Pre-natal appointment

I went to the doctor as my blood work and ultrasound had come back. My thyroid was normal so she asked me to continue taking the same dosage. Now, I am going to take her advice and do it. However, my doctor in the States recommended to take 5 mcg more. I am taking Levoxyl 50mcg right now and my doctor in Canada told me to stick to that dosage.

My blood work showed an increase in my HCG from 38 on February 27 to 3700 on March 11 which confirms that my baby is growing. My ultrasound showed that my baby is in my uterus which is safe. She has sent me for a lot of blood work which includes Prenatal screening for Hep B, Rubella, Syphillis and HIV. She has also asked for testing Glucose, CBC and Urine Analysis. She also asked me to do an ultrasound after two weeks to check the baby's heart beat. Now, that it is confirmed that the baby is growing in the right place, the next imp. thing is to check if the baby is growing right and the heart beat is the first sign of growth.

Once again, I have anxiety about seeing the baby and most of all hearing my baby's heartbeat. What an amazing thing it is to have two hearts beating within you! My baby will be 1 cm long and will be growing 1 millimeter per day. Oh, I just can't wait to see my baby. And I have about 230 odd days still to go. I just pray each day.

I felt really sick last night, I ate food from outside and had an upset stomach again. I think I have to put a full stop to eating from outside. The problem is that I don't feel like packing food in the morning, I feel like throwing up and have this stone stuck in my oesophagus at the sight of food. Right now I smell the gyro leftovers on my desk and I am ready to take out all my anger on it. This morning I was in the elevator with two other people and I felt like jumping out of there. They smelled gross, I know I sound mean but thats how I felt. I don't want to eat anything. I am forcing myself to eat food. Also my need to drink water has increased tremendously.

A nutritional pregnancy diet needs you to drink milk three times a day. I have been able to gulp two glasses with a lot of difficulty - one in the morning with cereal and the other at night. The night milk routine does not do well with me. I am going to switch to evening time with my pre-natal vitamins. The changes in times of sleep and the patience I have to tolerate what's on TV have changed. I can't stand any chemical smell esp. bleach, detergent or any strong perfume. I smell it at once. Our body is so protective that it automatically wants to stay away from toxic smells. I wish everyone around me understood this because it is only something I would know.

Lastly, my husband is going to miss hearing our baby's heartbeat. I really need him at this time. These times don't come back. I wish he was here.