Another OB appointment

We had another OB visit today.

I had to drive all the way from work at Canungra to Brisbane CBD where the OB has her offices. The drive took over an hour and I managed to get completley lost in the city! I did finally make it and had time for a quick bite to eat.

The appointment was pretty straight forward so Leon did not come all the way down from the Sunshine Coast for it. After a few questions back and forth I went into the office and was weighed and had my blood pressure taken...all normal. Actually the only weight I have put on in the past month is the few 100g of the baby...pretty good for someone eating a crappy diet!

Now for the exciting part....I got to hear the baby's heart beat again. It is not all joy, there is this 5 second moment of heart stopping fear as the doctor moves the fetal Doppler monitor around on your belly looking for the baby's heart beat. Then you hear it and you can't help but sigh with relief and smile. Funny how you can get so attached to something so quickly.

Well that is about it for now. No more tests or appointments for another month. Maybe I'll be letting you know soon that I have felt the baby move, they say about 16+ weeks and we are 14 weeks tomorrow.

13 Week Scan video!

13 week photos!

This is baby Wregg at 13 weeks!

We went along to the ultrasound on Thursday last week, not really knowing what to expect. Well, we were blown away by how much we could see in the 3D scans.

I was very nervous going into the scan, wondering if everything would be ok. As soon as I saw that little heart beating and the arms and legs moving all over the place I was very relieved.

Everything is going well, heart beat strong, two little arms and legs...we could even see the fingers!



We actually have video of baby Wregg moving around which I am trying to upload.



PS does anyone else think baby Wregg looks like he/she is smiling for the camera in the 3D image??

Nausea on a boat!

Maybe the foggy mist of pregnancy sickness has started to lift?? Friday was a usual terrible day with constant nausea. Leon asked me if I wanted to go out on the boat on Saturday hmmm…nausea and rocking boat…let me think about it. However I woke up feeling really positive and made it through the morning just peachy. SO out we went, just in the bay for a quick swim with Sara, Jeff and both our dogs! I was not sick once…pretty good for someone who can hardly handle driving in the car at the moment.

It has not all been wonderful since the great fishing day however I think I have started to head towards better horizons.

Soooo tired

You may have noticed that the dates I am adding these blogs don't match up with when they happened. Firstly, I wanted to wait until the 12 week mark before making it totally public about our pregnancy and second I have just been so tired I am having to play catch up.

I have been coming home from work each night and collapsing on the couch. Some nights I have been in bed by 6pm! The other thing I am having trouble with is cooking. Most nights consist of trying keep down a microwave meal!

I am praying I am one of the lucky women that hit the 12 week mark and start to feel better...I am waiting for the pregnancy glow!

First peek!

On Feb 7th, we went along for our first ultrasound. We spent the first ½ hour talking to our OB about our medical history and taking a few measurements ( I have already gained 3kg!). Then came the exciting part, we were able to see our bubble of joy for the first time. It was such a relief to see an actual baby in there, you kind of worry that it is all in your head until you see the heart beating for the first time. I think Leon and I almost bounced out of the OBs office half an hour later. We could not wait to get home and show off the first picture of little baby Wregg. Everything was normal, heartbeat 170, length from head to bottom 3.2cm and rapid little movements. I will remember that cute little almost baby next time I am visiting the toilet bowl!

Sorry no photo this time as I have not gotten around to finding someone with a scanner. It really is hard to make anything out anyway...kind of looks like a bunch of pixels and fuzzy lines.

The toilet bowl...my best friend

So what has the first 12 weeks of pregnancy been like??

The first 5 weeks went by quickly. Apart from being tired and a rapidly expanding chest, I had very little symptoms.

Week 6...ahh...everything changed. I had to start back at work on the Monday. I started feeling sick on the Sunday afternoon...really sick. I ended up spending week 6 at home in bed feeling very sorry for myself and wondering what I had done to this baby for it to hate me so much already!!

I have tried all the usual tricks, ginger, dry biscuits etc. They say after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy things should settle down...12 weeks seems so far away!