[DaniM0820]

Originally Posted by daneeleigh

I cry watching everything now. I can't get through a pampers commercial without tears. It's really embarrassing lol.

Luckily for me it was only that movie so far!


7 weeks, 5 days

My back is killing me today, and I think it is mostly because of my boobs, which also hurt. Maybe they are bigger? I don't know I'm already a 38DD and I REALLY didn't want bigger boobs. But, my back really hurts It's my mid-upper back and no matter how I sit at work it won't go away. Ugh.

Other than that, I'm just tired and bloated. I got a full night's sleep last night but I feel more tired today than I did yesterday, go figure! I also woke up feeling a bit nauseous and felt it again later in the day but I feel fine now.

Other than that, nothing to report I keep debating leaving work early to go home and sleep, but I feel like I shouldn't do that until I feel REALLY awful. But a nap would be soooo nice...

[DaniM0820]

8 weeks

8 weeeeeeks!!!!!

I really thought m/s would kick in soon, but I still feel ok in that department. Maybe a part of me wants it...but I'm not exactly worried because I still have the bloat, fatigue, and sore boobs. Hrm...

Only 1 more week until my first OB appt!! I hope they give me an ultrasound so I can see little cub moving around. If they try telling me know I think I will just push the "I'm nervous/worried" thing. I do want to make sure he/she is ok and the heartbeat is still going strong. But I guess I will cross that bridge when I get to the appt

Nothing new is going on really. I ate some red seedless grapes during lunch and they were DELICIOUS! I am sooo glad I don't have an aversion to fruit

[junie22]

Maybe you're just one of those lucky women who won't have bad m/s. I must admit that I've been quite lucky myself. I've been pretty much non-stop queasy for 6 weeks, but I've only thrown up once. I've probably only felt what was true m/s a handful of times. The constant queasiness does get exhausting, but I know it could be so much worse. It concerned me at first, but like you said, there are so many other symptoms that I just count my blessings to not be throwing up every day.

[junie22]

Just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that Motherhood Maternity is having a great sale right now. All clearance items are buy 1, get 1 free, both in stores and online. They have some good-looking items, too. I have a bunch of things in my online shopping cart, but I'm going to actually stop by the store to try things on this weekend.

[DaniM0820]

Thanks for the tip, I'll have to check it out!

[junie22]

Update - I decided to check out the store this afternoon, since I only worked half a day. I walked out with 4 tops and 2 dresses (all for work, since I have to at least wear business casual every day) for $78. And it's all really cute.

They had casual clothes that were BOGO, too, but I figure I can make do with casual clothes or just buy up a size later on. It's my work clothes that are putting me in a bind.

[DaniM0820]

I found out that they sell those clothes at my local boscov's so DH and I will be going tonight I hear ya on the needing work clothes but lucky for me my work does a more lax dress code from memorial day to labor day so I need to get some khakis and nice tops. We'll see what deals I can snag!

[DaniM0820]

8 weeks, 5 days

To update from my last post, I am in a fight with Boscovs. Apparently they only sell the Motherhood Maternity clothes but do not adhere to the sales. I walked out of the store super pissed, b1tching to DH the whole way out Then on Saturday I went online and bought 2 pairs of jeans, 3 work pants, 3 shirts, and 2 dresses for $125!
I'm sure my fight with Boscov's will be short lived though because they have a pretty decent selection in the store and the clearance prices were pretty rockin' (but not as good as the BOGO free!)

In recent news, I've been really worried about little cub... in the past week there have been at least 5 women in my DDC who had losses. They went in for their first OB appt and they weren't as far along as they should have been, or they got bloodwork at 8 weeks and it was really low, like in the 100s. One girl's came back at an 8 I feel awful that they have to go through that but it's been really hard seeing post after post about early losses for a week straight. All I keep thinking about is something going wrong with my next appt on Thursday Luckily I've already seen the heartbeat but I know I'm not "out of the woods" until 12 weeks. I guess I have to just keep praying that little cub is all right and going strong.

In symptoms news, I think m/s is starting to kick in... the whole weekend I have NOT been hungry, but I've been eating just because I have to. Monday I woke up at 4am with major nausea and couldn't get back to sleep. I called off from work because I was exhausted (even after going to bed at 8:30) and I felt too sick. The nausea lasted pretty much all day and I felt even worse whenever I did grab a bite to eat. NOT fun

I still feel nauseous today, but thankfully not as bad as yesterday. Still not hungry in the slightest but I just ate some lunch and feel ok. Other symptoms are the fatigue and bloat, irritability (HARD CORE--Not good for work!! haha), and the past 2 days I've had a really slight headache. It's not enough to make me want some tylenol but it's enough to let me know that it's there

I think that's it with me. I really cannot wait for my appointment on Thursday, it can't come soon enough!

[junie22]

The losses are the toughest part of being in a DDC. Not only do you feel bad for the women, but it also just puts you in panic mode. I hope your appointment on Thursday goes wonderfully.

[JennyLee]

I'd say that's the downside of being on JM in general, you see so many things go wrong, since there's a large sample size. It's terrifying.

[DaniM0820]

8 weeks, 6 days

So I went from being completely NOT hungry the last few days to be starving all day today! And back to feeling nauseous just here and there, I think today it's just been there when my stomach was empty.

I have my first OB appt in exactly 25 hours!! I can't wait to see little cub again, I will feel sooo much better at my sometimes absent symptoms! I think if my boobs didn't hurt like a mother all the time then I would have no "pregnant" feeling.

That's it for me. A bunch of my clothes came in from Motherhood Maternity yesterday I'm still waiting for a few things that were backordered, but I can't wait to try everything on! I think I'll make that a good part of my Saturday

[junie22]

Hope your appointment goes well tomorrow. I should be getting the rest of my maternity clothes this week, too. And I'm definitely going to play dress-up.

[DaniM0820]

9 weeks

That was the most useless appointment ever. I didn't even talk to a doctor, just one of the nurses and it was ONLY going over information I either already know or don't need until later, and family history. Lame. I'm so pissed that I wasted time there and I still have to go back next week for the "physical" part. Ugh

And on top of that, they don't do ultrasounds at the first appointment unless it's deemed "medically necessary". That's stupid. Ugh I'm just not in a good mood I hope the next appointment is better and they at least get out the flipping Doppler.

[junie22]

Sorry it left a lot to be desired. I had to have that basic orientation as well. And my OB did not use the doppler at the first appointment. However, if it gives you hope, at my second OB appointment (which was today), she busted out the doppler. At 9 weeks, they might have had a hard time finding the heartbeat anyway, which might have freaked you out more than anything.

Hope next week goes better.

[DaniM0820]

9 weeks, 2 days

Well DH and I got into a fight this AM. It sucks but it was inevitable really. I've been super irritable over the smallest crap, and his tooth has been bothering him. He's the kind of guy who can deal with a broken limb with no problem, but once something is wrong in his mouth he turns into Mr. Butthole.

Anyway, we got into an argument and then I left the house to get my bloodwork done. While I was gone he ended up leaving me a voicemail apologizing. I wasn't gone log though because I found out that I'd have to be there an HOUR for a glucose test--something the stupid nurse didn't tell me on Thursday. I didn't have time or patience to sit there (plus I had eaten a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch and a glass of OJ for breakfast) so I left. I'm so beyond pissed that the nurse not ONCE told me about it. Ugh I have some choice words for her that would only be reduced to *** here...

So I get back home and run to the bed and just cry. DH comes up and we finally talk about all the crap bothering us, so that's a plus. He's actually at my grandmothers today helping her with some household fixes.

But when he gets back we are going to catch a movie ($2 tickets!!!) and some dinner, so I'm really looking forward to that. We need a date night. I might by myself some flowers too

In pregnancy news, I'm actually really worried because my symptoms seem to have subsided. I'm not as tired and my boobs don't hurt as much (though they do still hurt), and the bloat isn't there. Actually my jeans have started feeling looser... I just hope everything is ok with little cub. I think I'm going to buy a Doppler so I can listen to the heartbeat whenever I want, and then a lack of symptoms won't be so bad

Well that's about it with me. Have a good weekend everyone!

[DaniM0820]

9 weeks, 6 days

I didn't have a good night at all. DH woke up at 2am because of his mouth being in pain (he's done that the last few nights now...) He's been going downstairs to let me sleep. This time I had to pee when he got up so I went and then went back to sleep. I woke up again at 4am with horrible, horrible cramping. Of course the first thing my mind went to was "miscarriage" because the cramping happened about 4 times and lasted a few seconds each time. However, the second and the last time it happened, I also was able to let out some gas and that relieved it a LOT!

Before that happened I was about to go downstairs to tell DH to take me to the ER, but I think it was just gas. I've had no cramping since and absolutely no bleeding, but it did freak me out enough to keep me awake for 45 minutes. I'm actually glad we didn't waste $100 to go to the ER when they wouldn't be able to do anything if it WAS a miscarriage anyway.

I have my next appointment on Friday, so I'll definitely tell my doctor about the cramping. If they don't do an u/s then I hope they can find the baby's hearbeat with the doppler just so I don't have to freak out anymore.

Other than that, nothing going on. I don't have as many symptoms as I did in the beginning. My boobs still hurt, but not as much, and I still have some nausea here and there but I really only had the one bad day of that (and still no throwing up). Still praying that everything is ok and I'm just one of the "lucky ones."

[junie22]

I bet you're just one of the lucky ones... and having a boy.

[DaniM0820]

Originally Posted by junie22

I bet you're just one of the lucky ones... and having a boy.

I hope you are right!

[DaniM0820]

10 weeks, 1 day

I have my first real OB appt today The one last week was just a waste of time, but at least I'm actually seeing a doctor this time (well, nurse practitioner) who will be doing the "hands on" stuff I'm hoping for but not expecting an ultrasound, but if she doesn't do one then I hope she tries the doppler at least. I want confirmation that little cub is still doing well.

Not entirely sure what all will go on during this appt, but I am hoping to get out of the pap smear since I just had one done in August, and if I get one post-partum then that will bring me to September/October, which isn't too far from a year away from the last one. We'll see!

Also, I had to pee in a cup with FMU, which the stupid nurse from last week said I will have to do before every appointment. Annoying, but they are checking my sugars and something else I can't remember. Whatever, hopefully it doesn't become a nuisance when I'm huge (but it probably will be )

That's it for now. Symptoms have definitely eased up, just slight, random nausea still and less-sore boobs. On a positive note, my uterus seems to have grown! It feels harder in that area than before, and it looks like it's starting to pop out a bit. It will still be a while until I look like I'm showing (thank you permanent innertube that is my stomach!) but it makes me feel good that there is some kind of change down there!

Happy Friday everyone!

[junie22]

Good luck at your appointment today! Not sure about the pap smear. At my office, with pregnancy, they require one if you haven't had one in the past 6 months. So it probably depends on when in August you had one. I missed not having to do another one by a month.