1/87,000
I'm happy with those numbers.
I must be getting more comfortable with this 'pregnancy' thing, yesterday we booked our private gender scan. August 31st we'll see if I'm buying dresses or wondering how I'm going to potty train a boy.
25 days and counting!
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
Tuesday, 5 August 2014
Pee exhaustion :(
My first serious pregnancy moan. Yep that's right, I'm moaning.
For the past 2 weeks I wake up, on average, every 1.5-2hours to pee, I then can't fall asleep straight away. Last night it was 11pm, 12.45, 2am, 3.15am, 5.40am and I've been awake ever since. I'm struggling to get through a full working day with this crappy sleep. I can't limit my fluid intake as this little one makes me feel so thirsty and when I'm thirsty I feel nauseous.
I might start wearing nappies.
In other news - no spotting since Friday. I found the brown discharge around 2pm on Friday and that was it. Nothing else in my underwear and only saw it when I wiped, it was gone and back to normal by Saturday morning. Midwife isn't concerned but I'm still a little on the anxious side. Good job little on is thumping away in there - we can even hear them moving now on the doppler.
For the past 2 weeks I wake up, on average, every 1.5-2hours to pee, I then can't fall asleep straight away. Last night it was 11pm, 12.45, 2am, 3.15am, 5.40am and I've been awake ever since. I'm struggling to get through a full working day with this crappy sleep. I can't limit my fluid intake as this little one makes me feel so thirsty and when I'm thirsty I feel nauseous.
I might start wearing nappies.
In other news - no spotting since Friday. I found the brown discharge around 2pm on Friday and that was it. Nothing else in my underwear and only saw it when I wiped, it was gone and back to normal by Saturday morning. Midwife isn't concerned but I'm still a little on the anxious side. Good job little on is thumping away in there - we can even hear them moving now on the doppler.
Saturday, 2 August 2014
Postponing the reveal
Things were going so well!
Around 2pm yesterday I felt something a little weird going on and went to the bathroom. No blood, but there was some brown discharge which immediately causes panic. I called the early pregnancy unit and they asked the usual questions - sex? No. Heavy lifting? No. Signs if bleeding on ultrasound? No. They couldn't explain it, but told me to take it easy over the weekend and call them on Monday if it hasn't stopped.
Luckily it seems to have stopped, I've worn panty liners for the past 24 hours and they've been completely clean when I've changed them. Let's hope it's just one of those things. I feel like he/she has definitely 'popped' up out of my pelvis over the past day or two so maybe it was the stretching. Feeling a little tender down there for sure.
Luckily, we have a doppler, which I vowed I would never do but it's good that we have because I can hear their little heart beating away which helps to calm the nerves.
We were going to tell family this weekend but Fridays episode has been enough for us to out if off until next weekend at the earliest.
Around 2pm yesterday I felt something a little weird going on and went to the bathroom. No blood, but there was some brown discharge which immediately causes panic. I called the early pregnancy unit and they asked the usual questions - sex? No. Heavy lifting? No. Signs if bleeding on ultrasound? No. They couldn't explain it, but told me to take it easy over the weekend and call them on Monday if it hasn't stopped.
Luckily it seems to have stopped, I've worn panty liners for the past 24 hours and they've been completely clean when I've changed them. Let's hope it's just one of those things. I feel like he/she has definitely 'popped' up out of my pelvis over the past day or two so maybe it was the stretching. Feeling a little tender down there for sure.
Luckily, we have a doppler, which I vowed I would never do but it's good that we have because I can hear their little heart beating away which helps to calm the nerves.
We were going to tell family this weekend but Fridays episode has been enough for us to out if off until next weekend at the earliest.
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Hello second trimester (....depending on where you look)
12 weeks today!
Two pregnancy apps congratulated me on being in the second trimester and the other told me I was in the last week of my first trimester. Whether it's first or second we reached 12 weeks which I class as a cause for celebration.
We had out NT scan yesterday, this little wriggly bmi wouldn't keep still and it took the ultrasound lady an age to actually pin point the fold. I had to roll over to get him/her to move and then everytime she put the wand on my belly he/she rolled over. She then made me go and empty my bladder to see of that helped, well it didn't, and when we got back baby was now facing us...eventually she pinned them down long enough to get a measurement which is 1.2mm. We were told that was well below the 'risk range' of 3mm, but as we had the combined test we have to wait until they've for the blood results for a real result. I'm not too worried though I have to admit.
In 4 days baby Briggs had grown a full centimetre and looks different already!
Two little hands in front of their face.
Belly is definitely growing...but I'm still in the awkward pregnant or fat stage. Going to a school friends wedding tomorrow night and have just had to buy a brand new maternity dress for the occasion. Why are all maternity clothes so frumpy?!
Two pregnancy apps congratulated me on being in the second trimester and the other told me I was in the last week of my first trimester. Whether it's first or second we reached 12 weeks which I class as a cause for celebration.
We had out NT scan yesterday, this little wriggly bmi wouldn't keep still and it took the ultrasound lady an age to actually pin point the fold. I had to roll over to get him/her to move and then everytime she put the wand on my belly he/she rolled over. She then made me go and empty my bladder to see of that helped, well it didn't, and when we got back baby was now facing us...eventually she pinned them down long enough to get a measurement which is 1.2mm. We were told that was well below the 'risk range' of 3mm, but as we had the combined test we have to wait until they've for the blood results for a real result. I'm not too worried though I have to admit.
In 4 days baby Briggs had grown a full centimetre and looks different already!
Two little hands in front of their face.
Belly is definitely growing...but I'm still in the awkward pregnant or fat stage. Going to a school friends wedding tomorrow night and have just had to buy a brand new maternity dress for the occasion. Why are all maternity clothes so frumpy?!
Friday, 25 July 2014
11w1d
...and I have a new love
Everything looked fine. Baby's heart was beating away and wiggling their arms and legs for is to see, they even did a little jump when the ultrasound prove was pushed on a little harder.
Measuring 11+5 and ultrasound tech says we can now take a huge sigh of relief. I know we're never 100% in the clear but I feel more confident.
They also told me our dating scan was on the system and is next Wednesday, so we only have to wait 4 days before seeing them again.
Thank you for everyone who text and sent messages, I'm sorry I haven't managed to reply to them all. I've been feeling so poorly and had so many messages coming through I just haven't had time to respond. But I do appreciate them all!
Everything looked fine. Baby's heart was beating away and wiggling their arms and legs for is to see, they even did a little jump when the ultrasound prove was pushed on a little harder.
Measuring 11+5 and ultrasound tech says we can now take a huge sigh of relief. I know we're never 100% in the clear but I feel more confident.
They also told me our dating scan was on the system and is next Wednesday, so we only have to wait 4 days before seeing them again.
Thank you for everyone who text and sent messages, I'm sorry I haven't managed to reply to them all. I've been feeling so poorly and had so many messages coming through I just haven't had time to respond. But I do appreciate them all!
Thursday, 24 July 2014
Yikes - 21 hour countdown
I'm one of those people who never likes to bother doctors with anything because I'm sure I'm wasting their time and they'll think I'm silly.
Well this morning I had a moment of bravery and called the early pregnancy unit to express my worries about my recent fever and diminishing pregnancy symptoms - I was expecting them to laugh at me and tell me to stop worrying. Nope, scheduled in for an ultrasound at 9am tomorrow to check everything is OK.
Equal parts nervous and terrified.
Well this morning I had a moment of bravery and called the early pregnancy unit to express my worries about my recent fever and diminishing pregnancy symptoms - I was expecting them to laugh at me and tell me to stop worrying. Nope, scheduled in for an ultrasound at 9am tomorrow to check everything is OK.
Equal parts nervous and terrified.
Being sick and pregnant sucks
Without sounding too dramatic, at the minute I feel sicker than I have done in a very long time, including my gallbladder saga.
I don't mean pregnant sick either, at 11 weeks my morning sickness has actually eased up and I'm feeling pretty good. My boobs have also stopped hurting so much (OK, I admit I have spent hours panicking a googling) but I've been told this is normal when moving towards the second trimester. It appears we're in the awful period between first trimester symptoms settling and second trimester movements beginning - and it could still be another 2-3 weeks until our scan date. I sense a few nervous days coming up..
Anyway, on Sunday I started feeling a little under the weather and figured I was coming down with a cold, my chest was scratchy and my nose was runny, I felt worse Monday morning so had a sick day from work to try and recover. I spent most the day with tissues stuffed up my nose and feeling a little sorry for myself but I did OK. Tuesday I woke up and, to my surprise, didn't feel better, actually I felt worse. Achy muscles, head ache etc... Which gradually got worse and worse during the day rendering me completely useless on the sofa. At this stage I decided to take paracetamol to try and ease some discomfort. Then yesterday happened. It started off OK, I woke up coughing and sneezing with severe sinus pain so self diagnosed with sinusitus/sinus infection - I know these are common in pregnancy so I just had to suck it up. I was drinking plenty fluids and taking paracetamol but my temperature just kept rising - when it jumped from 98.2 to 99.5 in an hour Martin called the midwife to see what she recommended, she was very reassuring and said it was nothing to do with the pregnancy given my other symptoms and I was fine to carry on taking paracetamol and drinking plenty of fluids, our only job was to keep my temperature down.
Last night was one of the worst nights ever - even with a fan on in the room and ice cubes on my head my temperature quickly jumped to 100.9 and at this point the thermometer tells you something is wrong. I could sleep, I couldn't get comfortable, my head hurts, my arms hurt, and when I do fall asleep I kept having those horrible sick-dreams - you know the ones where you keep going round and round in crocked and not getting anywhere and waking up confused and burning up.
I stayed awake from 3.20-7.20 trying to cool down and finally drifted off a few hours ago. I woke up and my temp has dropped to 98.9 which is great but I feel dreadful. Absolutely no energy and can barely lift my head off the pillow. The doctors say there's not much they can give a pregnant woman for sinusitus so keep taking paracetamol and fluids and sleep it off as much as I can. Great. So as well as my constantly stinging nostrils and blood I keep sneezing I've got to try and fit in as much sleep as I can.
Little one you're super powers better kick in soon and make me better!
I don't mean pregnant sick either, at 11 weeks my morning sickness has actually eased up and I'm feeling pretty good. My boobs have also stopped hurting so much (OK, I admit I have spent hours panicking a googling) but I've been told this is normal when moving towards the second trimester. It appears we're in the awful period between first trimester symptoms settling and second trimester movements beginning - and it could still be another 2-3 weeks until our scan date. I sense a few nervous days coming up..
Anyway, on Sunday I started feeling a little under the weather and figured I was coming down with a cold, my chest was scratchy and my nose was runny, I felt worse Monday morning so had a sick day from work to try and recover. I spent most the day with tissues stuffed up my nose and feeling a little sorry for myself but I did OK. Tuesday I woke up and, to my surprise, didn't feel better, actually I felt worse. Achy muscles, head ache etc... Which gradually got worse and worse during the day rendering me completely useless on the sofa. At this stage I decided to take paracetamol to try and ease some discomfort. Then yesterday happened. It started off OK, I woke up coughing and sneezing with severe sinus pain so self diagnosed with sinusitus/sinus infection - I know these are common in pregnancy so I just had to suck it up. I was drinking plenty fluids and taking paracetamol but my temperature just kept rising - when it jumped from 98.2 to 99.5 in an hour Martin called the midwife to see what she recommended, she was very reassuring and said it was nothing to do with the pregnancy given my other symptoms and I was fine to carry on taking paracetamol and drinking plenty of fluids, our only job was to keep my temperature down.
Last night was one of the worst nights ever - even with a fan on in the room and ice cubes on my head my temperature quickly jumped to 100.9 and at this point the thermometer tells you something is wrong. I could sleep, I couldn't get comfortable, my head hurts, my arms hurt, and when I do fall asleep I kept having those horrible sick-dreams - you know the ones where you keep going round and round in crocked and not getting anywhere and waking up confused and burning up.
I stayed awake from 3.20-7.20 trying to cool down and finally drifted off a few hours ago. I woke up and my temp has dropped to 98.9 which is great but I feel dreadful. Absolutely no energy and can barely lift my head off the pillow. The doctors say there's not much they can give a pregnant woman for sinusitus so keep taking paracetamol and fluids and sleep it off as much as I can. Great. So as well as my constantly stinging nostrils and blood I keep sneezing I've got to try and fit in as much sleep as I can.
Little one you're super powers better kick in soon and make me better!
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