Hello everyone,
I've been lurking on these forums from about 3 weeks ago when I had my first positive pregnancy test. If all goes well my due date would be Nov 25th, so here I am!
I'm almost 35 and already have a baby daughter who is almost 3, I am now pregnant with #2. Before having my daughter I had one chemical pregnancy, which really messed me up - still not sure why - so much so that it took me a year before I got pregnant again. This time around, I am surprised, it happened on our third try. I am terrified of miscarriage, although so far there is no cause for concern.
I had a 5w+1d scan, saw yolk sac, and another scan today at 7w+1d. There is an embryo, measuring right on target and I could see a heartbeat. My dr. didn't measure BPM (why?), though she said everything was looking fine. She put me on prenatal vitamins and a progesterone treatment "just in case" (because of the chemical pregnancy and some bleeding while pregnant with my daughter). She also told me to "take it easy", although I am not sure how I can do that with a toddler in tow.
I worry a lot, so that's why I am a bit cautious and scared of miscarriage. I seem to be even more worried than the first time around, although my husband tells me I just forgot how panicked I was. My main symptoms are constipation, mild cramping from time to time, lower back pain and some sickness. The sickness started earlier than with #1, and I don't remember lower back pain until the 3rd trimester, but I hear it's normal. The constipation I have no idea what to do about, it's really driving me nuts...
Anyway, that's me! Sorry for the long intro, send some non-worrying vibes my way if you've got spares!
