So after making 3 homemade pies the night before (yes 3 between mr. sushinut and I) we packed up our goodies on Thanksgiving morning and made the hour trip to my brother in law's house. I dressed for the first time in all maternity clothes (although I was tempted not to) but no I told myself this has to be done sooner than later. As mr. sushinut put it...this was my coming out party and I should celebrate being pregnant. Uh okay, if you say so. So I had this all brown cute outfit I bought at a maternity department store and I felt like a huge rum ball. Yum rum balls. I wish I could have one now.
Our reveal was going to be a little segmented because obviously everyone was getting there at different times and I obviously already looked pregnant. Which was perfectly fine with me since I hate being the focus of attention anyhow. So the first person we saw was my mother in law who was at the house super early to bake the turkey. She already knew there was going to be some sort of news because my mom told her that we were going to make a big announcement and it would be the best thanksgiving ever. Gee thanks mom...way to keep a secret. She wasn't terribly surprised I was pregnant, although extremely happy. But the twins thing did blow her away (as it did everyone else). She couldn't wait til my father in law got there so we could tell him. He has been wanting grandchildren forever and none of his sons (even ones that got married before us) have given him one yet. I would say that the first miscarriage (the only one they knew about) really took a toll on him and thus was the reason we wanted to wait till after the amnio to tell them.
Next my father in law arrived (not wanting to be there early he waited at home until a little later) and told him the news too. He was overjoyed and tears were in his eyes. It was very emotional. Later the last brother was told (and obviously the other brother who's house we were at found out with my mother in law). After that it was a blur really. Everyone was pleased I was pregnant and was taken aback by the twins news as well as overjoyed that it was a boy and a girl. There was a lot of questions from my sister in laws family like do twins run in the family etc. I guess wondering if my brother and sister in law could have twins. I basically kept the answers short and sweet. Mr. sushinut talked a little more about the fertility meds I was on. And I did mention in confidence to my mother in law that this was my 5th pregnancy, explaining about the septum and other issues. I felt she should know and would understand since she had 1 miscarriage before as well. I just wanted specifically her and my father in law to know that it has been a long road but we haven't given up.
The dinner was a great success and everyone had a good time. The night was finished up with a big toast during dessert in honor of mr. sushinut and I and the sushi nuggets. I think my mother in law said it best that these were going to be the most spoiled and loved children ever :) I wonder if they know how much everyone is anxiously awaiting their arrival! Much talk was done about how everyone is going to pitch in and help, which really surprised me. As the oldest and a very independent child I've never really relied on help from family or friends and am too modest to ask for help. I think my family is used to this and assumes I do not need help but mr. sushinut's family is extremely family and team oriented which I love. Apparently plans are being made now for my mother in law to at least partially retire next year due to their arrival! Wow talk about feeling pressure. My infertile instinct was to say well let's wait to see if all goes well...but I held back...I think it's time for positive thinking now...
To say that I had much to be thankful this year is to say the least!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Almost 20 week update
Let's see, what has happened since my last post...
I had a follow up with my obgyn at the 2 week mark after the amnio and the nuggets were still alive and well. So that was good news. Although I'm still clinging to the lovely Dec. 10th date in my head that marks one month after the amnio, which is pretty much the clearance I've heard for complications. Hopefully there are none because I've gone ahead and told my staff at work of the news. They were all very excited and everyone is trying to help with names. So I'm sort of out of the closet at work but not completely because I don't plan on telling anyone else except close friends...so it will just have to be word of mouth or if you will "word of stomach". I'm not really hiding it anymore but not really flaunting it if you know what I mean. I still owe some of those bump hiding style pics I promised.
Oh and I should mention that (Yay!) my obgyn and I definitely agreed to do a c-section on the nuggets because the chances of them both being in the right position are close to nil. I'm completely fine with this because since day one I've always wanted a c-section. My mother had two and she's always told me it's the way to go. I know there are pros and cons to it but I feel the same way about vaginal child birth. I guess I feel safer having them extracted from me rather than relying on my body doing the right thing. Must be the fact that my body didn't quite do the right thing from the beginning. And I don't trust it. So I'm very excited about this and we've even set an early date because she said they will most likely be ready to come out about 3 weeks early. So my set c-section is scheduled for the last Friday of March. They might come earlier but definitely not later. As a mega planner this is fabulous planning news for me. Gives me a clear goal.
I also had a follow up appt. with the perinatologist to check on my cervix and I'm happy to report my cervix is buttoned up and holding strong. I asked if I needed to have regular check ups about this and he said no. Seems like if your cervix is closed it's closed I guess. He just wanted to check me to make sure I wasn't ready to deliver in the next few weeks. Next few weeks! What a thought! I can't even imagine. It will be another month before I have another ultrasound appt. with both my obgyn and perinatologist so that will be a challenge in patience.
I'm feeling a bit more kicking from the little ones and the ironic thing is that although I'm very happy to feel them I also wonder if I'm hurting them by sitting up right or scrunching my tummy in a way to not give them enough room.
The other weird thing I've felt is this strange protectiveness towards them while revealing their existence. The night before I was going to tell my staff about them I had this disturbing dream about not wanting to tell anyone about them in order to protect them. I honestly don't really enjoy telling friends about them because then I feel they are open to the world and unprotected. I know in my head this makes no sense at all but I just can't get over it. It's very very strange. I guess I just want to keep them to myself.
Well tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we will be showing up with bump in tow to my inlaws. They don't know anything yet so it should be fun. I think I'll probably pull together all my ultrasound pics in a book and show my mother in law...she should enjoy that being a mom herself. I'll post some when I get a chance too.
We definitely have a lot to be thankful this thanksgiving. It's a far cry from last year's thanksgiving that's for sure. Last year I remember thinking that I quite honestly didn't have much to be thankful for with just 1 miscarriage down and no bfp's in sight. It was a very low time for us. Ironic how much can change in a year...it's been a long haul. I hope everyone has a good thanksgiving no matter what your situation is happy or disappointing this year. Just know that if it is a disappointing one, all could be different 1 year from now. And that's certainly something to look forward to.
I had a follow up with my obgyn at the 2 week mark after the amnio and the nuggets were still alive and well. So that was good news. Although I'm still clinging to the lovely Dec. 10th date in my head that marks one month after the amnio, which is pretty much the clearance I've heard for complications. Hopefully there are none because I've gone ahead and told my staff at work of the news. They were all very excited and everyone is trying to help with names. So I'm sort of out of the closet at work but not completely because I don't plan on telling anyone else except close friends...so it will just have to be word of mouth or if you will "word of stomach". I'm not really hiding it anymore but not really flaunting it if you know what I mean. I still owe some of those bump hiding style pics I promised.
Oh and I should mention that (Yay!) my obgyn and I definitely agreed to do a c-section on the nuggets because the chances of them both being in the right position are close to nil. I'm completely fine with this because since day one I've always wanted a c-section. My mother had two and she's always told me it's the way to go. I know there are pros and cons to it but I feel the same way about vaginal child birth. I guess I feel safer having them extracted from me rather than relying on my body doing the right thing. Must be the fact that my body didn't quite do the right thing from the beginning. And I don't trust it. So I'm very excited about this and we've even set an early date because she said they will most likely be ready to come out about 3 weeks early. So my set c-section is scheduled for the last Friday of March. They might come earlier but definitely not later. As a mega planner this is fabulous planning news for me. Gives me a clear goal.
I also had a follow up appt. with the perinatologist to check on my cervix and I'm happy to report my cervix is buttoned up and holding strong. I asked if I needed to have regular check ups about this and he said no. Seems like if your cervix is closed it's closed I guess. He just wanted to check me to make sure I wasn't ready to deliver in the next few weeks. Next few weeks! What a thought! I can't even imagine. It will be another month before I have another ultrasound appt. with both my obgyn and perinatologist so that will be a challenge in patience.
I'm feeling a bit more kicking from the little ones and the ironic thing is that although I'm very happy to feel them I also wonder if I'm hurting them by sitting up right or scrunching my tummy in a way to not give them enough room.
The other weird thing I've felt is this strange protectiveness towards them while revealing their existence. The night before I was going to tell my staff about them I had this disturbing dream about not wanting to tell anyone about them in order to protect them. I honestly don't really enjoy telling friends about them because then I feel they are open to the world and unprotected. I know in my head this makes no sense at all but I just can't get over it. It's very very strange. I guess I just want to keep them to myself.
Well tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we will be showing up with bump in tow to my inlaws. They don't know anything yet so it should be fun. I think I'll probably pull together all my ultrasound pics in a book and show my mother in law...she should enjoy that being a mom herself. I'll post some when I get a chance too.
We definitely have a lot to be thankful this thanksgiving. It's a far cry from last year's thanksgiving that's for sure. Last year I remember thinking that I quite honestly didn't have much to be thankful for with just 1 miscarriage down and no bfp's in sight. It was a very low time for us. Ironic how much can change in a year...it's been a long haul. I hope everyone has a good thanksgiving no matter what your situation is happy or disappointing this year. Just know that if it is a disappointing one, all could be different 1 year from now. And that's certainly something to look forward to.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaat Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaast...
Sorry that's my best Etta James impression through a blog post...
It only took 9 days but it seems like a lifetime.
I was just called by my ob with my amnio results.
Both sushi nuggets are perfectly healthy! Can't even explain the sigh of relief. I just sat in my office with my door closed and cried. :)
I know that there could be many more hurdles especially with a twin pregnancy. But I'm just glad to have this one over and done with.
My next appt. for an after amnio check up is on Friday with my ob and then another with the perinatologist (he wants to check my cervix because of the twins situation - I was told this is standard with all twin patients) on Monday.
By the way I'll work on those pictures of the super jacket and sweater that hide me at work ;) Picture Mary Poppins magical bag but only in clothes style :) I'm sure that some people have an inkling though.
It only took 9 days but it seems like a lifetime.
I was just called by my ob with my amnio results.
Both sushi nuggets are perfectly healthy! Can't even explain the sigh of relief. I just sat in my office with my door closed and cried. :)
I know that there could be many more hurdles especially with a twin pregnancy. But I'm just glad to have this one over and done with.
My next appt. for an after amnio check up is on Friday with my ob and then another with the perinatologist (he wants to check my cervix because of the twins situation - I was told this is standard with all twin patients) on Monday.
By the way I'll work on those pictures of the super jacket and sweater that hide me at work ;) Picture Mary Poppins magical bag but only in clothes style :) I'm sure that some people have an inkling though.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
18 Week Update
So where did we leave off? Oh yes leaking. So on Wednesday mr. sushinut talked me into staying home another day and going to the doctor. Went in for a exam and it turns out there's no sign of me leaking amniotic fluid. My ob said it looked like I had a lot of discharge which is normal especially with twins and this is what was probably leaking.
What a relief. Even saw the nuggets briefly on the ultrasound.
So tomorrow will be a week since the amnio. I wonder when they say 8 -10 days for the results if they count the day of. Maybe not. Anyways sometime this week I should be getting them. I hope I'm not at work when I do but since they'll most likely call in the middle of the day I will be. What a stressful call to take. I know my heart is going to stop for a moment.
So it's another week playing the "what baby" game with the clothes. Some of you have beenwondering how I do it. I basically rotate two items in my closet over clothes. A big sweater and a big jacket. Now I actually have to button them up so people can't see. I feel like a fool, I probably look like a fool, to me it's obvious. Maybe they just don't say anything because since people see me each day I look the same. But I'm ready to be called upon by the fashion police soon. My plan is to let my staff know and let the cat out of the bag as soon as I get the amnio results back. That's when I feel I can officially bond. Until then I don't want to hear people's congratulations.
Oh and it looks like there will be like 20 people at thanksgiving this year. Fabulous. What a quaint group to announce our news. I guess I'll probably leave out the 4 miscarriages when announcing...that's sure to put a damper on dinner.
What a relief. Even saw the nuggets briefly on the ultrasound.
So tomorrow will be a week since the amnio. I wonder when they say 8 -10 days for the results if they count the day of. Maybe not. Anyways sometime this week I should be getting them. I hope I'm not at work when I do but since they'll most likely call in the middle of the day I will be. What a stressful call to take. I know my heart is going to stop for a moment.
So it's another week playing the "what baby" game with the clothes. Some of you have beenwondering how I do it. I basically rotate two items in my closet over clothes. A big sweater and a big jacket. Now I actually have to button them up so people can't see. I feel like a fool, I probably look like a fool, to me it's obvious. Maybe they just don't say anything because since people see me each day I look the same. But I'm ready to be called upon by the fashion police soon. My plan is to let my staff know and let the cat out of the bag as soon as I get the amnio results back. That's when I feel I can officially bond. Until then I don't want to hear people's congratulations.
Oh and it looks like there will be like 20 people at thanksgiving this year. Fabulous. What a quaint group to announce our news. I guess I'll probably leave out the 4 miscarriages when announcing...that's sure to put a damper on dinner.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
2nd Day of Amnio Resting - to leak or not to leak
So this is what happens when I am forced to stay at home and rest. I compulsively freak because television just doesn't entertain me enough.
Today I am leaking...well not just today, for like the last 2 weeks I've been doing the slow urine leak but now I'm wondering well maybe this leak is from amniotic fluid. It didn't smell like ammonia like it has before so I've gone a step further and smelled the t.p right after I pee...guess what, that doesn't smell like ammonia either. So either I'm actually urinating amniotic fluid or I've taken the doctor's orders too well and I've watered down my pee so much that there is barely a smell.
Well mid day I was getting a little over anxious about this random leaking and had a melt down in front of mr. sushinut. He suggested I call the dr. So I did and my ob basically said that if it was an amniotic leak it would be continuous...like a leaking faucet and I'd have to change my underpants every hour. Well that certainly isn't the case. It's basically a little touch of watery liquid on a pad...every hour. I told her that I even have leaked after I pee and isn't that supposed to not be the case. She said women leak even then, because they rarely release all the urine after peeing but the body becomes relaxed and lets go of the rest. Okay fine.
To make matters worse I think I'm getting a yeast infection...So I mentioned this to her and she did mention the leak could then be the watery discharge that sometimes happens when a yeast infection starts. This made sense...I've never had the icky thick discharge that they talk about when I have these just a watery discharge. She said that she would recommend diflucam for it right now since I should not be sticking anything up the girly parts right now. I didn't think diflucam was safe during pregnancy but apparently it is. I think I'll hang tight for a few days making sure nothing else happens before I take something though.
****I interrupt this blog post to curse myself out for taking a phone call from my mother******
Damn, damn damn!!! My mother just called (as usual a day late on things) to find out how my test went today. Uh it was yesterday but thanks for asking. In her usual tone she asked if it hurt. Why yes it did I was sore all day, but today I feel less sore. Really she says, I talked to someone at work (gee thanks for discussing my personal business with some random stranger) and they said there was really nothing to it. Oh yes, again thanks for making light of what was the biggest decision of my life. Well I said in my usual "I'm in no mood for you woman" tone, did you ask them how it would feel after they had two in a freaking row? Oh, she says, you had two? To which I responded, well yes. After all that's what you have to do for twins. TWINS!!!! YOU'RE HAVING TWINS!!!! Crap. After telling mr. sushinut over and over to not spill the beans, and that we were hopefully (if all goes well) announce the twins thing and the sexes to everyone at Thanksgiving I've now told my mom the twin thing. She no longer cared to hear about leakage or any other issues she just kept on saying "I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE TWINS!" Seriously...I don't know why I try anymore.
Anyhow...back to the vaginal discharge conversation. So bottom line is I'm not leaking continuously. Like a faucet anyway. So I guess this is good. Knocking on wood that it doesn't increase. But she said if it did tonight I could go to labor and delivery at the hospital or I could come in tomorrow. Although the test they give is not 100% about testing with the swab if it's urine or fluid but I guess she can tell by doing an ultrasound. Hopefully I won't need to come in until my next appointment, which is a week from Friday. On the positive side, I've been feeling sushi nugget girl moving all day...at one point she was kicking the crap out of my lower abdomen. I think I'll play with my doppler tonight to just make sure everything is alright.
Today I am leaking...well not just today, for like the last 2 weeks I've been doing the slow urine leak but now I'm wondering well maybe this leak is from amniotic fluid. It didn't smell like ammonia like it has before so I've gone a step further and smelled the t.p right after I pee...guess what, that doesn't smell like ammonia either. So either I'm actually urinating amniotic fluid or I've taken the doctor's orders too well and I've watered down my pee so much that there is barely a smell.
Well mid day I was getting a little over anxious about this random leaking and had a melt down in front of mr. sushinut. He suggested I call the dr. So I did and my ob basically said that if it was an amniotic leak it would be continuous...like a leaking faucet and I'd have to change my underpants every hour. Well that certainly isn't the case. It's basically a little touch of watery liquid on a pad...every hour. I told her that I even have leaked after I pee and isn't that supposed to not be the case. She said women leak even then, because they rarely release all the urine after peeing but the body becomes relaxed and lets go of the rest. Okay fine.
To make matters worse I think I'm getting a yeast infection...So I mentioned this to her and she did mention the leak could then be the watery discharge that sometimes happens when a yeast infection starts. This made sense...I've never had the icky thick discharge that they talk about when I have these just a watery discharge. She said that she would recommend diflucam for it right now since I should not be sticking anything up the girly parts right now. I didn't think diflucam was safe during pregnancy but apparently it is. I think I'll hang tight for a few days making sure nothing else happens before I take something though.
****I interrupt this blog post to curse myself out for taking a phone call from my mother******
Damn, damn damn!!! My mother just called (as usual a day late on things) to find out how my test went today. Uh it was yesterday but thanks for asking. In her usual tone she asked if it hurt. Why yes it did I was sore all day, but today I feel less sore. Really she says, I talked to someone at work (gee thanks for discussing my personal business with some random stranger) and they said there was really nothing to it. Oh yes, again thanks for making light of what was the biggest decision of my life. Well I said in my usual "I'm in no mood for you woman" tone, did you ask them how it would feel after they had two in a freaking row? Oh, she says, you had two? To which I responded, well yes. After all that's what you have to do for twins. TWINS!!!! YOU'RE HAVING TWINS!!!! Crap. After telling mr. sushinut over and over to not spill the beans, and that we were hopefully (if all goes well) announce the twins thing and the sexes to everyone at Thanksgiving I've now told my mom the twin thing. She no longer cared to hear about leakage or any other issues she just kept on saying "I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO HAVE TWINS!" Seriously...I don't know why I try anymore.
Anyhow...back to the vaginal discharge conversation. So bottom line is I'm not leaking continuously. Like a faucet anyway. So I guess this is good. Knocking on wood that it doesn't increase. But she said if it did tonight I could go to labor and delivery at the hospital or I could come in tomorrow. Although the test they give is not 100% about testing with the swab if it's urine or fluid but I guess she can tell by doing an ultrasound. Hopefully I won't need to come in until my next appointment, which is a week from Friday. On the positive side, I've been feeling sushi nugget girl moving all day...at one point she was kicking the crap out of my lower abdomen. I think I'll play with my doppler tonight to just make sure everything is alright.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Amnio Update
So I made it through the amnio. Now I just need to hope and pray. My appt. was today at 9a. I got there probably 15 minutes early. But we didn't see the genetic counselor until about 10a. It was a long day. I'm not sure if it was her job or if she truly was wondering why I was there but she sounded like I didn't really have much to worry about seeing my numbers even though I tested positive for the first screening test. I didn't let this stray me though. I had thought about this long and hard and I didn't want to chicken out now. What I did love about her was that she had twins 5 years ago and also had an amnio. Just the fact that there were two more twin survivors of the amnio (and 5 years ago to boot) made me feel a little better. Basically she went over the same exact things I had already read about or heard of so there really was no new info. And we continued on with the amnio.
We had the in depth ultra sound first and they were moving around like mad, even though I took careful precautions this morning to not eat a spec of sugar and only have water and dry wheat toast. But the doctor said there's often times no way around it. He said that everything looked perfect and all the important parts were there and looked well. They both were measuring right on target for 17 weeks and a few days. Oh and I guess I should mention if you've read this far...he could tell what the sex is of each :) Although not 100% until the amnio results he said the sushi nuggets are one of each. I have 1 boy and 1 girl! :) We are elated. From the beginning I had a feeling it might be one of each but lately I've been leaning more towards 2 girls. For whatever reason I've never felt it was two boys. Not sure why. But yup...those are the sushi nuggets. One of each.
So anyways we started with Baby B or the boy, because he was moving around a little less than the girl. They carefully cleaned and prepped me...I was pretty scared but tried to remain as calm as possible. This needle wasn't too bad, it hurt a little but I honestly I believe it was because he is higher up (which by the way I realize now that the boy consumes the upper part of my tummy (I was wondering why I was poofed out up there) where the little girl consumes the lower part of my abdomen (or the muffin top part)...the two have been slowly merging but not completely a round ball yet. I give it another week or two before I'm a perfect round pregnant ball, shape wise.
Anyways the boy went fine, clear fluid and all. I counted the seconds till they were done because I was so scared he would hit the needle because he was moving around a bit.
Now the girl was a little more difficult. She was kicking around like a crazy woman and I prayed and prayed she would stop. I now had my first experience of not being able to control your child. I wanted to reach in and grab hold of her. It took about 20 minutes to wait till she settled down and found a place that was clear. I couldn't look at the ultrasound during that time I was so afraid she was moving around. Not to mention this needle was by far more painful. I'm not sure if it was because my stomach was already tense from the first one or because it was closer to my lower abdomen but I could completely feel the the needle go through me and then pop through the sac. It was not comfortable to say the least. I couldn't wait till it was taken out. The doctor said I did just great though and the fluid came out clear as well.
I'm to notify both him and my ob office immediately if I spot at all or leak amniotic fluid...which should be a little difficult to tell since I've been continuously leaking urine for the past few weeks. But hopefully I'll be able to figure out the difference. My stomach feels super sensitive and sore (especially by the lower puncture) and I've just been on compulsive leak watch and hanging out watching the Kardashian marathon (nothing like smut to get your mind off your amnio).
Oh and I should mention I was all gung ho about ordering the asap FISH results until we found out they are between $300-$400 a pop and since I have two that would be times two. Mr. sushinut put his foot down and said we should put it towards the college fund. :( So I need to wait. The genetic counselor said it takes from 8-10 days...the doc said 10-14 days...I'm hoping that the generic counselor is more on target. So here's to a uneventful couple of weeks ahead.
We had the in depth ultra sound first and they were moving around like mad, even though I took careful precautions this morning to not eat a spec of sugar and only have water and dry wheat toast. But the doctor said there's often times no way around it. He said that everything looked perfect and all the important parts were there and looked well. They both were measuring right on target for 17 weeks and a few days. Oh and I guess I should mention if you've read this far...he could tell what the sex is of each :) Although not 100% until the amnio results he said the sushi nuggets are one of each. I have 1 boy and 1 girl! :) We are elated. From the beginning I had a feeling it might be one of each but lately I've been leaning more towards 2 girls. For whatever reason I've never felt it was two boys. Not sure why. But yup...those are the sushi nuggets. One of each.
So anyways we started with Baby B or the boy, because he was moving around a little less than the girl. They carefully cleaned and prepped me...I was pretty scared but tried to remain as calm as possible. This needle wasn't too bad, it hurt a little but I honestly I believe it was because he is higher up (which by the way I realize now that the boy consumes the upper part of my tummy (I was wondering why I was poofed out up there) where the little girl consumes the lower part of my abdomen (or the muffin top part)...the two have been slowly merging but not completely a round ball yet. I give it another week or two before I'm a perfect round pregnant ball, shape wise.
Anyways the boy went fine, clear fluid and all. I counted the seconds till they were done because I was so scared he would hit the needle because he was moving around a bit.
Now the girl was a little more difficult. She was kicking around like a crazy woman and I prayed and prayed she would stop. I now had my first experience of not being able to control your child. I wanted to reach in and grab hold of her. It took about 20 minutes to wait till she settled down and found a place that was clear. I couldn't look at the ultrasound during that time I was so afraid she was moving around. Not to mention this needle was by far more painful. I'm not sure if it was because my stomach was already tense from the first one or because it was closer to my lower abdomen but I could completely feel the the needle go through me and then pop through the sac. It was not comfortable to say the least. I couldn't wait till it was taken out. The doctor said I did just great though and the fluid came out clear as well.
I'm to notify both him and my ob office immediately if I spot at all or leak amniotic fluid...which should be a little difficult to tell since I've been continuously leaking urine for the past few weeks. But hopefully I'll be able to figure out the difference. My stomach feels super sensitive and sore (especially by the lower puncture) and I've just been on compulsive leak watch and hanging out watching the Kardashian marathon (nothing like smut to get your mind off your amnio).
Oh and I should mention I was all gung ho about ordering the asap FISH results until we found out they are between $300-$400 a pop and since I have two that would be times two. Mr. sushinut put his foot down and said we should put it towards the college fund. :( So I need to wait. The genetic counselor said it takes from 8-10 days...the doc said 10-14 days...I'm hoping that the generic counselor is more on target. So here's to a uneventful couple of weeks ahead.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
17 Weeks Update - 2 Days until Amnio
This week was a little rough. I seems I came down Tuesday with the stomach flu. At first I thought I ate something but when I called my ob the office said the stomach flu was going around. I had one day of (believe it or not) actual vomiting (although all water) and some diarrhea (sorry for the tmi) but I got thru it and took two days off from work. I feel perfectly fine now and have been trying since to drink as much liquids as possible to make up for any dehydration that occurred. Checked the heartbeats with the doppler on day two and they both still seemed to be there so I guess that's good.
I've read a lot about the flu shot and am now wondering if I should get it. I've never honestly taken it before. I pride myself on staying healthy every year by taking echinecia and golden seal and haven't had the flu (knock on wood) for about 5-6 years. While everyone at work is dying (even those who have had the shot) I continue on healthy. My fear of getting it now is that a) what if I have an allergic reaction and it affects the pregnancy (after all this being my first time I wouldn't know if I would have a reaction) and b) sort of leery as I always have been as to what is exactly in those shots. I know there's been much research on their benefit but I wonder should I risk the chance of a reaction. With my luck I'd have one. Anyone else decide not to get their flu shot? My doctor quite honestly hasn't mentioned it.
And last but not least, the amnio is on Monday. My boss came into my office on friday and gave me a nice "best of luck on monday, think positive thoughts" comment which I thought was nice. Last night I met with a close friend who I told about the pregnancy and the amnio situation. She's very excited about the pregnancy and thinks all will go well with the amnio. I'm trying to think positive too but I wonder if they a) really understand the risks or b) are just trying to not make me freak out. Probably a little of both. I've been pretty calm lately about my decision but I am not looking forward to Sunday night at all. I know already it will be a night of restless sleep.
I've read a lot about the flu shot and am now wondering if I should get it. I've never honestly taken it before. I pride myself on staying healthy every year by taking echinecia and golden seal and haven't had the flu (knock on wood) for about 5-6 years. While everyone at work is dying (even those who have had the shot) I continue on healthy. My fear of getting it now is that a) what if I have an allergic reaction and it affects the pregnancy (after all this being my first time I wouldn't know if I would have a reaction) and b) sort of leery as I always have been as to what is exactly in those shots. I know there's been much research on their benefit but I wonder should I risk the chance of a reaction. With my luck I'd have one. Anyone else decide not to get their flu shot? My doctor quite honestly hasn't mentioned it.
And last but not least, the amnio is on Monday. My boss came into my office on friday and gave me a nice "best of luck on monday, think positive thoughts" comment which I thought was nice. Last night I met with a close friend who I told about the pregnancy and the amnio situation. She's very excited about the pregnancy and thinks all will go well with the amnio. I'm trying to think positive too but I wonder if they a) really understand the risks or b) are just trying to not make me freak out. Probably a little of both. I've been pretty calm lately about my decision but I am not looking forward to Sunday night at all. I know already it will be a night of restless sleep.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Happy 16 Weeks my little sushi nuggets...
So if all is still well, my little sushinuggets turned 16 weeks yesterday. Ah, the 4 month mark.
At this point my nausea has diminished again but does pop up from time to time. I've had more food cravings, still have breast tenderness and some weird twinges/pulling sensations in the last couple of days in my pelvic area. Hopefully this is all normal.
Another big step of mine...my doppler finally came in! It came in on Thursday and I rushed home to try to use it. I found at least one heart rate perfectly fine. I can't tell if I'm finding two or if it's the same one. I purposely rented a digital one so that I can see what the number is. One is about 157 and the other is around 153. I know those are pretty close so it might be the same baby but who knows, it was my first time trying and I'm sure I'll get better at it.
And because of the doppler I felt a-okay with telling my boss about the pregnancy on Friday as well. I had decided that I would tell him but let him know that I wasn't ready to tell my staff or anyone else at the office yet. I felt it was the right thing to do not only out of etiquette but also in case anything major happened and God forbid I have to take longer off or have issues with complications. I thought it would be better if he at least knew the first half of the story before hand.
Friday was review day for me so I thought it a perfect chance to discuss right after all was said and done (so as to not bias his review of course) since I don't get to talk to him one on one much. I was a bit concerned about his reaction but knew it would be better than my last crappy boss. She was completely anti children and this boss has a young child. So I had hopes that all would go okay. He actually surprised me by being very much overjoyed and and was so happy for me. We talked about all the details and how long I thought about taking and what we were going to do about staffing. He just seemed genuinely happy. I told him that I'd like to wait a little while after the amnio to make sure that everything went okay before telling my staff. He said he understood and talked about how his wife had the amnio as well. Although I didn't tell him it was twins yet (thought that was a bit too much info at this time) I did mention that I may need bed rest and will probably deliver early. I guess his wife had a similar situation as well and he related. Not bad for a male boss I would say :)
So I guess I'm on to next week at work still trying to hide my belly. I'm so proud of myself for making it this far. (Although does that mean that I'm not growing enough? - Arrg...the constant worry) As long as I get through this week I'm free and clear as I see it. My amnio is a week from Monday. Even though I've read that a miscarriage can occur as long as a month after the amnio, my obgyn says it happens quite quickly if it does. So I'll definitely be on pins and needles in a couple of weeks.
Mr. sushinut and I still haven't told my mom or my inlaws and decided to wait until after the amnio. My hope is that we will announce to everyone at Thanksgiving our news (or in my case just show up looking pregnant) and pray that we have something to be extremely thankful for. Two babies that survived an amnio and that are healthy to boot. Wouldn't that be a dream come true. Sure beats the depressing infertility issues I've had to deal with at past Thanksgivings. I can only hope. Both of our families would be beyond overjoyed. And I would love to give them that.
At this point my nausea has diminished again but does pop up from time to time. I've had more food cravings, still have breast tenderness and some weird twinges/pulling sensations in the last couple of days in my pelvic area. Hopefully this is all normal.
Another big step of mine...my doppler finally came in! It came in on Thursday and I rushed home to try to use it. I found at least one heart rate perfectly fine. I can't tell if I'm finding two or if it's the same one. I purposely rented a digital one so that I can see what the number is. One is about 157 and the other is around 153. I know those are pretty close so it might be the same baby but who knows, it was my first time trying and I'm sure I'll get better at it.
And because of the doppler I felt a-okay with telling my boss about the pregnancy on Friday as well. I had decided that I would tell him but let him know that I wasn't ready to tell my staff or anyone else at the office yet. I felt it was the right thing to do not only out of etiquette but also in case anything major happened and God forbid I have to take longer off or have issues with complications. I thought it would be better if he at least knew the first half of the story before hand.
Friday was review day for me so I thought it a perfect chance to discuss right after all was said and done (so as to not bias his review of course) since I don't get to talk to him one on one much. I was a bit concerned about his reaction but knew it would be better than my last crappy boss. She was completely anti children and this boss has a young child. So I had hopes that all would go okay. He actually surprised me by being very much overjoyed and and was so happy for me. We talked about all the details and how long I thought about taking and what we were going to do about staffing. He just seemed genuinely happy. I told him that I'd like to wait a little while after the amnio to make sure that everything went okay before telling my staff. He said he understood and talked about how his wife had the amnio as well. Although I didn't tell him it was twins yet (thought that was a bit too much info at this time) I did mention that I may need bed rest and will probably deliver early. I guess his wife had a similar situation as well and he related. Not bad for a male boss I would say :)
So I guess I'm on to next week at work still trying to hide my belly. I'm so proud of myself for making it this far. (Although does that mean that I'm not growing enough? - Arrg...the constant worry) As long as I get through this week I'm free and clear as I see it. My amnio is a week from Monday. Even though I've read that a miscarriage can occur as long as a month after the amnio, my obgyn says it happens quite quickly if it does. So I'll definitely be on pins and needles in a couple of weeks.
Mr. sushinut and I still haven't told my mom or my inlaws and decided to wait until after the amnio. My hope is that we will announce to everyone at Thanksgiving our news (or in my case just show up looking pregnant) and pray that we have something to be extremely thankful for. Two babies that survived an amnio and that are healthy to boot. Wouldn't that be a dream come true. Sure beats the depressing infertility issues I've had to deal with at past Thanksgivings. I can only hope. Both of our families would be beyond overjoyed. And I would love to give them that.
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