Nauseous in Paradise

We just got back this morning from Hawaii.  Flew into Chicago @ 4:15am and then drove 3 more hours to home.  My poor parents still have a 13 hour drive home tomorrow.  We are all jet lagged and the baby hates it!  (she also hates driving anywhere for any amount of time)  I'm sooo nauseous.  When in life do you eat because you feel like throwing up!  I know, I know.  Boo hoo.  We just spent 7 glorious days in paradise.  I really was feeling bad 85% of the time I was laid out on the beach and swimming with the monk seal and the sea turtles.  Luckily, we were pretty lazy.  A couple excursions...all pregnancy approved.

Andy did go zip-lining on his own and said it was so fun (Except he was annoyed with a doctor lady who acted like she was entitled to special treatment and was on the phone 80% of the 6 hours trip...and she was with her young son.  Andy almost lost it when she started in on the evil's of meat and mad cow disease!  He works in QA in the meat field and knows just about every truth there is to know about meat products.)

We are calling our little one in my belly "little Kahuna" (sorcerer) because he/she is changing me from the inside out.  I hate all the foods I used to love, I'm lazy, no sex, and I'm drinking tea instead of my favorite coffee! Also, we thought something Hawaiian would be appropriate since she had her first trip to Hawaii at 9 weeks gestation!

I have my next appointment Tuesday.  I'm not sure what they will do.  It's with my new OB's office, but I see the nurse this week and Dr. Brandt the next.  I'm anxious to see how lil K is doing.  At some point, I think they will do all the early testing because of the IVF and my age.  We should know the sex in a few weeks!  Fun!   And hopefully I'll be feeling better and having sex in a few weeks!

No more silent movies....

We heard a very fast and strong little heart today!!  Our second ultrasound was such a blessing.  It's been a hard week and this just put our minds to rest.  Now, we can leave for Hawaii!!  I wish I had time to put up the new picture.  Our little one grew from 3 mm to 15 mm.  We could definitely see a head and "rump" and little arms.  He also showed us the tiny little spine.  Incredible!  We have "graduated" from the fertility clinic and now move to an OB.  I have my first appointment in a week and a half!  The morning sickness seems to be subsiding.  

We continue to pray prayers of Thanksgiving!  

Feeding the Monster Within...

I know I'm only 8 weeks and nauseous (though the nausea is getting slightly better), but my stomach hurts from growling less than 2 hours after I eat.  It's crazy and when it starts growling the nausea gets worse.  I really am trying to feed our little monster as much as possible.  It's hard when you feel like throwing up most of the day!

We leave for Hawaii in 2 days!!  I can't wait and I'm hoping my eating more and the ginger root capsules I bought today are going to help me to feel good as I dip my feet in the warm ocean.  We've been planning this trip for a year.  We even got refundable plane tickets because we knew we might be going through IVF which is so unpredictable.  But, here we are and we are going!  I did buy some maternity shorts today for the trip, but I plan to mostly wear dresses.  I hope my little monster likes Hawaiian food!  Though they do have a Costco...

When is spotting too much spotting....

My nausea and overall feeling has gotten worse throughout the week.  Yesterday (Friday) was the worse.  I switched nausea meds to see if that would help.  They made me sleep all day and when I was awake, I felt TERRIBLE!  I headed to the bathroom, sat on the toilet, and blood immediately splashed in the water.  I started cramping.  Cramped all night.  Now what do I do?  I'm still nauseous today.  No more bleeding really.  I know there's nothing they will do if I go in to the ER.  It's so nerve racking.  I've had people tell me they had full on periods during there pregnancies.  We have an ultrasound in 4 days.  I'm so worried they won't see anything.   I guess I'll call the fertility clinic on Monday and see what they say.  Part of me just wants to feel better, but I know as long as I'm nauseous, I'm probably pregnant!  My friend, Laura said she was nauseous for 21 weeks!  NOT what I wanted to hear.

My parents get here on Monday and we leave for Hawaii on Friday!  I hope I'm at least a little better by then.  My acupuncturist wants me to try some bracelets.  I'm ready to chuck the meds!

3mm update

We had our first ultrasound on Friday!  It was pretty amazing.  We saw one little (3mm) baby with a beating heart!  You probably can't tell much from the pictures, but I thought I would attach them anyway.  I've been really nauseous.  I'm not craving anything, but yesterday the only thing that I thought I could get down was KFC mash potatoes.  That was making Andy nauseous! 

Week 5

Even though our embryos were transferred only 3 weeks ago, we are in about "week 5" because we know the exact moment of conception.   I'm in constant fear that something is going to happen to these little beings that are not much bigger than  poppy seeds!  I was cramping yesterday and had myself convinced I was miscarrying.  It's a strange feeling because not only are we concerned about our little babies trying to grow, but this is it for us.  If our babies don't make it, we might not have children.  We really did put all our eggs in one "basket"!   All our money and time too.  Neither of us want to be retired when our kids are starting college (unless it's an early retirement!)  I just can't wait until Friday and we can see them growing and maybe even hear hearts beating.  We'll also know exactly what week we are in!  I'm sure it won't cure my worrying, but it will be one step closer.