8 week appointment

I had my 8 week appointment today. They poked around, did an ultrasound and took almost all of my blood. Jason was a good sport through it all :) He is such a good husband.

The ultra sound was great. We saw the heartbeat again and we even got a picture this time. It still looks like a blob though.  The baby is the big white blob at the top of the big black circle.

My next appointment will be May 26, when I will get to hear the heartbeat with a Doppler. That should be fun!

Things have been pretty good. I have had some spotting so they put me on progesterone just in case I need it. I haven't really had much morning sickness. just at random times I might feel sick, or my tummy feels funny.

So far so good! I will keep posting with more :)

It's been a while

So... I am definitely pregnant. I knew before I took a pregnancy test, I could just tell by the way my body felt. I went to the doctor on April 4 (about 4 weeks) and they took blood. My hormone levels were at 569 (with the chemical pregnancy they were in the 20s). They had me come in a week later to take more blood and my levels were at 7,779, and they congratulated me and told me I was definitely pregnant.

We have had a lot going on lately, with fixing up the upstairs, so I have been VERY tired. I haven't had much morning sickness yet, but I do have moments where my stomach just doesn't feel right. I am ALWAYS hungry, but I can never really think of anything that sounds appetizing to eat. When I do think of something appetizing to eat, I chow down!

We had a scare yesterday, but it turned out to be good. I woke up bleeding, it was quite a lot of blood and I was pretty scared so I went to the doctor. They did an exam and they told me that my cervix was still closed and it was in the right position. They said "it looks how we like it to look at this point". To ease my mind they sent me upstairs to get an ultrasound. They checked my uterus, ovaries, and the baby. They said everything looked fine, and they couldn't explain exactly where the bleeding came from (both doctors said 2 different things but neither one were completely sure) I saw the baby (It looked like a blob) and I saw the little flutter of it's heartbeat. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures, but I am supposed to have a doctors appointment next week. Hopefully they will give me pictures. They told me that I am 6 weeks and 2 days and my due date is December 13.

We are not telling everybody yet. Just some family memebers. No facebook announcements please!

More to come... :)

Not this time

Well we wont be having a November baby. The only upside is we get to keep trying. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for a December baby. :)

Trying Again

It's that time again.. time to try again. i went to the doctor last week for another blood test to make sure my levels were normal. They said that they were negative (I didn't know they could be negative). They also said it is safe to continue trying.

I dunno if it is going to happen this month, but I am keeping my fingers crossed. I was looking on a due date calculator just to see when the baby would be due if I got pregnant this month and it would be 11/11/11. That's kinda cool. We'll see in a couple of weeks.

Sad Times

Well, it definately was a chemical pregnancy and I am no longer pregnant. I was supposed to go to the doctor this Friday so they could make sure my levels are getting into the negatives but I wont be able to go.

I will be in california for a funeral. Jason's cousin JP passed away. ALthough I only knew him for a few years but he was very important to me and I miss him so much already. I love him dearly and this was a tragedy. It is still not real to me. I am greatful to have had him in my life for the short time. He will definitely be someone I tell my kids all about.

Bad News

So I went to the doctor again on Wednesday to do a second round of blood work. They called me on Thursday and told me that my hCG levels had only gone from 27 to 38 when they were supposed to double and be at 54. They told me that it was a chemical pregnancy and they were somewhat surprised I hadn't started spotting already. I was crushed.

They had me go in today to take a third round of blood work just to make sure which direction they were going in. They told me they would have double 38 and be 76 for my levels to be normal. I did a home pregnancy test this morning and the line is getting lighter so I am pretty sure that my levels are dropping. I will know on Monday when the offices are open again. I am also starting to spot, so I am pretty sure its over.

The good news is they said I should ovulate 14 days later. like this is a normal AF. They also said that the likelihood that this will happen 2 times in a row is slim.

Jason has been really sweet. Yesterday he made dinner and a cake for me and we went to be early to watch some 30 Rock. Tonight he told me that he would do what ever he needs to, to help get pregnant this time.

This was so devastating to me I don't really feel like charting my temperature levels and all that stuff this go round. Hopefully it will still happen.

A Call From the Doctor's Office

The blood results are in, and my blood was positive for hCG, so I am definitely pregnant. It feels so good to have it confirmed by more than just the tests that I have taken at home. They want me to come back tomorrow to take more blood so they can make sure that the hormone levels are going up at the right rate. I think I will feel much better after I get the results back from that blood test. I am still feeling nervous. I just need something to ease my mind.

Today I went for a walk. I walked for about 40 minutes. It was cold, but it felt nice to get some exercise. I have a little bit of a headache. I hope it doesn't get any worse because I know I can't take anything. I haven't been feeling any cramping like I had the few days before. I still feel bloated, but not as bad as I have been the past couple of days. It is always worse at night though.

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that the blood test results tomorrow are good. If they are, I think we should tell the rest of our family, at least my grandparents and such.