April 7, 2012 - First time mommy! I really want a buddy!

[Marlee]

Hey guys! Hope you are all feeling well. Can't believe we are at 8 weeks already! I've been having to eat more often. I get so hungry and when I go to eat, I can only handle a few bites before I'm full. I even wake up thinking about food in the middle of the night.

I work as a freelance makeup artist and the only person I ever see from my company is my boss who is in Balitmore and comes down once every few months. She was down last week and asked if I minded if she smoked. All I said was "well..." and she said "you're pregnant aren't you". So cat's out of the bag on that one. I'm lucky not to be at an office where I have to hide it. I feel for you ladies.

Hope all is well. Counting down to my u/s on Thursday!

 

[LadyE]

Thanks for the feedback ladies, I really appreciate it! My gut says to keep it private until my 'probation period' is over, which isn't really anything formal but I want to make sure they know I can do the job well while I am pregnant (and before they knew I was) so that when I do tell them, they wont doubt my capabilities. Since this is my first pregnancy, I'm thinking I will show a little later and waiting after the first trimester is the best thing regardless. Now I just gotta figure out how to break the news when time comes,

Well my nausea has started to pick up a bit and today I woke up with a headache since I had to go to work, I popped a Tylenol, put my sea bands on and went about my way!

 

[Futuremommy1]

well the extreme nausea apparently wasn't enough so i can add vomiting to my list of symptoms. I honestly thought that if I did vomit it would make me feel better (and it did for about 20 minutes) but the nausea came back.

So I think I'm going to take zofran proactively instead of reactively. While nausea is horrible at least I'm not tied to a toilet or trash can as with vomiting.


How's everyone else feeling?

 

[uofpitt]

The MS people are jealous of us non-sick people... and we're jealous of you all!! Still no symptoms here besides severe constipation. My pants wont button but I don't think it's baby,,, I think it's everything backed up in there!!

My blood work came back normal!! They said everything is matching up with 8 weeks. So I go back in 4 weeks to hear the heartbeat/ or get an ultrasound if not. It's sad but I am un-phased by the news. I still don't believe I'm really pregnant... and I just feel like anything can happen at anytime. Just trying to keep busy to make the time pass.

 

[Futuremommy1]

yea the grass is always greener....

oh constipation is fun....i think i'm getting hemorrhoids too...life is so fun yay! I wear one pair of pants with a zipper and button and i never use either. makes walking around the office hilarious.

YAY your bloods came back normal. That's the phone call I got as well. So I'm 9 days away from my first scan. I wasn't phased by the call either so I understand. I can say knowing I'm further along in this pg than i was before makes me feel better than the call did.

 

[Marlee]

I have yet to throw up but still get bad indigestion and acid reflux. I don't want to be sick at all!

ps - u/s in 42 hours!!

 

[missangie]

well the extreme nausea apparently wasn't enough so i can add vomiting to my list of symptoms. I honestly thought that if I did vomit it would make me feel better (and it did for about 20 minutes) but the nausea came back.

So I think I'm going to take zofran proactively instead of reactively. While nausea is horrible at least I'm not tied to a toilet or trash can as with vomiting.


How's everyone else feeling?

this is EXACTLY how I feel. all day nausea and then I throw up every morning 2-3 times and dry heave most of the day too. Im thinking about asking for Zofran. I almost feel like maybe Im just a wimp because I know that others have it so much worse then I do (meaning i bet yours is worse and you actually need the zofran and im just a big baby!)

 

[Futuremommy1]

No I doubt it Angie. Ask for it. I have no idea how anyone deals with this! My dh gets seasick and I asked him if this is how it felt and he said yes. I can't believe people go through this their whole lives. I never get queasy. So it's a new feeling!


Marlee are you having a u/s done?

 

[LadyE]

I'm so tiredddddd Yday my co-worker was showing me something and without even noticing I took a big yawn... she joked and asked if she was boring me...I blamed it on a 'heavy' lunch. I'm fighting the urge to lay my head on my desk right now and I'm nausea all day long starting at 9am until I fall asleep...230 days to go!!

 

[uofpitt]

I downloaded an APP called BabyBump and you can track all your appointments, there's a journal, it gives you info on how the baby is progressing each week... But on mine it says 224 more days. It reminded me how long I have to go..... But anyway it's a pretty cool app if any of you want to obsesse more about the baby. lol

 

[Futuremommy1]

i have that one along with WTE, Babycenter, my baby, i'm expecting, countdown, sprout and hello baby . there are a couple i have just for my ipad. And of course all the babynamer apps to keep my lists of names

DH has his own app for soon to be daddies on his ipad. At night while we're laying in bed he reads me facts ( i don't mention that I've read everything out there already) it's cute

 

[Marlee]

that's so nice your DH is so excited too! My husband just makes jokes all of the time.

YES, first u/s tomorrow! I am just so excited to see my baby and know everything is ok! My bloodwork was good and haven't had any issues so far, so praying tomorrow is great! I won't be able to sleep tonight...

 

[Futuremommy1]

Yay. Can't wait to hear how it goes. Mine is in a week

 

[Marlee]

hey ladies!

Besides the super uncomfortable parts of my exam today, I got to see my baby! She/he is already active and has a great little heartbeat!! I have another appointment in 7 weeks but also have to see a specialist before that due to some heart medication I am on. I am considered high risk so they will just monitor more closely. My husband already opened his big mouth and announced it on facebook before I even got to tell my family. Bless his heart when my hormones get a hold of him.

 

[Futuremommy1]

Great pic!!!!

 

[uofpitt]

CONGRATS MARLEE!!! What a beautiful baby!! So happy that everything is going well... and I look at the specialist as a good thing since they'll be monitoring you closely.

 

[LadyE]

Just got all my blood work back and everything is perfect and normal! So excited baby and I are off to a great start

 

[lostinhyrule]

I'm do april ninth
First baby! but i'm having a few complications.

 

[LadyE]

I'm do april ninth
First baby! but i'm having a few complications.

what kind of complications are you having? Im sorry to hear that

 

[lostinhyrule]

Here goes my sprawl, ha.

I don't know if its bad, just difficult, but i have a retroverted uterus, so my scans are all vaginal):
&then, at my seventh week scan, the first time we heard the heartbeat, it was seventy. then four days later it was 69. (oh, &its supposed to be 100.)

So my doctor put me on progesterone shots (they alternate from hip to hip) every other day. well, mondays, wednesdays, and fridays. I don't mind them so much anymore. I think they are helping.

But my doctor says there is a fifty percent chance i'll lose the pregnancy. I don't think so though. I'm staying really really positive, and just having high hopes and prayers through all of this.
sticky, healthy dust to me!