Yes I am in my third trimester and still find it difficult to believe I have come this far. The baby's movements have changed so much in the past few weeks and I feel her throughout the day. Instead of kicks I keep feeling her pushing and pulling trying to find more space inside me. From the outside it really feels like I have an alien trying to jump out any minute. My husband likes watching her move and finds it funny. In my 28th weeks doctor's visit my tummy measurement was 3 weeks ahead and so I have to go for an ultrasound this week to make sure everything looks fine on the inside. I am not too worried about it, as my weight gain has been pretty steady (about 14lbs so far) and I passed my diabetes test.
My baby shower was 4 weeks ago and it was so nice to meet most of my in town friends under the same roof. They all keep telling me that I look nice and have the pregnancy glow and that worries me that I will look terrible after I deliver. We have bought most of the major baby stuff that we need but they are all in their boxes and need assembling. I have even bought a lot of clothes for her as it was very difficult to resist those cute lil pink outfits. I guess these are some of the benefits oh having a girl. We painted the nursery this weekend and have the wall paper borders up. I guess the nursery should be all set and ready in another 2 weeks.
I do have braxton hicks contractions almost every day but they are still not painful and last only for a couple of seconds. Sleeping has become very uncomfortable these days. No matter how many pillows I use for support my hips, back, neck and ribs take turn hurting. Once in a while that makes me want the next few weeks to fly as soon as possible but deep inside I really want this time to last as long as possible. I love feeling her inside me and its like I have developed a connection with her and want to keep her protected. Our birthing classes start next week and slowly we have to try and have the house ready for her. We need to have the whole house cleaned, set up & assemble all her furniture and wash her clothes in the coming weeks. I also need to finish up stuff at work before my maternity leave kicks off. So blogging often is going to be difficult but I will still try to update as much as possible.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
25w4d
Last week was my routine OB appointment for the month. My bp was only 91/41 and my iron was low too. At 12 weeks it was at 37 and at 20 weeks it was at 36. Last week it went down to 31. They want me to start iron supplements (which suck because they give me real bad heartburn). Both the low bp and low iron could explain the dizziness and the breathing trouble that I have on and off. My weight gain so far has been 11pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight. The doctor found tic tac's heart beat immediately and it was around the high 150's. She also measured my fundal height and it came back at 25cm which she said was perfect. The whole visit lasted only 10-15 min and they gave me the lab slip for the gestational diabetes and iron test, that I get to take during my next visit which will be at 28weeks.
The lil one was kicking all the time for the past 4 days and I was totally enjoying yet. It gives me so much joy to feel her inside me and sometimes I just want it to last always. We had a bit of a scare today as she did not kick since last afternoon for about 20hrs. Honestly both me and my husband were terrified and thought of all the worst case scenarios. I even called my OB's office and they asked me to come for a checkup and then finally I tried drinking apple juice one more time and then she kicked. There are no words that can explain the relief that both me and my husband felt. In fact we were a lil angry at her for worrying us so much. My husband said that we are already parents as we worry about her so much and suddenly I realized how emotionally connected we are to the lil one even before meeting her. I hope I don't have to go through this again and just want her kicking me all the time (even if it hurts sometimes).
When all the worst case scenarios were playing in my mind, the one thing I was sure of was if something did happen to her then I will not want to have any more kids. I have never thought like this before but this morning I was so sure that if something went wrong I will not be able to go through it again.
I just felt her kick and I guess its her way of telling me that she will not scare me again. I love her so much already.
The lil one was kicking all the time for the past 4 days and I was totally enjoying yet. It gives me so much joy to feel her inside me and sometimes I just want it to last always. We had a bit of a scare today as she did not kick since last afternoon for about 20hrs. Honestly both me and my husband were terrified and thought of all the worst case scenarios. I even called my OB's office and they asked me to come for a checkup and then finally I tried drinking apple juice one more time and then she kicked. There are no words that can explain the relief that both me and my husband felt. In fact we were a lil angry at her for worrying us so much. My husband said that we are already parents as we worry about her so much and suddenly I realized how emotionally connected we are to the lil one even before meeting her. I hope I don't have to go through this again and just want her kicking me all the time (even if it hurts sometimes).
When all the worst case scenarios were playing in my mind, the one thing I was sure of was if something did happen to her then I will not want to have any more kids. I have never thought like this before but this morning I was so sure that if something went wrong I will not be able to go through it again.
I just felt her kick and I guess its her way of telling me that she will not scare me again. I love her so much already.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
22w2d
I started feeling tiny little flutters by the end of week 20. It started getting stronger by the day and now I feel her regularly at different times of the day. She loves kicking right after I eat my meal and she kicks all over the place too. One min it is my lower abdomen and the next near my belly button and then she changes position again. No matter what time of the day or where I am there is a smile on my face every time I feel her kick. This is such a nice feeling and I am so happy I am finally getting to experience it. I still cant feel the kicks on the outside. Being inside, if she can bring me so much joy I am sure once she is out I am going to be on cloud nine permanently. I am so in love with my lil girl already.
My husband came down with a cold last week and successfully I managed to get it from him. Its day 4 of cold, cough and sore throat for me and I am feeling like shit. I am so congested and have been breathing through my mouth. I tried taking sudafed for my congestion last night and it kept me awake the whole night. So no more sudafed for me. Robitussin seems to help my cough but the relief is temporary. I know I will have to tough it out and wait for it to take its course but still it gets to me at times. Again its my lil girl cheering me with her kicks and that keeps me going. Cant wait to meet her already.
My husband came down with a cold last week and successfully I managed to get it from him. Its day 4 of cold, cough and sore throat for me and I am feeling like shit. I am so congested and have been breathing through my mouth. I tried taking sudafed for my congestion last night and it kept me awake the whole night. So no more sudafed for me. Robitussin seems to help my cough but the relief is temporary. I know I will have to tough it out and wait for it to take its course but still it gets to me at times. Again its my lil girl cheering me with her kicks and that keeps me going. Cant wait to meet her already.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
20w4d
TIC TAC is a GIRL :)
Our 20th week ultrasound was yesterday and I was a bundle of nerves till we went to the clinic. I still haven't felt the baby move so I have times of extreme anxiousness and need some kind of re-assurance. While going to the ultrasound my husband told me that lately he has been thinking its a girl. As for me I went from thinking its a boy to a girl and back to a boy. Yesterday the only thing on my mind was I want a healthy baby in there and didn't care if it was a boy or a girl. The baby was lying sideways with its head to my right and legs to my left and was facing us. The tech pointed to us the eyes, nose, jaw and lips. She said that the lips were firm so no cleft palate. Then we moved to the heart and were able to see all 4 chambers and the heart rate was at 153. She then showed us the stomach, bladder and kidneys of the baby. Honestly we just nodded every time she pointed to some black spots on the screen. I guess they have better eyes for all this. The baby had both its arms folded up towards its ears and we were able to count all 10 fingers. She measured its femur bone and said that it was right on track. Then she pointed to in between the legs and told us that most likely it was a girl. I guess they can never be 100% sure if its a girl so she gave us a 90% probability that its a girl. The baby measure 10inches from head to toe and weighs about 14oz. Based on these measurements she said that the baby was at 21 weeks which means 4 days ahead. Other than moving its arms and legs a little, the baby did not move much. The tech asked me to empty my bladder to see if that would get the baby moving. By the time I came back the baby had flipped completely and was now showing us its back. Unfortunately I didn't feel any of this. The tech then looked at the spine and the brain and made sure everything was fine. She said that the placenta was formed on the front of the uterus which is right behind my belly button and hence it might be a little difficult for me to feel movements now. She said in a week or two I might start feeling movements in the sides and as the baby gets bigger the kicks get stronger and then I will start feeling those everywhere. My cervix looked fine and measured at 4.3cm. She printed out a couple of profile pictures for us and then we waited to see the doctor.
The doctor was called for an emergency delivery so we met with the nurse practitioner again this time. I have gained a pound since my last appointment (a month ago) and my bp was fine at 102/70. I have gained about 7.5 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight and hence do not have to worry about that for now. She said that my uterus measures on track and everything looked good in the ultrasound. She quickly measured the baby's heartbeat with the doppler and it kept moving the whole time. The heartrate came back at the high 150's. Since I have spells of dizziness she tested me for iron and it was on the lower end. She has given me a list of foods rich in iron and I am going to try and incorporate those into my diet.
On the whole we have a healthy kicking baby girl on the inside and healthy but anxious mom on the outside.
Our 20th week ultrasound was yesterday and I was a bundle of nerves till we went to the clinic. I still haven't felt the baby move so I have times of extreme anxiousness and need some kind of re-assurance. While going to the ultrasound my husband told me that lately he has been thinking its a girl. As for me I went from thinking its a boy to a girl and back to a boy. Yesterday the only thing on my mind was I want a healthy baby in there and didn't care if it was a boy or a girl. The baby was lying sideways with its head to my right and legs to my left and was facing us. The tech pointed to us the eyes, nose, jaw and lips. She said that the lips were firm so no cleft palate. Then we moved to the heart and were able to see all 4 chambers and the heart rate was at 153. She then showed us the stomach, bladder and kidneys of the baby. Honestly we just nodded every time she pointed to some black spots on the screen. I guess they have better eyes for all this. The baby had both its arms folded up towards its ears and we were able to count all 10 fingers. She measured its femur bone and said that it was right on track. Then she pointed to in between the legs and told us that most likely it was a girl. I guess they can never be 100% sure if its a girl so she gave us a 90% probability that its a girl. The baby measure 10inches from head to toe and weighs about 14oz. Based on these measurements she said that the baby was at 21 weeks which means 4 days ahead. Other than moving its arms and legs a little, the baby did not move much. The tech asked me to empty my bladder to see if that would get the baby moving. By the time I came back the baby had flipped completely and was now showing us its back. Unfortunately I didn't feel any of this. The tech then looked at the spine and the brain and made sure everything was fine. She said that the placenta was formed on the front of the uterus which is right behind my belly button and hence it might be a little difficult for me to feel movements now. She said in a week or two I might start feeling movements in the sides and as the baby gets bigger the kicks get stronger and then I will start feeling those everywhere. My cervix looked fine and measured at 4.3cm. She printed out a couple of profile pictures for us and then we waited to see the doctor.
The doctor was called for an emergency delivery so we met with the nurse practitioner again this time. I have gained a pound since my last appointment (a month ago) and my bp was fine at 102/70. I have gained about 7.5 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight and hence do not have to worry about that for now. She said that my uterus measures on track and everything looked good in the ultrasound. She quickly measured the baby's heartbeat with the doppler and it kept moving the whole time. The heartrate came back at the high 150's. Since I have spells of dizziness she tested me for iron and it was on the lower end. She has given me a list of foods rich in iron and I am going to try and incorporate those into my diet.
On the whole we have a healthy kicking baby girl on the inside and healthy but anxious mom on the outside.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
19w2d
I know that I am not blogging regularly but its just because I do not have much to say and things have been pretty mundane at my end. Physically I look very pregnant but have gained only 6 pounds so far. Emotionally I have periods of extreme joy followed by being totally depressed. I feel like crying for everything and I am sure its the hormones. Also I haven't felt the baby yet so I do have some anxious moments when I badly want to know that everything is ok inside. We have the 20week ultrasound scheduled for next Wednesday and I guess that will bring some relief. I have a hard time deciding if I want a baby boy or a baby girl. Eventually I will be happy either way. I still have periods of breathlessness and light headedness and the nausea keeps coming back for at least 30min a day. But still its all worth it and Ill be glad to do it all over again.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
16w4d
Between work and feeling tired and having cramps and lower abdominal pain I hardly find time to post on my blog. This week we had my second OB appointment and it went well. I have gained about 3 pounds since my last appointment and my BP was at 108/66 so I guess that was pretty good. I have been having lots of lower abdominal pain when I walk. Sometimes it's unbearable but mostly its only uncomfortable. My OB thinks that it must be because of stretching of the ligament and scar tissue (from my ovarian surgery). They have also taken an urine sample to check for UTI and I will be getting the results tomorrow. I hope I don't have to take the antibiotic again as it makes me very nauseous. Tic Tac's heartbeat was at the high 150's and my uterus is right at my belly button. They will start measuring my uterus from my next visit onwards. We have our 20 week ultrasound scheduled for Feb18 and we have decided to find out the sex (I hope Tic Tac co-operates).
Because of my pre-pregnancy tummy I already look like 30weeks and feel like an elephant although my husband assures me that I look pretty. He has been so supportive and has been saying just the right things. We still haven't looked at any major baby stuff and will probably start after the 20 week ultrasound.
Because of my pre-pregnancy tummy I already look like 30weeks and feel like an elephant although my husband assures me that I look pretty. He has been so supportive and has been saying just the right things. We still haven't looked at any major baby stuff and will probably start after the 20 week ultrasound.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
14w2d
Sorry to be missing so much. My nausea is still there and we had so many people over for the holidays and hence both me and DH were busy cleaning and cooking all the time.
My first OB visit was exactly 2 weeks ago. The clinic seemed nice and the nurse spoke to us for about 30min. She enquired so much about out medical history and explained to us most of the pregnancy stuff. Because of my PCOS I am at high risk for both GD and Pre-E so they wanted to run a couple of blood tests for those. She collected my urine sample, measured my weight and bp and then we met with one of the 5 doctors. The doctor seemed nice and was very friendly. She was able to find the heartbeat immediately with a doppler and said that it was around 160. I tried to talk her out of giving me a pap exam but she insisted and that hurt a bit, but nothing too bad. Then she did a pelvic exam and felt my tummy and then we were all good to go to the lab for the blood tests. The only disturbing thing about the visit was she said that I can choose to stop Metformin or continue to take it for the rest of my pregnancy. I was surprised that she let me make the decision. My RE advised taking metformin for at least 15weeks so I am going to stick to that and then decide. They gave me 50gms of glucola to drink before I met with the doctor so we went for my lab work exactly an hr later. They had to get about 7 tubes of blood out of me for all the infinite tests and I almost passed out at the end. They made me lie down and have some juice and then I was allowed to leave after 15min.
A week later I called the clinic to get my results and they promised a nurse would call me back. She called me later in the evening and she told me that my urine came back positive for some bacteria and hence I have to start antibiotics. Since I don't have any symptoms they think I have a silent UTI. I tried to get my other results from her but she was in such a hurry that she told me everything else was normal but refused to give me actual values. I felt a little frustrated because she did not explain much about the antibiotic either, regarding what side effects I should look out for. Anyway I guess it was the holidays and hence the busy attitude. I am giving her the benefit of the doubt and I hope this does not happen again.
I have been taking Macrobid (antibiotic) twice daily for the past one week and today is my last day. I cant wait to stop it because my nausea has become really worse with the pill. At least I am hoping its the antibiotic. I go back to see a different OB again on the 20th. During our last visit they gave us the option to choose what genetic testing we wanted. We opted out of the nuchal test (given in the first trimester) and are considering going for the second trimester maternal serum test.
Last night I did some prenatal yoga following Tracey Mallet's 3 in 1 pregnancy system. I used to do yoga regularly a few years ago but haven't done much recently. I did the yoga for about 60min and felt really light headed by the end of it. I guess I have to slow down the next time. Then after dinner I was watching TV and at around 11pm I had real difficulty breathing. I know breathlessness is common in pregnancy but this was worse. I tried lying down on my back and on my side, sitting upright but nothing helped. It lasted for an hour and a half and I was feeling very dizzy by then. We called the OB number and a doctor got back to us immediately. She said that I should go to the ER and get it checked. I decided to lie down for some more time and within 30min I started feeling better so we did not make the trip to the ER. I am planning to talk to the OB today and find out why it happened and how I prevent it from happening again. I also want to make sure that my difficulty breathing did not affect Tic Tac in anyway.
A Happy New Year to all and I hope this year brings in lots of good news our ways.
My first OB visit was exactly 2 weeks ago. The clinic seemed nice and the nurse spoke to us for about 30min. She enquired so much about out medical history and explained to us most of the pregnancy stuff. Because of my PCOS I am at high risk for both GD and Pre-E so they wanted to run a couple of blood tests for those. She collected my urine sample, measured my weight and bp and then we met with one of the 5 doctors. The doctor seemed nice and was very friendly. She was able to find the heartbeat immediately with a doppler and said that it was around 160. I tried to talk her out of giving me a pap exam but she insisted and that hurt a bit, but nothing too bad. Then she did a pelvic exam and felt my tummy and then we were all good to go to the lab for the blood tests. The only disturbing thing about the visit was she said that I can choose to stop Metformin or continue to take it for the rest of my pregnancy. I was surprised that she let me make the decision. My RE advised taking metformin for at least 15weeks so I am going to stick to that and then decide. They gave me 50gms of glucola to drink before I met with the doctor so we went for my lab work exactly an hr later. They had to get about 7 tubes of blood out of me for all the infinite tests and I almost passed out at the end. They made me lie down and have some juice and then I was allowed to leave after 15min.
A week later I called the clinic to get my results and they promised a nurse would call me back. She called me later in the evening and she told me that my urine came back positive for some bacteria and hence I have to start antibiotics. Since I don't have any symptoms they think I have a silent UTI. I tried to get my other results from her but she was in such a hurry that she told me everything else was normal but refused to give me actual values. I felt a little frustrated because she did not explain much about the antibiotic either, regarding what side effects I should look out for. Anyway I guess it was the holidays and hence the busy attitude. I am giving her the benefit of the doubt and I hope this does not happen again.
I have been taking Macrobid (antibiotic) twice daily for the past one week and today is my last day. I cant wait to stop it because my nausea has become really worse with the pill. At least I am hoping its the antibiotic. I go back to see a different OB again on the 20th. During our last visit they gave us the option to choose what genetic testing we wanted. We opted out of the nuchal test (given in the first trimester) and are considering going for the second trimester maternal serum test.
Last night I did some prenatal yoga following Tracey Mallet's 3 in 1 pregnancy system. I used to do yoga regularly a few years ago but haven't done much recently. I did the yoga for about 60min and felt really light headed by the end of it. I guess I have to slow down the next time. Then after dinner I was watching TV and at around 11pm I had real difficulty breathing. I know breathlessness is common in pregnancy but this was worse. I tried lying down on my back and on my side, sitting upright but nothing helped. It lasted for an hour and a half and I was feeling very dizzy by then. We called the OB number and a doctor got back to us immediately. She said that I should go to the ER and get it checked. I decided to lie down for some more time and within 30min I started feeling better so we did not make the trip to the ER. I am planning to talk to the OB today and find out why it happened and how I prevent it from happening again. I also want to make sure that my difficulty breathing did not affect Tic Tac in anyway.
A Happy New Year to all and I hope this year brings in lots of good news our ways.
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