First obstetrician's appointment

On Tuesday we had our first obstetrician's appointment. The last time I saw my ob I was in the closing stages of a miscarriage and he was about to perform a curette on me, so it was a pleasant change to go in there this time with a little more confidence that things were OK. That's not to say we're being overly optomistic, in fact we're being very realistic about things this time and literally taking things one day at a time. But it was nice to finally talk to him about some of the issues that I had wanted to discuss last time, such as debunking some of the food myths etc (turns out I can eat medium-rare steak!! Yay! And I can drink diet coke!! Yay! And I can have ham or salami if it's cooked, like on a pizza!! Yay! But it's true that alcohol isn't all that great so only on very special occasions).

Dr Price did a scan while we were there - I've included the picture here. It was great to see the little sprout doing well with a nice strong heart beat. The size here is 7 weeks and 5 days and this is actually further along than I got last time, so already this sprout is bigger than the last ever was.

As we were leaving the doctor's office on Tuesday we were sprung by a good friend of ours who had just had a baby and was a patient at the hospital. We forgot all about her being there and it was a bit of a shock to both us and her when we met up rather sheepishly walking out the obstetrician's door! So she and her husband know now, and they are keeping mum about it until we're ready to go public ;-)

I haven't had any morning sickness as such but have had small bouts of feeling 'uncomfortable' and feeling like I would like to just lie down until the feeling passed. Unfortunately I'm usually at work when this comes on, so I can't really have my nanna nap, but the discomort doesn't seem to last very long so it's not that disruptive... yet!

So, 8 weeks pregnant today and still going strong... keep your fingers crossed!

Round two...

It is now 2 months since my last entry and things have been quite up and down since then. I had to have a curette on 22 June to completely clear myself of my miscarriage and immediately started feeling better physically and psychologically afterwards. I was ready to move on. My ob/gyn said I could expect to have a period in 4-6 weeks and then after that we could go back to trying for a baby again.

So my first period actually came 3 weeks later and then I went overseas to Israel for 2 weeks. Then, by the time I got back, I was ovulating. Before this experience, I don't think I ever could have told you when I was or was not ovulating - it never really entered my mind. I never noticed any changes in my body, I never felt any different or felt any cramps etc. But this time, around the last week of July I felt cramps on my lower right side, I felt bloated, my body temperature felt different, and I just knew I was ovulating. It's odd that I don't think I've ever really noticed that before!!

So, it's now 26 August and my period was due two weeks ago and still hasn't come LOL. Last Friday,  when I was a little past a week overdue I did a home pregnancy test and it showed positive! So apparently I'm pregnant again with attempt #2.Wow - that was quick!! I never, ever thought it would happen again so quickly. I mean, it's not like we were actively timing things and saying "right, now's the time". Nothing like that - we were just going along for the ride and seeing what happened. Turns out, we're a fertile couple - who'd have guessed!

So far nothing feels much different to last time, although I do think I'm experiencing more cramping and 'funniness' in my abdomen. K says "this one feels better" and the fact my new due date is on or around Dad's birthday is being taken as a good omen! I'm not telling as many people this time - mainly because I'm trying to keep this very low key and not rushing out and over-reacting as much as last time. Only our parents know and K, no-one else. So I'm probably writing for a small audience at the moment, but that will change in time.

I haven't been to the doctor yet, and I haven't made another appointment with my ob/gyn. Part of my whole "let's just take this one day at a time" mentality. I know what to expect now, at least for the first 8 weeks! For example, I know my GP will get me to pee in a cup and re-do the pregnancy test. Then she's going to order some detailed blood tests to ensure all is OK, the results of which will be given with a referral to my ob/gyn. The my GP will want me to have a dating scan, even though my ob/gyn has all that equipment in his office and can find out exactly what the scan place can find out. Then I sit back and wait for the appointment with my ob/gyn and hope all goes well in the mean time. So because I know all this now, I've decided to wait and not go to my GP until I'm a few more weeks along; I'm going to say no to having a dating scan and tell her I'd rather wait and just let my ob/gyn do the scan in his office when I go see him. I'm already taking my pregnancy vitamins, so really there's not much else my GP can do or say that hasn't already been said or done! Quite a different approach from last time when I raced out and did everything straight away. I guess I've learned the hard way not to let yourself get too carried away.

K's right - this one does feel better ;-)