Fun with pregnancy
This is a bit of a "TMI" post. If you don't want to click on it, no worries.
The midwife was wonderful, very supportive, really listened to me. She made me feel calm and comfortable...
...until we started to talk about a pregnancy plan.
Let me start off by saying, I'm a very active person. I can barely sit still for 5 minutes at a time. What's more, I've spent the last three weeks convincing myself that this pregnancy is going to be different.
Well, it's going to be different, that's for sure.
1.) I can't lift my son anymore. I almost broke down when she said that to me.
2.) I can't lift ANYTHING over 15 pounds. WTF?!
3.) At 20 weeks, intercourse stops. (We'll still have lots of fun, though!)
4.) I will most likely be stitched.
5.) And might receive progesterone shots once a week.
This is, of course, for a limited amount of time--only seven months and then the baby is born. The concern is that there is a chance I might go into labor earlier this time, lots of mothers with my type of pre-term history do. So the midwife is taking every precaution.
The good news!! I'm getting an ultrasound on Friday to 1.) check the baby's due date and 2.) get a structural baseline to work from. So this means I get to see the baby, see it's little heart beating. I invited Adriaan to come along, I think it will be good for both of us to see the light at the end of this tunnel.
In the meantime, I'm eating a bagel (YAY!) and keeping a very positive frame of mind. Thank you all for being there, and for being such wonderful, supportive friends. I truly appreciate it.
More to come soon! And maybe a picture if I can convince the ultrasound technician to take one!
The midwife was wonderful, very supportive, really listened to me. She made me feel calm and comfortable...
...until we started to talk about a pregnancy plan.
Let me start off by saying, I'm a very active person. I can barely sit still for 5 minutes at a time. What's more, I've spent the last three weeks convincing myself that this pregnancy is going to be different.
Well, it's going to be different, that's for sure.
1.) I can't lift my son anymore. I almost broke down when she said that to me.
2.) I can't lift ANYTHING over 15 pounds. WTF?!
3.) At 20 weeks, intercourse stops. (We'll still have lots of fun, though!)
4.) I will most likely be stitched.
5.) And might receive progesterone shots once a week.
This is, of course, for a limited amount of time--only seven months and then the baby is born. The concern is that there is a chance I might go into labor earlier this time, lots of mothers with my type of pre-term history do. So the midwife is taking every precaution.
The good news!! I'm getting an ultrasound on Friday to 1.) check the baby's due date and 2.) get a structural baseline to work from. So this means I get to see the baby, see it's little heart beating. I invited Adriaan to come along, I think it will be good for both of us to see the light at the end of this tunnel.
In the meantime, I'm eating a bagel (YAY!) and keeping a very positive frame of mind. Thank you all for being there, and for being such wonderful, supportive friends. I truly appreciate it.
More to come soon! And maybe a picture if I can convince the ultrasound technician to take one!