Music To My Ears

We went Friday for our second ultrasound. When the Dr came in, he asked if I was nervous. I'm not sure if he was just assuming or if he could see the red splotches on my chest I seem to get when I'm really nervous. Then he proceeded to tell me he was nervous too. But only a few short seconds later, he said he had GOOD NEWS! We had a heartbeat! I couldn't believe it. I totally went into this appointment expecting the worst.....I guess I'm just used to bad news. Then we HEARD the heartbeat. We were not expecting to hear it at all, so this was a added bonus. Baby's heart was beating at 140bpm and measuring perfectly on track at 7w1d! We are already taking bets on whether it's a boy or girl in there. I say boy and Troy says girl. Either way, we'll be happy.....just praying for a healthy baby. Dr did say it looked like there had been another sac that was dissolving. He said it wouldn't cause any complications and that I may or may not experience some spotting. None so far! I can't believe this is real. It is still super early (I'm 7w5d today) but I'm happy to have made it this far. We are still waiting until the 12w mark to make our announcement. My next appointment is October 5th and this will be my last appointment with Dr Hayslip. My first OB appointment is October 9th. These dates can't get here fast enough!

 

Here is our baby bean at 7w1d!

 

Next U/S....TOMORROW

Our next ultrasound is bright and early tomorrow morning and I'm soooo anxious. Thankfully, Troy has already been approved to have the day off so he can go with me. He works for UPS and getting a day off around there almost takes an act of congress. So, for today, that is one less thing for me to worry about. This week has flown by. Part of me is dying for tomorrow to get here already and then the other part wishes it would never come because I'm terrified of getting bad news. Hopefully oneday soon I'll stop thinking the absolute worst in every situation and actually enjoy being pregnant. I wonder if every appointment will come with the anxiety I feel now. Anyway, I'm feeling great......other than the night time nausea, heartburn, and headaches. It's really not bad at all, all of my symptoms are a sweet reminder that yes I am FINALLY pregnant. I'll update after my appointment tomorrow. Happy Thursday!

My sweet friend Brittany sent me this beautiful frame. I can't wait to put a picture of my sweet baby in it! 

1st Ultrasound at 5w6d

I went for my first u/s yesterday at 5w6d. My appointment was originally scheduled for Friday (6w1d) but they had to reschedule because my Dr wouldn't be there. My options were to go really early, yesterday.....or wait until next when we would see more. Of course, I opted for going sooner rather than later in hopes of seeing something and easing my mind. They told me when I decided to come early, the only thing we would see is how many sacs. I consulted with Dr. Google and found out some people see a hb this early and I part of me was hoping to see something other than the sac. I was a big ball of nerves and didn't sleep a wink the night before. Then we saw it, one beautiful sac. I'm really pregnant. Then the Dr kept looking. Nothing else was there. He said it looked like it could be something in the left side of the sac but it's too early to say for certain and there certainly wasn't a chance of detecting a heartbeat this early. Dr. H seemed really pleased with his findings and assured me it was completely normal. He told me there was nothing to worry about, relax, and he would see me back next Friday. That's 10 whole days! While I'm grateful to have made it this far, Dr. Google got the best of me again. I googled 'empty sac' and it has terrified me. After a little further reading and chatting with some ladies who have been in similar situations, I learned that it is more UNLIKELY to see a heartbeat this early than not to see it. Pretty much, detecting something that is just a couple of mm in size is easy to miss and hard to see on these ultrasounds. My mind is a little more at ease but of course I'm going to be a little worried until next Friday. It's crazy what infertility does to you. Always thinking and anticipating the worst. Here's our first glimpse of Baby Thompson! We can't wait to check him out again next week :)

One Week Later....

 

 

 

....I'm still pregnant! My first HCG level last Friday was 122. That was EXACTLY the same as it was last time, only 3 days earlier. Of course I had to wait all weekend (and a holiday weekend at that!) before I could have it checked again on Tuesday. Then there was more waiting. I had to wait a whole extra day to get the results because I had my bloodwork done in Edenton instead of the hour and fifteen minute drive to Greenville. I was on pins and needles until I heard the nurse say 541!! It has to double at least every 48-72 hours for the pregnancy to be considered viable. Mine had a doubling time of 33.5 hours. Wowza! I wa able to relax a little more after that and after my HPT results that morning. The pregnant line popped up immediately and even before the dye moved all the way across the screen and before the control line. I had never had that happen before. I'm still cautiously excited and will feel better after my first ultrasound next Friday. This will be a viability ultrasound and will tell us what's really going on in there. We will be able to see the heartbeat(s) and know how many babies there are. It all still feels to good to be true, especially after all this time. I feel like at any moment, its all going to be ripped away, again. Wonder if and when I'll ever be able to relax?!

 

PREGNANT! 

 

 

I came home last Friday to this amazing package from my amazing best friend. The cupcakes were delicious! "Every flower that blooms as to go through a lot of dirt." Thank you J!

 

 

Daily progesterone injection. This is no joke and no fun. But will be all worth it in the end!

 

 

You would think that after this many tests I would be convinced this is real. I just need daily reassurance! I'm getting there!

 

Yesterday, I got this great pregnancy care package from my bff. I can't put into words how thankful I am for that girl!

 

This was just too cute not to share!

 

As always, thanks for reading and have a great weekend!

xo, Candace