Baby's size: Blueberry
Next appointment: April 10th
Total weight gain: 2.8 lbs. (not sure how accurate that is, though - ended up drinking a mug of milk and eating a slice of leftover pizza at 5 a.m.)
Exercise: I AM ON BED REST. No, this isn't a joke. I'll write a separate post about it later, but yesterday I coughed at work and gushed bright red, enough to soak through my underpants. Went in to the RE's office for a scan and blood work. Jellybean had grown 2 mm in two days (so, perfect) and still had a strong heartbeat. But I am now on bed rest. Like, the kind where I'm not even supposed to sit up in a chair with my feet elevated - I'm literally supposed to be prone at all times.
Sleep: About the same.
Food cravings: Cheese. I have been craving all kinds of cheese. And chicken.
Food aversions: Nothing at the moment.
Symptoms: Brown spotting persists. Heartburn comes and goes (it's definitely been less of an issue this week). Still get twinges and a little cramping. Oh, and have had a couple of nights of really vivid dreams.
What I'm loving: The BFF, who took today and tomorrow off from work so that she could Agony-sit while I'm on bed rest. I am always humbled by the love she shows me.
What I'm not loving: The aforementioned bed rest. My anxiety level, which is through the roof. The creeping of the scale. I know I will need to gain weight but I should only gain about 15 lbs. total this pregnancy, so to be at +3 lbs. when I'm not even out of the first trimester has me wigged.
What I'm looking forward to: Getting off of bed rest. Not just getting off of it but knowing that I am getting off of it because things are okay.
Best moment this week: Seeing the fast blink of Jellybean's heartbeat on Monday. Hang in there, Jellybean! You are so very wanted.
What the...?!?! Saying extra prayers for you right now! Holy Moly!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Hoping everything turns out okay. Need to write a post but am relegated to iPad mostly (stealing a few minutes on the laptop like a bad girl) and typing on the iPad is HARD.
DeleteI'm with Charlotte..many extra prayers coming your way! Do they think you have a subchorionic hematoma or any explanation for the bleeding? I'm so glad to hear that things with baby still look so great!
ReplyDeleteSo I asked the u/s tech if it was an SCH and she said no. I don't know if it has to do with the placement or if she just wasn't familiar with the terminology or if she misheard me. I'll ask the RE today. But it SOUNDS like an SCH. The one thing my RE said was that the uterine lining is easily irritated and there are all of these vessels connecting and stuff, and that could cause it. He didn't seem too concerned, so I'm trying not to freak out. I was doing better until I had a smear of bright red yesterday. When it's just the brown blood I'm like okay whatever, but bright red sets of warning bells in my head: MISCARRIAGE! MISCARRIAGE!
DeleteI'm glad your BFF is there to keep you company. Bedrest would suck at any stage, but most especially so early!! But at least Jellybean is growing and flickering away in there. You can get through this for him/her. And try not to worry too much about weight gain (I know, I know, says the woman who spent the first 20 weeks freaked out about exactly that). You seem to be a pretty healthy eater, and if you keep that up, whatever you gain must be necessary...that and you could still get hit with the morning sickness in a few weeks and lose what you've gained and more and then you will have worried for nothing!. Take it day by day, and I hope you've got some good books/movies to keep you distracted! My thoughts are with you!
ReplyDeleteShe's seriously the best. She doesn't make me feel like crap for asking for anything (even a refill on my water bottle). She ran and got lunch for us yesterday. She didn't even give me grief for calling in to a couple of meetings at work.
DeleteP.S. I'm already down two pounds from Thursday, so my guess that some of it was water weight must've been correct. I totally peed a bajillion times yesterday. I drank a LOT of water so maybe that helped flush it out?
Ugh I'm so sorry!!! Bleeding frraking sucks. I hope it stops soon. Thinking of you!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Thinking of you, too! Can't wait to catch up on my blog reading today.
DeleteAlways in my thoughts and prayers!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sara. Knowing you've been through this and come out the other side just fine is what's keeping my from thoroughly losing my isht right now.
DeleteI don't know about fine (lol) but yes I'm closer to a baby. ;) It can happen.
DeleteOh honey. I started bleeding yesterday, found out today I have a subchorionic hematoma threatening one of the babies. I'm on bed rest too, same as you - told to stay prone. Bored out of my skull already, it's gonna be a long week waiting for scan! How long are you stuck in bed for?
ReplyDeleteUGH, I am SO sorry! I can't believe you have to wait a whole week. My bleed (which I'm guessing is an SCH? Will ask today) is really small, the size of a pencil eraser. It's up top, though, not on the bottom, and from what I've read (Quirky would KILL me for Googling this at all) that placement can be more dangerous to the baby. But on Wednesday my RE told me he wasn't worried (Me: "I'm glad YOU'RE not!"). I go back today for another scan.
DeleteI hope the week on pelvic rest helps you. I can't even imagine the worry you must be going through (in addition to the boredom, which I *can* imagine, and you have my condolences on that!).
Hang in there!
Hey!! Hope everything is ok!! Waiting for an update and getting concerned!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, I didn't mean to worry you! Composing on iPad is really hard. Just posted an update. Still on bed rest; next appt. is tomorrow AM. Thanks for checking in on me!
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