Looking for Daddy

Keira and I fell asleep together last night. She woke up. She probably looked at me sound asleep and decided to find Daddy. She climbed out of bed and went on her merry way to find Corey. I heard nothing.

Luckily we always latch our baby gate because she headed straight to the top of the stairs and shouted "Daddy! Daddy! Da dee!" He was downstairs doing laundry. He brought her back to bed and she went back to sleep. I heard nothing.

I am shocked, not only because I heard nothing, but also because she so quietly and easily climbed down off the bed without a second thought.

Refused screening bloodwork

I refused the screening for Downs etc. Then another doctor came in to tell me to have it. Super high pressure. I said no again. She insisted I review the pamphlet. The test gives you a wild estimate of the risk of possible birth defects. The only actions out of the test are more tests to confirm the risk, so you can de...cide whether or not to abort. I am still not having the test.

Everyone I know who did it just gained extra stress during pregnancy. I had a hole in my spine when I was born and I know if Mom had the test I would still be around. Actually Mom would refuse the test too. Unless they can fix something in utero, there is no point.

The proabortion doc is new and probably was warned to avoid lawsuits a la Jodi Piccoult novels. Luckily she isn't my long term GP or OB/GYN. She was negative, unsupportive, depressing and not helpful with my barrage of questions. We don't have midwives here, although they are no longer illegal as of last year.

I had an amazing doc in Fredericton for a GP and he followed me through to the last month. He had a doppler in his office so I could hear the baby's heartbeat at every appointment. For my CSection, I had an amazing surgeon. They were all supportive and followed me through birth and for the next year. They addressed all my hormonal anxieties. ;)

If I had concern over the care after delivery to the point of needing to know ahead, I would still skip the bloodwork. I would request amnio, chorionic villus sampling or ultrasound which are more definitive.

The bloodwork given in NB only gives an "estimated chance" that there could be born with birth defects. It's more of a wild guess. It doesn't actually confirm anything or help plan for anything when giving birth at a major hospital. My doctors for both pregnancies confirmed that my baby would be thorough checked and great care taken with or without screening. They said it would have no impact on care. Is that because I am in city hospitals each time? Maybe?

In any case, I get my new doc, an OB/GYN in April.

Morning sickness cures?

Cures for morning sickness? Already on diclectin. Already tried soda crackers, ginger, watermelon and I can't even think what else. 24 hours a day! Must be one heck of a healthy baby!!!

Announce pregnancy

My belly is already huge even though I am due September 24th. I decided to announce it and posted the update to Facebook. Now everyone knows. My female CEO even touched my belly.

Facebook Announcement
To those of you eyeing my belly: Yes! I am pregnant again. It's too early to announce, but I am already showing. Due September 24, 2010. Keira was born September 11, 2008. (43 Feedback)

Boy or Girl?

It must be a girl because I think it is a boy. I am so convinced this is a boy. And yes, it is true, I have been joking that it must be a boy to give me this much trouble, but that's just not it.

The real indicator that this is a boy is that I have mild acne on my cheeks. I usually get acne on my chin, nose and tzone. Testosterone could be the culprit.

Last time I had a dream that I had a girl and sure enough it was a girl. This time no dreams. I am going to have to find out at my ultrasound in ten weeks.

For now all I can look forward to is the heartbeat at my appointment next Wednesday.

CEO and my belly

I was coming in from a late lunch the other day and ran into my CEO. She was standing with her husband and holding her sweet grandchild. I simply had to say hello to the baby!

It was going quite well and then the big boss looked at me, at my belly and then back to me. I knew what she was asking-or was stating-and I wasn't going to respond. I am barely eight weeks. I can't officially announce for four more weeks.

It's too bad I show so early. No one is going to be surprised. About 90% of my coworkers already know.

Morning Sickness

I have been feeling terrible this pregnancy. In fact I went in at five weeks to get Diclectin for morning sickness. I still felt so miserable that I could barely move without being sick.

I was almost out of Diclectin Saturday, so I decided to go back to the clinic for more. I was sitting in the waiting room and noticed the bottle had two refills available. I was already there, so I stayed to see if I could get some more tips to prevent the nausea.

I am glad I waited. The doctor told me to get my butt up to the hospital for an IV. I was hesitant, because who likes IVs? But he was convinced I should go.

I went in and the nurse giving me the IV had trouble threading it. I now know that that means she wasn't sure she got the IV into the vein properly for the IV. It took about double the usual time for the IV to be delivered. For me that was a good thing. IVs are room temperature which is much lower than body temperature. A slower delivery meant that I wasn't freezing cold receiving the IV. I have to tell you that the IV was pretty uncomfortable. Any mom will tell you that she is used to needles and IVs, especially if she had a C-Section like I did. So saying that an IV was uncomfortable means it was really uncomfortable.

There was a doctor there who said he wanted to practice taking bloodwork on me. I was a little hesitant when I heard 'practice', but it wasn't painful at all. Maybe he should have given me the IV.

After I left I felt a bit better and my skin felt great with all the fluid. My husband was upset that the IV didn't cure my morning sickness, but I was just glad to feel hydrated.

I didn't feel this awful last time. Or did I? Pregnancy brain is very sneaky, erasing bad memories, so you only see your little one and think you can do it again.

Calling clinic from work

I had the bright idea to call the clinic from work to get a prescription for Diclectin. I thought I would wait it out and see whether or not I was morning sick this time, but sure enough, it hit and it hit hard.

I was sitting in my cube whispering into the phone that I needed an appointment for a prescription for Diclectin. The admin kept asking me to repeat myself and then asked what it was for. I stupidly replied in a normal voice that it was for morning sickness. It wasn't a readily available drug even a few years ago so she put me on hold to ask if she should give me an appointment. This was only after I insisted that she give me one. After all, I had rung the line for 20 minutes before getting into the queue and then I waited an extra 15 minutes to talk to a real person. I was determined to get my Dicectin.

After the call ended I told another coworker about my pregnancy so she wouldn't guess things. She hadn't even heard me say a word so I should have continued to keep my mouth shut. I never was good at keeping secrets.

Telling the parents

I called Mom and Dad who were both very happy. My husband joked so much with his parents saying that I was going to have a baby in April that they didn't know whether to believe him when he said September. It was all a little deflating. After he hung up he said he regretted teasing them.

I think we are still very much in shock.

Pregnant again?

I am pregnant already. I guess my dream proved true. How can you get pregnant the first month you try every time. I am 4 weeks less a day so it isn't really an official pregnancy for at least a day or two even though their were two blue lines. Still, I met with and told my husband, blabbed to a couple of coworkers, emailed our siblings, and tonight we call the parents. I am thrilled and scared to death. I have more questions this time than the first time and yet I have less I need to know.

I shouldn't have told people, because it isn't real yet. You are supposed to wait until you are 12 weeks. So many of my friends had miscarriages so I am very frightened this time. Did I take my vitamins regularly enough? Have I been eating well? Am I even ready to be pregnant again? I am very nervous. I guess now I can do is pray. Please let me do everything I need to do to provide as much as I can.

Another Niece

My sister-in-law found out she is having a baby girl. That means the three boys had three girls. My other sister-in-law is also pregnant, but it is her second child. We haven't received any word what she is having. They are due in March and April. I wonder how large they both are.

I was biggest two months before delivery with Keira so one of them should be busting at the seams about now, and the other, a month from now.