Midwife Appointment: Thursday November 5, 2009

11 Weeks

Well I went in for a Midwife appt yesterday for my 11 week check-up. The appt itself was uneventful. We went over all that has happened since my last appt and talked about my meds. I let them know that I will be being followed by my PCP, my Perinatalogist, and their office. They were happy about that. I asked my questions and voiced some concerns. Everything was answered and my concerns were relieved.

The midwife had brought in a doppler to check the baby's heartrate. When I saw it, I was kind of sad because I was really hoping for another Ultrasound. She kept trying to find the baby's heartbeat, but was having a hard time since the baby is still so little. She asked me if I had a tilted uterus, because that would make it harder to hear. I told her I had no idea, no one had ever told me that before. She called for an Ultrasound machine so that she could better assess the baby, I was so excited! I was thinking, keep hiding baby!! While we were waiting for the Ultrasound machine to arrive, she kept trying with the doppler. She would hear it, and then it would disappear. Right before the Ultrasound machine got to the room, and I mean minutes before, she found the baby. We heard a healthy, happy heartbeat. The Midwife was satisfied and cancelled the Ultrasound.  :(  So sadly, no Ultrasound picture to post this week, but happily baby is perfect. =)

I have been feeling a tad bit better! Since about 9 1/2 weeks the nausea has cut back a litttle. With that, I am only vomiting about every other day on average. Yay! I have been having heartburn and indigestion galore. I'm just glad to know that baby is growing the way s(he) should be. I have been on weird sleeping schedules. I am normally a night owl, but for some reason, on my days off of work, and unfortunately, even on my days to go to work, I am waking up early. Early for me is before 10am, and then I am completely zonked by 10pm! WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME??? All I really want to do is sleep. What doesn't help, is that the medications I am taking for my Thyroid are supposed to cause sleepiness, and not to mention pregnancy itself making me tired!

This whole pregnancy thing is still not real to me. I am still shocked everytime we go in for an appointment that I am the one who has a baby growing in me. When other people talk about it, I'm surprised as well. It still hasn't hit home. I can't wait until I am showing, and am able to feel the baby move! I'm hoping it'll be more real to me then! I don't have any appointments scheduled until around Thanksgiving, so that will be my next Ultrasound. I can't wait!

Please continue praying for our little family. I am confident in God, I know He is faithful. Dan and I both feel very blessed to know that you are all lifting us up. We are thankful for each and every one of you.