Today marked another milestone, my first obs appointment for a healthy-so-far pregnancy. It was a reasonably quick appointment. He did a very quick scan, but little bub wasn't very visible through my copious layers of fat. But we did see a very snowy image and we could see the beating heart, which was pounding away at 170bpm. The image was too crappy to do a length measurement.
We also talked about downs syndrome testing and how to decide whether to go ahead with the testing or not (we're going to). Since I'm over 35 (I'm 36), the risk is increased, but still not terribly bad. We talked about which hospital I will go to and how often I will see him throughout my pregnancy. He gave me a bunch of information sheets and gave me the forms for routine blood testing. That was about it! I was expecting him to weigh me and talk about weight issues (I am hugely overweight), but he didn't mention it at all. One of the info sheets is about obesity and related pregnancy risks though and it is a bit scary.
So my next appointment with him is in 3 weeks. After that appointments will be monthly.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Finally a picture!
You may remember that when I had my emergency scan last week they couldn't get the pictures to burn to a CD so I still had no pics even after three scans (I know a lots of people don't even get a scan until 12 weeks so I am counting myself lucky even though I am still whinging). Well anyway the ultrasound technician took my phone number and said she'd get someone else to have a go and they'd ring me. It was apparently a new machine and they hadn't worked out how to save images to a disc.
No one rang so I rang yesterday and the receptionist said she'd look into it and get back to me. No phonecall, so I rang back again today. Oops, she'd forgotten but today she rang me back and said she had a CD of photos for me. I decided to go in and collect it (because I'm too impatient to wait for it to come in the post). Then I took the CD up to a photo shop to get some print outs. But the computer at the shop couldn't read any of the files, so no print outs. So I came home and tried on the laptop. Success, BUT, they are really poor quality pics, can't even read the text on them, so I don't think they have still figured out how to save the pics to a disc properly yet.
But anyway, for your fuzzy, pixilated viewing pleasure, here is a pic of Little M at 10w1d. Hopefully I'll get some more pics next week at my NT scan.
No one rang so I rang yesterday and the receptionist said she'd look into it and get back to me. No phonecall, so I rang back again today. Oops, she'd forgotten but today she rang me back and said she had a CD of photos for me. I decided to go in and collect it (because I'm too impatient to wait for it to come in the post). Then I took the CD up to a photo shop to get some print outs. But the computer at the shop couldn't read any of the files, so no print outs. So I came home and tried on the laptop. Success, BUT, they are really poor quality pics, can't even read the text on them, so I don't think they have still figured out how to save the pics to a disc properly yet.
But anyway, for your fuzzy, pixilated viewing pleasure, here is a pic of Little M at 10w1d. Hopefully I'll get some more pics next week at my NT scan.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Scary times
On Thursday, after writing here how everything was going so well on Wednesday, I woke up to bleeding and mild cramping. So far this pregnancy I have had very little cramping (unlike my unsuccessful miscarriage pregnancies where I've had cramping from day dot). Of course We tried to find the heartbeat with the Doppler and couldn't. I immediately thought the worst and went into panic mode. I tried to get into my obs (not in), gp (no appointment free) and I knew my RE was already on holidays, probably sipping wine in his apartment in France. So we decided to go into Emergency to see if we could get a scan to find out what was going on (or else it would be a miserable wait until 31st when I have my obs appt).
We went into Emergency at one of the private hospitals because although you have to pay, generally the wait is much less than the public hospital (plus you don't have to put up with bogans in the waiting room). There was a little wait until we saw the dr, but she immediately ordered a scan for me and was very lovely. I had some blood taken and I drank a few glasses of water then the ultrasound technician came and got us. We were both feeling terribly nervous while we waited, expecting the worst but hoping for the best.
First she did an external scan. It was very hard to see, but I could see a heartbeat! Then she confirmed there was a heartbeat (phew) but couldn't take any measurements because the image wasn't clear enough. We could see bubs moving around though, so we were feeling VERY relieved. She then did an internal scan and the picture was so much clearer! We could even see little fingers. Little M was measuring 9w4d (I was 10w1d) but apparently they can be out by up to a week, so no cause for concern. Heart was beating at 140bpm.
At the end of the scan, I asked if we could get any pictures. Sure, she would burn us a disc. Back to wait in our room in emergency feeling so much happier. Dr came and confirmed to us that everything was good and said that at this stage the uterus is preparing to move up and this can cause the cramping and bleeding. Then the ultrasound technician came in and told us she couldn't burn the photos onto the disc as it kept coming up with an error message. Third scanand still no photos! Grr!!
Friday morning and still couldn't find a heartbeat. Christmas Day morning and I put to doppler to my belly and immediately heard the sound of Little M, a tiny train puffing away. Such a beautiful sound. No nausea for the past couple of days (or much tiredness) but today I have woken up feeling like I have a hangover. All is well again. :-)
We went into Emergency at one of the private hospitals because although you have to pay, generally the wait is much less than the public hospital (plus you don't have to put up with bogans in the waiting room). There was a little wait until we saw the dr, but she immediately ordered a scan for me and was very lovely. I had some blood taken and I drank a few glasses of water then the ultrasound technician came and got us. We were both feeling terribly nervous while we waited, expecting the worst but hoping for the best.
First she did an external scan. It was very hard to see, but I could see a heartbeat! Then she confirmed there was a heartbeat (phew) but couldn't take any measurements because the image wasn't clear enough. We could see bubs moving around though, so we were feeling VERY relieved. She then did an internal scan and the picture was so much clearer! We could even see little fingers. Little M was measuring 9w4d (I was 10w1d) but apparently they can be out by up to a week, so no cause for concern. Heart was beating at 140bpm.
At the end of the scan, I asked if we could get any pictures. Sure, she would burn us a disc. Back to wait in our room in emergency feeling so much happier. Dr came and confirmed to us that everything was good and said that at this stage the uterus is preparing to move up and this can cause the cramping and bleeding. Then the ultrasound technician came in and told us she couldn't burn the photos onto the disc as it kept coming up with an error message. Third scanand still no photos! Grr!!
Friday morning and still couldn't find a heartbeat. Christmas Day morning and I put to doppler to my belly and immediately heard the sound of Little M, a tiny train puffing away. Such a beautiful sound. No nausea for the past couple of days (or much tiredness) but today I have woken up feeling like I have a hangover. All is well again. :-)
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
10 weeks!
Here I am and I've made it to 10 weeks. I think everything is going well. Nine days until my obs appointment. I've been feeling pretty nauseous most days and have resorted to maxolon to keep it under control. It's working pretty well for me. Apart from that I've been tired, really tired by the end of the day.
I can't wait for my next scan!
I can't wait for my next scan!
Monday, December 13, 2010
:-)
Everything looks good! Unfortunately I don't have a picture to post as the USB port on the stupid machine he is borrowing (has TWO new ones on order) doesn't work. At the time we didn't think to take a photo of the screen. That would have been the next best thing.
So when he first put the ultrasound probe in (yes, another undignified internal scan) the little bub did a big jump. I couldn't believe my eyes, it was awesome! Little M (as we've now named him/her now) is measuring around 2cm and the heartbeat was 170bpm. Now Little M is not just a blob, he/she (I can't say "it"!) had a big head, body and legs. We couldn't see the arms, but I'm sure they were somewhere hiding there. We could easily see the heart beating away in the middle of the chest.
Another hurdle passed!
So when he first put the ultrasound probe in (yes, another undignified internal scan) the little bub did a big jump. I couldn't believe my eyes, it was awesome! Little M (as we've now named him/her now) is measuring around 2cm and the heartbeat was 170bpm. Now Little M is not just a blob, he/she (I can't say "it"!) had a big head, body and legs. We couldn't see the arms, but I'm sure they were somewhere hiding there. We could easily see the heart beating away in the middle of the chest.
Another hurdle passed!
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Another scan tomorrow!
Again, I'm feeling both excited and scared. It's not til 3pm, so it's going to be another long day at work waiting for the arvo.
My nausea is back again. Did I write that it had stopped for about 3 days? It had me very worried. But yesterday and today I've been feeling queasy and tired, which makes me weirdly happy.
Anyway, I will post tomorrow night about my scan, hopefully with good news!
My nausea is back again. Did I write that it had stopped for about 3 days? It had me very worried. But yesterday and today I've been feeling queasy and tired, which makes me weirdly happy.
Anyway, I will post tomorrow night about my scan, hopefully with good news!
Monday, December 6, 2010
Well I haven't posted for a while because I haven't got much to tell you! I'm still feeling pretty anxious, so I'm wary to post because it ends up being a whinge. It sux that I can't just be excited to be pregnant like those who have never suffered miscarriage or the effects of infertility.
I rang up my obstetrician to make an appointment and the earliest they can fit me in is the 31st of December. I'll be 11w2d, feels like forever away. I'm not sure how I will go waiting that long to find out if bubs is still growing or not...I might lose the plot before then! I'm also worried about timing of our 12 week scan. It won't give me much time to book in for it the following week if I'm only getting a referral for it when I'm 11w2d.
Then slight nausea I am having is giving me hope that everything is going ok. It isn't too bad, just kind of lurking in the background sometimes. I haven't felt sick enough to actually throw up from it yet. Yesterday I felt fine all morning with no nausea at all and I found myself wishing for it by lunchtime just to give me some reassurance! Weird, I know. Definitely feeling it this morning though. The only other pregnancy sign I have is some tiredness. I'm yawning my head off by mid arvo and I'm asleep pretty early at night.
I'm working from home today as I am supposedly offline from my normal job so I can work on a project. If I'm in my office, I still get heaps of people popping in asking questions, talking to me about work issues and just stopping for a chat. So I decided I'd have a day working from home to see if I could actually get some more done. And here I am blogging. Oops! Will get back to work soon though, I promise...
One last thing, later this week I am travelling with the other managers to our offices at other locations around the state to have meetings with our regional staff. We do this every few months. I'm worried about the car travel as this is when I get my nausea the worst. So far, my longest trips have been about 30 minutes and by the end of that I'm feeling pretty bleurgh. On this trip we'll have a two hour trip, a one hour trip and a 3.5hour trip over two days. Not sure how I'll go!
I rang up my obstetrician to make an appointment and the earliest they can fit me in is the 31st of December. I'll be 11w2d, feels like forever away. I'm not sure how I will go waiting that long to find out if bubs is still growing or not...I might lose the plot before then! I'm also worried about timing of our 12 week scan. It won't give me much time to book in for it the following week if I'm only getting a referral for it when I'm 11w2d.
Then slight nausea I am having is giving me hope that everything is going ok. It isn't too bad, just kind of lurking in the background sometimes. I haven't felt sick enough to actually throw up from it yet. Yesterday I felt fine all morning with no nausea at all and I found myself wishing for it by lunchtime just to give me some reassurance! Weird, I know. Definitely feeling it this morning though. The only other pregnancy sign I have is some tiredness. I'm yawning my head off by mid arvo and I'm asleep pretty early at night.
I'm working from home today as I am supposedly offline from my normal job so I can work on a project. If I'm in my office, I still get heaps of people popping in asking questions, talking to me about work issues and just stopping for a chat. So I decided I'd have a day working from home to see if I could actually get some more done. And here I am blogging. Oops! Will get back to work soon though, I promise...
One last thing, later this week I am travelling with the other managers to our offices at other locations around the state to have meetings with our regional staff. We do this every few months. I'm worried about the car travel as this is when I get my nausea the worst. So far, my longest trips have been about 30 minutes and by the end of that I'm feeling pretty bleurgh. On this trip we'll have a two hour trip, a one hour trip and a 3.5hour trip over two days. Not sure how I'll go!
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