It makes me uneasy to even type the words that thus far this pregnancy is going well. I'm not one to say that thinking positively will jinx us. A jinx didn't make my first 3 pregnancies ectopic or IVF fail. A jinx isn't going to end this baby's life.
That being said, we are doing well. I have been sick with a cold that past week or so and am finally almost 100%. My last appointment was on 10/4 which was my first OB appointment. My regular doctor was on vacation so I saw the other doctor who I am not in love with, but she knows what she's doing. She was happy for us that we conceived on our own and that I'm on progesterone. My doctor's office is a firm believer in checking progesterone levels and supplementing if necessary. She did a pap and checked my cervix, which was nice and closed. Then she said I get an u/s! I wasn't expecting one that day, and got nervous immediately of course. The sonographer was super sweet and we chatted about my pregnancies and her upcoming wedding. She found baby (a.k.a. blob) and I could see blob had grown from the previous week. I saw the fluttering heart and she was measuring away. She said she measured the heartbeat, but I didn't see the typical heartbeat line that I expected to, so I got nervous. She explained everything on the screen and told me the heartbeat was at 142bpm! She gave me my pics and sent me out to see the doctor who told me that everything looked good and baby was measuring 6w5d (I was 7w2d on that day) and not to worry about the measuring since it can vary and blob has a good heartbeat. She gave me my scripts for bloodwork and told me to stay pregnant.
I went for my bloodwork 2 days later and oh.my.gosh...sooooo many vials. I remembered a lot of vials from my first pregnancy, but I think they upped it a little. It wasn't bad though, I only got poked once and my vein cooperated. Called the OB office a few days later and they said my hormones look great and to make an appointment for two weeks from then (they didn't say anything about the rest of the tests, but I will inquire when I go to my appointment). A couple of days later they called and said that my pap came back normal as well. So next appointment in on the 25th...not sure if I will get to see blob again or not.
In the meantime, I am keeping myself sane with a doppler sent by one of my amazing friends, Missa (love you!). I received it on the 12th and tried it that afternoon. I was 8w4d and thought I might have found it because I was getting a reading of 160bpm, but I wasn't really hearing anything except my heartbeat and a lot of wooshing. A couple of days later I broke it out again and found the same noise, in the same spot, but didn't get that same 160bpm reading. I then found the same thing on the other side, so I knew it wasn't blob. After an hour of searching and prodding I FINALLY found blob! Very clear and got a reading of 160-170bpm. Very comforting and amazing. This past Thursday I tried when I got up in the morning and caught blob for maybe 3-5 seconds. It was enough to make me smile and breathe a sigh of relief. Yesterday morning I found blob much more quickly and long enough to get a reading. Today I found blob, but wasn't able to get a reading. My manual count matched up with what I've been hearing and I was able to record it on my phone so I can listen to it all day long :) That brings us to 9w4d and I just hope and pray that the good news keeps coming!
