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 | Age: 31 Country: USA Province/region: Northern Ca City: Partner: My hubby Children: Yes, 2 Pregnant: Yes Due date: 31 Dec ,2009 Occupation: Stay-at-home Mommy |
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Hello Everyone!!!
9.25. 07
This past June/July, my husband and I decided to start trying for a baby. We did not expect it to happen the first month, but it did. In the same month, the same day I found out, I found out I was having a miscarriage. I was sad, but my doctor said there was no need to wait and I could try again the next month. This was at the very end of July.
Then, August brought news of a new pregnancy...again, completely unexpected to have happened so quickly. My mom has five children, so I guess I am extremely fertile?? Anyway, I was very excited and like a first timer, I started to tell everyone my great news. Then, about two weeks ago, I started spotting. The first day was a very light pink, and then after, the spotting became dark and mostly occurred once a day (usually after pooping--no nice way to say it). With the spotting, I have had mild period-like cramping and a sense of paranoia!!!
I took a blood test last week, and my HCG counts looked good (30,000). I went in today for another one, so my dr can check that they are rising. Why can I not get her to let me get an early u/s? (My dr drama is another story!!) I go in on Oct. 1 for my first u/s, and I am very anxious. I am stressed and worried about this spotting mess. Also, since I had a miscarriage the month prior to getting preggers, I have only a guess to how far along I really am. I am either in my 9th week or my 8th week. I am claiming the 8th so I won't be disappointed if it is less. This way, I can only get excited because I am further along than I expected...if you get what I mean.
My symptoms have been pretty normal: lots of gas (eww!), bloating, EXHAUSTION LIKE NEVER BEFORE, pimples (like I am 12 again), tender boobs (off and on as to how bad), some queasiness and some headaches. I have gained one pound so far and am dreading that part of this whole ordeal.
10/02/07
Well, yesterday I went to the doctor to meet her for the first time and to get my first u/s. The spotting continues, heavier on some days than others. My doc advises no physical activity aside from walking (that includes no sex) until I pass the first trimeste. I absolutely love the doc I chose, which I was extremely nervous about.
Anyway, my husband goes and I have to get a pap--been over a year--and he is just chopping it up with the doc. She sits, asks a bunch of questions, and then proceeds to do the vaginal u/s. The u/s was uncomfortable (with all the gas I have built up), but it was truly an experience I will NEVER forget. As my husband is talking to the doc about miscarriage, she sticks that stick in me. He is asking her about a friend who was pregnant with twins who lost one and the other one was born healthy. He asks if this is normal. She says that is perfectly normal, and "Speaking of twins"....you have got to be SH*TT*NG ME!!! Yes, I am pregnant with spontaneous twins (spontaneous meaning that I took no fertitilty drugs).
My husband in I are in complete shock as she shows us both heartbeats and measures them; one is 7.6 wks and the other was 8.1 wks. My due date was given at May 12, but she said to expect to deliver them in April. She also told us about the increased risks involved with multiple births, and I began to freak out about how huge I was going to get and how stressed the situation was becoming. This was completely unexpeceted--not even a shade of a thought of the possibility crossed our minds. Now, after investigating, twins runs in both of our families (thanks folks for the heads up on that one!). Both of our great grandfathers had siblings that were twins.
So, now, I am not planning on having a baby, but two babies. I will eventually get over this shock, hopefully! Twins? Twins? HuH? ME??? TWINS??? So, my hubby is very excited about this idea...and so am I. We are both worried about different things. Now, he is worried about finances and I am worried about not going insane in 7 months.
Sunday, 7 Oct
I am keeping my fingers crossed...the bleeding has stopped for two days now. I hope it never returns!!!!!!!
Wednesday, 17 Oct
The spotting has been back for several days...UGHHHHHH!!!!! I go back to the dr in two weeks...maybe she can give me some insight then??Wednesday, 31 Oct
Yesterday, I went in to hear both my babies' heartbeats...they were both strong and the spotting stopped about 10 days ago. Then, in the middle of the night, I got up to pee and saw bright red blood in my underwear, and when I peed, it started gushing out. Of course, I freaked out and called my dr in the middle of the night. She talked to me and told me to lay down and if the bleeding got worse, to go to the ER. Well, the bleeding got worse and I spent almost five hours in the ER today. I got a pelvic, an ultrasound, and a quantitative blood test. Both babies were moving around, had strong heartbeats, and seemed to be doing okay. After that trip, I got to talk to my dr (who was in the OR doing an emergency c-section during all of this. Turns out, I have a 3-4 cm subchorionic hemorrhage behing the sac of baby A. She told me it could go either way, but the signs so far look fairly good. She put me on mild bedrest until my next u/s on Friday--then we will determine the next steps. I am so worried, but I know stress is terrible so I am trying to remain calm. Since this moring, the bleeding has turned to spotting...still some that is bright red. The good news is that I have had no pain or cramping, which is a good sign.This has not been the easiest pregnancy so far. I just want everything to be okay. Anyone know anything about this condition? I have been researching and it appears the later you have in the first trimester or in the second trimester, the worse the prognosis is. UGHHHH!!!!
Monday, 5 Nov
Sorry I have not gotten back to anyone...I have been stressing myself silly. So, I went to the specialist on Friday and my ultrasound looked very good and normal. In fact, they cannot pinpoint the bleeding source any longer, so it must be healing. I am still bleeding lightly and passing clots...and I have had some contractions/pains, but the doctor there seemed optomistic. I am trying to stay positive, but I would feel a lot better if these complcations would go away. Thank you everyone for your support during this mess.Friday, 30 Nov
Went in today and the dr gave me an ultrasound. Both babies are active and growing, so the hemorrhage behind the placenta is not affecting them. She tried to see the genders of both and she said it was a high possiblity that we are having one of each, but we will have to wait two more weeks to find out for sure. My favorite days are ultrasound days; there is nothing better than peeking at my little babies! She commented on how long the legs were on the possible girl, but I am 5'8' and hubby is 6'3'...so I would guess both our babies would be tall.The bad news is that I am on bedrest for the entire pregnancy. She said I am not in the clear yet and she does not want to risk anything. Once we get to 28 weeks, we can take a deep breath. Then, it will be fighting pretrem labor, but if the babies are born, they will have reached a viable age!! Come on 11 weeks...pass me by! I don't want to wish my life away...but I will for the saftey of these two!!!
Saturday, 5 Jan
Well, things are starting to get uncomfortable. I started having BH a couple of weeks ago. I have also had two VERY painful contractions--enough to tell me an epideral is imperative for me to survive labor!!! The bleeding has slowed to sparadic spotting for the past 3 weeks. The last u/s showed the tear and intra-amniotic bleeding. The dr found debris in my uterus and in Baby A `s stomach that crossed over from my hemorrhage. Supposedly this is not something that will harm either baby. I am so excited to be in my 6th month finally! I am on the countdown...15 weeks at the most since my dr will induce me at 37 weeks. YEAHHHH!!! And, I am almost in that age of viablity, which will help me relax quite a bit.Lower back hurts, pain in my muscle/skin ??? off and on next to my belly button, chirping noise in my left ear, and my hip hurting makes it difficult to sleep at night. We are working on names and I will post them once they are final. We think we have one and in my mind, we have two...but hubby is not set on my favorite name yet. Maybe after he sees me suffer through labor and delivery he will give in!?! I have another u/s next Friday and I keep having dreams that they tell us we are having a boy and a girl and not two girls. Wierd, huh?Otherwise, I am feeling great and can `t eat enough chocolate to satisfy my cravings!!!Saturday, 12 Jan
I had an u/s today...both babies look wonderful! 1.1 and 1.2 pounds of baby! They are transverse and kicking each other in the face...LOLWednesday, 16 Jan
Yesterday was no fun--I ended up catching some stomach bug and was sick all night. The bug left my uterus irritated and left my body dehydrated...leading to too many contractions. I ended up calling my dr at 6 AM due to the fact that I had 7 contractions in one hour. I had to be admitted into L&D for an IV, blood and urine tests, and fetal HB and contratction monitoring. The contractions slowed on their own, so that by the time I left, I was down to 2-3 an hour and an irrated uterus (what I call short and light contractions). They checked my cervix, and it is still 100% closed, so the contractions, cramps, and irritation did not send me into pre-term labor, thank GOD! So, I am home again and feeling better (but with a stupid cold now).Thursday, 13 Mar
So--sorry to everyone, I have been off for quite a while. Everything is still fine with me, I have just been so busy. I am doing double full-time on my Master `s degree, trying to get it done, and I have been doing REO `s from home and am managing 19 properties right now. AND, I am trying to get the nursery together and prepare for the arrival of my two little girls. I did have an u/s last week...and then, they weighed 3.7 and 3.13 lbs. So, now, they weigh around 4 and 4.5 lbs. Crazy!! I am starting to feel pressure down low and I don `t know how I will get any bigger. Sometimes, I can `t even walk without help. I am totally uncomfortable and I know it will only get worse. Baby B has had the hiccups several times--the first two times she totally freaked out and it hurt me. She kicked, punched, rolled, and just basically flipped out until they stopped; I think they scared her. Now, however, she seems to be used to them. Baby A `s head is so far in my pelvis already that at my u/s, we couldn `t even get a full picture of her head or face. Does that mean I dropped? I feel like I have--though I have never been pregnant so I wouldn `t know.I will get to everyone soon. I just wanted you all to know I am doing good...just have had no time to chat.
4.28.09
Well, we've done it again. Yep, you read correctly, we have the third one on the way. SO CRAZY. I am still trying to grasp this and I have had a little cramping, so we are waiting to tell on this one. I am excited and surprised by this one because we were not trying (but obviously not doing a good job at preventing it). So, I figure I am towards the end of week four or at the beginning of week 5, but I won't find out for sure until the 20th when we get our first u/s. That is when we will tell the fam!
5-4-09
So I was reading back at my symptoms...yikes, forgot about some of them and it has only been a year! Crazy how quickly we forget. I am laughing too because I tell everyone who is pregnant that labor and delivery is not as bad as it was built up to be...just that it never stops and you never get a break. Remember, I was in labor for 2 days and had no pain meds (except for 20 mins--which was pure bliss). Now I know I am crazy and I know I will be cursing myself when I go through it again. I am trying to decide if I want to to it without pain meds again or not. (guess we will cross that bridge when it happens) I am starting to get hormonal...I guess. I am snapping at everyone, which is so not me. WTF? I don't feel hormonal? Anyway, had my first bout of m/s last night in bed. I had my m/s at night and later in the days with my last one. It sucks, but it doesn't bother me too much. Like I tell everyone on here, I am really trying to just enjoy everything about pregnancy, good and bad, because it is the bittersweet last one for me. I don't want to rush it like I did the last...couldn't wait to get my hands on my little girls. Now, I love the anticipation and at times, it seems so unreal to me still. Me, pregnant? Again? Partly, I suppose, because we have not told ONE single person (only on this site). I don't know why we are making it such a big secret??? If it doesn't happen, if it doesn't work, it is not like I would have anything to hide??? Why do we wait? Hmmmm..
So, my girls are getting so big now. I love being a mom. I am terrible at filling out their baby books...like, really bad. UGHHH! Why? It is not hard to do and it will mean so much to them and me when they get older. For example, I am thankful for filling out my pregnancy journal so now I can compare this pregnancy with the last one I had. I gave all my pregnancy books to my sister and obviously cannot ask for them back until we tell everyone...oh well.
Like I said, don't want to rush it, but I can't wait until the 20th when I get my first u/s!!! I should be 8 wks then. Crossing my fingers it is just one this time around!
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MyBabySuprise - 3.7 hours ago
I just want to clarify to everyone that the Father of my baby is not married. I have not been waiting for him to get divorced for the last 8 yrs and he has asked me to marry him in the past. I edited my blog to make sure it shows that as it seems there was some confusion.
proudmomma2elijah - 9.5 hours ago
Have an ultrasound 2day @ 9:00 am & then doctor's appointment @ 10:30 am..Hoping 2 find out some good news 2day about my son!!
squishymom - 27 hours ago
24 days left til new baby!!! I am so ready!!! Happy new week to all you ladies!!!
proudmomma2elijah - Tuesday, 17 November
New pictures up
proudmomma2elijah - Monday, 16 November
Going to the doctor's today at 3:10pm and i will write a blog and udate you ladies later once i get back home. 36 weeks tomorrow! Yay me!
squishymom - Monday, 16 November
I am just a little pissed with a nurse at my hospital. Baby and everything else is pinching my nerve and I am in so much pain I can barely walk. It got pretty bad and I didn't have my heating pad since I was at work. So I called DH to see if he would bring it to me and he suggested those ThermaCare heat things. So since I work in a grocery store I wandered over to check them out. All of them said consult Dr if pregnant. So I called the hospital to talk to a nurse. She very snottly informed me that if it said consult a Dr then I should consult him not her. So she had him paged for something she could have answered herself. I understand that sometimes they aren't allowed to say stuff but she could have said it that way instead of being a bitch. I am 8 months pregnant and I am in pain BE NICE!!!!! And I don't call unless I am hurting or so sick!! Thankfully when Dr called me I could use it but it didn't really help!!! Thanks for listening to my venting!!!! Have a great day ladies!!! We are almost done!!!!
proudmomma2elijah - Wednesday, 11 November
I am 35 weeks 1 day and 3 new pics up!
marzharnae - Tuesday, 10 November
Thanks!!!!!
NOPEY - Tuesday, 10 November
Morning Ladies: Check out my maternity pictures... =)
xoxoMOMMYOF2BOYSxoxo - Monday, 9 November
WOW! 58 days to go.. well actually i have less because of my induction date of December 31st! not too far away.. i better start getting prepared.. need diapers and a pack n play with bassinet for our room and thats it! everything else is ready..even his diaper bag.. got my bag yet to pack, better be safe to start with something incase he shows up early=)
squishymom - Monday, 9 November
38 days not 48 ti baby!!!
squishymom - Monday, 9 November
Okay for some reason I just realized I have only 49 days until my c-section!!! I am getting so nervous but ready to get this over with!!! I feel helpless. I get up to get my house cleaned and I barely am up for 5 minutes and feel like I did hours worth of work. So needless to say I am not having company often. I can't bathe Alex anymore getting up off the floor is alot of work. I want time to fly but at the same time I want to savor the last little bit of Alex being my one and only. I think its going to be harder on me than on him. Hope everyone is well.
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