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November 20, 2002
The Little Sweet Pea is 10 weeks and 1 day today. :o)
Well, with a whole month lost waiting to be moved. I thought I would do an update here. I can say it's been a interesting month with some good some bad news so here goes. If any of you have been following along with my story you'll probably already know my Interest put me on some blood pressure medication called Atenolol. Since I had never heard of this drug myself I strait out asked her if it was okay to take during pregnancy and she assured me it was. I left feeling okay but, still a little leary then when I went to fill the prescription the Pharmacist was a bit surprised that my doctor would percribe that particular BP medication so I got another red flag feeling. Well I went against my better judgment and thought well my Doctor wouldn't give me anything to hurt me or my baby so, I took it home and started taking it the next day. It did lower my BP and I was having great readings the whole week I was on it. I always drank a 20 oz bottle of water when taking my pill. I still felt a bit leary but, I shrugged it off and thought of my next appointment the following week with the OB.
*My first OB appointment*
Was very different then I remember with Seth's. It went fine and there isn't to much to report about the actual appointment itself. When I got there I had to register as a new patient and then go to the third floor for my appointment. They took my blood pressure it was 120/75 (still on Atenolol) then I had to do the pee in a cup thing and then they took to a room. A few minutes went by and then a nurse came in with a folder and some papers to go through my history with me. She spent about 20 minutes with me and wrote all the information down. When I mentioned the Atenonlol to her she said she had to check with the doctor if I should stay on it or get off of it and she would call me the next day. Then she said I would need to go down to the lab and have my blood drawn after we set up my next appointment and ultrasound appointment. I did find out I was able to get the OB who was with me when I had Seth. According to the info I gave her she gave me the due date June 17th, 2003. What I figured in the first place. I was a bit disappointed in the appointment since not much happened. I was 8 weeks at this time and I remember with Seth they listened for the heartbeat and we heard it. I know it's not common but, I guess with my past history I thought they would do more then they did with me. I really thought they would do an ultrasound but, nope nada. My next appointment is scheduled for Friday, December 6th. The big ultrasound is towards the end of January. After I was done scheduling I had to go downstairs to the lab for my blood test. The lab Technition had a hard time finding a vein in my arm so she tried the other to no avail so, lucky me got a poke in each arm. The first one she poked didn't give but a drop of my blood. Then when she went back to the other arm she found a vein and was able to get the six vials of my blood. This was strange to me because I can't ever remember a time where this has happened to me before.
*The phone call from the nurse*
The next day the nurse called me and told me to stop taking the Atenolol. I was a bit scared when she said it was safer for me to off the medication then being on it! I got very emotional and thought why and a whole bunch of horrible thoughts. I was scared and hoped I didn't hurt the baby in anyway by taking it. I was mad at my doctor and confused that she would put me on something that's not safe during pregnancy. The really hard part is I really like this Doctor a lot but, I now know I need to trust my instincts. It still scares me to this day that I could have/had hurt this little person by following a doctors advice. The nurse reassured me that things should be okay as long as I stopped taking the Atenolol. I looked this drug up on the Internet and found the information to be a bit dishearting. The sites I visited said they didn't have anything on use of it during the first trimester but, during the second it can cause intrauterine growth retardation along with some other complications. The nurse was very helpful and asked if I would like Dr. K. to call me herself about it. Of course I said yes. Well the next day the nurse called me back and Dr. K. wouldn't be able to talk to me until the next week but, she wanted to reassure me things are fine as long as I stopped the medicine. I sure did stop it ASAP! We had plans to go out of town the next week so the nurse said I should take my BP every day around three and call them back in a week. I was still concerned about taken the medicine but, felt okay because they didn't want to rush me in or see me right away or anything like that. I talked with my Steve my sister and friends about it and they all said just think some woman don't know their even pregnant and take things that aren't considered safe and things turn out okay for them and their babies. They also said if it was a real concern the Doctors would get you right in to check things out. So this put my mind at some ease and I slowly felt better about the whole thing. I am still get upset here and there but, worrying about it isn't going to change anything. We had a great vacation and if your interested you can read all about it on my Toddlers diary on TT.
*My phone call to the nurse and Dr K. calls me herself!*
After our wonder vacation and a week of BP readings. I called the nurse back to report them. Well she wrote them down and said she would discuss them with Dr. K and would call me back. A short time later Dr. K. called me and said my readings were not high enough to put me on any BP medication. She also reassured me the baby and I should be fine. She then said she wanted me to start taking one low dose (baby aspirin) once a day. I am suppose to monitor my BP a few time a week and if I get two readings that are 160/90 in a week then I was to give her a call. So far my pressures have been in the 140/80's range with one reading being 135/92. I am anxious to see what my reading will be at my next appointment.
*How I am feeling*
I am feeling for the most part good. I have a few times where I have been feeling sick but, not too often. I haven't vomited as of yet but, I have come really close. My problem is I am drained emotionally and physically. Can you say major hormones! It seems as I have no energy for anything these days. It seems when I do stuff I have to sit down more often and rest. I feel so lazy but, it's much harder being pregnant taking care and chasing after a two year old. Then being pregnant with your first. I have lost interest in the computer for some reason too. I used to love coming on it and lately I don't even get on it but every couple of days. I think this has something to do with my brain cells being mostly gone these days as well. I am already not the best at writing and grammar which seems to be embarrising me more and more these days. It's hard to grow up with a Learning Disability and still have trouble as an adult! I have been such a scatterbrained blubbering mess as well. I have now forgotten to turn off the stove top twice and I am so lucky I haven't burned the house down yet! Please forgive me for that little melt down. I am really doing well otherwise and I feel very lucky to be experiencing a pregnancy again. I am trying to enjoy it as much as possible as I know it will be my last.
As for my belly it's starting to pop out I am just going to my Maternity pants. It's more for the comfort and my other pants do not fit me and make me feel sick now. I am starting to think I may be further along then I thought as well. I am not sure this just may be a second pregnancy thing put the top of my tummy is popping out and you can definitely tell I am pregnant when I lift my shirt up. I just showed one of my friends and she said wow maybe your having twins! I was like yikes twins would be nice but, a lot of work. Well I guess I'll find out at my next appointment. I really hope I'll be on PT by then otherwise I will update here after that appointment.
*Telling the grandparents and others*
We have told everyone our great news and they are all very excited for us. This is the way we did it. It happened to be around Halloween and tricker treating day as well so we dressed Seth up in his Scooby Doo costume and put a cute T-shirt that says "I'M THE BIG BROTHER". First we visited my parents who were at the hospital because of my dad having his surgery. (My Dad did very well during and after his surgery. Thank you for keeping him in your thoughts and prayers. He is continuing to do very well). After we visited for a little while we un zipped Seth's costume and as we did this Steve said, Seth has something he wants to tell you. He's very excited about it he had to tell you even though it won't happen till June. We did the same thing to Steve's parents right after our visit with my Dad. They were all so happy for us!
*A very big Congratulations to Aimee and Kevin from the Adoption diaries!*
I just wanted to say how extremely happy and excited I am for Aimee and Kevin! They are expecting their first child after many attempts and years of trying. I am so very happy for them! What an awesome miracle for them. I am wishing them a very happy and Healthy nine months and beyond of pure joy and happiness! They both deserve the best and I know they will be the most wonderful parents ever!
I also want to congratulate all the new pregnancies and new births that have been announced her on iparenting the past few weeks. It so great to hear all the wonderful news from everyone!
I am still sending all of you here tons of PG dust. I hope it gets to each and everyone of you!!!
(((HUGS)))
~Kathy K., Seth and The Little Sweet Pea :o)
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