My pregnancies have been VERY different so far! My first trimester was a BREEZE!!! What a sweet little girl to not give me one single morning of feeling sick, throwing up, feeling nauseous, head aches, or gagging on my tooth paste when I would brush my teeth! She sure was a hungry one though and it seemed like I could never eat enough! So as long as I kept food in my belly, we were on great terms! I actually never got morning sickness too bad with Annie either but I definitely had a couple weeks where I was more on the nauseous side and didn't want to eat anything, sensitive to smells, couldn't seem to brush my teeth without gagging, etc. At the end of my first trimester, I had that huge scare. I never had any bleeding with Annie so that was crazy.
After the first trimester, things remained calm for the 4th month. I would sometimes worry about her because I felt Anaston move right between 16-17 weeks for the first time and after that I always felt her pretty much every day! This one, I didn't feel even a flutter until 18 weeks and then only about twice again for two more weeks. Once I hit 20 weeks, I've been able to feel her more frequently but it's still pretty mild. Maybe I'm going to get a very calm baby?!? Gee Anaston was such a good baby, how could I even get one more calm? We shall see! When we went in for my 18 week appt. to determine the sex of the baby, (which by the way is my FAVORITE appointment besides delivery and I will never forget watching that amazing ultra sound) Dr. Beck was very particular in examining everything close up and put my mind at ease by telling me everything was developing perfect! Whew! He also told me I'm measuring a week further along so I may get my date moved up! Fine with me..long as she'll be ready and healthy! He also told me my placenta is a little low but not too low where he needs to worry about placenta previa yet so he will keep a watch on that.
Now the recent news...now being in my 5th month, I have been experiencing some definite differences and symptoms I'm not sure are a good thing to be feeling. I've just been hangin in there but my mom has been so mad I haven't gone to the doc so I finally made an appointment. I have been getting dizzy and really exhausted random times throughout the day where I have to stop and sit down. I feel alot of pressure and cramping...I feel like I'm carrying around an 8 month old belly and I'm only 5 1/2! I was doing a friend's hair and about passed out. That's when I knew I had to call. My doc is out right now for surgery so I had to go to another doc there but it was fine. He was nice. He says it sounds like low blood sugar...possible hypoglycemia which I'll find out in a month or so with my glucose screening test. He taught me some eating patterns with sugar to keep my sugar leveled out throughout the day so I'm not experiencing these low drops and passing out. He thinks my other issues mock pre term labor...what?!? But not to worry too much right this second and just for once SLOW DOWN and take it easy(hard concept for me). As time progresses, if things continue or worsen my instructions could get more strict to avoid pre-term labor. Wow. A wake up call to not be doing so much! Whatever I have to do to keep my baby safe! I have an appt with my regular doc in two weeks so we'll see what he says or sees. He also said they'll have to keep a close watch just considering my bleeding early on and the fact that I got miserable PRECLAMSIA aka TOXEMIA with Annie that those don't come into play but the good news is he says more than likely I won't get it again since I already had it! Keep your fingers crossed!
We already love this little girl so much and are having so much fun getting ready for her! I already feel like a family of 4! Annie asks me constantly to see my belly and she puts her hand there to feel kicks and kisses my belly. She even talks to her through my belly button like it's her little sound hole and tells her good night every night. She loves looking at all the baby stuff with me and even tries to put on her clothes or sit on her newly covered car seat. It's hilarious! She is going to be such a helper. She is always asking if the baby is big enough and can come out yet so she can hold her and give her passy. ha ha It's so crazy to think about how she'll look and act. I am so excited!
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There were a lot of times in the middle of my pregnancy where I was at work and talking to customers and almost fainted. I would have to go to the back room immediately(in the middle of conversations--how embarrasing--)because I thought I was going to pass out. I got light headed and didn't feel as if I could stand. It turned out to be nothing to worry about..but I understand where you are coming from..its very freaky and scary. Sitting down as fast as I could and laying my head down always helped. Good luck with everything!
Good Luck! Keep us posted on what your doctor says.
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