As far as I know I am still pregnant. The spotting that started at the OBs office last week seems to have finally disappeared. There was never really any explanation for it other than possibly being related to stopping the progesterone suppositories. I still had a week's worth of tabs left so the OB suggested I finish them out with one a day until they are gone, mostly to make me feel better, I think.
It seems like a month since my last ultrasound. It has only been a week! Three more to go until my next appointment. We've decided not to share the news with extended family and friends until after the next appointment at 14 weeks. If all looks good at that time we will shout the news from rooftops.
We also decided not to do any first trimester screening tests. The NT scan seemed like a good way to get another peak at our (hopefully) growing fetus, but in the end it just seemed like more stress that I don't need right now. What would we do with the information if it came back positive? I know I don't want to have amniocentesis done or CVS. We may opt for the 16 week blood tests and we will definitely want an anatomy scan.
During these long days that I wait for my next confirmation of a heartbeat, I do have the impulse to pick up the phone and call for the NT scan. My fear that we won't see a heartbeat keeps me from doing so. I'd really like to enjoy the holidays this year.
As for symptoms, my fatigue seems to be getting better. During this past week my appetite would disappear around dinner time and nothing sounded good except for grilled cheese or Taco Bell (I've eaten more Taco Bell in the last 3 weeks than I have in 10 years). I broke down a few nights ago and bought a few bottles of Mexican coke to help around dinner time. They do.
The fetus is supposedly the size of a fig but I can't feel any indication that a fig sized being is in my uterus. The other day I worried that my pants didn't feel as tight as they had the previous days. I thought a week ago that I might be starting to show, but now I question that. Maybe the bloat is gone. My pants do feel tighter at night, as does my bra, but I think I have a while to go before I need to think about new clothes or showing. I try to feel for my uterus protruding above my pubic bone but I get nothing. Who are these women who post pictures online of their pregnant bellies at 11 weeks and actually look pregnant?!
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The women who post those pictures are women like me who are on their second baby. It's amazing how much faster your body changes with a second baby. I didn't grow out of my normal pants with my first pregnancy until week 14/15 - and just started wearing maternity pants this week at 11 weeks. That's how it works. You'll notice much earlier next time because your body just goes into auto-pilot ;)
Good luck waiting for another scan! I scheduled my OB appointments 2 weeks apart starting 2 weeks after being released from the RE so that I could have scans at 6, 8, 10, and 12 weeks just to keep sane. After 12 weeks - I have to wait 8 more weeks. Gah, that's going to be hard!
Don't worry about not showing. I thought I was showing around 11 weeks, and then it would just go away. I remember going to a friend's baby shower and I 19 weeks pregnant and no one could tell... I could still fit in my normal clothes just fine. I think I started wearing maternity clothes around 24 weeks, so try not to worry about you physical appearance! Thinking of you!
good on you for not going through the stress of all those tests. I had about 14 scans during my pregnancy! its so normal to want to know everything is ok. so happy for you and cannot wait to hear of the great scan you will have next
Those women either had belly pudge start with (me!) or are on their 2nd kid. :) You will show soon enough, and then you're think holy shit!! People didn't notice I was pregnant until around 20 weeks - try not to worry about it!
yeah, I am a pudge now. I started wearing the belly band at 10 weeks this time.
Glad to hear you are well!
My mother never showed for me. Not that she was obese but she only gained 17 pounds for me.
Mmm, Taco Bell! Okay, I haven't been in years either, but I have fond memories of the tacos and bean burritos! :)
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