Yesterdays appointment

1:00pm - Yesterday we met with the high risk diabetic doctor and also with the high risk blood pressure specialist, as my pressure has been up a little. Well, when they checked my pressure yesterday it was really high. :( Also, the diabetic doctor adjusted my insulin and changed which type I was taking. I also had a "mist" test done to determine if the blood pressure meds I am on were working. They decided to change my pressure medicine as well. They took blood to check my A1C and to check a few other things. They called today to tell me my A1C has gone up a few points, and that I now have subclinical hypothyroidism?!?!? I have never had any thyroid problems, and they said because I am pregnant I need to go on medication to help prevent miscarriage. I'm also hoping the new insulin I am on with help with my sugars better, AND I hope the new blood pressure medicine helps keep my blood pressure under control. :( We go back next Tuesday. We also have another vaginal ultrasound done Tuesday morning to check and see how the baby is doing. I also have to have an EKG done the same day, plus do a 24 hour urine test starting Monday.

So much going on, and i'm only in the beginning of pregnancy.....:(

6 weeks

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOUR BABY

Your baby's length will have doubled from four millimetres at the beginning of this week to eight millimetres by the end. The placenta is rapidly developing, however, it will not take over hormone production until about week 12.

The baby's heart is now beating and blood circulation is evident. The kidneys and liver are growing fast, and the neural tube, which connects the brain to the spinal cord, closes.

We were officially 6 weeks yesterday! As far as symptoms, they still seem to be fairly light. I still feel a little run down in the afternoons and bloated throughout the day. Every once in awhile I feel a little cramp or twinge, which is normal. For the most part, I don't even feel pregnant. I'm actually looking forward to when I do feel preggo! LOL

I have an appointment tomorrow with the high risk diabetic OB. Then next week I see Dr. Elders again for another ultrasound! Hopefully we'll actually get to see Little Nibbles and the heartbeat. :)

Yesterdays appointment :)

2:30pm - Yesterdays appointment went great!! My pressure was up some, so I have to make sure I mention that when I see the high risk doctors on Tuesday. But, they did a vaginal ultrasound and we got to see the sac and it is measuring right along with the dates I have! We go back in two weeks to see the regular ob (Dr. Elders), and I should be far enough along to see Little Nibbles and hopefully see a heartbeat. :)

It was so cute.......Tyler was in the room with us and he kept asking where the baby was. (on the screen) The nurse pointed out the little black space that was the sac and I told him "that's where Little Nibbles will live for the next 8-9 months!" and he said "Cool! I used to live there, didn't I mommy?!?"

5 weeks

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH YOUR BABY

During the next few days, your baby's heart will begin to beat. The embryo is now about 1.5 to 2.5mm long. All of your baby's major organs are under development and facial features, such as ears and eyes, begin to form. The neural tube, which will later be referred to as the spinal cord, will fuse this week. Buds appear that will soon be the arms and legs. This could be why you are so tired.

*Ok, I may have to edit this post as i'm not 100% sure how far along I am. Once I get the correct date, i'll do a weekly post. :)

So far the symptoms haven't been too bad. I think the worst of it all is the bloating!! No matter what I eat or drink, I feel so miserable afterwards.....and it lingers for hours sometimes!! My boobs are a little tender, but i'm sure they will hurt more over time. When I was preggo with Tyler they hurt so bad!!! No morning sickness, and i'm hoping I will be lucky like last time and not have any at all! ;) The downside to not having morning sickness (if there even is a downside to not having it! LOL) is that I am hungry all the time!!! Also, i'm feeling really tired, mainly when I first wake up then later in the afternoon. I also feel like I have to pee every 10 minutes or so!

Right now I am just looking forward to tomorrows appointment. I know it will be way too early to see anything but the yolk sac, but at least i'll get to see the doctor and ask a few questions I have.

First appointment tomorrow!

Tomorrow we go in to see the regular ob/gyn. I had an appointment with him as a follow-up from seeing the high risk department, but now that we are pregnant he still wants to see me and will do an exam to check for a yolk sac. I'm also hoping he'll be able to verify just how far along I am......i'm not quite sure if my dates are correct, so hopefully tomorrow's appointment will determine how far along we are!! :)

*appointment is at 2:30pm

And we have.....

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I really feel the timing of this was meant to be. I know mom is watching over all of us, including our new little bean!!!

Appointment with high risk ob/gyn yesterday

So the appointment went really good. They tweaked my meds like I thought they would, so hopefully my sugar readings will be better. I go back on October 14 to see the diabetes specialist to see how my sugars do.