Rewind

Tonight is the first time I’ve felt good in ooh about 2 weeks. Not sick, actually energetic, positive. I’ve had morning sickness pretty much continuously. Not vomiting, just a low level of continuous nausea that has just zapped me. It’s got so that I can’t look at a baby book without feeling sick. I think I must finally be getting a handle on what to eat and when to counteract it.  Anyway, I don’t want to speak too soon because I know it could be a gazillion times worse, and at least I can function. Also, it turns out I’m only 7 turning 8 weeks along so I could have another month of this at least.

I went to my first obstetrician appointment on Friday. The doc was nice and so was the midwife. The appointment took a while and the doc did a scan to determine age. He had a bit of trouble measuring the peanut but he got it at 7 weeks 2 days. This means the peanut is 5.2 weeks old and that I probably ovulated when I thought I did – 3 weeks after my period finished. Stupid irregular cycle. It also means the peanut is due Nov 12, not Oct 29.  Anyway we saw the peanut and it’s little heart beat and got a print out of the piccy. I’m all booked in for the 12 week scan and associated blood tests and have appointments all the way through set up with the obstetrician.

Pregnancy so far – first few weeks, good, aside from sore boobs, wondering if I was pregnant etc. Then I got really hungry one day and then morning sickness hit. Morning sickness has been a bitch and I got rather depressed about it the Thursday night before Easter because nothing was fun anymore just nauseating and there was soo much to do and I didn’t feel like doing any of it.  But some time off over easter spent with the family cheered me up even though this week has been worse MS wise. I have to have milk in the morning, I’ve discovered and eat early. A proper lunch seems to help too.

Apart from that, my breasts are still tender and I get tired easily. Oh and I get emotional over weird things. Like bumper stickers.

ETA: just read over my old posts – my ovulation was even later than I thought it was – must have been when I was having the cramps in the morning. Or possibly I had conceived then? Interesting to see what age they give the peanut at the next scan.

Organising…

It was only tuesday that I had my first positive test, but it seems like ages ago, what with all the emotional upheaval and busy-ness at work.

On Wednesday morning I tested again then went for a blood test. Friday morning I saw my gp.

Blood tests came back fine – no horrific diseases – but my blood type may be an issue (something I didn’t realise – I knew if I was a rhesus negative there may be a problem but I’m not, I’m AB+) and I may have to have an injection so I don’t become immune to any future babies. BUT they didn’t do a ‘are you pregnant test’ which was the whole freaking point, I thought. When I told the doctor I’d had two negative tests to start off with he suggested I have another one just to be sure. I was like – uh…didn’t the blood test come back? And he said that they didn’t test for that anymore. I accepted that but later it hit me and I got a bit upset because I’d been waiting for that official confirmation. So then my mum and my friend were saying things like ’so you don’t know if you’re pregnant?’ which upset me more because I do KNOW but everyone, including me, was expecting an official signed, stamped blood test.

Ah well. So I did another urine test when I got home – couldn’t go at the doctor’s so he said it didn’t matter. And of course positive and stronger than ever. I was upset with my doc and thought he was full of crap because this is the second time when he’s waved off stuff I’d read (pre preg tests being the first time), but then I re-read my Miriam Stoppard book and it does say that the test is only used in difficult cases and didn’t actually say a blood test was needed for the doctor to confirm pregnancy – I was just reading that into the ‘confirm pregnancy’ part. 

Anyway, I also got a referral from my doctor for an obstetrician, so when I got home (and after my next positive test) I called her to book in. She was booked up for October. The receptionist was lovely and so helpful, she offered to check for me even though she wasn’t hopeful, and gave me the names of some other good doctors I could try (she didn’t call back so I’d say that’s a no). I tried them. Booked up. I tried the other obstetricians my doctor had suggested, one’s office was closed until next week, the other – booked up.

At that point I had a little cry – the bit where I got upset about the non-test and also not being able to get into any obstetricians.

Then I called my health insurance and asked if the hospital nearest us (smaller but the doc had said it was good) was covered, and also checked on the two big ones as well. Yep, so that’s fine.

I had the phone book out to get the number of one of the suggested doctors and noticed an ad for a doctor at the smaller hospital so I called them – engaged. One of the receptionists I’d called had suggested that I pick the hospital I want and get a list from them. I’d floated that idea with the first receptionist and she’d sounded dubious but I thought it was worth a try. So I called the smaller closer one and the woman who answered rattled off a list of names at high pace (including one of the highly recommendeds who was full, and the one I saw in the phone book).

I called the first one and hallelujah, they weren’t booked up. So I have an obstetrician and my first appointment is in 3 weeks on the 28th of March.   Then I had to call my gp back and get a new referral letter and then had to drive back to the doctors to pick it up.  

Of course then I began to have doubts – why were there spaces, isn’t he any good (I’d given up on a femal obstetrician after the second phone call)? But yesterday while I was at work, thehusband did some research about both the hospital and the obstetrican – loads of good stuff about the hospital, not much about the doc but nothing negative so that’s a good sign. We figure he’s just not one of the ‘celebrity doctors’ which is a self feeding cycle – they get raves on the net, so they get more bookings from internet traffic and therefore more raves.

However I do need to book into my hospital asap. I will do that Monday morning.

Husband also found some pregnancy exercise classes nearby and read up on the hospital classes that I also need to book in for.

I told my parents and siblings on tuesday but was waiting for the blood test to tell my grandparents – so I told them yesterday too. One grandma has 11 other great-grandies and her three eldest granddaughters (myself included) are due to have babies this year – mine will be number 13, so she was pleased but the other grandma was more excited since she’s only got one great grandy so far.  It will be my parent’s first grandchild. They didn’t sound too excited and I mentioned it to my sister - she agreed and had called them on it and they said that they were trying not to get too excited too soon. My sister on the other hand is estatic and SOOOO excited. One brother made poor jokes about being the uncle. The other (the youngest) said exactly the right thing and congratulated me.   

Now it’s my turn to do some research so I’m ready to make some calls on Monday. 

Hmm just realised that the doc didn’t even take my blood pressure – isn’t that something that’s supposed to happen?

Conception!!

(all being well)

So. Thursday I tested – I had Friday morning and Monday off so I thought that if I was pregnant it would be very convenient for me to find out then. Nada. So then all weekend I was waiting for my period, accepting the fact that this wasn’t the month for us. I even had cramps in the night. Nothing. But, I gave myself until Tuesday because that would be six weeks since my last period started. I tested and I thought I saw a second line appeared. I called in husband. He said, yes, it looks like a second line. I agreed, yes, it was definitely a second line. We got a bit excited after that.  I even took a picture (the test ).

I called the blood test place (the doctor gave me a referral when we saw him about conceiving) but they said an appointment wasn’t necessary so I went first thing this morning before work. I’ve made an appointment to see my doctor Friday morning, so hopefully my tests are back before then. I also tested again this morning and yep, definitely two lines.

So yeh – I’m pregnant! I’ve been so many different emotions since yesterday morning – excitement, a downer, disbelief, excitement again, acceptance, more excitement, impatience. So. Yep. Wow.