Hmmmm..... Yep, that was at 13 weeks. I still say my tummy looks huge because of the angle. I was turned toward the mirror a little. But still.....
16 weeks! Sethbryo is definitely growing.
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Just some pictures
Here are some pics I've gotten over the last few weeks.
Hmmmm..... Yep, that was at 13 weeks. I still say my tummy looks huge because of the angle. I was turned toward the mirror a little. But still.....
And here we are at 15 weeks. Told you it would be a pretty undeniable baby belly by then......
Baby is waving hello! Pretty awesome shot of a little hand.
Hmmmm..... Yep, that was at 13 weeks. I still say my tummy looks huge because of the angle. I was turned toward the mirror a little. But still.....
Monday, June 17, 2013
Little flutters
The thing I love the most about being pregnant is feeling the baby move and wiggle. I can put up with all the usual (and a couple not so usual) discomforts for that unique feeling of life growing inside of me. I'm a little bit of a worrywart until I can feel Baby moving, too. Thankfully I work in a place where I have access to a doppler and other instruments to check up on kiddo from time to time.
One of my friends, who is a week further along than I am, asked me if I was feeling anything yet- probably about a week ago. I told her a few little flutters here and there, but nothing definite or consistent. She said, "Oh I feel flutters every now and then too. And then 10 seconds later I fart." I laughed and laughed. That's one of the great mysteries around feeling the first "quickening" as the experts like to call it. Is that the baby, or is that just gas? Luckily there does come a time when there is no doubt that you are feeling Baby. That time is just a little different for everyone.
In the last two days, I've been pretty sure I'm feeling Sethbryo in there. The movements are small, and not predictable or consistent, but that's how it always starts for me. I could lay on the couch for hours just trying to pay attention to what is going on in my uterus. I don't, because there's not enough time in the day, but I could. It may take me a few more weeks to feel any bigger movements, though. My placenta is anterior (again) this pregnancy. Out of the 5 times I've carried, I've had 4 anterior placentas- so this is nothing new to me. "Anterior" just means that my placenta is hanging out in the front of my uterus- right in the part that curves outward to make that beautiful baby belly. It also means that it usually takes longer to feel good movement out of the baby. The placenta is in there, like a pillow, between the baby and the outside of my tummy. So the baby kicks, and it hits my placenta instead of the wall of my uterus- so it will take a stronger kick for me to feel anything. With my last pregnancy, I had my first ever posterior placenta- meaning that the placenta was on the opposite wall of my uterus, toward my back. I could feel little Miss Mia all the time by the time I hit 15 weeks, where I am now.
So, I'll have to be a little more patient. And pay attention to those little flutters I feel down low or to the side. By 18 weeks, I should be able to say that I'm feeling Sethbryo all the time, and I can't wait for that. It's one of my favorite feelings in the world.
One of my friends, who is a week further along than I am, asked me if I was feeling anything yet- probably about a week ago. I told her a few little flutters here and there, but nothing definite or consistent. She said, "Oh I feel flutters every now and then too. And then 10 seconds later I fart." I laughed and laughed. That's one of the great mysteries around feeling the first "quickening" as the experts like to call it. Is that the baby, or is that just gas? Luckily there does come a time when there is no doubt that you are feeling Baby. That time is just a little different for everyone.
In the last two days, I've been pretty sure I'm feeling Sethbryo in there. The movements are small, and not predictable or consistent, but that's how it always starts for me. I could lay on the couch for hours just trying to pay attention to what is going on in my uterus. I don't, because there's not enough time in the day, but I could. It may take me a few more weeks to feel any bigger movements, though. My placenta is anterior (again) this pregnancy. Out of the 5 times I've carried, I've had 4 anterior placentas- so this is nothing new to me. "Anterior" just means that my placenta is hanging out in the front of my uterus- right in the part that curves outward to make that beautiful baby belly. It also means that it usually takes longer to feel good movement out of the baby. The placenta is in there, like a pillow, between the baby and the outside of my tummy. So the baby kicks, and it hits my placenta instead of the wall of my uterus- so it will take a stronger kick for me to feel anything. With my last pregnancy, I had my first ever posterior placenta- meaning that the placenta was on the opposite wall of my uterus, toward my back. I could feel little Miss Mia all the time by the time I hit 15 weeks, where I am now.
So, I'll have to be a little more patient. And pay attention to those little flutters I feel down low or to the side. By 18 weeks, I should be able to say that I'm feeling Sethbryo all the time, and I can't wait for that. It's one of my favorite feelings in the world.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Into the mundane
12 and 13 weeks. Whew! Made it through the first trimester....
In the beginning, I feel like we're never going to get to this point. Meds and transfer, more meds and ultrasounds, going to two different doctors, constantly waiting for the results of something. With that all going on, who could think that the first trimester would drag by? Me. I'm always so glad to get to the end of the first trimester; Our risks for many different things decrease, I start to feel better, the baby gets much bigger, and I start to relax about it all a little more.
Awesome things that are happening: I'm done with all the clinic meds!!! No more shots, no more "gels", and no more extra pills. I'm on to just taking a prenatal vitamin and my daily acid reducer. I'm just starting to eek out of that "chubby" stage (well, to me anyway). I feel like things in the belly area are starting to look pretty round, and my patients are starting to give me the "are you pregnant, too???" eyeball. My nausea is pretty much gone, and the appetite is back to normal. This could be considered good or bad. ;)
The little discomforts: Well, I have raging heartburn if I forget a dose of zantac; good thing I stay prepared for that. I have more trouble day sleeping now between work shifts. This happened with my last pregnancy too. I sleep great for the first four or five hours, but if anything wakes me after that, I have a really hard time getting any more sleep. Staying hydrated is a challenge for me; but it always has been and it probably always will.
Things are going well, right on track. It won't be too much longer and I'll start feeling the baby move for sure. I get little flutters now, but hey, that may just be gas. This is the time that I say we slide into the mundane. Life slows down without a ton of doctor's appointments, everything gets pretty much back to normal, and I forget to blog. The milestones are fewer and farther between, and not a whole lot changes week to week. I might just have to start telling stories about my crazy kids instead.....
In the beginning, I feel like we're never going to get to this point. Meds and transfer, more meds and ultrasounds, going to two different doctors, constantly waiting for the results of something. With that all going on, who could think that the first trimester would drag by? Me. I'm always so glad to get to the end of the first trimester; Our risks for many different things decrease, I start to feel better, the baby gets much bigger, and I start to relax about it all a little more.
Awesome things that are happening: I'm done with all the clinic meds!!! No more shots, no more "gels", and no more extra pills. I'm on to just taking a prenatal vitamin and my daily acid reducer. I'm just starting to eek out of that "chubby" stage (well, to me anyway). I feel like things in the belly area are starting to look pretty round, and my patients are starting to give me the "are you pregnant, too???" eyeball. My nausea is pretty much gone, and the appetite is back to normal. This could be considered good or bad. ;)
The little discomforts: Well, I have raging heartburn if I forget a dose of zantac; good thing I stay prepared for that. I have more trouble day sleeping now between work shifts. This happened with my last pregnancy too. I sleep great for the first four or five hours, but if anything wakes me after that, I have a really hard time getting any more sleep. Staying hydrated is a challenge for me; but it always has been and it probably always will.
Things are going well, right on track. It won't be too much longer and I'll start feeling the baby move for sure. I get little flutters now, but hey, that may just be gas. This is the time that I say we slide into the mundane. Life slows down without a ton of doctor's appointments, everything gets pretty much back to normal, and I forget to blog. The milestones are fewer and farther between, and not a whole lot changes week to week. I might just have to start telling stories about my crazy kids instead.....
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