This week’s ultrasound was neat. The baby was moving around, waving its little arms. I said it looked like it was dancing, G. said the baby was waving at us. It was so cool! I knew that the baby started moving this week, but for some reason I didn’t think we’d actually get to see it. I was in the room with their oldest ultrasound machine which couldn’t monitor the baby’s heart rate, but the doctor said it looked around 150-160, which is great.
We’ve never had a successful ultrasound past 8 weeks, so it feels like a kind of milestone. We’ve at least made it further than ever before.
I’ve still been having lots of morning sickness, which is good. Thursday I left work an hour early because I was going to be really sick. I barely made it home in time. I took a nap and then ate some soup, which came back up later on that night. Oh, and I’ve found that sometimes B6 works miracles. My doctor told me to take 25 mg of B6 three times a day if I’m sick and sometimes I can take it when I start to feel really nauseous and it works nearly instantly, but other times it doesn’t seem to do anything.
G. was able to come to my ultrasound this week because it was early in the morning. He’d been super anxious and said he didn’t feel relieved until later that afternoon once it finally sunk it that we’d seen our baby still looking great and moving around and everything. Though I think he’s back to anxious again, so we’re just waiting for Wednesday, when he’ll get to come to that one, too.
Another pregnancy symptom that’s been bothering me more lately is my breasts. They’re super sore, almost bruised feeling. Oh, and I’m having trouble finding things to drink. Most water has the most disgusting taste to it. So far I’ve only found Evian to be the only water that doesn’t have a taste. And, of course, it’s expensive, so I’m trying to find a cheaper water with no flavor to it but haven’t been successful yet. I am assuming that that will go away once I’m past the first trimester?
Our baby at 9w2d
I remember that moment when the doctor left the room after our 9 week ultrasound when we first saw the baby move, I could see a layer peeling off my husband. It is amazing to see them move isn’t it? Wait until you feel thumps and kicks….
I found that the best water for me was sparkling. Something about it help and I could drink a lot of it. I would just get sparkling mineral water and squeeze a lime in it and it was magical!
Thanks for the update. I was checking your blog every now and then after thursday. I agree with Meg that it’s an amazing journey throughout the pregnancy – you will go further and will find wonders happening.
As I heard that second trimester is much better (at least mine was). I used to have the same problem with taste. I had to have some kind of mint in my mouth all most all the time during first three months. I used to drink fresh coconut water which available and very cheap here. I always had fresh fruits at home and had juice to keep myself from dehydating. Hope things will get better soon.
(( Hugs ))