5 Weeks and 3 days today.....time is moving along! A little slower than I would like, and not without some ups and downs!
I had a visit to my GP clinic yesterday morning just for a check up and to get some bloods done to check iron levels etc...it all went well but as soon as I got home I discovered spotting....I managed to stay quite calm....on the outside...but then proceeded to text and email every person I know who has experienced pregnancy to ask if they had ever spotted...as well as email the nurse at the Fertility clinic, phone my GP to see if they could get my HCG back by the afternoon, oh and posted on every forum I use for reassurance.
I've read enough info to know that spotting is common in pregnancy...but all of that flew out the window when I actually experienced it!
But our HCG came back absolutely fine...still on track, and we have another BT on Friday to check again, but it has completely stopped so I feel like everything is dandy again.
I was so determined to be cool&calm in these first few weeks with my favourite pair of fetching 'Positive Peggy Pants' on (pink&yellow polka dots, pleated high waist, oh and side tassels-for goodness sake don't forget the side tassels) and yesterday certainly gave me a fright, but maybe it's what I needed to snap out of it.
I woke up this morning and really did feel positive again, even without my Peggy Pants. I bought a Pregnancy magazine, had some acupuncture today, and also found a midwife!
The first midwife we wanted to use will be on holiday in January, so she recommended a colleague who is English, absolutely lovely, and her name is Patsy.( you know things are good when you have a midwife called Patsy)I just knew when I spoke to her on the phone that she would be wonderful, and I might have been sold when she said she thought IVF babies were EXTRA special! And yes of course all babies are special but I thought it was sweet she said that to us to make us feel good!
No major preggy symptoms yet except extreme tiredness, oh and my sense of smell has gone a little wacky.....I swear the cat's biscuits smelled JUST like hot chips tonight...maybe my body is telling me I need to eat meat, but cat biscuits-really?
I'm glad you found a lovely midwife and that things are going well.
ReplyDeleteSo glad things are going well! I had some spotting early on too but everything was ok.
ReplyDeleteSo Patsy is delivering Madge's baby? Ha ha ha ha! How 1950's!
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to hear the spotting was a random event. Glad you have your groove back. And yes, what's a pair of pants without tassles??
Spotting can be so scary... but it almost "normal" in early pregnancy - great that your getting BTs and checking every step of the way :) Great that you've found a midwife... they are such a special part of this amazing time xoxo
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad the spotting has stopped! Your midwife sounds divine!!! :)
ReplyDeleteHehe - my MW is English too! How funny that we both ended up with English midwives :-) Glad you found one, told you it was a good idea to get in early!
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting on my blog and making me feel a little better :)
ReplyDeleteSo I am just a little over a week behind you...hopefully we can comiserrate over the next 8 months of our HEALTHY pregnancies!!!
OMG! My heart skipped a beat when you said spotting. I hope it all goes smoothly from now on. All the best for the BT.
ReplyDeleteGlad to have helped you out with info love to ease your panic! Come to think if it, my MW looked a lot like you! Tall, blonde, young and very slender!
ReplyDeletecongrats to you on your BFP!!
ReplyDeletei am secretly wishing you would post a photo of these lucky pants!! they sound like so much fun! :D
xoxo
Oh man...avoid the cat treats.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that things are ok after the spotting, it's just the reverse of what I always try to convince myself. When TTC when you start spotting before AF, I always tell myself "it's nothing, it's ok". Whereas I'm sure you can completely convince yourself just the opposite after your BFP.
So glad the spotting is nothing- I bet it's so scary when you see it though, you can't help but be worried.
ReplyDeletePasty sounds lovely!!I'm sure she will be a wonderful midwife.
Oh- Happy Days!!!!