Was something of a disappointment. I knew better than to get my hopes up, but I was thinking this would be the opportunity for me to ask the doctor lots of questions, and decide if I'm sticking with this office or not. Dr. M did give me some info that made me lean toward staying with them (mainly that they do not actually deliver in Reston at all), and I'll have the real appointment at the end of June. The receptionist said that appointment takes a while. In the meantime, they confirmed the pregnancy, asked me strange questions (I know about the cat thing...the Jewish thing?), took a whole mess of my blood, gave me a large bag of prenatal vitamins, and sent me on my way. I appreciate the vitamins, though. The ones I've been taking are not doing me any favors, so I stopped taking them. Which wasn't doing the baby any favors.
The doctor also asked which prenatal screenings I was interested in...I'm considering the ultrascreen. That's the one where they take more blood and do a sonogram to check the levels of fluid around the baby's neck. I'm interested to hear from new moms/moms to be if they had that test done, and if so, how they felt about it. I have to decide fairly soon in order to make the appointment.
To try and break the morning sickness I've been having, I stopped by the healthfood store tonight. Yikes. There was a lot of stuff in there I would totally buy, like organic fresh ground peanut butter (!) but there was way more weirdo stuff. Either way, I found real live ginger ale brewed with real ginger, ginger chews, and B6 vitamins. Hopefully, they will help. I can't complain too loudly, because the morning sickness hasn't been that bad. Just a little bit of nausea until I get something in my stomach. My eating habits have totally changed too, and not for the better. I am finding that fruits and veggies are not top on the list. Unfortunately, ramen, mac and cheese and grilled cheese sandwiches are. I'm sure it will get better. And if not, I'll just be a balloon.
1 comment:
Hey Sandi - Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging! It looks great so far!
I did have the test for the back of the baby's neck thing. I was apprehensive, but it definately made me more confident that everything would be fine. I also figured at least if there was somthing wrong, I'd have time to do research and find good specialists. Thankfully though all was fine, as it ususally is when you're young.
And don't worry about the obsession with mac 'n cheese. I had the same thing. It goes away in a few weeks and you will enjoy meat, dairy and fruits and veggies more than ever. I now have to have at least three fruit choices in my lunch. I have all but forgotten about McDonald's (which was another of my early obsessions) and haven't had mac n' cheese for 4 months.
Keep writing, I can't wait to compare experiences!
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