posted by Mel
16 week OB appointment was today. Everything is still looking good. I’ve gained 5 lbs, which I’m really happy about. It sort of happened overnight. Up until recently I’ve been worried that I wasn’t putting on enough, while simultaneously freaking out about putting on anything at all because I worked so hard a [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Preggo’
August 27, 2008
16 Week Update
August 22, 2008
Ready But So. Not. Ready.
posted by Mel
Things are great- really. My belly is getting bigger. We listen to the baby almost every day, and the heartbeat is still there and strong. Nausea has subsided a bit, and I am enjoying pregnancy– well, kind of. Actually, I mostly want it over because we have been waiting on this baby for [...]
August 16, 2008
Quad marker– the decision
We’re going with no on the quad marker. Vanessa was pretty against it, but she would have deferred to me. I was conflicted. There are so many unknowns in infertility, and I’ve become a real knowledge junkie, but knowledge isn’t ALWAYS power– just most of the time. I absolutely don’t want an amnio, but I [...]
August 11, 2008
Quad Marker
posted by Mel
For those who have had to make this decision– Did you get the screening? Why or why not? We have to make this decision before our next OB appointment (two weeks). Vanessa has a strong opinion one way. I am struggling with it. I won’t explain how right now b/c I don’t want to [...]
July 29, 2008
Less symmetrical these days
posted by Mel
I think my left boob actually swells (more than the right) as the day progresses and goes back down at night. By the end of the afternoon it’s threatening to liberate itself from my bra, and any blouse or t-shirt I am wearing is pulled 3 inches farther in that direction. I might have to give [...]
July 22, 2008
Released
posted by Mel
11 weeks today. I went in for one last scan at the RE’s this morning. Vanessa was traveling, and I decided to go this one alone. I’ve been doing better over the past couple of days at talking myself down from the ledge, telling myself there’s nothing I can do one way or the other, [...]
July 14, 2008
Still not convinced
posted by Mel
After 5 days of waiting for the OB’s office to get back with me about my concerns about the gestational sac, I finally broke down and called them again. When they called back, the nurse had conferenced with the doctor, and neither of them even HAD our GS measurements. They just said the ultrasound [...]
July 2, 2008
More Firsts
posted by Mel
Vanessa and I just got back from our first real OB appointment. We love her. We didn’t know her before, and, for some reason, the intake nurse we saw a couple of weeks ago thought she would be a good fit for us.
Now I know why. Katy H, per Vanessa it is like [...]
June 28, 2008
Now with pics (warning– belly pic)
posted by Mel
Yesterday’s ultrasound with baby measuring at approximately 7 weeks, 3 days. If you look closely, the white dot in the middle of the blob is the heart. I think the 4 peripheral white-ish protrusions might be limbs. The u/s tech is such a doll. She wrote “Hi Momma Vanessa” above it since Vanessa [...]
