My first OB appt!

I had my very first OB appt today! My pregnancy finally feels real. It's still scary-but much more real. I was supposed to just have an OB physical done by a nurse but instead, once I got there I was told that since I went through IVF I would get to see the real doc today. I was VERY happy to hear that. I thought it was very strange that I would be 14 weeks and still wouldn't have seen or met the doc that would potentially deliver my baby. Anyway, he goes to my church and was incredibly down to earth (he went on the SAME Israel trip 2 years ago and was thrilled that I was going to go). It's kind of funny that while I wait to meet any new doctor to come in the room, one of the first things I do is look for the latex gloves box. Why? Because the size of the gloves=the size of his hands. Thank goodness he wore size small! hehe! That was good sign number one. He was fast but very thorough (as no one likes having strangers look up their who-ha's for long periods of time) then he told me to meet him in his office to go over everything. The baby's heartbeat was in the high 150's (baby even kicked the doppler!), my stomach/uterus is measuring perfectly for 14 weeks, and my cervix looked just right. I think I'm really pregnant!

One more thing that really impressed me was that when I mentioned I was having bad, very painful headaches in the back of my head, he took me into an exam room and rubbed and pushed on it and then gave me a chiropractic adjustment! Apparently, I have two HUGE knots at the base of my skull that are causing pressure and pain-most likely from tension and stress. I was told that I should get professional massages if Dh wasn't willing but he also gave me a prescription for some pain meds (mostly for when we are in Israel and we'll be running around a lot). I have to see his partner next appt (in 4 weeks) but at least I know I like ONE of the two docs who could deliver me. (Wow, to even think of delivery is just weird!)

I forgot to mention that I also have "pregnancy anemia." I'm now taking 10x the amount of iron I was before. As if I wasn't already sick to my stomach and constipated...

2nd Trimester!!

I think I'm officially in the 2nd trimester! I'll be 14 weeks tomorrow. It's almost weird to think about. Now I just wish my pesky preg symptoms would tone down a bit. M/S, headaches EVERY day, and constipation...take a hike would you!?

I guess things are still going OK. It's really hard for me without much conformation that our baby is still alive. I don't feel any movement yet and my belly isn't really growing too much so all I have to go on is our heart doppler. It's certainly a comfort to hear it beating away.

I have an appt on Friday at my OB so I'll update more after that!

Week 11 update

I am now officially the farthest along I've ever been. The first time I miscarried I was 11 weeks 3 days and today I am 11 weeks 5 days. It's a good feeling. Obviously, I still have a very long way to go, but for now things are still going smoothly. At my 11 week RE appt, baby was still measuring a day behind but again, there was no concern. Fluid levels were great and baby was moving his/her arms a lot with the occasional leg kick. Because I have had no problems, I was released a week early! I was able to walk out with my records and told to find an OB right away. I finally made the decision to go with a local OB and not do the drive to Tucson for the birthing center. I know that I can always change my mind if I don't feel comfortable with Dr. K. I again am NOT thrilled with dealing with a man but I've heard great things about him from several people, including my RE's nurse. My first appt is tomorrow with Dr. K's nurse just to get lab slips and to go over my history.

I've tried to avoid talking about my pregnancy symptoms but I think they are worth mentioning now. "Morning" sickness (m/s-or in my case-ALL DAY sickness) SUCKS. I had severe sore boobs when I was pregnant the first time-so much so that I couldn't sleep on my stomach and showering was painful. This time, I have almost no soreness at all. They were sore in the beginning of IVF but it tapered off at 7 weeks-exactly when the m/s started. I either have bad days of m/s or not so bad bad days. I'm either nauseous ALL day or I'm nauseous ALL day with vomiting. If I vomit in the morning, I always vomit in the evening. I was given Zofran and while it does help, I still feel pretty miserable. "This too shall pass" is what my mother and I keep saying but man it's hard. I guess I wasn't expecting it to be this bad since it wasn't for my last two pg's. I'm now learning that every pg is different.

Dh and I will be going to Israel for a once in a lifetime experience/church tour/educational trip in March for close to two weeks. I'm so afraid that I'm going to feel awful the entire time. I know that I'll have to pack half a suitcase full of food so that I can eat every hour (seriously, I eat every hr to keep the m/s at bay). It's not going to be so fun if there I am sitting on our tour bus and I have to continually barf in a plastic bag...I'm assuming those buses aren't well ventilated. Poor, poor passengers. Let's pray that things get better soon!

A friend of mine gave me Intelligender-a silly little gender predictor kit that supposedly tells you the sex of your baby beginning from week 8. I've had to wait to use it because the package says that taking a progesterone supplement will skew the results. Now that I am FREEEEE from PIO, I decided to take it this morning. Here are my results!

I think it looks closer to the girl result. Opinions?? What do you guys think? I guess we'll try to confirm one way or another in 9 weeks via u/s! Hey, they have a 50% chance of being right. :)

Oh, I also wanted to mention that I bought a home fetal heartbeat monitor. I've been able to find the heartbeat twice and it does put my mind much more at ease. I don't want to use it too much because well, who knows what all those sound waves are doing to the baby in there but it sure helps me feel better.