I am 17 weeks pregnant today, yay!!! :D Pregnancy was really
crawling in the beginning, and now it seems to be speeding up just a little.
Still taking forever, but we are getting somewhere! :)
One of the BIG things that happened this week is I think I felt
the baby move! I don’t like using the words “I think” but I don’t want to say
YES for sure since I really don’t know haha. Well, on Tuesday of last week was
the first time I thought I felt movement. It felt like a gas bubble explosion,
except usual gas is followed by other gas bubbles and then actually… comes out
:P. (start getting used to my TMI posts.) This time it was one pop in one
place. I felt that a couple times. So I take out my Doppler and try to see if I
can hear some movement, and I am pretty sure I did!!! I wouldn’t move the Doppler
an inch anywhere once I located the heartbeat, and I heard some swishing noise,
like a fish swimming through liquid. I also heard little taps on the Doppler,
and at one point I couldn’t hear the heartbeat so I think baby moved away from
me :) Later in the week, on Friday is when I was more sure of myself that it
was baby movement. Once again, the same sensations… and then this tiny bit
stronger POP happened and it made me giggle because it was so sudden,
unexpected and ticklish. Hehe. At that point I pretty much figured this HAS to
be baby. Can’t wait for the movements to be more distinct and stronger… this is
getting fun!
Nausea! You know every time I brag about how I HAVEN’T
thrown up, I always end up throwing up! But this week, is a world record! I
have not thrown up since last Sunday… but then I went and ruined my record by
throwing up yesterday (Sunday.) Regardless, that is still very good for me, whole
week nausea free!!! Hopefully second trimester can get a swing of things
quicker already so I can start feeling wonderful as everyone claims to feel at
this point!
As far as weight, I am not sure yet if this is a true
increase in weight yet, or the typical 1-2 pound jump from day to day which
always goes back to solid 131 pounds. The beginning of this week, I was weighed
at my primary care provider’s appointment and I was 132.8. Right now, I actually
paused for a second and went to go weigh myself to be exact, I weigh 133.5. So…
MAYBE I am starting to gain something; I have no idea… but no dramatic change
yet. Although my appetite is definitely picking up, which is a good thing, so
hopefully my weight will pick up now as well?
As far as my health, I complained about the cyst I
apparently have in my previous post, nothing new on that yet. I will see what my
new gyn says tomorrow when I finally have my Bassett appointment! I got some good
advice from a friend the other day about a natural supplement to take to make
the cyst go away on its own- Iodoral (an iodine supplement.) The funny part is,
before I even mentioned anything about my thyroid I was told that my cyst could
be related with a thyroid dysfunction- ding ding!! Regardless, I ordered these
iodine supplement pills and once they come in I will start taking them, and
maybe they will put my thyroid back in order and make my cyst disappear, I have
nothing to lose.
In addition, I received a phone call today from my primary
doctor’s secretary. When I had my appointment last week, I asked him if I
should still be taking my vitamin D- good thing I asked. He did blood work on
my vit d, iron and potassium (I told him about my heart pains from the week
before, which I haven’t had this week at all.) Secretary calls me today and
tells me to IMMEDIATELY stop taking the vitamin D supplements. Great, my
initial reaction wasn’t a great one, especially since my primary doctor has
mentioned to me several times already that the low dose of vitamin D that I
have been taking is a good dose to take, anything else is too high and can be
harmful to the pregnancy. Oh boy. So I start asking the nurse this information,
if this means some harm has been done. Her initial reaction was “you’re
pregnant?” Ahhhh!!!! Anyway, she didn’t
provide me with any useful info, she basically just said to ask my gyn about it
and told me my level was 121.9 (whatever that is supposed to mean)which is
apparently high. Well then, good thing I just randomly asked my doctor is my
vitamin D levels were ok by any chance since I have been taking them since
August. Last week at my appointment, he claimed it usually takes about a year
for the levels to normalize but “just in case” he will do blood work. Mmmhmm… a year! Good thing he did
this “just in case” blood test. Man! These doctors… seriously!
As far as my heart pains, I haven’t had them this week, but
my doctor did an EKG test which nothing abnormal came up. He also told me it
could acid reflux, which I told him I haven’t had any acid reflux or any
heartburn at all. So he said he would check my potassium levels but told me it
is probably nothing serious.
Back to the vitamin D, I looked up the effects of what too
much vitamin D can do and this is what I found “Too much vitamin during pregnancy can cause headache, nausea, vomiting,
constipation, weight loss, weakness, poor appetite, confusion and bone pain.
Vitamin D toxicity affects bone development and neurological function of
developing baby.”
Well one thing I can say is… my headaches have been
treacherous this week. I haven’t mentioned that because headaches seem to be
such a minor symptom and can be caused by a million things, but this could be
one possible reason. Nausea- well, I’m pregnant so it is unfair to judge.
Constipation, I am taking Iron supplements which could be the cause of my
occasional constipation. Weight loss- maybe!!! Weakness- well I am tired, but
that is pregnancy related, right? I don’t know, but I don’t like this at all
and doctors are just pissing me off more and more! grr!!! And my baby better be okay in there, because
just because you losers keep screwing up we shouldn’t have t suffer! OK, small
venting session finished.
Other than that, that sums up my last week. I have not taken
a weekly belly shot yet, but intend to do so, because I definitely want to
start keeping a weekly collection of my belly photos. Later on, I will then
make a collage of my slowly growing belly, which will be fun! :) Regardless,
there will be a belly shot up soon!I will make Zhenya take a picture of me! :)
Which may or may not look any different than last weeks, but oh well!
Tomorrow is my appointment with Bassett, and I am hoping for
an ultrasound, well first to see about this stupid cyst and secondly maybe we
can finally found out who are little baby is!! Ahh! If that does happen there
will definitely be a separate post for that! But for now, I shall conclude my
post here! Thank you for reading! :D
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