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First Ultrasound

We could see the gestational sac and yolk sac!! No fetal pole yet, but it’s still very early. We’re excited to say the least.

I am supposed to go back for another ultrasound in 2 weeks, the day after Christmas. We should be able to measure CRL (crown-to-rump length), and see a heartbeat. Hearing the heartbeat comes much later. I’m praying for success.

BTW, hello NAUSEA.

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So it's 5 weeks now. And frankly there's not much to report. Sort of still in denial, which is odd since we more or less planned on having another baby. But nonetheless, denial. I suppose when my waist keeps expanding and/if I start feeling sick things might seem a little more real. Right now we're still trying to decide the game plan as far as letting people know the big secret.

Symptoms: nothing much just a little bloated I suppose (so much for that weight loss challenge) Baby size: sesame seed

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I’ve been thinking all day about how on Mother’s Day next year, I’ll have my baby finally in my arms. I’m so happy. Both my mom and my boyfriend’s mom sent me beautiful Mother’s Day cards, my mom also sent me a necklace of a mother and child. They’re too sweet! My little bugs got me horrible heartburn and nausea, but hey I’ll take it. I managed to go grocery shopping and clean the house despite feeling overall crappy. Now I’m just relaxing on the couch watching Reign, waiting for my boyfriend to get off work and then we’re going to a cookout. Overall good day 😊

Happy Mother’s Day to all mommas to babies in their arms, bellies, and hearts. Today we celebrate you ❤️

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I feel SO nauseous this morning ugh

Idk if ill actually throw up or anything but this is the first bout of nausea I've experienced so far and I'm not exactly diggin it 😫

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This weekend has been the longest weekend of my damn life. I'm finally home from visiting my parents, and I'm still spotting, but that's it. The blood's mostly brown, but it's red at times. I'm sick of worrying. I have never wanted it to be Monday so bad in my entire life.

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Little Bee is hard at work growing inside, but my biggest hurdle this week has been non-pregnancy related (kind of).

First, I'm still off my anxiety meds, and I've had a little trouble. The Lexapro withdrawals are still pretty gnarly, and I can really tell a difference. My overall anxiety level is back to pre-medication levels, and my pulse spikes regularly again like it used to. I had one night where I broke down and took a Xanax for an impending panic attack. The next morning, I was still feeling really anxious, so I emailed my OB about finding an alternative to Xanax that is safer during pregnancy. Their answer? "Just restart the Lexapro." Ugh. I'm open to restarting it, and even strongly considering it, but that wasn't what I asked them!

Which leads me to the second hurdle. I decided to change OB practices today, for several reasons:

I don't feel like they listen to me, or take my concerns very seriously. I don't like feeling as if I'm being "humored".

The practitioner I've always seen and liked is leaving the practice.

I just don't like the vibe I get when they do bother to talk to me or answer my questions.

For instance, I was anxious to have a Doppler or ultrasound done at 8 weeks to check for a heartbeat. I know Little Bee is probably fine in there, but if I could just know there was a heartbeat, I would feel much more at ease. Old OB's answer? "We can't do this. We do them at 12 weeks. That's our policy." The new practice I am going to see at least explained to me in detail the reasons it wasn't feasible, but offered me options. They can't do Doppler at 8 weeks because Little Bee won't be out of the pelvis enough, and they won't be able to get insurance to cover an ultrasound without medical need, which they felt I was progressing well without the need for diagnostic imaging. They did offer to me that they could and would offer an ultrasound, but it would be entirely out-of-pocket. Just the fact that they took my concern seriously and tried to work with me sold me. My first appointment will be about a week and half later than I had scheduled with the first practice, but I think it will be absolutely worth it.

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