Tuesday, September 30, 2014
A Mommy's Day "OFF"
Occasionally, at my job, I have to work on Saturday. When I work on Saturday, I get a day off in the middle of the week. Today was that day. I have thoroughly enjoyed having the day off. I was able to run some errands that needed to be taken care of, went to the grocery store, did some laundry, cleaned the house, made dinner and dessert, and of course watched Braeden. It may not sound like much of a day off, but things needed to get done. I'm so thankful I actually had a day off in the week to do some housework. Hey, it the life of a mommy! :)
An overview of my first trimester.... Nausea ideas and more
As I'm coming closer to my second trimester, I think it'd be a good idea to go over some highlights (and lows) about my first trimester. I've already explained how we found out I was pregnant in a previous blog. Since this is my second pregnancy, I thought I knew how everything was going to be.... Boy was I wrong! Everything, and I do mean everything, has been more intense this time around. With my first pregnancy, I was only slightly (but constantly) nauseous until it was suggested to me to take my prenatal vitamin at night right before bed. So around eight weeks my nausea ended. This time around, I knew the trick with the vitamin and expected everything to be perfect.... Not! I have been so sick that I actually lost 10 lbs. I bought the exact same prenatal vitamins I took last time, and only took them at night. However, I would wake up in the middle of the night miserably nauseous, and when I did finally fall back to sleep, I'd wake up in the morning just as sick. When I went to my general practitioner around my 4 week mark, she prescribed me some zofran for my sickness. The only problem with that was my insurance only allowed so much (like 10 pills). Luckily, my doctor was smart and prescribe a dosage that I could cut the pill in half and have more longer. When I got really bad, I would take one. Within about 20 minutes, I'd be feeling much better but not 100% back to normal. Since I'm working, I had to find a way to make it though work. I tried about every suggestion out there....
Image from: www.swansonvitamins.com
-Crackers in the morning were ok, but made me thirsty and most any drink made me nauseous (sprite and seltzer water were my friend).
-I don't really have the ability at work to eat "smaller more frequent meals."
-Preggie Pop Drops actually worked decently well.
-Regular mints helped me some as well.
-I tired taking B6 to help my nausea, I didn't see much improvement when taking it.
-I would occasionally have a cup of peppermint tea, that seemed to help relax and soothe my stomach some.
-Sprite, plain or lemon seltzer water, or ginger ale were just about the only drinks I could handle (not even regular water).
Finally, I visited my OB around 9 weeks, which by that point I mostly only became nauseous after I ate instead of waking up that way. I told him how bad I've been feeling, and prescribe me a different nausea medicine, Phenergan (promethazine). He and the pharmacy warned me it can make you extremely tired. It only makes me slightly tired at times when I take it. Now that I've made it to 11 weeks, I hardly am nauseous at all. Occasionally, when I eat, I get nauseous still. I'm definitely looking forward to my second trimester for all of the nausea (and hopefully the tiredness that comes with the first trimester) to end. One thing I have noticed, I'm already starting to show. I've lost weight, but feel like I look like I've gained weight. My stomach now is already "pooching" some, and is looking more like a "pregnant" stomach. I didn't feel like I was showing last pregnancy until around 18-20 weeks. Showing this time, is much quicker than I had expected.
I definitely look forward to going though my pregnancy with all of you, and hopefully some of this information can help other future moms out there.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Mind of a toddler
I love watching my son grow. He turns 2 next month, and he is a blast. Even though he has is occasional melt down, he is the sweetest and most funny little man I know. I enjoy seeing his development mile stones happen right before my eyes. It seems that he learns something new everyday. This morning he was pretending to cook me food, feed me, and then tell me it was all gone. A child's creativity and imagination is truly an amazing thing. I'll leave you with a quote from my childhood...
"The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it."
Saturday, September 27, 2014
The adventure of finding out about my 2nd Pregnancy
Well, the day after my 4th wedding anniversary, I started feeling very pregnant. I had to run out to the grocery store that day anyway, so I bought a test. The results were very UNCLEAR. I could barely see 2 lines. I showed my husband that night when he got home from work in the form of a late anniversary card. He was fist shocked, and second, questioned the validity of the test. I, too, was not 100% sure if I was pregnant or not. Over the years, I've really tried to get "in tuned" with my body. At the time, it was definitely saying I was pregnant.
Two days later, I was only one day away from starting my period, and my husband wanted me to take the second test in the box. It was definitely CLEAR on the results that I was pregnant, AGAIN! That day, almost exploding with excitement, we decided to tell our families only.
We knew the risk we were taking telling them so early, but we knew if there were problems with the pregnancy that we would need them for support. Everyone was overjoyed, but my younger sisters (I'm the oldest of 3 girls in my family) were ecstatic and talked my mom into going and buying me an electronic pregnancy test to see just how far along I actually was. There was a brief moment of fear that the test would say I wasn't pregnant, and we had already announced it. It immediately said I was pregnant, and in a few minutes said I was 1-2 weeks pregnant-which in the Dr. world meant I was 4 weeks.
Oddly, I could remember the exact day I had last started my period, so I immediately downloaded about 3 pregnancy apps to see what my due date would be. I had to laugh when it said my due date was April 20, 2015.... Seriously, 4-20. My husband and I have never done any kind of drugs, but we know about the stigma of that day. That week, I called my general practitioner to confirm my pregnancy with them. The doctor came in the room, and immediately said the test shows your pregnant. My previous OB no longer accepts my insurance, and I had my general practitioner refer me to an OB that delivers at the hospital I requested. Four weeks later, I had my first appointment with my OB. He confirmed that I measure exactly where I thought I was, and my due date is definitely April 20. A few weeks after my first appointment with my new OB, my husband went out on a whim and called my old OB's office. They told him they did actually accept my insurance, and I gladly set up my next appointment with him. I'm so happy to be back with my other OB.
We are thoroughly excited about welcoming another addition to our family next spring... I'm excited about not being pregnant during the summer like I was with my first pregnancy. Below are the pictures, in order, of the tests I took.
Two days later, I was only one day away from starting my period, and my husband wanted me to take the second test in the box. It was definitely CLEAR on the results that I was pregnant, AGAIN! That day, almost exploding with excitement, we decided to tell our families only.
We knew the risk we were taking telling them so early, but we knew if there were problems with the pregnancy that we would need them for support. Everyone was overjoyed, but my younger sisters (I'm the oldest of 3 girls in my family) were ecstatic and talked my mom into going and buying me an electronic pregnancy test to see just how far along I actually was. There was a brief moment of fear that the test would say I wasn't pregnant, and we had already announced it. It immediately said I was pregnant, and in a few minutes said I was 1-2 weeks pregnant-which in the Dr. world meant I was 4 weeks.
Oddly, I could remember the exact day I had last started my period, so I immediately downloaded about 3 pregnancy apps to see what my due date would be. I had to laugh when it said my due date was April 20, 2015.... Seriously, 4-20. My husband and I have never done any kind of drugs, but we know about the stigma of that day. That week, I called my general practitioner to confirm my pregnancy with them. The doctor came in the room, and immediately said the test shows your pregnant. My previous OB no longer accepts my insurance, and I had my general practitioner refer me to an OB that delivers at the hospital I requested. Four weeks later, I had my first appointment with my OB. He confirmed that I measure exactly where I thought I was, and my due date is definitely April 20. A few weeks after my first appointment with my new OB, my husband went out on a whim and called my old OB's office. They told him they did actually accept my insurance, and I gladly set up my next appointment with him. I'm so happy to be back with my other OB.
We are thoroughly excited about welcoming another addition to our family next spring... I'm excited about not being pregnant during the summer like I was with my first pregnancy. Below are the pictures, in order, of the tests I took.
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