I about 9 weeks pregnant. I am having mixed feelings about it. I do really want to be excited and happy but it is taking a longtime to sink in. Between all that we have gone through to get here and considering all I have been hearing recently is horror stories of miscarriages it is still hard to believe it is true. I think as soon as I get closer to 12 weeks and than 16 weeks, I will feel better. I am also on the hunt for a new OB/GYN. My regular doctor doesn't deliver babies but her partner at her office does. I am do not feel very comfortable with him, so I am going to find one that I like. I have an appointment with one on Thursday with one that my running friend from Team R uses. She seems to really like him, I am going to try him out. Than if not I have someone else to interview. All of the doctors are up north, but that is okay. I would rather find someone that I really get along with than someone I don't really care for.
As far as how I am feeling, I am pooped. I had a very eventful week last week. I had something every single night last week. And to top it off my wonderful husband decided to keep me out till 5am on Saturday morning. Not nice to do for his poor pregnant wife. It really wasn't that bad actually. We were over at Tim's best friend's mom's house and I ended up falling asleep on the couch at about midnight. Tim woke me up at 5:00am and I drove us home (he was drunk). I had to go to work Saturday and when I got home we slept all day Saturday. I have also started working out again. I swam for about 40 minutes on Sunday and then did an easy Cross-Fit workout at 5pm with Carrie and Jen. I took it easy but felt like I did do something. I was planning on working out this morning but ended up sleeping late instead.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
1st OB/GYN Appointment
Let first start off and say that I don't feel like any "normal" pregnant girl. And maybe that is why I feel the way I do about certain things and my standards are alot higher than normal. I want my doctor to understand that.
Our appointment was at 2pm. Tim arrived before I did and had already had started filing out the paper work. I finished up and signed the papers. First of the agenda was a urine sample. They gave me a label and sent me to the bathroom. The bathrooms were dirty. I opened up one door there was no toilet paper, so I went to the next. Let me tell you it wasn't any better. If I wasn't pregnant I wouldn't have minded but I am one of those nervous pregnant girls who refuses to even touch anything or anyone. What I also didn't like was that the cups weren't packaged individually. Who knows what hands or where they have been. I really should have just walked out then. I sat back down and was called back within 5 minutes. The nurse went through a background history and other housekeeping stuff. After about 30 minutes of that, the doctor finally came in. All she did was sit down and ask if we had any questions. I was expecting a little intro from her - history, how many babies she has delivered, where she delivers, etc. I got nothing from her. I had to ask all of the questions. She also didn't give me any warm and fussy feelings. I told her that I will not believe that I am really pregnant till I have that little baby in my hands considering all that we have been through. Her response was is that "Don't worry that motherly instinct will kick in once your baby in here." Lady that wasn't the issue at all. It seems that she didn't understand that it took us 2 years, including 2 cycles with clomid, 5 clomid/iui's, hsg, and laparoscopy. We were just about to do IVF next cycle until I found out I was pregnant. I had already purchased the $1,500 inject ables and Tim and I had already taken the class for it. Than she was about to say good-bye when I asked her if I was supposed to get a pap smear, she said "Oh yeah, I forgot." Needless to say I am not going back.
I called my running buddy and she seems to like her doctor. I am going to try him out next week.
Our appointment was at 2pm. Tim arrived before I did and had already had started filing out the paper work. I finished up and signed the papers. First of the agenda was a urine sample. They gave me a label and sent me to the bathroom. The bathrooms were dirty. I opened up one door there was no toilet paper, so I went to the next. Let me tell you it wasn't any better. If I wasn't pregnant I wouldn't have minded but I am one of those nervous pregnant girls who refuses to even touch anything or anyone. What I also didn't like was that the cups weren't packaged individually. Who knows what hands or where they have been. I really should have just walked out then. I sat back down and was called back within 5 minutes. The nurse went through a background history and other housekeeping stuff. After about 30 minutes of that, the doctor finally came in. All she did was sit down and ask if we had any questions. I was expecting a little intro from her - history, how many babies she has delivered, where she delivers, etc. I got nothing from her. I had to ask all of the questions. She also didn't give me any warm and fussy feelings. I told her that I will not believe that I am really pregnant till I have that little baby in my hands considering all that we have been through. Her response was is that "Don't worry that motherly instinct will kick in once your baby in here." Lady that wasn't the issue at all. It seems that she didn't understand that it took us 2 years, including 2 cycles with clomid, 5 clomid/iui's, hsg, and laparoscopy. We were just about to do IVF next cycle until I found out I was pregnant. I had already purchased the $1,500 inject ables and Tim and I had already taken the class for it. Than she was about to say good-bye when I asked her if I was supposed to get a pap smear, she said "Oh yeah, I forgot." Needless to say I am not going back.
I called my running buddy and she seems to like her doctor. I am going to try him out next week.
Friday, February 12, 2010
8 weeks
Today we had a doctor appointment with Dr. H. at the fertility clinic. I must admit I was very very nervous, especially since last week I wasn't feeling pregnant anymore. Does that make any sense? Probably not. But I haven't been feeling any of the symptoms that I had before. Tim kept reassuring me how I am fine and everything is going to be just fine and I was just getting used to being pregnant. I just need to stay positive.
Our appointment was at 9:30am and we arrived right on time. We were called to the back within 5 minutes (which is one of the reasons I love this office). The doctor came in and asked how I was feeling and I said fine, no spotting anymore. She than began the ultrasound and did her "housekeeping" stuff. Then we finally saw it, Baby Woodruff. I wanting her to hurry up and find the heartbeat to make sure everything was okay. I saw it blinking and knew the baby was alive and healthy. I was so excited. We even were able to hear the heartbeat again. Now I am really beginning to believe that I am pregnant. We also got our 1st picture. (you can click on the picture to make it bigger)
Since the baby looks healthy, we were released from her office. But she said we aren't fully released until we decide on a doctor. I am so sad to leave this office. They are always so helpful, caring, and understanding.
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Measurements:
Baby - 15mm
Heartbeat -165bpm
Our appointment was at 9:30am and we arrived right on time. We were called to the back within 5 minutes (which is one of the reasons I love this office). The doctor came in and asked how I was feeling and I said fine, no spotting anymore. She than began the ultrasound and did her "housekeeping" stuff. Then we finally saw it, Baby Woodruff. I wanting her to hurry up and find the heartbeat to make sure everything was okay. I saw it blinking and knew the baby was alive and healthy. I was so excited. We even were able to hear the heartbeat again. Now I am really beginning to believe that I am pregnant. We also got our 1st picture. (you can click on the picture to make it bigger)
Since the baby looks healthy, we were released from her office. But she said we aren't fully released until we decide on a doctor. I am so sad to leave this office. They are always so helpful, caring, and understanding.
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Measurements:
Baby - 15mm
Heartbeat -165bpm
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