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November 14, 2000

Hello everyone!

Well, hopefully by now my new entry was posted telling you all that I'm PG!!!! I still have a hard time believing it and still expect to see AF any day. I'm currently just over five weeks along, due around July 15, 2001. Things have been going pretty well, aside from being super tired and having really sore breasts. I've experienced no nausea or "morning sickness" yet. The one thing that I've noticed is that I get hungry more often and boy, when I do ... watch out. I used to be able to eat breakfast and not have a problem holding off until lunch but now, I get that empty pit feeling around 10 a.m. and have to have a snack. I have no warning! When my tummy wants food ,it really wants it! I've been trying to eat only healthy foods but I have had a few splurges of ice cream ... yikes!

A few days ago I experienced some light "streaking." I'm not really spotting, but just getting a little color when I wipe. Since my first OB appointment isn't until Dec. 7 (by then I will be almost 10 weeks), I didn't feel comfortable waiting that long, so I called and made an appointment with my OB's associate. DH and I went in today and they asked a few questions and examined me. The doctor said that she could feel that my cervix was closed (which is good) and that she didn't see any internal bleeding. Since I'm only around five or six weeks PG, there isn't too much they can do to find out what is going on. They took a vial of blood and have scheduled me to come back in two days to give more blood so they can make sure my HCG levels are doubling like they should be. She said after those results, we'll take it from there.

She didn't think that I was having an ectopic pregnancy because I'm not having the typical stabbing pain in my stomach or sides, but that nothing is being excluded until the results come back. Of course miscarriage is always a possibility but we'll just have to wait and see. I'm not thinking good or bad things right now. DH doesn't understand how I can be so calm about the situation. I told him that this is out of my control and there is no use getting upset about something I cannot control. If we miscarry it will be for a reason and I'm comfortable with that, as much as it would sadden me. The doctor did say that it's very common for women in early pregnancy to spot due to implant bleeding so that's what I'm hoping is happening.

Other than that, things are going well. It's cold here in Nebraska and it's already snowed twice. Looks like winter has decided to come early this year ... drat!

More next entry, by then I'll have the results from the blood work.

Hugs to you all, Jennifer



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