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Posted by: ~Roo'sMama~ Aug 30 2006, 05:53 AM |
I was so hoping that my OB would have time to pull out the portable u/s machine and take a peek ~ I'm dying to know what this baby is! But she was really busy again and so I didn't even ask about it. Oh well... the nurse is going to schedule my big u/s in the next day or two so hopefully she'll be able to get me in for that asap. My doctor said between 18-20 weeks and I said preferably 18. Anyways, the heartbeat was in the upper 150's, and everything else is going well. My doctor said I can take Claritin because my allergies have been making me miserable, so that's good. I still haven't gained any weight, but she said my uterus is growing so it's ok for now. I may not have gained any weight, and I don't look like I'm showing, but my jeans sure are getting tight! I forgot to ask about the dizzy spells I've been having and the fact that I'm bruising a lot, but I've been slacking on taking my prenatal so I'm probably a little low in iron. I'm trying to remember - I took it yesterday and today. I hate taking it though because it makes things a little er... slow if you know what I mean ~ and I have enough trouble in that department as it is! I also really think I might have vertigo but I've never asked about it so it's never been diagnosed. I just have times where everything is spinning around me, and I'll sometimes wake up in the middle of the night with everything spinning. It started when I was pg with Andrew and just never went away. I keep meaning to ask at my appointments but I always forget. So that's my little update - I wish I had something more exciting to tell, like the sex of the baby! The next few weeks are going to just drag. |
Posted by: ~Roo'sMama~ Aug 30 2006, 06:15 AM |
The nurse just called and said she scheduled my u/s for September 19th at 4pm. That's three weeks away! How am I going to make it the next three weeks? I want to know NOW! |
Posted by: coasterqueen Aug 30 2006, 06:17 AM |
Well sounds like everything is going pretty well. Hope you get to see what this baby is at 18 weeks. BTW, I got those spinning spells when I was pg with Kylie and then they never went away. I was later diagnosed with vertigo. Now that you had it when you were pg with Roo, so it makes me wonder what the correlation is, ya know. Weird. |
Posted by: ~Roo'sMama~ Aug 30 2006, 06:26 AM | ||
That is weird - I wonder what it is about pregnancy that causes it. I'll be 19 weeks when I have my u/s - I just found out when it is. I was hoping for 18 weeks but I guess maybe it'll be easier to tell what it is. I'm just so darn impatient! |
Posted by: 5littleladies Aug 30 2006, 08:21 AM | ||
Happy Birthday to Lissa! She will find out about her new little girl friend that day! Three weeks will fly by super fast-Well for me at least! My vertigo (which appeared with Lissa) seems to have calmed down somewhat, although I do still have episodes. I wonder what's up with that? |
Posted by: coasterqueen Aug 30 2006, 08:34 AM | ||
You too? This is very freaky! I wonder how many women who've beared children have this now. Mine is a lot calmer but I have episodes too and when I do they are DOOZIES. This is really starting to freak me out as to why this happens in pg and doesn't go away. They first thought it was a low blood sugar thing when I was pg with Kylie but when it didn't go away after having her they started doing tests and found out it was in fact vertigo. |
Posted by: ~Roo'sMama~ Aug 30 2006, 09:26 AM | ||||
Fly by.... yeah right. Well good - does this mean I don't have to buy Lissie any birthday presents? my dizzy spells that are probably vertigo did get a little better a few months after I had Andrew, but it never went away completely and now that I am pg it is worse again. I should ask Dr Suppes about it next time and see if she can tell me why it shows up when you're pregnant and then stays to haunt you forever. |
Posted by: Maddie&EthansMom Aug 30 2006, 10:48 AM |
Well, it sounds like everything is going well. 16 wks, no weight gain and not showing. I'm so jealous...especially since this isn't your first pregnancy. With Ethan I was showing immediately. Glad everything is going well, Sara. I hope the Claritin helps with the allergies. I've also had the vertigo since Maddie...can't ride roller coasters anymore |
Posted by: Tiggersmom2 Aug 30 2006, 03:48 PM |
I wanted to chime in on the prenatal vitamins. I used to take Strong start and they slowed everything down.....ugh. I mentioned this to my doctor and he wrote me a script for Duet chewables. OMG! These things are wonderful!!!!! They have an ingredient in them that "softens" things up. It does a great job....love my vitamins! |
Posted by: ~Roo'sMama~ Aug 31 2006, 06:30 AM | ||
No roller coasters?! I haven't been to an amusement park since before I was pregnant with Andrew... I didn't even think of that. It makes sense that it would cause problems though. Bummer. I kind of wish I was showing... I'm fine with the no weight gain, but I'd like to have something to show for the last few months of feeling crappy. The Claritin helped a lot yesterday - I took it in the morning and I felt great all day. But, it's supposed to last 24 hours and my runny and stuffy nose came back around 8 pm. And of course I had to wait until this morning to take more and it's taking awhile to kick in. It had better not be because I bought the store brand. Oh well at least it helps for most of the day. |
Posted by: ~Roo'sMama~ Aug 31 2006, 06:31 AM | ||
Huh, that sounds really good... I should ask my doctor about those. How do they taste? The only chewable vitamin I've found that I actually like the taste of is regular Flinestones. |
Posted by: Maddie&EthansMom Aug 31 2006, 08:03 AM | ||||
Claritin doesn't work for me at all. I have to take Allegra (which requires a rx) I tried riding a roller coaster after Maddie was born and I was so sick. It made me dizzy for weeks. Everyone thought I was pregnant, but I didn't get pregnant until the month after. I get motion sickness anyway, but that was just really awful. I can ride the regular roller coasters, but the upside down, twist around, don't know where you're going coasters I can't do. There's one in the dark at our six flags and I can't ride it b/c I can't see where it's going. |
Posted by: A&A'smommy Aug 31 2006, 09:37 AM |
awww I can't believe your already 16wks this pregnancy is flying!!! OMG i can't wait to find I'm really excited are you hoping for one or the other?? anyway glad your app. went well!!! |
Posted by: kimberley Aug 31 2006, 12:21 PM |
sounds like a great appt. sorry you have to wait so long but i am sure it will be well worth it when you get your results. i am thinking pink i went thru dizzy spells too with 2 pgs. lotsa water, prenats and no rapid movement was all i could do. i still get them from time to time too but i think it is fatigue and dehydration. can't wait for your update! |
Posted by: Tiggersmom2 Aug 31 2006, 12:37 PM | ||||
The Duet chewables taste even better than Flintstones to me. They have an orange-vanilla flavor....they have really been a godsend during this pregnancy b/c I was having some horrible constipation problems with my old vitamins. |