I even have a lower backache. It hurts like it does the day I start my period. I hope this isn `t the beginning of the end. This is going to be a long day. I just want to called the doctor and ask him to let me get a quantitive hcg test done to make sure my levels are rising properly.

Monday, 25 Feb

I spotted just the tiniest bit of brownish blood this morning. It was nothing to be worried about, but of course I did worry some. I have been feeling exhausted and nauseous today.

Monday, 3 Mar

I went to the doctor today. The brown spotting had increased and I was totally scared! I am happy to report that everything looked good and we saw the heartbeat! I go for my first actual pre-natal visit Wednesday 3/5/08.

Friday, 7 Mar

I puked 2 times each day on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday and today I have been really, really nauseas, but have kept food down.I just feel so terrible right now. I am counting the days till the end of the M/S. With my last pregnancy it was right at 20 weeks. I hope it ends sooner than that.

Monday, 10 Mar

I had a pretty good weekend with M/S. This morning I threw up again though. I trying to get down some oatmeal at the moment. I can `t even take the first bite of it though.I started spotting again yesterday! I hate all of this spotting. I just want to know where it is coming from, so that I can help prevent it.

Friday, 21 Mar

Went to see my new doctor yesterday. I think that I am really going to like her. She made me feel really comfortable and took the time to talk to me and answer questions. My last doctor was all about getting you in and out. Every now and then I could sneak in a question. They did an scan just to check up on the spotting, which luckily I haven't had for about 4 days now and also to date the pregnancy. I calculated my due date as October 25. They gave me a new date of October 29th. I still think mine is correct...but in the long run it helps me. It gives me 4 more days at the end of pregnancy that they will leave me alone and not call me over due and try interventions. It is no fun in the beginning thinking that you are further along and then they tell you that you are not. Everything looked great though and I hear the little heartbeat. I got my blood drawn and requested that they check progesterone levels. I should get those results back today. I go back to the doctor April 17th.

Tuesday, 1 Apr

I got my medical records yesterday and I got highly pissed when I read through them. I had been to 1 visit that consisted of a pap test and an ultrasound. I wasn `t even asked any questions or given the chance to ask. It was a quick in and out visit! Upon reading the notes of that visit it stated: `She desires an ERLTCS ` (ERLTCS = Elective Repeat Low Transverse Cesarean Section) I wanted to hit the roof! Especially seeing directly down below that my own notes that I wanted a VBAC for my next pregnancy. How can he even assume that?? I am forever glad that I left. Any guilty feeling I had for leaving are gone!

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