Week 9 and 2 days

Yuk, yuk and more yuk.  I am sick.  Yesterday I spent almost the whole day sleeping.  I had so much to do and I just bailed on it all.  I couldn't function. I got dizzy at Target and decided it was time to go home.  I just have so much indigestion and heartburn and diarreah.  I am tired all the time and really have to be strategic about how much I try and do in any given day. 

My friend miscarried this week.  She was 21 weeks along.  I just am so mad and depressed about it.  My heart breaks for her.  I have another friend who is not quite five weeks and she is so scared, she has had 6 miscarriages.  I just don't know how she has kept on going.

My list of symptoms -
--hips are killing me
--sleeping okay at night, but really tired all day
--nausea and dizziness but no vomiting
--headaches
--stuffy nose, some bleeding when brushing teeth
--diarreah
--gas!
--super smelling powers
--massive amounts of mouth watering
--hot
--huge boobs, not really sore anymore
--tummy getting big
--rest of body getting big

Week 7 - First Doctor's Visit

Today I woke up spotting, great.  I was pretty calm about it.  With Jac I had lots of spotting and it never developed into anything.  I don't feel any more crampy than I have been, pretty much the same.  I may have a little less nausea than I did a few days ago - but I definitely still "feel" pregnant. 

So I went to the doctor's and had to tell them I was pregnant.  Lovely.  They had no communication between the person who had booked my appointment and the doctor's assistant.  But after that was all cleared up it was a good visit, just sort of backwards.  I got blood taken, right in the office, which was lovely.  I peed in a cup.  And then they sent me for an ultrasound because I was spotting.

The doctor also talked to me about genetic counseling.  So basically you sit down with someone and they run tests and look at your history and sort of prep you for anything that could go wrong.  Not really my cup of tea, but it is best to be prepared for the baby's sake.  So I will do that in week 12 along with a comprehensive ultrasound called a "first look", and insurance pays for this because I am 35, woohoo.

I went to the ultrasound office, which was just down the hall from the doctor's.  They got me right in and did the test.  Everything looked great and I got see the baby and the heartbeat.  Lovely.  It is sort of what I needed to make it feel more real.  I am still in the "what in the world have I done" phase and definitely haven't entered the "I am so excited about this" phase.  So this was nice.  And to see only one in there was great too, no twins. 

So far so good, feeling a little bit better.  Hoping that by week 10 or 11 I am free and clear of the  nausea.  The spotting seems to have disapated.  Next appointment in 4 weeks.