Yep, still puking up! Have had gastroentroitis and now have a cold too!
Work has been ridiculous, they sacked my boss and I've been doing his work too - smashing!
My dad and grandmother are visiting and I feel like I've had no time to myself - which I suppose is preparing me for baby-raising, but I feel like I need a week on the sofa!
Anyway, am 16 weeks pregnant, it's been 5 weeks since the last scan, and I am desperate for some sign that the baby is still ok. The next doc's appointment is a week away...
Friday, 16 March 2007
Thursday, 22 February 2007
Still puking up
Had to stop eating dinner last night and run off to be sick! The novelty is wearing a little thin! There's dodgy political things been going on a t work this week, so I'm at home on the sofa this afternoon trying not to get too stressed and watching 'The Day After Tomorrow' (I love a bit of weather!)
Tuesday, 20 February 2007
13 weeks pregnant!
Am finally allowing myself to get excited about having a baby as we are over the 12 week hump, and of course anything can happen in the next 28 weeks, but at the moment I feel good and am enjoying being pregnant (even when I puked on Sunday morning!) I feel like I'm normally an optimistic person, and have been so pessimistic for the past year, and it's nice to feel a bit more back on an even keel emotionally.
Sunday, 18 February 2007
Results of NT Test
I spoke to my husband before the scan on Friday and, to my utter relief, we both agreed that there was no way we were terminating this pregnancy regardless of the result, and that I wasn't going to have an amniocentesis as we both felt that the risks of miscarriage were too high.
As it turned out, I needed have worried quite so much as the results were good, thank goodness!
As it turned out, I needed have worried quite so much as the results were good, thank goodness!
Sunday, 11 February 2007
Long time no post
I told you I was a novice blogger, but even I admit that 6 weeks between posts is a bit much!
Last time I posted I was 6 weeks pregnant, and every time I thought about posting, I couldn't face it as it felt like I was going to jinx this pregnancy. Well, since then I had a scan at 7 weeks 4 days, and one last Thursday at 11 weeks, 1 day, and everything was fine! My husband and I were too amazed at seeing the baby somersault and the definition of the head and arms, that we forgot to be emotional and neither of us cried! It wasn't until we got outside that our emotions came out! We're so relieved and are now allowing ourselves to be excited. Although I'm finding it slightly hard to deal with the 3 friends that I've told as they are so excited and I feel that I need to temper their excitement by not being so excited! Sounds silly doesn't it, but I suppose I'm still trying to protect myself.
Afterwards we talked to the doc and he suggested booking in for the NT test (Nuchal Transluceny - which is a scan and a blood test which detects Down Syndrome and other physical abnormalities). We agreed, I booked the appointments without really thinking about it. I had the blood test yesterday, the scan's booked for Friday, and then I think we get the results. Now I'm worried about what will happen if we get a bad result. After having 2 babies removed from me, I don't think I could make the decision to get rid of this baby. And I'm worried that my husband may not feel the same way as me. I know I should talk to him, but I'm worried about what he would say.
Anyway, that's all for now.
Last time I posted I was 6 weeks pregnant, and every time I thought about posting, I couldn't face it as it felt like I was going to jinx this pregnancy. Well, since then I had a scan at 7 weeks 4 days, and one last Thursday at 11 weeks, 1 day, and everything was fine! My husband and I were too amazed at seeing the baby somersault and the definition of the head and arms, that we forgot to be emotional and neither of us cried! It wasn't until we got outside that our emotions came out! We're so relieved and are now allowing ourselves to be excited. Although I'm finding it slightly hard to deal with the 3 friends that I've told as they are so excited and I feel that I need to temper their excitement by not being so excited! Sounds silly doesn't it, but I suppose I'm still trying to protect myself.
Afterwards we talked to the doc and he suggested booking in for the NT test (Nuchal Transluceny - which is a scan and a blood test which detects Down Syndrome and other physical abnormalities). We agreed, I booked the appointments without really thinking about it. I had the blood test yesterday, the scan's booked for Friday, and then I think we get the results. Now I'm worried about what will happen if we get a bad result. After having 2 babies removed from me, I don't think I could make the decision to get rid of this baby. And I'm worried that my husband may not feel the same way as me. I know I should talk to him, but I'm worried about what he would say.
Anyway, that's all for now.
Sunday, 7 January 2007
First Entry
I am a blogger novice, but here it goes...
My blog is about my husband and my attempts to become parents for the first time.
We were trying for 9 months before I got pregnant in Jan06, went for first scan and they couldn't find a heart beat (baby had died), so had a d&c (took remains from uterus), waited 3 months and contacted ivf doctor. Had a test to see if my fallopian tubes were ok, they were, so I had an laporoscopy (key hole surgery to check uterus, tubes and ovaries), found out I had endometriosis (legions on the uterus), which reduces my fertility, and a uterine infection resulting from the d&c. Had antibiotics to clear up the infection, and then started ivf in Sep06. (Ivf egg collection involves taking a nose spray which stops your natural cycle, a bit like the menopause, and boy was I waking up with night sweats! Then there's daily injections, given by husband, to stimulate the ovaries, then one big one 36 hours before egg collection, which involved setting the alarm for 3.30am to do the injection!) Had 19 eggs collected, got OHSS (ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome resulting from the ovaries over-reacted to the ivf drugs, and producing toxins which cause fluid to leak from your blood into your abdominal cavaties - hmm not nice), spent 4 days in hospital swollen up like a balloon, and took about 4 weeks to make a full recovery.
Anyway, of the 19 eggs, 15 fertilised, of which 9 embryos were good, and I had 1 transferred, and the rest frozen, found out I was actually pregnant, but had excruciating pains so they did a scan and found out it was ectopic, so had it removed along with my right fallopian tube. Had another egg transfer on 8th Dec 06 (and found out that 3 other embryos didn't make it, so have 4 still frozen). Found out I was pregnant on 21st Dec, and had an ultrasound at 5 weeks to make sure it wasn't another ectopic (it wasn't, thank goodness).
So that's me up to date! Am trying to keep positive and think, after 2 failed pregnancies, that this one will be the one, but I'm finding it so hard not to worry about every twinge, and find the waiting horrendous - I'm 6 weeks pregnant, and maybe I'll not worry so much after I'm out of the danger zone at 12 weeks - so another long long 6 weeks to go...
My blog is about my husband and my attempts to become parents for the first time.
We were trying for 9 months before I got pregnant in Jan06, went for first scan and they couldn't find a heart beat (baby had died), so had a d&c (took remains from uterus), waited 3 months and contacted ivf doctor. Had a test to see if my fallopian tubes were ok, they were, so I had an laporoscopy (key hole surgery to check uterus, tubes and ovaries), found out I had endometriosis (legions on the uterus), which reduces my fertility, and a uterine infection resulting from the d&c. Had antibiotics to clear up the infection, and then started ivf in Sep06. (Ivf egg collection involves taking a nose spray which stops your natural cycle, a bit like the menopause, and boy was I waking up with night sweats! Then there's daily injections, given by husband, to stimulate the ovaries, then one big one 36 hours before egg collection, which involved setting the alarm for 3.30am to do the injection!) Had 19 eggs collected, got OHSS (ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome resulting from the ovaries over-reacted to the ivf drugs, and producing toxins which cause fluid to leak from your blood into your abdominal cavaties - hmm not nice), spent 4 days in hospital swollen up like a balloon, and took about 4 weeks to make a full recovery.
Anyway, of the 19 eggs, 15 fertilised, of which 9 embryos were good, and I had 1 transferred, and the rest frozen, found out I was actually pregnant, but had excruciating pains so they did a scan and found out it was ectopic, so had it removed along with my right fallopian tube. Had another egg transfer on 8th Dec 06 (and found out that 3 other embryos didn't make it, so have 4 still frozen). Found out I was pregnant on 21st Dec, and had an ultrasound at 5 weeks to make sure it wasn't another ectopic (it wasn't, thank goodness).
So that's me up to date! Am trying to keep positive and think, after 2 failed pregnancies, that this one will be the one, but I'm finding it so hard not to worry about every twinge, and find the waiting horrendous - I'm 6 weeks pregnant, and maybe I'll not worry so much after I'm out of the danger zone at 12 weeks - so another long long 6 weeks to go...
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