I'm desperately trying to fight the fuzzies today!
Over 6 weeks now and I haven't quite thrown up yet, but the nausea is constant, awful and I feel like I could at any time. The only thing stopping me is eating, and I alway seem to be hungry. I've already chewed through the wholegrain rice crackers and the cookie I brought to work today. I'm glad lunchtime isn't too far off coz I'm about to eat all my roast vegies too! I don't think anyone would notice if I went for a quick nap under the desk would they?
Started working on the baby budget the other day. The Homebirth program with Sunshine means we won't have to fork out thousands on medical bills which will help a lot. Otherwise I was well over $5000 just in furniture, prams, nappies and all the other bits and pieces that come with babies. eek! I think I'll start trawling the Childrens and Babys markets and pick a few things up second hand. I guess I'll try making a bunch of things too. I did promise myself that I wouldn't buy anything until after 12 weeks, which I am sticking to so far. However I did finish a little quilt that I had started making ages ago. I love it, and it now covers my belly when I'm on the couch.
Dating Scan this Friday, then I'll make the big announcement to the grandparents-to-be. Hopefully I'll have a little picture to post here too. :-)
Monday, September 27, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Oh dear... that was unexpected!
Adam and I had planned on starting a family this year, but we had a few boundaries. We couldn't give birth in Fire Season (random I know, but given our line of work, Adam wasn't happy with the prospect of never being home for kids birthdays. How sweet!) and we wanted to get our house well underway.
After stopping the pill for completely un-babymaking reasons back in January, I was getting rather annoyed with my completely messed up cycles, just like I had as a teenager. A visit to the doctor, a blood test and an internal ultrasound later I was diagnosed with Polycystic ovaries. While this isn't a barrier to having kids, it just make the whole process a whole lot more difficult.
About 2 weeks after the diagnosis, I'm bitching and moaning because I'm in pain and can't wait for my period to arrive (more than 60 days since my last one no less!) A couple of days of this and Adam tells me to pee on a stick. I assure him that these are all normal signs for having my period with PCOS. Early the next morning I figure I should just to the test anyway, if nothing else it would prove Adam wrong.
Then come 2 pink lines. Oh dear...that was unexpected. I'd been talking myself out of the idea of having kids for the last few weeks. I didn't know what to feel. I was in shock. Crawl back into bed with Adam and show him the test, and it was as he had expected. How on earth he saw the signs and I didn't I don't know.
I Spent the rest of the day in shock. It started to sink in over the next couple of days and now I'm just excited.
I've spoken with the Midwives at Sunshine Hospital about having a home birth, and now I'm waiting to hear back from them. I've seen my GP (who was as shocked as I was!) and will be getting a dating scan done in just over a weeks time. I'm don't have morning sickness (yet!) but I do have a sore belly and back, and need to pee all the time. I get the occasional bout of nausea but it's nothing that a couple of dry biscuits can't fix.
I THINK I'm at 5 and half weeks, but the dating scan will sort all that out.
NO baby shopping until after 13 weeks. It seems like a lifetime away right now . I know it will all have passed by too quickly once the little one arrives, but I just can't wait to meet this little bunny!
Answers to frequently asked questions....
Birthplace? All going well, At Home, with the option to transfer if needed.
Finding Out? No, not at the moment. I like Surprises.
Testing? Only the bare minimum. I don't need to know beforehand if it could be downs syndrome, as I'd keep it anyway.
What do I think it is? This week I think it's a Boy, or Twins.
Names? The list is a mile long, I'll let you know some favourites a bit later. Right now, it's Bunny.
After stopping the pill for completely un-babymaking reasons back in January, I was getting rather annoyed with my completely messed up cycles, just like I had as a teenager. A visit to the doctor, a blood test and an internal ultrasound later I was diagnosed with Polycystic ovaries. While this isn't a barrier to having kids, it just make the whole process a whole lot more difficult.
About 2 weeks after the diagnosis, I'm bitching and moaning because I'm in pain and can't wait for my period to arrive (more than 60 days since my last one no less!) A couple of days of this and Adam tells me to pee on a stick. I assure him that these are all normal signs for having my period with PCOS. Early the next morning I figure I should just to the test anyway, if nothing else it would prove Adam wrong.
Then come 2 pink lines. Oh dear...that was unexpected. I'd been talking myself out of the idea of having kids for the last few weeks. I didn't know what to feel. I was in shock. Crawl back into bed with Adam and show him the test, and it was as he had expected. How on earth he saw the signs and I didn't I don't know.
I Spent the rest of the day in shock. It started to sink in over the next couple of days and now I'm just excited.
I've spoken with the Midwives at Sunshine Hospital about having a home birth, and now I'm waiting to hear back from them. I've seen my GP (who was as shocked as I was!) and will be getting a dating scan done in just over a weeks time. I'm don't have morning sickness (yet!) but I do have a sore belly and back, and need to pee all the time. I get the occasional bout of nausea but it's nothing that a couple of dry biscuits can't fix.
I THINK I'm at 5 and half weeks, but the dating scan will sort all that out.
NO baby shopping until after 13 weeks. It seems like a lifetime away right now . I know it will all have passed by too quickly once the little one arrives, but I just can't wait to meet this little bunny!
Answers to frequently asked questions....
Birthplace? All going well, At Home, with the option to transfer if needed.
Finding Out? No, not at the moment. I like Surprises.
Testing? Only the bare minimum. I don't need to know beforehand if it could be downs syndrome, as I'd keep it anyway.
What do I think it is? This week I think it's a Boy, or Twins.
Names? The list is a mile long, I'll let you know some favourites a bit later. Right now, it's Bunny.
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