Okay, so I had a freak out this weekend.
First of all, starting on Friday at about 6 pm, my entire abdomen really hurt, but it was concentrated mostly in my uterine area. Everytime I moved or shifted positions I was in major pain. Walking was horrid. I thought it would go away overnight, but it didn't, and at 10pm on Saturday I still had the same pain.
The pain was worrying me a bit, because it was something I'd felt in the past, but only for a couple of hours at a time, never for over 24 hours! But the baby was kicking like crazy, so I wasn't terribly concerned.
However, at about 5 pm on Saturday the baby stopped moving. I waited all evening for him to start again, but nothing. I figured he was just tired or in a weird position. I went to sleep (still in pain).
I woke up many times during the night, as usual, and never felt him. Usually I feel little (or big) kicks throughout the night as I wake up. When I woke up at 3am it really started to worry me, and I couldn't fall back asleep. I laid there awake until 5:30am, and never felt him move the entire time. So I went and ate an apple and some toast and peanut butter. I was starving, but I was also hoping the food would make him move.
It didn't. I stayed awake until 7am, he still didn't move. I fell asleep until 8am. I got up, drank some tea and ate some cookies... nothing. At around 10:30 DH and I had breakfast... still nothing.
At this point it's been 18 hours since I've felt the baby move. I'd eaten multiple meals, I was sitting quietly the whole time, and I was only asleep for a few of those hours. My kid usually moves every hour!
I was totally freaked out, obviously. And then he started kicking again at around noon. Much more softly than normal, but still, he was kicking. I almost cried.
He must be in a weird position, because I'm feeling him move regularly now, but the kicks aren't nearly as strong as they were. Sometimes his kicks startle me, they're so strong. I've actually jumped in my seat before. But now, it's almost like they're punches instead of kicks.
The worries don't really ever end, do they?
Monday, November 23, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Bambino Kicked Daddy
21 weeks 2 days
I've been feeling the baby kicking on the outside of my stomach for weeks. He's a strong little guy apparently. However, for awhile the only reason I would feel him was because I would sit there with a hand on my belly and I was lucky that he would just happen to kick in that spot. He rarely continued to kick there more than two or three times, which wasn't enough time to get my husband to put his hand there to feel something.
Recently, however, Bambino started kicking about 20 times in the same spot, over and over and over again. But never when Justin was around. Only when I was by myself. It was starting to frustrate me, because feeling him kick on the outside is so cool, and I wanted Justin to experience it. Instead, he seemed to be discouraged by his fruitless attempts, and didn't really seem to care to try anymore. Men.
Last night we got to spend a rare evening together watching TV. Justin had no clients to train, and Bambino was awake for a long time last night, moving around, kicking, etc. I felt him on the outside a bunch of times, but once again, he was refusing to kick in the same spot more than twice. I'm pretty positive Justin had his hand there during a couple of kicks that he should have felt, but he said he didn't feel anything. It was driving me nuts.
Finally, WE HAD SUCCESS!! He felt a nice kick right to his hand, and then a bunch of feet squirming around after that. He finally felt the baby's unmistakable movement.
I was so happy.
I've been feeling the baby kicking on the outside of my stomach for weeks. He's a strong little guy apparently. However, for awhile the only reason I would feel him was because I would sit there with a hand on my belly and I was lucky that he would just happen to kick in that spot. He rarely continued to kick there more than two or three times, which wasn't enough time to get my husband to put his hand there to feel something.
Recently, however, Bambino started kicking about 20 times in the same spot, over and over and over again. But never when Justin was around. Only when I was by myself. It was starting to frustrate me, because feeling him kick on the outside is so cool, and I wanted Justin to experience it. Instead, he seemed to be discouraged by his fruitless attempts, and didn't really seem to care to try anymore. Men.
Last night we got to spend a rare evening together watching TV. Justin had no clients to train, and Bambino was awake for a long time last night, moving around, kicking, etc. I felt him on the outside a bunch of times, but once again, he was refusing to kick in the same spot more than twice. I'm pretty positive Justin had his hand there during a couple of kicks that he should have felt, but he said he didn't feel anything. It was driving me nuts.
Finally, WE HAD SUCCESS!! He felt a nice kick right to his hand, and then a bunch of feet squirming around after that. He finally felt the baby's unmistakable movement.
I was so happy.
OB Appointment - 21 Weeks
Yesterday I had an OB appointment at 21 weeks 1 day. Out of the 15+ times I've been there, it was the first time I had to wait to get in, and boy was it a long wait. I was in the waiting room for over an hour. It seemed a bit ridiculous to me considering Bambino was jumping around inside me and kicking for that whole hour, so I already knew he was doing well.
Amazingly, he already had my ultrasound results. The radiologist said everything looked good, no significant abnormalities. Of course, I had to ask about the word "significant." It makes it sounds like "Well, the baby doesn't have anything major wrong with it, it's just missing a baby toe" or something like that. Apparently that's the word that is always used.
I gained 3 lbs in the 5 weeks between my appointments. That puts me at about a 17-18 lb weight gain... I think. I wasn't weighed there until I was 8 weeks pregnant, and at that point I had already gained a bunch of weight. So I'm estimating my pre-pregnancy weight according to my bathroom scale, which is not very accurate.
I was happy it was only 3 lbs, because my weight gain in the previous 4 weeks was 5 lbs. I know pregnancy isn't the time to have body image issues, but I really just don't want to gain unecessary excess weight. I'll deal with the 25-35 lbs I'll probably gain (25 lbs is being far too optimistic... it really will probably be 35 lbs), but I'm not one of those people who thinks that because they're pregnant they have free reign to eat like crazy and pack on extra pounds all over their body. It's not good for me or the baby. I eat really well and exercise about 3 times a week. As far as I can tell, the weight is all in my belly, since my maternity pants fit my hips and thighs exactly the way they fit 10 weeks ago, and my arms haven't turned into hams :) My face is fuller though... unfortunately it's always one of the first places that I put on weight.
He didn't measure my uterus, he just palpated it. So I can't tell you how big I'm measuring at this point, although I am definitely ahead.
He never tells me the baby's heartrate. But this time with the doppler was particularly funny because Bambino kept moving away everytime the OB would find the heartbeat. The OB eventually started laughing.
I asked him about my braxton hicks contractions, which I sometimes get 20+ of per day. He said I just have an irritable uterus and not to worry about it.
I also asked him if it would be the worst thing in the world if I slept on my back at this point, since I'm not uncomfortable on my back but I'm very uncomfortable on my side. He didn't go for that. Sometimes he disagrees with the general consensus out there, but this time he told me what all the books say - that the left side is best, the right side is okay, and try not to sleep on my back.
He did, however, say that if I need to lie on my back because of discomfort, I can just put a pillow underneath one side and if I'm just propped up a couple of inches that'll be okay. I was already doing that sometimes, but I hadn't heard it from my doctor so I was nervous about doing it too often. I was worried that maybe I wasn't propped up enough and my uterus would still be cutting off my blood supply. But apparently those couple of inches are enough to avoid that.
Amazingly, he already had my ultrasound results. The radiologist said everything looked good, no significant abnormalities. Of course, I had to ask about the word "significant." It makes it sounds like "Well, the baby doesn't have anything major wrong with it, it's just missing a baby toe" or something like that. Apparently that's the word that is always used.
I gained 3 lbs in the 5 weeks between my appointments. That puts me at about a 17-18 lb weight gain... I think. I wasn't weighed there until I was 8 weeks pregnant, and at that point I had already gained a bunch of weight. So I'm estimating my pre-pregnancy weight according to my bathroom scale, which is not very accurate.
I was happy it was only 3 lbs, because my weight gain in the previous 4 weeks was 5 lbs. I know pregnancy isn't the time to have body image issues, but I really just don't want to gain unecessary excess weight. I'll deal with the 25-35 lbs I'll probably gain (25 lbs is being far too optimistic... it really will probably be 35 lbs), but I'm not one of those people who thinks that because they're pregnant they have free reign to eat like crazy and pack on extra pounds all over their body. It's not good for me or the baby. I eat really well and exercise about 3 times a week. As far as I can tell, the weight is all in my belly, since my maternity pants fit my hips and thighs exactly the way they fit 10 weeks ago, and my arms haven't turned into hams :) My face is fuller though... unfortunately it's always one of the first places that I put on weight.
He didn't measure my uterus, he just palpated it. So I can't tell you how big I'm measuring at this point, although I am definitely ahead.
He never tells me the baby's heartrate. But this time with the doppler was particularly funny because Bambino kept moving away everytime the OB would find the heartbeat. The OB eventually started laughing.
I asked him about my braxton hicks contractions, which I sometimes get 20+ of per day. He said I just have an irritable uterus and not to worry about it.
I also asked him if it would be the worst thing in the world if I slept on my back at this point, since I'm not uncomfortable on my back but I'm very uncomfortable on my side. He didn't go for that. Sometimes he disagrees with the general consensus out there, but this time he told me what all the books say - that the left side is best, the right side is okay, and try not to sleep on my back.
He did, however, say that if I need to lie on my back because of discomfort, I can just put a pillow underneath one side and if I'm just propped up a couple of inches that'll be okay. I was already doing that sometimes, but I hadn't heard it from my doctor so I was nervous about doing it too often. I was worried that maybe I wasn't propped up enough and my uterus would still be cutting off my blood supply. But apparently those couple of inches are enough to avoid that.
Monday, November 16, 2009
I Wish I Had Skills
I wish I had skills so that I could make things for my baby. I have no idea how to knit. I have no idea how to sew. I don't even know how to operate a sewing machine.
Nobody around me knows how to do these things either. So there's no one to teach me. I have one friend who lives about 4 hours away right now who knows how to knit, but how can someone 4 hours away teach me how to do that?
I'm not someone who enjoys trying to figure out how to do things from instructions that are written down. I'd prefer to have someone right there beside me teaching me. So teaching myself how to knit or sew isn't going to work.
I think I'm just experiencing the nesting urge, and that's why I want to be able to knit blankets, booties, and hats and sew quilts.
I wish someone had taught me these things when I was growing up.
Nobody around me knows how to do these things either. So there's no one to teach me. I have one friend who lives about 4 hours away right now who knows how to knit, but how can someone 4 hours away teach me how to do that?
I'm not someone who enjoys trying to figure out how to do things from instructions that are written down. I'd prefer to have someone right there beside me teaching me. So teaching myself how to knit or sew isn't going to work.
I think I'm just experiencing the nesting urge, and that's why I want to be able to knit blankets, booties, and hats and sew quilts.
I wish someone had taught me these things when I was growing up.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Detailed Ultrasound
I had my detailed ultrasound yesterday. As far as the tech knows, everything looks good. We'll have to wait for the radiologist to send the report to my OB to know for sure though. Bambino measured 21 weeks 1 day (4 days ahead) and was about 3/4 of a pound. His heartrate was 151 bpm. So much for high heartrate meaning girl - the 5 ultrasounds we've had went 146bpm, 146bpm, 168bpm, 160bpm, and 151bpm.
We found out that I have an anterior placenta, which means that my placenta is in the front (and is 2.9cm away from my cervix). I was disappointed to find this out, because it means that I'll probably feel (and see) less movement than a woman with a posterior placenta. I definitely feel what I consider to be plenty of movement throughout the day, but it makes me sad to know that I'd probably be feeling way more if my placenta was in a better location.
The majority of the ultrasound was kind of boring. There was at least 45-60 minutes of measuring where I was just lying there and couldn't see the screen. I was lucky to have gotten in 20 minutes before my appointment time, and my husband hadn't made it there yet. So the whole time I'm lying there getting the ultrasound done I'm staring at the ceiling, wondering if he figured I was already in the room and is just waiting in the waiting room for his turn to come in (where I live, other people aren't allowed in the room until the last 5 minutes, after all the measuring has been done). Luckily he was out there.
Bambino was pretty cooperative for most of the ultrasound. Then at the end he decided to lie on his right arm and not budge - and that was the second last thing the tech had to measure! She was wiggling my stomach around, poking Bambino, having me roll onto my side, back onto my back, onto my side again... it took about 10 minutes before the little guy would reveal his arm. We already knew it was there, but hadn't gotten a picture of it yet.
Then he decided that he didn't want to show us his profile. By the end he had his face turned in toward my back and refused to move that too. After trying with that for 10 minutes, the tech finally had me drink the juice I mentioned 20 minutes earlier. I sat up, drank my juice, kicked myself for having juice with 25% less sugar (we needed the sugar!) and laid back down to try again. Bambino hadn't really moved, so the tech was digging into my stomach so hard to try and get a proper angle. It KILLED!
Finally we got a shot that I thought was pretty darn cute:
This shot doesn't show it as well as we saw it, but the little guy was folded completely in half, with both feet up by his head! That's what's on top of his forehead - a foot. I don't know why he thought this was comfortable, but he was like that for quite a while.
I love his skinny little bum on the left there :) The black spot is his bladder. And I love his cute little profile with his button nose. I think he is just adorable!
We found out that I have an anterior placenta, which means that my placenta is in the front (and is 2.9cm away from my cervix). I was disappointed to find this out, because it means that I'll probably feel (and see) less movement than a woman with a posterior placenta. I definitely feel what I consider to be plenty of movement throughout the day, but it makes me sad to know that I'd probably be feeling way more if my placenta was in a better location.
The majority of the ultrasound was kind of boring. There was at least 45-60 minutes of measuring where I was just lying there and couldn't see the screen. I was lucky to have gotten in 20 minutes before my appointment time, and my husband hadn't made it there yet. So the whole time I'm lying there getting the ultrasound done I'm staring at the ceiling, wondering if he figured I was already in the room and is just waiting in the waiting room for his turn to come in (where I live, other people aren't allowed in the room until the last 5 minutes, after all the measuring has been done). Luckily he was out there.
Bambino was pretty cooperative for most of the ultrasound. Then at the end he decided to lie on his right arm and not budge - and that was the second last thing the tech had to measure! She was wiggling my stomach around, poking Bambino, having me roll onto my side, back onto my back, onto my side again... it took about 10 minutes before the little guy would reveal his arm. We already knew it was there, but hadn't gotten a picture of it yet.
Then he decided that he didn't want to show us his profile. By the end he had his face turned in toward my back and refused to move that too. After trying with that for 10 minutes, the tech finally had me drink the juice I mentioned 20 minutes earlier. I sat up, drank my juice, kicked myself for having juice with 25% less sugar (we needed the sugar!) and laid back down to try again. Bambino hadn't really moved, so the tech was digging into my stomach so hard to try and get a proper angle. It KILLED!
Finally we got a shot that I thought was pretty darn cute:
This shot doesn't show it as well as we saw it, but the little guy was folded completely in half, with both feet up by his head! That's what's on top of his forehead - a foot. I don't know why he thought this was comfortable, but he was like that for quite a while.
I love his skinny little bum on the left there :) The black spot is his bladder. And I love his cute little profile with his button nose. I think he is just adorable!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Pregnancy at 20 Weeks 1 Day
How far along: 20 weeks 1 day
Total weight gain: about 15 lbs... it's hard to say because I was never weighed at the doctor's office before I was 8 weeks pregnant and had already put on some weight.
Stretch marks?: No new ones
Sleep: Horrible. I am peeing up to 6 times a night, and waking up multiple times besides that. I'm awake at least once every hour because sleeping on my side is so uncomfortable. The side I'm sleeping on hurts, but the hip I'm not sleeping on hurts even more! I think it's because my joints are loosening, and gravity pulls my knee down, which in turn pulls on my hip. I use a full body pillow to wrap my arms and legs around but it doesn't help that much. All I want is to sleep on my back! I'm going to bring this up with my OB next week.
Best moments this week: Finding out that Bambino is a little boy, and seeing him move around in 4D :) Also, I'm starting to feel him moving around at nighttime, which just started a couple of nights ago. Before that I only felt him during the day.
Food cravings: Sweets for sure. Candy and chocolate. But that's not that different from my everyday non-pregnant life.
Sex: Boy!
Labor signs?: I've been getting Braxton-Hicks since the first trimester. Probably 10-15 contractions a day. Some days are worse than others.
Belly Button: It was about halfway out starting at 14 weeks. Now it's probably 75% of the way to being fully popped. You can see it through my shirt if I'm just wearing one or two layers.
What I miss the most: Sleeping on my back, for sure.
What I am looking forward to the most: Harder kicks that I can consistently feel on the outside. I feel them on the outside by accident some days, but DH has never felt a real kick on the outside. However, we can feel Bambino's body from the outside. Not him moving around, but just harder lumps where we know it's a head or a bum, because everything else around that spot is softer. And as we push, he slowly moves further into my uterus so that we can't feel that little lump anymore.
Milestones: Over 20 weeks... I'm more than halfway there!!
Total weight gain: about 15 lbs... it's hard to say because I was never weighed at the doctor's office before I was 8 weeks pregnant and had already put on some weight.
Stretch marks?: No new ones
Sleep: Horrible. I am peeing up to 6 times a night, and waking up multiple times besides that. I'm awake at least once every hour because sleeping on my side is so uncomfortable. The side I'm sleeping on hurts, but the hip I'm not sleeping on hurts even more! I think it's because my joints are loosening, and gravity pulls my knee down, which in turn pulls on my hip. I use a full body pillow to wrap my arms and legs around but it doesn't help that much. All I want is to sleep on my back! I'm going to bring this up with my OB next week.
Best moments this week: Finding out that Bambino is a little boy, and seeing him move around in 4D :) Also, I'm starting to feel him moving around at nighttime, which just started a couple of nights ago. Before that I only felt him during the day.
Food cravings: Sweets for sure. Candy and chocolate. But that's not that different from my everyday non-pregnant life.
Sex: Boy!
Labor signs?: I've been getting Braxton-Hicks since the first trimester. Probably 10-15 contractions a day. Some days are worse than others.
Belly Button: It was about halfway out starting at 14 weeks. Now it's probably 75% of the way to being fully popped. You can see it through my shirt if I'm just wearing one or two layers.
What I miss the most: Sleeping on my back, for sure.
What I am looking forward to the most: Harder kicks that I can consistently feel on the outside. I feel them on the outside by accident some days, but DH has never felt a real kick on the outside. However, we can feel Bambino's body from the outside. Not him moving around, but just harder lumps where we know it's a head or a bum, because everything else around that spot is softer. And as we push, he slowly moves further into my uterus so that we can't feel that little lump anymore.
Milestones: Over 20 weeks... I'm more than halfway there!!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Bambino is a...
BOY!!!
On Saturday we couldn't wait any longer. We drove out of town and paid a couple of hundred dollars for a 4D ultrasound to find out the gender of our little bambino (and get pictures and a video of the ultrasound). It was going to be another couple of weeks before we could find out. I figured at 20 weeks, you should know what your baby is going to be (if you want to, that is).
It was a good thing we went to this ultrasound to specifically find out gender, because the accidental first shot of our little guy was right between the legs, and there was no mistaking that he was a boy!
The ultrasonographer went "Whoa!" And I said "It's a boy!!!" I knew he was a boy, so I wasn't at all surprised.
Here are some of the 3D pictures. He was pretty darn cute. There were sections of the ultrasound where he was boxing, and then sections where he looked like he kept throwing his head back and laughing. It was so much fun to see. Here's a picture of him laughing:
And a couple of him smiling:
Here's our little thinker:
This was at the very beginning of the ultrasound... he was all curled up like he was sleeping, before the juice I had drank woke him up:
Here's him covering his face near the end of the ultrasound... like he was tired of us looking at him:)
I'm so glad we went and we now know our little bambino is a little boy!!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
New Bras for New Boobs
About a week ago I decided that it was finally time to bite the bullet and go buy new bras. I hadn't been fitting into my regular bras for quite some time. They were digging in all over the place, giving me four boobs instead of two. It wasn't attractive... or comfortable.
I had a gift certificate to Thyme, a maternity store about an hour away from me. If I spent $100 I got $50 off. The day before my gift certificate expired I was finally able to make it there.
I had a really nice girl helping me out... thank goodness. I had no idea where to start. I was pretty sure I wanted to get maternity/nursing bras, since my boobs will only ever be this size while I'm nursing. Therefore, regular bras would be a waste of money, since I'd only wear them for a few months and then move into nursing bras, where I would stay for at least a year. However, I was aware that my boobs probably aren't done growing, nor is my ribcage, so I didn't know what made sense for me to do.
I decided that the cup size I am now is probably the smallest my boobs will ever be while I'm nursing, so the nursing bras would work for me at least some point after I give birth. However, I found out that my ribcage isn't getting fat, the bones are actually expanding outward (who knew?) and that's why my band size was growing. This could have posed another problem, because while my cup size might work later on, my band size will inevitably shrink back down after my innards are no longer being pushed up into my ribcage area.
I ended up buying nursing bras in 36 D. I didn't expect to be a 36 D in real sizes. I'm normally a 34 C... and not a 34 C from Sears, where C's are huge. Therefore, I originally thought I would be a C at a store where cup sizes are more accurate.
The C didn't fit at all. The 36 D cup size was perfect (I actually let the sales girl in the dressing room with me to tell me if the bra fit properly... I've never allowed anyone to do that before). However, the particular bra I wanted had band sizes that fit snugger than normal. So the band was a little too tight. I tried a 38 D, but while the band fit, suddenly the cup size was ENORMOUS on me.
This problem was solved with a bra extender. I don't know why I wasn't using those already. They are fantastic.
So now I have these super comfortable maternity/nursing bras. When my husband saw them his reaction was "Wow... now those are BRASIERRES!" I couldn't stop laughing. They definitely cover a lot more area than my normal bras! With my other bras I had mega cleavage. With these I have very little (they seperate well). They could actually be the top of a dress or tank top, they cover so well.
Sexy? Not really. But hey, they're functional. And soon my boobs will be, too.
I had a gift certificate to Thyme, a maternity store about an hour away from me. If I spent $100 I got $50 off. The day before my gift certificate expired I was finally able to make it there.
I had a really nice girl helping me out... thank goodness. I had no idea where to start. I was pretty sure I wanted to get maternity/nursing bras, since my boobs will only ever be this size while I'm nursing. Therefore, regular bras would be a waste of money, since I'd only wear them for a few months and then move into nursing bras, where I would stay for at least a year. However, I was aware that my boobs probably aren't done growing, nor is my ribcage, so I didn't know what made sense for me to do.
I decided that the cup size I am now is probably the smallest my boobs will ever be while I'm nursing, so the nursing bras would work for me at least some point after I give birth. However, I found out that my ribcage isn't getting fat, the bones are actually expanding outward (who knew?) and that's why my band size was growing. This could have posed another problem, because while my cup size might work later on, my band size will inevitably shrink back down after my innards are no longer being pushed up into my ribcage area.
I ended up buying nursing bras in 36 D. I didn't expect to be a 36 D in real sizes. I'm normally a 34 C... and not a 34 C from Sears, where C's are huge. Therefore, I originally thought I would be a C at a store where cup sizes are more accurate.
The C didn't fit at all. The 36 D cup size was perfect (I actually let the sales girl in the dressing room with me to tell me if the bra fit properly... I've never allowed anyone to do that before). However, the particular bra I wanted had band sizes that fit snugger than normal. So the band was a little too tight. I tried a 38 D, but while the band fit, suddenly the cup size was ENORMOUS on me.
This problem was solved with a bra extender. I don't know why I wasn't using those already. They are fantastic.
So now I have these super comfortable maternity/nursing bras. When my husband saw them his reaction was "Wow... now those are BRASIERRES!" I couldn't stop laughing. They definitely cover a lot more area than my normal bras! With my other bras I had mega cleavage. With these I have very little (they seperate well). They could actually be the top of a dress or tank top, they cover so well.
Sexy? Not really. But hey, they're functional. And soon my boobs will be, too.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
H1N1
I got the H1N1 vaccine yesterday.
I wasn't going to, but this weekend my pregnant neighbour told me that her aunt called her crying and asking her to get it. Her aunt is an OB and last week she delivered 3 stillborn babies to mothers who all had H1N1. The mothers only had mild flu symptoms, but when the babies were born they couldn't breathe and died right away. The autopsies showed that their lungs were full of the H1N1 virus, and that made them unable to breathe even though they were full term.
That totally freaked me out. With the seasonal flu the baby is protected inside of you. Apparently not with H1N1. I didn't want to get the vaccine because I'm not a fan of vaccines and I was pretty sure I wasn't going to get it and then die. But since the babies can die, even if the mother only has mild symptoms... that pushed me off the fence and onto the side of getting it.
So I got it last night. In the bum instead of the arm, so I could still sleep on both sides. My bum hurts like heck, and I still can't really sleep comfortably on my right side. But oh well. It was worth a shot.
It was a 3 hour wait. It was really bothering me how many people who weren't in the target group were getting the vaccine, even though they're supposed to be turned away right now. The nice thing is that where I live, you can get a number, leave, and come back. I didn't do that, because I was too nervous that they'd suddenly start sprinting through numbers (they obviously didn't). But a lot of people were doing that.
I'm still terrified that this vaccine will do harm to the baby, but what's done is done and I just hope I made the right decision and nothing goes wrong. Hopefully the little munchkin will start kicking me really hard today to reassure me.
I wasn't going to, but this weekend my pregnant neighbour told me that her aunt called her crying and asking her to get it. Her aunt is an OB and last week she delivered 3 stillborn babies to mothers who all had H1N1. The mothers only had mild flu symptoms, but when the babies were born they couldn't breathe and died right away. The autopsies showed that their lungs were full of the H1N1 virus, and that made them unable to breathe even though they were full term.
That totally freaked me out. With the seasonal flu the baby is protected inside of you. Apparently not with H1N1. I didn't want to get the vaccine because I'm not a fan of vaccines and I was pretty sure I wasn't going to get it and then die. But since the babies can die, even if the mother only has mild symptoms... that pushed me off the fence and onto the side of getting it.
So I got it last night. In the bum instead of the arm, so I could still sleep on both sides. My bum hurts like heck, and I still can't really sleep comfortably on my right side. But oh well. It was worth a shot.
It was a 3 hour wait. It was really bothering me how many people who weren't in the target group were getting the vaccine, even though they're supposed to be turned away right now. The nice thing is that where I live, you can get a number, leave, and come back. I didn't do that, because I was too nervous that they'd suddenly start sprinting through numbers (they obviously didn't). But a lot of people were doing that.
I'm still terrified that this vaccine will do harm to the baby, but what's done is done and I just hope I made the right decision and nothing goes wrong. Hopefully the little munchkin will start kicking me really hard today to reassure me.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Little Kicker
Last night the baby kicked my hand!
I was sitting there watching TV after dinner and the baby was squirming around a bunch. I had my hand resting on my lap, which meant my thumb was up against my belly. I felt a nudge on it, and I was like "Hmm... I wonder if that was the baby." So I laid my hand on my stomach and about 20 seconds later the baby gave it a noticeable kick! I was like "AH!! The baby just kicked my hand!"
It was the first time that I knew for sure that what I felt on the outside was an actual kick, and not just a muscle twitch. It was so cool! I started laughing. It was the only way to express how I was feeling.
I have a theory. I've been feeling the baby move for awhile, but it took awhile for it to get any stronger. I think that's because my uterus is so big in comparison to the baby. Normally your uterus just hits your belly button at 20 weeks. Mine hit my belly button at 14 weeks. It's about half an inch above my belly button already now at 17.5 weeks.
However, I'm feeling movement on the outside earlier than one normally would, even though it's still not incredibly strong on the inside. I think that's because my uterus IS so big, and that made the walls thinner than they normally would be at 18 weeks, which makes it easier to feel it on the outside.
I'm an analytical person. I had to come up with some sort of reason tying this all together. ;)
I was sitting there watching TV after dinner and the baby was squirming around a bunch. I had my hand resting on my lap, which meant my thumb was up against my belly. I felt a nudge on it, and I was like "Hmm... I wonder if that was the baby." So I laid my hand on my stomach and about 20 seconds later the baby gave it a noticeable kick! I was like "AH!! The baby just kicked my hand!"
It was the first time that I knew for sure that what I felt on the outside was an actual kick, and not just a muscle twitch. It was so cool! I started laughing. It was the only way to express how I was feeling.
I have a theory. I've been feeling the baby move for awhile, but it took awhile for it to get any stronger. I think that's because my uterus is so big in comparison to the baby. Normally your uterus just hits your belly button at 20 weeks. Mine hit my belly button at 14 weeks. It's about half an inch above my belly button already now at 17.5 weeks.
However, I'm feeling movement on the outside earlier than one normally would, even though it's still not incredibly strong on the inside. I think that's because my uterus IS so big, and that made the walls thinner than they normally would be at 18 weeks, which makes it easier to feel it on the outside.
I'm an analytical person. I had to come up with some sort of reason tying this all together. ;)
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