Adventures

So yesterday I ate breakfast then started vomiting and could not keep anything down, not even water. So this afternoon I decided I better go to the ER because I knew I was dehydrated! So they did all the tests and sent me for an ultrasound. Well at the ultrasound the sonographer asked what I was being seen for and I told her I can't stop throwing up. She said well I don't know why you are getting an ultrasound it won't make you feel better. Well when back in my room I told the nurse she wasn't very friendly and she asked what I meant so I told her. Apparently my nurse was very unhappy that I had been treated that way so she notified her boss and they come in to talk to me. I think I inadvertently got that lady in trouble but they said she didn't need to take it out on you. Anyways they diagnosed me with a UTI, Hyperemesis Graviarum (extreme pregnancy sickness), and a Subchorionic Bleed. Subchorionic bleed is a small clot located in the placenta and can cause miscarriage but likely will dissolve itself. The nurse at the clinic said this could have been the reasoning for my earlier spotting. I am on pelvic rest and need to follow up for it and I already have another ultrasound for next Tuesday. After getting sent home with antinausea medication and an anitbiotic I am feeling much better.

Nausea

I really dislike nausea! The stomach bug has made its way around my house and I am not sure if it has magnified my nausea or caused it! I don't like feeling like I may puke at anytime but there is nothing I can do about it. I have tried many different things (suggested by my Facebook friends) some have worked but not for long. This is a horrible feeling! On a good note I go back for another ultrasound in a little over a week then the fertility doctor will release me to see a OB/GYN so maybe I can get something to get rid of the nausea. I truly believe that twins magnifies your symptoms because everything is far worse than I have ever experienced. I am exhausted all of the time. I sleep from 10-12 hours a night and still need a nap the next day. Hopefully this only lasts through the first trimester because that means 5 1/2 more weeks of this then it is over. I will never regret doing this but the first part sucks badly. After I make it through this it will get better and in the end it is all worth it!

Ultrasound

I went to get my ultrasound this morning and at first I was really confused. She did an abdominal ultrasound which made no sense due to the fact that I am sure and 6 weeks you can't see much on that type. After that was done she said that part is over go empty your bladder and take your bottoms off we are doing the internal one next. So we did that and I layed there patiently while she did the ultrasound with my nerves running wild. She talked to me about the process and my boys and just general things. I wasn't sure what was going on on the screen since I couldn't see it. At the end of all the the tech said I am not supposed to do this but you have been so patient and quietly waited and I also know you are nervous. She turned the screen toward me and showed me there are two babies in there! They are both measuring what they should be and the heart beat is 127 for both. I am so excited and still nervous but most of all I am so happy for the parents they really deserve this!

Progress

I am taking this all day by day and so far it seems to be going well. I have not had any bleeding other than the spotting last week. No cramping either. What I am experiencing right now is nausea so that is probably a good sign. I will go next week to have the ultrasound done to visualize the pregnancy sac and be able to tell if there is one or two in there. I actually feel pregnant, I know I am only 5 weeks and 4 days, but I do remember what it was like being pregnant before. I am dreading the hard stuff like morning (or all day for me) sickness. But there is also a lot of things I like about being pregnant that I am looking forward to. I am very excited right now but I am still nervous. I know there are no guarantees in this but I just have to think that if it is meant to be it will be. Everyone that is in this is doing everything that can be done to make this work and there really is nothing more to be done so we just have to wait and hope for the best. My intended parents are great and full of support and encouragement I really couldn't ask for a better situation.

Scary

So I learned that my number more than tripled on Monday to 1777! It was exciting to hear that but yesterday morning I started spotting to lightly bleeding. I freaked out because that is how it all started the other two times. I couldn't help but think here we go again. There was never more than a small amount but it all started with spotting all the other times. It then stopped late in the afternoon but I was worried it would start back up. Well I got through all of today with no bleeding whatsoever. The clinic increased my progesterone injections to twice a day. The nurse also told me that sometimes bleeding occurs for no reason but especially with twins! It is possible there are twins in there but she basically said that it is very much possible. I will go to get an ultrasound to visualize the pregnancy sac the first week of February. Then I will be sure I have not lost it and to see if it is a singleton or twins.

I hate weather!

I went on Monday to get another blood test where they want my numbers to double. Well the person who takes care of all of that was out of the office Monday so she didn't get the results so I emailed her today to see what they were well guess what due to the snow storm they were getting they closed the office for the day. So I have to wait until tomorrow for the results, though I have faith it will be going well I just like the confirmation. I guess we will see in the morning!

Pregnant!

I just got the results from the first blood pregnancy test and it was 547 which is higher than I have ever gotten. This means I am not out of the woods yet it can still fail to progress but it is hopeful. I was told with my first time that the number needed to be over 100 and that time mine was I think 174. Then three days later it was up over 700 and this time the first test is almost as much as the second one was last time. I am so excited to get these results not just for me but for the parents also. They have tried so hard to get to this point and I just feel privileged to be able to be a part of their journey. I really think I just might be able to do it this time! I wasn't sure I would ever be able to do it now I am hopeful. On a side not I have never made it this far without spotting (which progressed to bleeding) so I am even more excited.