I'm starting to get what I think are round ligament pains. I get a mild stretching sensation on either side of my abdomen fairly low down, and it feels a little painful, but nothing major. I never got this with Sylvan really, which is sort of odd, but I feel like I can easily recognize them for what they are now.
I'm starting to feel emotionally a lot better about having another baby. For the first couple weeks I felt a little overwhelmed and I had to work hard to see this as a positive thing. It didn't help that I dealt with a flu in the middle of my miscarriage scare... when I'm not feeling well I feel like I'll NEVER feel well ever again, and my perspective on life is seriously skewed! Things are better now, and because of that I feel better about having another baby to take care of. I keep reminding myself that Sylvan will be older when this baby is born and he won't be as needy as he is now.
I've started one of the most fun aspects of pregnancy.... name-choosing. My whole life I have dreamt up the "perfect" baby names for my imaginary children. Now that I am actually having children of my own, the name game is all the more fun. Everywhere I go I keep my ears open for names that appeal to me. When we were expecting Sylvan, we had a girl's name picked out, no problem, but we had a lot of trouble coming up with a boy's name. This time around we don't have any fixed favourites for a boy or a girl, but I feel less stressed out about picking the perfect name. In the end kids seem to grow into their names anyway so it doesn't seem to matter all that much (unless you have the desire to name your child something terribly obscene...)
In two days Luke and I are going to California for three nights. I am so thrilled. I've never been to California and I've always wanted to go, so even though it's only for three nights I am ecstatic. I'll probably spend a lot of my time in the hotel while Luke is busy doing what he's doing (I can't really say... in case this is public) but honestly, just the thought of being in California is exciting, and having the chance to sleep in 3 days in a row is utterly magical! Sylvan will be with Kathy in Kincardine keeping her company while Steve is in El Salvador.
Well, I'm off to eat more sushi. (Not the raw fish kind, I promise)
Monday, February 27, 2012
Friday, February 24, 2012
Annnnnnnnd.... NAUSEA.
I was hoping I'd get away with avoiding morning sickness this time around. Since most of my pregnancy so far I've thought I was way further along than I actually am, I really thought it was possible that I avoided the nauseous danger zone, but... as of yesterday, NAUSEA has landed.... hard. Like a lead zeppelin. And unfortunately "Whole Lotta Love" doesn't play in my head while I'm vomiting into the toilet.
Thanks to the Motherisk website I have discovered that Gravol is safe for pregnant women, so I took some today and after lying as still as possible on the couch for 45 minutes to avoid bringing the Gravol back up I felt right as rain. If you're wondering, yes, I have tried ginger and peppermint and neither work for me. They only result in the worst, most stingy throat pain imaginable on the way back up. You're welcome, by the way, for all the vomit talk! I know how you love a good couple paragraph's worth of vomitous discussion.
Other than that, things are pretty normal. Lent began on Wednesday, and rather impulsively I decided to give up sugar for the full 40 days. I decided this on Tuesday, after I was reminded Lent was about to start by reading various Facebook statuses about it. I'm soooooooooooo devout, obviously.... but actually, sugar is a huge downfall for me, so this will really be a struggle that is worth it for me to go through. I really think I am physically addicted to sugar, if that's possible. I can't count the number of times I've mindlessly scarfed whole bags of candy without even stopping to taste what I'm eating. Not good. Especially for those WITH CHILD. Here's to avoiding gestational diabetes! Or as I like to call it, dya-bee-tus.
Thanks to the Motherisk website I have discovered that Gravol is safe for pregnant women, so I took some today and after lying as still as possible on the couch for 45 minutes to avoid bringing the Gravol back up I felt right as rain. If you're wondering, yes, I have tried ginger and peppermint and neither work for me. They only result in the worst, most stingy throat pain imaginable on the way back up. You're welcome, by the way, for all the vomit talk! I know how you love a good couple paragraph's worth of vomitous discussion.
Other than that, things are pretty normal. Lent began on Wednesday, and rather impulsively I decided to give up sugar for the full 40 days. I decided this on Tuesday, after I was reminded Lent was about to start by reading various Facebook statuses about it. I'm soooooooooooo devout, obviously.... but actually, sugar is a huge downfall for me, so this will really be a struggle that is worth it for me to go through. I really think I am physically addicted to sugar, if that's possible. I can't count the number of times I've mindlessly scarfed whole bags of candy without even stopping to taste what I'm eating. Not good. Especially for those WITH CHILD. Here's to avoiding gestational diabetes! Or as I like to call it, dya-bee-tus.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Hmmmm.
Okay, I just found this thing on Blogger that tells you your stats for each blog... and apparently this "secret" blog has had 9 views. I sure hope it's actually secret. If not, oh well. People are bound to find out anyway. I don't trust Blogger :( Hopefully the views are actually just me, viewing my own page...
My doctor's office called me this morning to confirm that my last ultrasound was very good. The baby is growing and healthy and the heartbeat is strong. I had sort of assumed these things because they didn't call me to book anything right after the ultrasound, but you never know I guess, so this is good. The crazy thing I found out though is that my dates were STILL wrong, even after the first ultrasound, so I'm only 7 1/2 weeks pregnant right now! Are you kidding me? According to my original dates I "should be" about 12 weeks right now. Then, according to my first ultrasound, I would have been at 8 1/2 weeks now. I feel like this dang pregnancy is going backwards. My due date is now October 3. Who knows... maybe this baby will arrive on my birthday - October 7! That would be sweet.
My doctor's office called me this morning to confirm that my last ultrasound was very good. The baby is growing and healthy and the heartbeat is strong. I had sort of assumed these things because they didn't call me to book anything right after the ultrasound, but you never know I guess, so this is good. The crazy thing I found out though is that my dates were STILL wrong, even after the first ultrasound, so I'm only 7 1/2 weeks pregnant right now! Are you kidding me? According to my original dates I "should be" about 12 weeks right now. Then, according to my first ultrasound, I would have been at 8 1/2 weeks now. I feel like this dang pregnancy is going backwards. My due date is now October 3. Who knows... maybe this baby will arrive on my birthday - October 7! That would be sweet.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Top secret announcement...
So.... drum roll.... we recently found out we are expecting our second baby, and because of some problems early on we don't want to announce the pregnancy quite yet (I'm just 8 weeks pregnant yesterday). Being the chatty person that I am, I want (NEED) to get my thoughts and feelings with regards to this pregnancy down somewhere, and then unleash them on the unsuspecting public later, so I thought.... a secret blog would be just the place! Then when I'm into my second trimester (or whenever) I can make it public. Because I just know you're all DYING to read about my pregnancy adventures.
Where to start? Well, we found out I was pregnant maybe a month ago, after a week or so of me breaking the bank spending all our money on pregnancy tests, which were all negative. I had a feeling something was up though, so I decided to invest in buying a bunch of test strips for cheap online. I actually bought 100 tests, because the more you buy from this website in particular, the cheaper it is... even though 100 tests sounds absolutely ridiculous. Anyway, I placed my order, and it took a few days to get to me. I couldn't handle the wait, so I went and bought one last test from the pharmacy, got home, tested.... and guess what? It was positive. Sure enough, my 100 pregnancy tests arrived in the mail early the next morning.
I had a few issues in the first couple weeks after we found out. I had to go for a couple ultrasounds and lots and LOTS of bloodwork. I also had to get my Rhogam shot early. It is usually given at 28 weeks, but because I was having some issues my doctor asked me to get it done early. This resulted in an awkward situation at the hospital, in which the nurse administering the shot didn't really get a good look at me as I came in, and as she was getting the needle ready asked me how I'm feeling at 28 weeks pregnant. I kind of just stared at her for a moment before I remembered the shot is normally given at 28 weeks, and the pause made her look a bit closer at me... and then she said, "you're not 28 weeks are you?" ... and I was like, "no, I'm only 6 weeks!" .... she apologized profusely and said she hadn't actually looked at me. Ha ha. No worries, lady.
The one thing I'm hoping for this pregnancy is to remain as healthy as possible. With Sylvan I lost all control and ended up gaining at least 60 pounds. I had no self control whatsoever and I completely overate.... and ate a lot of junk food. My midwives were all worried that I had gestational diabetes, but really it was just how much lack of self control I had. I went ahead and bought a prenatal pilates DVD (here's hoping I actually use it) and I'm trying to practice portion control. Also, Lent starts tomorrow, and I just might attempt to cut sugar out completely. Sugar is absolutely my downfall.
I don't really FEEL all that pregnant yet. I'll have to go back and read my blog entries and compare how I felt at this stage with Sylvan and how I feel now. I have had virtually no nausea or any other "symptoms" of pregnancy at all. We'll see how long that lasts!
My stomach feels a tad pudgier, and as I've heard, you show a lot earlier in your subsequent pregnancies than you do in your first, so maybe that will be true for me. It still is very early though, so we'll see!
Where to start? Well, we found out I was pregnant maybe a month ago, after a week or so of me breaking the bank spending all our money on pregnancy tests, which were all negative. I had a feeling something was up though, so I decided to invest in buying a bunch of test strips for cheap online. I actually bought 100 tests, because the more you buy from this website in particular, the cheaper it is... even though 100 tests sounds absolutely ridiculous. Anyway, I placed my order, and it took a few days to get to me. I couldn't handle the wait, so I went and bought one last test from the pharmacy, got home, tested.... and guess what? It was positive. Sure enough, my 100 pregnancy tests arrived in the mail early the next morning.
I had a few issues in the first couple weeks after we found out. I had to go for a couple ultrasounds and lots and LOTS of bloodwork. I also had to get my Rhogam shot early. It is usually given at 28 weeks, but because I was having some issues my doctor asked me to get it done early. This resulted in an awkward situation at the hospital, in which the nurse administering the shot didn't really get a good look at me as I came in, and as she was getting the needle ready asked me how I'm feeling at 28 weeks pregnant. I kind of just stared at her for a moment before I remembered the shot is normally given at 28 weeks, and the pause made her look a bit closer at me... and then she said, "you're not 28 weeks are you?" ... and I was like, "no, I'm only 6 weeks!" .... she apologized profusely and said she hadn't actually looked at me. Ha ha. No worries, lady.
The one thing I'm hoping for this pregnancy is to remain as healthy as possible. With Sylvan I lost all control and ended up gaining at least 60 pounds. I had no self control whatsoever and I completely overate.... and ate a lot of junk food. My midwives were all worried that I had gestational diabetes, but really it was just how much lack of self control I had. I went ahead and bought a prenatal pilates DVD (here's hoping I actually use it) and I'm trying to practice portion control. Also, Lent starts tomorrow, and I just might attempt to cut sugar out completely. Sugar is absolutely my downfall.
I don't really FEEL all that pregnant yet. I'll have to go back and read my blog entries and compare how I felt at this stage with Sylvan and how I feel now. I have had virtually no nausea or any other "symptoms" of pregnancy at all. We'll see how long that lasts!
My stomach feels a tad pudgier, and as I've heard, you show a lot earlier in your subsequent pregnancies than you do in your first, so maybe that will be true for me. It still is very early though, so we'll see!
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