We received the results of the genetic blood test and we're having another healthy baby! My husband was a little disappointed they didn't accidentally include the gender - but I'm more excited than ever to wait now! I finally got over that miserable cold after 7 long weeks. I'm feeling really good with this pregnancy. Still the occasionally icky feeling in the morning for an hour or so, but it's completely tolerable.
My last my OB appointment I found out a few more things about what having a geriatric pregnancy means for me. Apparently my doctor will not let me go past 40 weeks since there's a small increased risk of stillbirth past that time. Which my husband was excited to hear as he's not wanting to share his birthday with baby and now with the 40 week deadline set, that isn't going to happen...unless...I get induced and it takes a few days...which after 42 hours of labor with my daughter...it could potentially happen... I will also start getting weekly ultrasounds at 36 weeks. My doctor did say I'm just on the early side of being geriatric so she's really not too concerned with me.
This baby is a mover! I have been feeling this one so much more than I did with my daughter at this point and some of the kicks are pretty strong already. Last night my husband was laying in bed with his arm on top of the covers and stretched across my belly and he was actually able to feel the baby kick through the down comforter! Hopefully it won't be too much longer before the kicks are obvious enough for our daughter to understand what they are.
Night weaning has finally taken hold. Nursing the rest of the time has significantly dropped off as well. Now it just seems she wants to "nurse" and by "nurse" I mean squish her face into my boob. She mostly does this at nap and night time. She still will occasionally nurse some, but it's like my boobs are her security blanket. I've ordered a couple different styles of blankies to see if she will take to one of those now that she's almost done nursing.
The biggest news in the last week, my daughter finally slept through the night!! It only took 16 months! She slept a nine hour stretch, followed by two rough nights that I think were teething related, and last night was a seven hour stretch. Progress is finally being made!
Next up is the anatomy ultrasound in four weeks!
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Thursday, October 20, 2016
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Baby Kicks and a Cold
I was 11 weeks on Thursday. I still can't believe I'm on this journey! My belly has popped already. A few days ago I dug out my maternity clothes and helloooo stretchy panel pants! Forgot how comfy those are! About four days ago I felt movement for the first time. I was laying in bed and had rolled over to snuggle up to my husband when I felt baby flipping around in there. It was a very soft fluid movement - kind of makes me think of a goldfish swimming in there and bumping against the sides. I've had a few more pronounced movements since then. Yesterday early morning my daughter was sleeping in bed with me and her leg was laying across my lower belly. I felt baby kick her twice! That will be fun when I'm further along and she can really feel baby move in there!
I did the early prenatal blood test. I'm considered a high risk pregnancy again and I'm also now considered a geriatric pregnancy at the ripe old age of 35. So I guess that also automatically covers the genetic screening. I came so close to checking the gender box, but then decided to keep with my original plan of not finding out with this baby. Only 29 more weeks until we know!
I've also been battling a bad cold/bronchitis for a full month now. It's similar to when I was sick during my pregnancy with my daughter. Only that time landed me in the ER with a 102+ fever. I finally started antibiotics two days ago and so far no noticeable change. I really hope it gets better soon because I'm at my breaking point. Pregnancy + nursing + being sick = one really miserable mommy.
We've been trying to night wean our daughter. Three weeks in and it's not going well. I'm getting so frustrated. The first night she was up every hour. The next few nights she was sleeping 4-5 hour stretches. After a little over a week she went back to waking up every 1 1/2-2 hours and it progressed to her becoming very angry in the middle of the night. So the past couple of nights I've been letting her nurse at 2am. It seems to be helping somewhat. Maybe she's just not ready to be completely night weaned yet. We have less than 7 months to get this figured out before baby comes.
I did the early prenatal blood test. I'm considered a high risk pregnancy again and I'm also now considered a geriatric pregnancy at the ripe old age of 35. So I guess that also automatically covers the genetic screening. I came so close to checking the gender box, but then decided to keep with my original plan of not finding out with this baby. Only 29 more weeks until we know!
I've also been battling a bad cold/bronchitis for a full month now. It's similar to when I was sick during my pregnancy with my daughter. Only that time landed me in the ER with a 102+ fever. I finally started antibiotics two days ago and so far no noticeable change. I really hope it gets better soon because I'm at my breaking point. Pregnancy + nursing + being sick = one really miserable mommy.
We've been trying to night wean our daughter. Three weeks in and it's not going well. I'm getting so frustrated. The first night she was up every hour. The next few nights she was sleeping 4-5 hour stretches. After a little over a week she went back to waking up every 1 1/2-2 hours and it progressed to her becoming very angry in the middle of the night. So the past couple of nights I've been letting her nurse at 2am. It seems to be helping somewhat. Maybe she's just not ready to be completely night weaned yet. We have less than 7 months to get this figured out before baby comes.
Thursday, September 1, 2016
9weeks
We had another ultrasound this week and my first "official" OB visit.
Baby was a little rockstar! Measured one day ahead with a heart rate of 178! Lots of wiggling around in there and waving their little legs!
We have decided we are not going to find out with this one. Speaking with friends who have not found out they all said just how awesome it was to find out the moment baby was born, so we're going to go with that this time! I'm thinking boy because I've had one dream already it was a boy and this pregnancy feels so completely different from my daughter. But who knows, we'll just have to wait and see!
I'm thinking baby will share a room with big sister. Baby will spend most of the first year in with us and we plan on moving before our daughter starts kindergarten so they wouldn't actually spend too much time sharing. My daughter's room is huge so it should be very easy to fit two kids in there. We have another room on the main floor we could use for baby, but it's our home office right now and with as much as we use our home office I really don't want to move it downstairs. Especially with my husband having to do a lot of work from home on the computer - it's so much more convenient to have him on the main floor where we spend most of our day. We need to finish two bedrooms in the basement and once that's done we are setting up a playroom downstairs so maybe we will eventually move the office down there. I'm not going to stress about it right now. It is kinda funny how much I wanted everything in order for my daughter and this baby, I'm just like, meh - it can wait - all we really need is the bassinet set up and some diapers - amazing how quickly your attitude changes from one to two!
I've now graduated to a more typical pregnancy monitoring schedule. We will do the early prenatal blood test again with this baby - only without knowing the gender!
Still in complete shock we're even on this journey right now - but so incredibly blessed!
Baby was a little rockstar! Measured one day ahead with a heart rate of 178! Lots of wiggling around in there and waving their little legs!
We have decided we are not going to find out with this one. Speaking with friends who have not found out they all said just how awesome it was to find out the moment baby was born, so we're going to go with that this time! I'm thinking boy because I've had one dream already it was a boy and this pregnancy feels so completely different from my daughter. But who knows, we'll just have to wait and see!
I'm thinking baby will share a room with big sister. Baby will spend most of the first year in with us and we plan on moving before our daughter starts kindergarten so they wouldn't actually spend too much time sharing. My daughter's room is huge so it should be very easy to fit two kids in there. We have another room on the main floor we could use for baby, but it's our home office right now and with as much as we use our home office I really don't want to move it downstairs. Especially with my husband having to do a lot of work from home on the computer - it's so much more convenient to have him on the main floor where we spend most of our day. We need to finish two bedrooms in the basement and once that's done we are setting up a playroom downstairs so maybe we will eventually move the office down there. I'm not going to stress about it right now. It is kinda funny how much I wanted everything in order for my daughter and this baby, I'm just like, meh - it can wait - all we really need is the bassinet set up and some diapers - amazing how quickly your attitude changes from one to two!
I've now graduated to a more typical pregnancy monitoring schedule. We will do the early prenatal blood test again with this baby - only without knowing the gender!
Still in complete shock we're even on this journey right now - but so incredibly blessed!
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
6weeks6days
One strong little baby still growing away in there! Heart rate was 127! Measured 6weeks3days. I could have ovulated a day late and it was another abdominal ultrasound on a crappy machine so I'm not really concerned about it measuring a little behind.
Next visit is in two weeks for my first "official" OB visit and another ultrasound. I also asked for a referral to a dietician. With my massive blood loss a few months ago and now still breastfeeding while pregnant I really want to make sure I'm meeting my nutritional needs.
Morning sickness has only been a few fleeting moments. I was puking by this point with my daughter. I've felt more sick this afternoon but wonder how much of it is related to my daughter having a bad cold and going on three nights in a row of very little sleep. I've had way more fatigue with this pregnancy - all I think about all day is how much I wish I was sleeping....
So very grateful to be where I'm at right now.
I still feel like I'm living in a dream...
Next visit is in two weeks for my first "official" OB visit and another ultrasound. I also asked for a referral to a dietician. With my massive blood loss a few months ago and now still breastfeeding while pregnant I really want to make sure I'm meeting my nutritional needs.
Morning sickness has only been a few fleeting moments. I was puking by this point with my daughter. I've felt more sick this afternoon but wonder how much of it is related to my daughter having a bad cold and going on three nights in a row of very little sleep. I've had way more fatigue with this pregnancy - all I think about all day is how much I wish I was sleeping....
So very grateful to be where I'm at right now.
I still feel like I'm living in a dream...
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
5weeks5days
We had another ultrasound today. We have one strong little baby in there! Gestational sac measured 5w4d and the yolk sac was visible. Only ONE baby in there. The other spots we saw last week did not appear to be there anymore. Although today they just did an abdominal ultrasound instead of a vaginal ultrasound so the picture wasn't as clear. Still no sign of an ectopic pregnancy. They will continue to monitor this pregnancy very closely. I have another ultrasound scheduled for next week. Should have a nice strong heartbeat by then! I'm still feeling really good. Morning sickness has not hit yet so still consuming all the healthy food I can. I could not stomach any raw vegetables my first trimester last time and only limited cooked veggies. I really need to push good nutrition this time as my daughter is still nursing. Speaking of nursing...sensitive pregnancy nipples make for an almost painful nursing experience. I'm also starting to really feel letdown again. My daughter shows no sign of wanting to end her nursing and she's cutting a bunch of new teeth right now so I'm going to hang in there as long as I can. I know how nutritious breast milk still is for her - especially as she gets more into this picky toddler stage. We'll get it figured out. I also contacted my doula today and she's available and happy to help me again! Just under 8 months to go!
Thursday, August 4, 2016
5 Weeks 0 Days Beta & Ultrasound
My beta this morning at 21 dpo was 3151!!
My doctor wasn't in today and the nurse I spoke with after getting my blood result tried to get me to wait until tomorrow for an ultrasound but I absolutely insisted on coming in today. So they set me up with an NP instead and yet, my doctor ended up being in the clinic this afternoon and reviewed my chart anyways.
Ultrasound was interesting. There is a tiny little cyst on my left ovary they plan on keeping a close eye on. In my uterus....well...I've had so many ultrasounds over the years so I'm fairly familiar with what I see on the screen. My husband was with today as well. We both saw the tech measure three different little sacs in my uterus. Only at the end of the ultrasound did she point at the biggest of the three and called it a gestational sac. So....what were the other two spots??? (I knew better than to ask this particular tech - she gets very defensive very easily.) She measured all three of them and typed in gest. sac on the screen with the measurements each time. Unless it's so early and those other two were a little smaller that they just don't mention them?? I asked the NP when we saw her afterwards and the tech didn't make any notes about the other two spots. But with my beta being so high and the sac(s) being so small yet I can't help but think maybe we're looking at multiples?? How absurd would that be!
Next ultrasound is scheduled for Tuesday. They wanted me to go a week, but with my history I refused and insisted on an earlier appt. Another 5 day wait it is...
My doctor wasn't in today and the nurse I spoke with after getting my blood result tried to get me to wait until tomorrow for an ultrasound but I absolutely insisted on coming in today. So they set me up with an NP instead and yet, my doctor ended up being in the clinic this afternoon and reviewed my chart anyways.
Ultrasound was interesting. There is a tiny little cyst on my left ovary they plan on keeping a close eye on. In my uterus....well...I've had so many ultrasounds over the years so I'm fairly familiar with what I see on the screen. My husband was with today as well. We both saw the tech measure three different little sacs in my uterus. Only at the end of the ultrasound did she point at the biggest of the three and called it a gestational sac. So....what were the other two spots??? (I knew better than to ask this particular tech - she gets very defensive very easily.) She measured all three of them and typed in gest. sac on the screen with the measurements each time. Unless it's so early and those other two were a little smaller that they just don't mention them?? I asked the NP when we saw her afterwards and the tech didn't make any notes about the other two spots. But with my beta being so high and the sac(s) being so small yet I can't help but think maybe we're looking at multiples?? How absurd would that be!
Next ultrasound is scheduled for Tuesday. They wanted me to go a week, but with my history I refused and insisted on an earlier appt. Another 5 day wait it is...
Friday, July 29, 2016
Doubt Creeping In...
Second beta yesterday at 14 days past ovulation was 256!!! Doubling time of 25 hours. To compare my daughter was 166 at the same point! The result made me feel better that we hopefully have a viable pregnancy.
Then last night I started having sharp periodic pains on my left side. I was also having a very dull ache around my left kidney. It freaked me out. I spent the whole night worrying. I have not had any spotting.
Other pregnancy symptoms are starting to pop up. My boobs have gotten a little bigger. I'm bloated and my little pooch is already starting to feel a little more solid. I can only imagine how ginormous my belly would get with another pregnancy. I was finally getting my core strength back before my ectopic three months ago and surgery ruined all my progress. I was just starting again on an exercise routine. Oh well. It's all worth it for a healthy baby!
Tonight I'm feeling more calm as the random pains seem to be done.
Ultrasound next Thursday! Hoping I can keep my sanity until then. This wait is so much more excruciating than my IVF cycles - I know too much about what can go wrong.
Praying we get good news next week!
Then last night I started having sharp periodic pains on my left side. I was also having a very dull ache around my left kidney. It freaked me out. I spent the whole night worrying. I have not had any spotting.
Other pregnancy symptoms are starting to pop up. My boobs have gotten a little bigger. I'm bloated and my little pooch is already starting to feel a little more solid. I can only imagine how ginormous my belly would get with another pregnancy. I was finally getting my core strength back before my ectopic three months ago and surgery ruined all my progress. I was just starting again on an exercise routine. Oh well. It's all worth it for a healthy baby!
Tonight I'm feeling more calm as the random pains seem to be done.
Ultrasound next Thursday! Hoping I can keep my sanity until then. This wait is so much more excruciating than my IVF cycles - I know too much about what can go wrong.
Praying we get good news next week!
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