How far along? 10 weeks (and 2 days, oops)
How big is baby? Prune
Total weight gain/loss: 138.5 lbs (still down .5 lb)
Maternity clothes? No
Stretch marks? No
Sleep? I don't need as many naps lately.
Pregnancy dreams? Not really
Best
moment this week? Ultrasound on Tuesday and finding the heartbeat on the Doppler at 10 weeks exactly!
Miss anything? Not really.
Movement? Not yet.
Food cravings? Nothing this week
Anything making you queasy or sick? My stomach has been ok this week I guess.
Team Green/Finding Out? Finding out!
Labor signs: Not for a while.
Symptoms: Fatigue is still the biggest one. I had sneeze-induced RLP for the first time too.
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy
Any milestones this week? We passed our final loss milestone. Yay!
Looking forward to: Being able to tell everyone.
"Bump" pic to come later today or tomorrow.
Sorry, It took a long time. Today is 11w2d. But here's a pic of me in my bloat hiding bathing suit, taken at 10w4d:
Anyone who knows me well knows that I can't stand the overuse of exclamation points. I barely ever use more than one exclamation point. Like hardly ever. I have to tell you this so that you can all be amused by what the tech did at my ultrasound this morning:
I actually considered asking her to remove the exclamation points, but thought that would be a bit rude. My husband says he will photoshop them out for me.
Anyway, baby is measuring right on track with a heartbeat of 179 bpm. The dark spot on the bottom right is the vanishing twin. It's interesting, because I've been telling myself that it's getting smaller. But they measured the baby in there at 6w2d, which is actually (a) about the same size as it has been for the past 2 weeks and (b) a little bit bigger than the baby that we lost in our first missed miscarriage, which measured about 5w6d. So I realized that the sac is not actually getting smaller, it's just that Baby A is getting bigger. I just didn't realize because I've never been able to see a baby grow until now. Which is amazing.
I actually think I might be able to start settling down and enjoying this pregnancy now. We have two more loss milestones to beat. One is tomorrow, which is the day in the last pregnancy when we found out about the missed miscarriage. The other one is Saturday, which is the day that I actually started the physical part of the miscarriage. We'll be 10 weeks on Saturday. I think a huge weight will be lifted off my shoulders then. It will be helpful when I can start hearing the heartbeat on the doppler, too. Still no luck. (Although now I know that I was looking way too low. Baby is way over to the left when I'm looking down and not too far below my belly button. Maybe I have a short pelvic area?)
By the way, is it just me, or does this baby already have huge feet? My husband wears a size 13.
More TB annoyances and eyerolls.
Labor buddies, I understand. Shout outs to your friends in siggies are also totally fine. But creating a special siggy pic to show that you have friends on the bump? Really?? ::eyeroll::
And we won't even get into the chick who's pissing me off on my BMB this weekend. Ha.
Maybe I'm just cranky this morning.
(Updated on Mon 6/24: The BMB chick GBCB'ed. I was actually hoping that she might just come to her senses. But after reading more of her posts, it was becoming clear that she really was just that ignorant. Probably for the best this way.)
How far along? 9 weeks
How big is baby? Green olive
Total weight gain/loss: 137 lbs (still down 2 lbs)
Maternity clothes? No
Stretch marks? No
Sleep? All.the.time.
Pregnancy dreams? Not really
Best
moment this week? Ultrasound on Tuesday. Baby had grown from 7w3d on Thursday to 8w3d on Tuesday -- 7 days worth of growth in 5 days, and now we're on track!
Miss anything? This week, beer.
Movement? Not yet.
Food cravings? Peaches, waffles
Anything making you queasy or sick? Eating too much at once.
Team Green/Finding Out? Finding out!
Labor signs: Not for a while, hopefully.
Symptoms: Fatigue is the biggest one.
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy
Any milestones this week? We have now reached fetus status.
Looking forward to: Being able to tell everyone.
It's been a little crazy. Recital was last weekend, and this week I've been alternating between being extremely lazy and trying to prepare for our garage sale next weekend. So this is a bit late. I'm writing as if I was doing it last Saturday, though.
How far along? 8 weeks
How big is baby? Raspberry
Total weight gain/loss: 137 lbs (still down 2 lbs)
Maternity clothes? No
Stretch marks? No
Sleep? Insomnia seems to be gone
Pregnancy dreams? Not really
Best moment this week? Ultrasound on Thursday. One strong heartbeat. One weak heartbeat. But my actual RE was a whole lot more competent than the doc we met with last week.
Miss anything? Wine.
Movement? Not yet.
Food cravings? No.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Eating too much at once.
Team Green/Finding Out? Finding out!
Labor signs: Not for a while, hopefully.
Symptoms: Fatigue is the biggest one.
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy
Any milestones this week? Baby A grew 9 days worth in the span of 6 days and is only 1-2 days behind now.
Looking forward to: Being able to tell everyone.
No pic this week.
Seventeen days until the day that we found out about the missed miscarriage. I'm wondering if that's the day when I am finally going to feel better.
Or if it's ever going to happen.
Don't get me wrong, after seeing the one heartbeat on Friday, a huge weight was lifted. But the realization that the baby might be measuring small, and that there was a a twin with an uncertain future -- well, it all has me reeling again. After doing a bunch of research this weekend, I have come to the conclusion that I am going to be hopeful and positive about Baby B, but I also need to be realistic. The babies look different. One has that long, curved look. And that's the one with the beating heart. The other one looks similar to ultrasound pictures of yolk sacs. And it's likely too late for it to just be a yolk sac and have a chance of surviving.
But I'm not an expert, and I have no confidence in the abilities of the doctor who did the ultrasound. And miracles could happen, right?
How far along? 7 weeks
How big is baby? Blueberry
Total weight gain/loss: 136 lbs (down 1 from last week, down 3 overall)
Maternity clothes? No
Stretch marks? No
Sleep? Waking up to pee a lot
Pregnancy dreams? Vivid dreams battle on in my brain...
Best moment this week? Ultrasound yesterday. One strong beating heart, and two babies. Too hard to tell what's going on with Baby B, so it's a wait and see at this point.
Miss anything? My sanity.
Movement? Not yet.
Food cravings? No.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nothing in particular
Team Green/Finding Out? Finding out!
Labor signs: Not for a while, hopefully.
Symptoms: Other than the normal sore boobs, fatigue, intermittent nausea, and bloat -- a lot of pelvic pressure the past few days.
Belly button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or moody most of the time? Right now, happy.
Any milestones this week? At least one beating heart!
Looking forward to: Follow up ultrasound to see our babies' progress. Grow, babies, grow!
7 week twin blump pic:
