First off, ZOMG, thank you, thank you, thank you for all the comments and love and support on my pregnancy announcement. I KNEW once I got a positive that I would tell the internet about it, and ignore the normal “wait until the second trimester” advice, because you guys have been along on this ride with me every step of the way! And I will never be able to express how much I appreciate it. It feels like you’re all with me, and I know there are going to be times when I will need that collective hug from my village.
So again, thank you all for being a part of this village for me!
Anyway, I need to be better about documenting all this because I will need to embarrass my child at a later date with all this info. (Yes honey, I did tell the world wide web about my vagina and uterus.)
So 3BB is doing well. (That’s what I am calling him/her until we know what it is. Yes I’ll be finding out.) Right now I’m about 6.5 weeks along. I’m due February 12, 2022. The one good thing about IVF is you know exactly when the baby was conceived so there really isn’t any question about the due date.
(That isn’t a baby belly yet, that’s just my normal chubby gut.)
3BB is the size of a sweet pea and my uterus is the size of a grapefruit, twice it’s normal size.
I had an ultrasound last week and saw my little baby in there. I even saw the flicker of the heartbeat.
It was so surreal. You spend so much of your time and energy and headspace in the infertility world, and even if you do stay positive, you just kind of stay in the moment and don’t really think too much about moving out of the infertility world and into the pregnancy world. It’s kind of jarring to go right into it. It’s like I don’t feel prepared for it at all, even though I’ve literally been spending years and tens of thousands of dollars trying to get there.
I feel OK overall. My boobs are insanely sore. And I’m tired a lot of the time. Over the weekend I had a headache and just felt off. It felt like a hangover and I didn’t get to have any of the fun to show for it. I’m thankful to be working from home, and I should be through at least the first trimester, which I am really happy about.
I haven’t had too much nausea, until the other night. I have had to start forcing myself to eat small snacks throughout the day, instead of just a few bigger meals. If I let myself start to get hungry, that’s usually when the nausea is the worst. Years of doing intermittent fasting and now I have to train my brain to eat as soon as I get up.
Speaking of food, the food aversions are so odd. I only can stomach carbs and cheese. I will not touch a vegetable or have one within 50 feet without wanting to puke. I’ve spent so much money at the grocery store the last 2 weeks because I buy what sounds good at the moment. Too bad three days later I never want to eat whatever that was AGAIN. I’m looking at you, GOLDFISH CRACKERS.
But I will gladly take every side effect and symptom. That means 3BB is doing its job in there and growing. And I’m going to relish every second.
I go back for an ultrasound next week and then one more at my fertility clinic before they release me to my OB.
34 more weeks to go!
#3BBOnBoard
LOVE THIS!!!!! Keep on growing 3BB, you have a whole team cheering for you!
And yes aversions are just wild. And annoying. I was so excited to dig into some queso for the Super Bowl when I was in my 1st trimester, and what I thought was cheese gone bad, was instead a new food aversion towards MELTED CHEESE. I could make an entire food group of melted cheese, and now I can’t have it. So frustrating. Thankfully said aversion fully disappeared once Asher was here… although my waist line would probably be better had it stuck around.
Oh 3BB, how we can’t wait to tell you we knew you were only this big!
This is so exciting & happy & OMG you guys!!!! But that Goldfish aversion will need to go once that baby is a toddler… it’s a serious go to snack! Love you ❤️
YAYAYAYAYAYAYAAAAYYYYYY I am just so excited for you!!
(I also obviously failed the “keep it quiet until 2nd tri” thing as well. It’s more fun to do this with people to cheer you on!! Plus it sucks to play off morning sickness when you can’t gripe about the real reasons to someone(s), ha)
With.. Juliette? Or maybe both kids? I had a solid 2-3 weeks where the only thing I could reliably eat was an American cheese sandwich on white bread with mayo. I had one every single day for dinner. For DAYS ON END. Pregnancy is weird as F, man ;-D
February 12 sounds like a great date!! Rest and stay hydrated. 🙂 The goldfish crackers reminded me about being pregnant with Cal. I rarely eat Cheez-Its, but with her, I ate them like it was my freaking job! I also craved extra dirty martinis, but that was a sad no-go. Maybe I was salt deprived. Lol. Love the updates and sending you good first trimester vibes!