So, it has been a couple of days since we found out we were pregnant and now the worry has set in. My progesterone levels came back and they were a level 8 where the doctors was hoping that I would be within the 10 to 20 range (the range for "normal" for first trimester ranges from 9ng to 47ng so it is quite wide...) As my one friend put it at work...I am an under achiever right now... Luckily, my doctor put me on a progesterone supplement to help increase my progesterone levels before the test results came back, so hopefully my levels have increased and the baby is OK.
The hormone progesterone sustains the pregnancy and if the levels dip too low, we could risk losing the baby. The good news is, the doctor's office does not seem too concerned about my level, they just want me to continue taking the progesterone supplement (which my friend swears by) and unless I experience more spotting they will see me on July 17th for my 1st ultrasound! I haven't had any spotting since Tuesday which is good and only mild cramping which they say is my uterus expanding. I have always been "in tune" with my body and can sometimes feel when I ovulate, so this does not surprise me that I can feel my uterus expanding. Although, I can safely say that I never expected to say that sentence ever in my life.....
I am not really experiencing any symptoms yet. Just really tired and thirsty a lot. I notice that food tastes different too. For instance, I used to really like roasted red peppers, and now I can't eat them without gagging...they taste really burned to me.
The ultrasound seems like forever away. As Henry pointed out, it is in actuality only 10 days away (if you don't count today and the day of the ultrasound as we go at 9:00 AM). I just hope there is a heartbeat and I think that will make me feel so much better about the whole pregnancy. The not knowing is nerve wracking enough. As my one friend said, it doesn't get any easier...you just find more reasons to worry....
Henry has been so sweet throughout this entire process. I married the best man ever. The doctor wanted me to take it easy yesterday and rest and relax as much as possible to help with the spotting. Henry made sure I had everything I needed, went grocery shopping for us, and made some recipes that were healthy for me and the baby. He has been asking if I am ok, and really helping ally my fears saying that everything is fine with the baby and that if the doctors were really concerned about the progesterone levels, they would have brought me in for additional testing. He also did research and said that the low progesterone levels won't affect the development of the baby at all, which had me worried. Hormones are complex things. He also already requested off for the morning of the 17th to go with me to the doctors...this is a man who procrastinates for everything...I think he is as excited as I am to go.
The house is a mess, but I just don't have the energy or the motivation to clean it. We do have a real estate agent coming to talk to us next week, so this weekend will be all about cleaning, cleaning, cleaning....along with a Harry Potter marathon each night.
That is about it for today. Just trying to get through the next couple of days. As my one friend put it (should the worst happen), at least I can get pregnant..they can fix that if I have miscarriages..they can't fix the fact that someone CAN'T get pregnant at all. Other women have survived miscarriages, I will too if it should come to that (keeping fingers crossed that it won't and we will have a healthy bouncing baby come March).
PS: Next year is a leap year...so there may be a chance that our baby could be born on Feb. 29th. Henry has it all planned out...if the baby is born before noon we will celebrates its birthday on Feb 28th (in non leap years) and if it is born after noon we will celebrate on March 1st....we don't know what we will do if it is born at noon exactly...maybe the little one will have two birthdays!!
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