The whole reason in starting this blog was to track how I felt throughout the pregnancy and now that I'm at week 13, I really need to do some backtracking!
Little did I know that by the time you realize your preggers (if you have a regular enough cycle) you are already 5 weeks pregnant!
This is what I remember...
5-6 weeks - those first few weeks were mostly boob soreness (and growth!) and lots of peeing. I peed almost once an hour at work! My first OBGYN appointment for confirmation was the beginning of week 6. I found out later that week that my hemoglobin A1C was high (sugar) and my platelets and white blood cell counts were also high.
7-8 weeks - Oh the nausea... it's not just for mornings. I was lucky and never actually threw up, but these two weeks were rough. I felt like I had the flu/hangover. I ended up taking one day off of work to lay on the couch all day. Meat was not appealing to me at all and really sugar and cheese was all I was up for eating. I went to the first sonogram at 7 weeks to determine exactly how far along I was and I measured on point!
9-10 weeks - I figured out that if I ate every two hours, I felt a whole lot better. The key was to not let your stomach get empty! I changed from 3 larger meals a day to 3 smaller meals with a morning snack at 10am and an afternoon snack at 2pm. At this point I was really fatigued though. I came home from work and napped for an hour or two almost every day! I also purchased two new bras to accommodate my massive boobies. During the 10th week, I went back to the doctors for a 1 hour glucose test, and failed it miserably. I cut out all sweets and sodas from that point.
11-12 weeks - Breasts seemed to have stopped growing and weren't as sore (yay!) My naps became fewer and farther between. The nausea was pretty much gone unless I didn't eat for like 6 or 7 hours (oops). I took the 3 hour fasting glucose test the beginning of week 11 and passed! No gestational diabetes as of yet. I had a second sonogram for the nuchal scan to determine the risk for down syndrome. It was very cool to see the baby swimming around with 10 little fingers and 10 little toes. The face looked like a monkey, but the Dr. promised it was just a skull, haha. He/she measured 4 days ahead of schedule. In week 12, I visited the hematologist to address the high platelet and white blood cell counts. They took more blood at the visit and analyzed it right away. The platelets had been reduced from 583 in February to 503 in March to 426 the day of the appointment in April. The white blood cell count had also gone back down to normal. The hematologist suggested that I probably have an iron deficiency, which I believe considering I was borderline anemic during my college years (I couldn't give blood because of it). He ordered a full iron panel to determine if I needed supplements. At the end of the 12th week, I visited a friend's house in MD where I was able to share with a group of my college girlfriends the good news. They were very excited! I had a cute pregnancy shirt from zazzle that said "Expecting a little pumpkin in October"
13 week - Welp, I officially can't suck it in anymore. I have a baby gut. I wasn't exactly at my ideal weight when I got pregnant, but I was working out and trying to get there, so the baby is currently pushing my squishiness out. I've officially hit that awkward phase of "is she fat or is she pregnant?" My jeans still fit since they sit low, but my work pants are uncomfortable. When I stretch or yawn, I can feel my ab muscles tearing (ouch). It's kinda like the pain of being sore. I've also been sneezing involuntarily and without notice which makes me seem very inconsiderate when I don't cover my face! The hematologist called and said my iron was low so they recommended I get on some over the counter iron supplements with vitamin C and check back in a month. Hopefully this means less Drs. appointments because the 9 hour work days to make up for missed time is getting old!
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