I knew I was probably jinxing things last week when I wrote about feeling good. The last few days have been especially brutal in the nausea department. I’ve been waking with massive nausea and if I can’t stay ahead of it with my Zofran, the nausea rarely gets better. At my appointment today with Dr. Risky I told her things had gone backwards. She wrote me a new prescription, so hopefully it will make a difference.
My check up today started pretty low-key. I arrived and managed to not vomit in the office, which was much harder than it sounds. Luckily my ketones were normal and I didn’t lose any weight! WOO! My blood pressure was on the low side, although I have a very low baseline blood pressure (85 over 50 is not unheard of for me) so Dr. Risky told me to monitor it on our home blood pressure machine. Our condo is practically a medical supply company.
We were ushered into an exam room with the nurse practitioner. She took out the Doppler and spent about five minutes looking for Binky’s heartbeat. She kept saying, “they’re slippery little ones in there, hard to find at this point,” which made me chuckle since I can find Binky’s heartbeat in about five seconds at this point. Of course, I have the added advantage of feeling where the baby is. After that, the nurse practitioner asked me if I was still having cramping. I told her that I was having cramping throughout the day, but it wasn’t consistent and I wouldn’t describe them as contractions. She wrote some stuff down and left.
Dr. Risky rushed in a few minutes later and immediately started quizzing me about my contractions. So I had to tell her that I would NOT call them contractions, just cramps. Nonetheless, the word contraction had entered her brain. She decided to give me an exam to check my cervix. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
While pelvic exams aren’t my most favorite thing in the world, they don’t bother me when I’m not pregnant. But when I AM pregnant? HOLY CRAP. I remember my former OB giving me one when I was pregnant with Madeline. It brought tears to my eyes and I remember gasping out to the doctor, “it NEVER hurts like this!” She told me that pregnancy increases sensitivity and she was definitely right. Even though Dr. Risky was extremely gentle, I still found myself clenching my fists and biting my lip. She also took a loooooong pause when she was checking my cervix and in those three seconds I had already mentally prepared myself for a cerclage (do yourself a favor and do NOT google image search cerclage, holy crap). Luckily everything was deemed perfect, and we were sent on our way.
It’s weird to leave Dr. Risky’s office without having seen Binky. After all my appointments, this is only the second time we’ve left empty-handed. And even though I can feel my little one moving around like crazy inside, I still have the terrible fear that this was the week something bad started, and we missed it.
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Gah! I’m sorry about the nausea
I hope this new prescription works like magic. Also I’ll take your advice on the google image search.
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Sounds like a scary hard day. I hope you’re home and comfortable and Mike is bringing you treats. I had low BP in my pregnancies too, that is no fun. Hugs!
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I’m sorry about the nausea, but relieved you didn’t have to get stitches. Keeping you in my thoughts!
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I would rather have the worst cold in the world than be nauseous. I’m so sorry you’re feeling so horrible.
Big hugs to you, Mike, Binky and Maddie.
I will think non-vomity thoughts for you.
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I once had a philosophy professor who told us that Rene Descartes theory-”Cogito ergo sum” (I think, therefore I am) is responsible for most the human ills and frailties of Western man. I have always agreed with him, and found so many ways in which my own life demonstrates his example. It seems especially true during a pregnancy, when our brains are a part of the body that’s growing a new life…it makes me wish for you an ability to disconnect when practical, so that you can relax and just exist, free of fear and grief. I hope you awaken free of nausea today, and just sit with yourself and this new life, and trust that the universe will deliver on this promise growing inside you.
I am so, so sorry you had to go through that exam and all the emotions that went with it – not to mention the physical pain. I’ve never heard of that one procedure you mentioned and I am not going to look it up. I already just about pass out from the syringe photos! .. If I could take your nausea away and put it on myself, I would. I know all your friends and loyal readers feel that way. You really deserve a break. I have no advice to ease your physical suffering that you haven’t already been given or probably looked up online yourself. I just really hope and pray that things ease up for you. Sending (((hugs))) to you and yours.
Ak! I googled it =O I had no idea what a cerclage was and was curious, wow!
Feel better Heather, everything will be ok!
Oh Heather I do hope that you can find enough relief from the nausea to enjoy some ice cream or other delicious treat in peace. Just keep reminding yourself that each pregnancy is different, and that maybe your body has learned from Maddie’s pregnancy and is more prepared for Binky. And please never forget that you are doing a great job!
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Dang! I’m bummed to hear that the nausea is back in full force. You must be producing TONS of great pregnancy hormones.
Hoping you feel better today.
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That sounds like a scary day…I will say extra prayers.
Only 6 more days until you are there again and hopefully you will see for yourself how perfect everything is.
Peace.
Hope you get to feeling better soon!
XOXO
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Heather, have you been diagnosed with hyperemesis? This nausea/vomiting has to stop! You can get an IV of antinausea drugs in the hospital or at home that can greatly help. I am so sorry you’re still feeling so bad!
I hope you won’t be weirded-out by my saying that I’ve been thinking about you a lot. I can’t imagine how stressful and scary every little thing must be, and every time I read another post, which is often, I hold my breath until I get to the end, so anxious am I for you and for Binky. I don’t have any advice; only good wishes. I’m sending you all the good wishes I can.
I am hoping today is a much better day. Maybe you will wake up and feel wonderful!
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Heather, I wish you didn’t have to worry so much and were able to enjoy the pregnancy more. It breaks my heart. I think of you everyday and cannot wait for more Binky stories. I’m sending good vibes and wishes your way.
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Hope today is a better day and not such a boat-ride of nausea. And yayyyy for no cerclage! I had one with my twins and, ohhhh, it still makes me cross my legs just thinking about it.
Holding you up in love and prayers. As always.
Feel better soon and know that someone in Maine is thinking about you.
.-= Audrey at Barking Mad´s last blog ..Right When I Thought I’d Seen it All… =-.
Hope you are feeling better soon and can enjoy some treats. Have extra snuggles with Rigby today. Please know that you continue to be in my thoughts from the moment I wake every day. I’m always here holding your hand from afar. I hope today is a better day for you my dear.
With love
your friend, Erica in Luxembourg
Saying prayers!
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*sigh* oh heather… sometimes our own minds are our worst enemy, ya know?
thinking of you constantly.
I can understand your fears and I’m sure your Dr can too which is why she was sooo careful at your appointment. I do hope you feel better though.
Take Care,
Love,
Jenn
Heather…
NOTHING is going to happen. I am here to tell you, it’s all good. Bink is staying put! You really do need to try and relax a bit more. I know how hard it must be not to worry. But try to enjoy a little of your pregnancy. I told you about when they told us about my son’s heart. All I could think of was the little guy in there fighting to breathe and I couldn’t do a thing to help him. It was so nerve wracking. I really do know how you feel in the worrying department. But you have to keep your strength, health, and mentality. Remember, I am here if you need me.
I think I mentioned that I too was on The Zofran for all three pregnancies, right? And with Lady, my first, I was SO SICK straight through the 20′s despite The Zofran. I think I didn’t pull it together and feel human (read: functional) until somewhere around 27 weeks.
I think those babies, they just suck you dry on their way to being 100% healthy. I think Binky is going to be amazing. And all you can do is hang in, so uh…..hang in. I feel your pain.
-xo
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Heather,
I am hoping and praying you start to feel better and get wonderful news. It sounds like you have a great doctor. I wish it was easier for you.
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GIrl! I can’t believe you are so nauseated! You poor thing! I hope this lets up soon and you don’t spend the entirety of your pregnancy riding waves of wooziness!
I totally understand about being worried something is wrong; the U/S’s only gave me about 5 minutes of relief. Then, on the drive home, I began thinking that something was wrong again, something we aren’t getting. A day later, I was so wanting another U/S it was killing me! I went in for my 30 week appt. yesterday and the baby hadn’t been as active as normal for about 12 hours and she hooked me up to an NST but that’s all I got! I was hoping for an U/S, now I’m still worried there is something we didn’t catch! I want to see that placenta and make sure it is still in place! I want to make sure the cord isn’t wrapped around the child!
Heather,
I totally understand your fear of a cerclage! My cervix is monitored constantly and it is a big possibility for me…YIKES! Wishing you a cerclage free pregnancy!!
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I hope that your crotch and your nausea are feeling tip top today.
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So sorry to hear to hear the nausea is back swinging. I hope the new script helps.
I know it must be hard not to see Binky at your appt. At least it means that Dr. Risky really thought everything was fine and there was no need. That’s good, even though seeing her/him is always better
Hugs
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I was also wondering if you have been diagnosed with hyperemesis … my daughter had it during her pregnancy with my now 15-month-old granddaughter. It was pretty awful – many day-long stints in the hospital being re-hydrated intravenously, and constant nausea and throwing up, despite so many anti-nausea medications. We were all very concerned about the effects on the baby, but she is fine. As soon as my daughter delivered, the nausea magically disappeared … it was remarkable!
I hope you will be feeling better soon … and I am sending along many good thoughts for you and Binky!
I had 3 cerclages, and they worked! I went into preterm labor at 17 wks, could’ve lost my babies that Ihave now.
had a cerclage with each pregnancy, andwe made it to 24 wks. THAT is a miracle…
I’ll keep you in my thoughts, and send peace and comfort to you.
Ewww. Of COURSE I googled “cerclage” and of course, my eyes are bleeding now and my legs are crossed. Blech. I’m SO glad that you didn’t have to have that done. Pap smears just kill me, so I know how you feel with the pain and all. I would hate to see a picture of my face while I’m having one done. The entire appointment sounded scary and icky.
I hope you feel better when you wake up this morning.
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Heather, I hope this doesn’t come off stalkerish or anything, but I think of you every Tuesday. I come here hoping your appointment was as uneventful as it was reassuring.
I know exactly what it is like to spend the interminable weeks of pregnancy in fear. I had a very traumatic miscarriage my first time around, plus I have OCD, so you can imagine my anxiety levels when I was pregnant with my daughter. I was like the Amateur OB-GYN of Doom.
So I know how hard it is to shut up our worried brain and I always wanted to kill, oops, scratch that, always laughed at people who suggested me to *relax*. I’m left thinking a big part of your nausea must be anxiety-related, not just another one of those delightful physiological responses to pregnancy.
I really, really hope, as hard as it is, that you along with your doctors find a way to “retrain” your process of thinking so that you can have some rest and peace for say, 10 minutes a day. I eventually learned how to do that in cognitive therapy, it’s hard as f*** but not impossible.
This stranger keeps wishing you all the best. Much love to you and Mike and Binky.
I hate that your pregnancy is so scary. Sorry Heather. I am so glad though that you are getting good news from the DR. Love you.
I hope everything is perfect like Dr. Risky said, praying for you and your family daily! God Bless.
so i googled it. ofcourse. agreed there are few things more painful then a pregnant cervix. thankfully yours is behaving itself.
i would hold my breath every time they went to for the heart beat.. no one warns you about those anxieties.. a list a mile long when you are carrying a bun-in-the-oven.
i never equated knocked up land with those romanticized stories or photos i’d seen. usually felt guilty about it, that i wasn’t fully enjoying the “gift”. i just didn’t want to break the gift.
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If Dr. Risky had seen or felt anything that seemed off, I’m sure you would have been whisked away to get it checked out. I know how difficult it is, once something horrible has happened, to keep yourself from thinking that things are always going to go wrong. I hope your nausea is a bit better today and that you can eat just tons and TONS of sweet Hawaiian bread.
Lots of hugs and support to you, Mike, Rigby, and your family.
You have every right to feel that way – do they have those commercial 3-d ultrasound places – they have them at the mall in Texas. LA’s gotta have one!
Nausea sucks – so sorry!
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I haven’t commented in awhile. But just wanted to let you know I’m thinking of you. And just prayed for you. I’m sorry yesterday was such a difficult day.
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I hope the new meds for the nausea help it sucks to feel that way all the time, glad all is well!
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It’s not a cure, but try drinking some ginger tea. Put two teabags in a mug and drink it. I like the Yogi Tea brand and it may help with a little bit of the nausea…
I’m so sorry you don’t feel well and that this entire process is stressful when it shouldn’t be.
Heather,
Oh my gah!! You had me holding my breath with this entry. As I kept reading, Iwas growing more and more anxious, hoping there were no new complications developing. Phew!!!
I can only imagine how bad all this nausea sucks! I hope this new script works for you and you feel better soon.
I totally get the pelvic exam anxiety. Once a year for a well visit is not too terribly bad, but during my pregnancies I absolutely loathed getting checked.
I’m glad you have that doppler at home for reassurance and that Binky is moving around a lot.
I am curious though as to how you avoided taking the doppler from the nurse’s hand yesterday and showing her the way to Binky’s heartbeat. After about 2 minutes, I would have been like ,give it to me and let me try.
(((HUGS))) from Florida
I’m sure it’s very easy for your mind to go there, but it sounds like you had a great exam! Keep up the good work
I guess it is easy for us to say don’t worry… Not with your history.
We are all here with you, sending good vibes. I’d like to think that some of it arrives where it should arrive. I do understand your fear….
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i just wish that they’d give you a US every time for peace of mind after everything you’ve been through. it’s scary enough without them, you know? i just know everything is ok though.
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I am so glad your appointment went well – and after your pregnancy with Maddie, I am sure no one can blame you for thinking something is wrong – but I am praying that everything continues to be great (aside from that nausea – ugh). xo from CT,
Amanda
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I’m clenching just thinking about it. Ugh, that feeling. (Shiver.)
I’m so sorry to hear that you’re still feeling sick. Hope the new rx brings you some peace.
xoxo
.-= Heidi´s last blog ..I Ate Chicken and Then It Burned When I Peed =-.
Even my annual “wellness visits” to my GYN make my stomach tie up into painful knots. You are so amazing for going through whatever exams are required for Binks’ health. I know you don’t give it a second thought or consider it a “brave” thing because that’s the type of mom you are … but that’s how I think about it.
Continued prayers, Heather. I am so angry with the “powers that be” that you are seemingly not being given a single moment to enjoy this pregnancy.
Sending good thoughts your way.
Ok, so.
1) I’m sorry about the nausea. Yuck and totally not cool, I really hope your new script helps. I know that this is all hard for you to begin with, feeling physically awful is not helping.
2) I’m glad your cervix is holding tight and you didn’t need the stitch. This is a big victory wrapped up in a painful package. I’m with you on the pregnancy OUCHY exam thing. Again, yuck.
3) None of us likes to be wrong, but Heather I am praying you are wrong. Praying Binky is a-ok and you can finally have some peace about this pregnancy.
{{HUGS}}
SJ
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Nausea sucks. I hope you’re wrong about something being wrong – I really hope you are. And, I hope that you see little Binky at your next appointment and that everything is a-okay!!
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I am always, always TERRIFIED of pelvic exams. You poor thing. I always announce to everyone how scared I am and how much they always hurt me.
I’m not sure if it makes the doctor more gentle, but it makes me feel a little better.
I know it’s hard to relax and trust, with everything you’ve gone through. I hope you can get there, and I hope the nausea abates. NOW.
.-= J´s last blog ..Bookends. Sort of. =-.
I hope the new meds help and you start to feel better soon. I hate feeling nauseous.
I am glad to hear that Binky is snug as a bug…Good job Momma!
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Heather I have been a lurker on your blog for quite a while now…..I can’t begin to tell you how your writing has touched me. Right now I am feeling heavy in my heart for you. I am also a high risk pregnancy and I had 4 pregnancy losses and 2 kids in 4 years. I NEVER relaxed during either of my successful pregnancies so I don’t blame you. JUst felt like saying my thoughts are with you and I understand your stress right now. have faith and take courage this pregnancy sounds pretty normal and you have a great team on your side. You and Mike are soooo strong and it’s great to have eachothers love and suppport both with this pregnancy and in the loss of Maddie.
XOXO
J
“I still have the terrible fear that this was the week something bad started, and we missed it.”
When I worry a lot about something, that’s usually when it all turns out okay. Praying that it’s the same for you.
.-= Lisa_in_WI´s last blog ..Weigh-in, Week 30 =-.
Ugh! Cervix checks are AWFUL! My evil dr did one 12 hours AFTER I had Bella and I almost punched her in the face. Good thing my hands were too busy leaving dents in the rails of the hospital bed.
Love ya!
Sorry the nausea is still kicking your butt…fingers and toesies crossed that this new perscription works for you!
Thinking about you and the fam every day and sending love and hugs to you all. Praying that everything stays happy and healthy with the binkster. I can’t wait to know what we got in there!
xoxoxoxo,
Tricia
Thinking of you & Binky. Hugs … lots of hugs.
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oh no, please don’t think like that! I’m sure nothing bad has started. I hope your nausea gets a bit better so you can start feeling better too
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I’m trying to follow your pregnancy but I can’t remember how many weeks you are. It would be helpful if you would remind us stalkers so we know when we can start to breathe a sigh of relief for you.
Best of luck!
I think having a pelvic exam while pregnant is just wrong. I know it’s necessary but still, it’s just mean.
Heather, if she’d had any indication of something, she’d of done an ultra sound anyway, right? I know you’re scared. I can’t even imagine. But Dr. Risky would have if she thought she needed too. Right? I hope listening to Binky’s heartbeat helped just a little bit.
Hope the new prescription helps soon. Tons of hugs honey.
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Big Hugs – try to wipe those fears away. I know it’s sooo hard.
I remember the “all day” morning sickness so well. Horrible. If it wasn’t for Zofran I don’t think I would have made it. It did freak me out that Zofran was what my mom took while going thru chemo though. Must be powerful stuff…….and a great friend through morning sickness
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I know *exactly* what you mean about the pelvic exam during pregnancy. I made the mistake of letting my doctor do a pap smear when I was about 10-ish weeks pregnant. Holy crap that HURT to high heaven! I’d never had a pap hurt before so I was so not prepared for that. If I ever do get pregnant again I will not let them on purpose do that to me, it was awful.
My thoughts are always with you and your family.
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I know this won’t give more than a minute of comfort, but even that helps sometimes….
When I was pregnant and feeling so ready to barf at any moment, I kept chanting to myself: pregnancy hormones= happy piglet (our name for our “Binky”). I know you feel just awful, but all that is making you sick is keeping your baby happy and right in your tummy where she belongs. I was so scared all the time of losing my pregnancy that it almost got to the point that the nausea was comforting. I know that sounds insane, but I knew that if I was still sick, I was still pregnant and that is exactly what I wanted to stay, just as long as possible. You tell that little Binky Bear that she can make her Mommy sick, but this is getting absurd! She needs to turn it down a notch!
Here’s hoping you get some relief soon! Hang in there! You are so much stronger than anyone I know!
As always, my heart and prayers are with all of you!! I wish I could take all of your awful morning (all-day) sickness away!
(((Hugs)))
Just say the word if you need more creepy painted pregnant bellies sent your way. I am a vessel of odd links.
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I’m so scared to get pregnant again. Those “let me see how you’re doing down there” exams HURT. I cried whenever they did it while I was in the hospital for preterm labor. It felt like the doctor was trying to shove my uterus back up through my nose.
*HUGS*
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No, no, no, don’t think like that. It’s easy to think all gloomy-doomy when you feel bad. Hugs to you, Mike and Rigby.
Hope this new medicine helps with the nausea! Sending you hugs!!! XXX
Take comfort in the fact that there is no way the doctor would have let you go anywhere if she thought there was any sort of problem. On a side note about your nausea, this may sound weird, and maybe only worked for me but, when I have severe nausea that wont go away, chinese rice, from any take out place, always works, that with room temp tea. Feel better!
You should try phenegran. My mom had a prescription for Zofran when she was going through chemo. They say it is suppose to be so good and the best there is, but it did not help her either. I told them to give her phenegran and it helped a lot more. It is the old stand by, but still works the best I think. Also for a more natural help, you should try candied ginger. It doesn’t sound good and it quite strong, but it works. And you only have to take the smallest piece. I get it at the local grocery store in small pieces and take about 1/4 a bite of it and it really helps. Something about it numbing your stomach. Hopefully you find relief soon, I hate nausea and what comes after even more!
I am on my third cerclage in four years. And yes, that’s as much fun as it sounds. So not only did I have the fun of the actual placements (3) and removals (2, so far), but I get to see my OB every two weeks for manual cervical checks. Starting at 15 weeks. You can imagine how enjoyable THAT is.
Watch those cramps — we want Binky in there for many, many months to come!
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I hope your week gets better. Things sound very rough right now.
When I was on the Zofran for hyperemesis, it would also lose its effectiveness. For me, switching up the method helped – sometimes using a regular pill, sometimes the dissolvables and other times the only relief would come with i.v.-administered Zofran. Occasionally a Zofran-Reglan tag team would also be used.
Feel better.
I’m so sorry you are still losing the battle with nausea. No One who hasn’t suffered terribly with that can understand how life-altering it is to feel so terrible at every moment. I’m so sad for you. Being pregnant with all your concerns is just plenty already.
Sending love and support that you will fell better soon, and that your little one will continue to grow and thrive in a perfectly healthy way.
((Hugs))
Dang it!! So sorry to hear that your nausea is back. I really hope the new meds work for you!
OUCH! I remember having to get a vaginal exam when I was pregnant with my twins and I seriously don’t think I have ever experienced anything so painful in my life! Sorry you had to go through that. BUT…sooo happy that everything looked good!
Enjoy the sweet movements
They are the best!
Hugs, Jenn in CA
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Faith….Hope….Love….Peace.
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Oh it is hard and scary and just plain crappy sometimes isn’t it? Glad that you’re okay and that no cerclage was needed
xoxo!
.-= Kim´s last blog ..Men. =-.
I am sending well wishes your way, especially for more healthy checkups for you and Binky. I hope that the nausea passes and that things do finally start to look up for you all around.
~Connie
.-= Connie´s last blog ..Contest: Name Our New Kitten =-.
Honestly the cerclage is not that bad. Way better than even one exam ;>) Take the cerclage worry out of your mind. . . best of luck to you!
.-= Elizabeth´s last blog ..My head is spinning! =-.
I hope you’re wrong about it being the beginning of something bad.
I had nausea for my entire pregnancy, too. I took Reglan for a long time, and when that quit working, my OB switched me to Zofran. It worked well for another month or so, but then nothing worked for the last 6-8 weeks. I was glad that I was also on bed rest because it’s so much easier to puke at home than in the toilet in a stall in the ladies room at your office, you know?
I read once that nausea is a sign that things are healthy, for what it’s worth.
Saying prayers for you and Mike and Binky.
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I was just about to comment that. I had morning sickness my entire pregnancies and OBGYN had told me that it was a sign of things going well.
.-= Lisa´s last blog ..Wednesday’s Hero =-.
Since when is the possibility of ketones entering your baby’s brain and causing brain damage, acid eroded teeth, malnutrition and ruptured capillaries on your face “a sign of things going well?”
Sure if you’re sick there’s still hopefully a baby in there, but it could just as easily be something actually going wrong.
I hated hearing that when I was pregnant.
It’s one of those things “people” tell you to make you feel better. And then it gets spread to women who are really truly suffering and then they want to punch you in the face for saying it but they can’t so they barf on you instead.
I’m right there with you on the cervical exam while you’re pregnant thing…I always felt like the baby would just pop out!
It sounds like the baby is doing great, I’m sorry you aren’t feeling well though, I hope your new meds help you out.
Keep your chin up!
if it counts as a positive, when I had my first two 25 and 23 years ago, pelvic exams happened at every, single appointment. True. Plus, they pushed on your belly while pushing on your cervix, in order to feel how big the uterus/fetus was.
when I had my 3rd, 2 years ago, I was more than pleasantly surprised to find that the scans and doppler and such had replaced this.
also, seems like more tests are done with urine instead of getting your fingers stuck for blood every time.
So, be horrified, be releived and I hope you are wrong about things going wrong and not being caught.
Yeah I’m an idiot and googled that. I about passed out. My co-worker is pregnant with her first and has delighted in telling me all the “wonderful” things I can look forward to. Then I see this and think, holy shit it just keeps getting scarier. I think I’ll just be content with my cats for now.
.-= Jessica´s last blog ..Remember to breathe =-.
Goooooooo CERVIX!
That’s my new chant.
You’re welcome.
Just keep thinking about Monday. GOOOOO MONDAY!
.-= AMomTwoBoys´s last blog ..It’s Like I’m A Whole Different Person =-.
Or is it Tuesday? Dammit.
Should I say GOOOO TUESDAY?
Either way.
.-= AMomTwoBoys´s last blog ..It’s Like I’m A Whole Different Person =-.
Saying Goooo Tuesday just seems wrong.
So I think I’ll default to GOOOO CERVIX!
Or maybe just GOOOO BINKY!
This is hard.
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It sounds like you have a great Dr. who is going to do her best to do whatever she needs to for you and Binky! I really hope you find relief in the nausea soon! And, those worries in the back of your mind, they will always be there, but try not to let yourself get overwhelmed by them. Love from AZ, Patty
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Oh Heather. You explain your feelings so well. I totally understand what you’re saying and I understand why you are saying it. Prayers are sent to you and Mike and Madeline and Binky every day from me (and sooo many others). We all love you.
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Gah. ;(
Hope you are feeling better, or start to feel better soon!!!
Heather, It sounds to me like you have hyperemesis gravidarum and not just run of the mill morning sickness. I have suffered through four pregnancies with it and would recommend, if you haven’t already, that you visit the website and forums at hyperemesis.org. There are LOTS of ideas there for getting through HG and great support because HG totally sucks. While Zofran is great for stopping your vomiting, it doesn’t even begin to touch the nausea. You’ll need to add something else to your meds to help with that. For me, I sometimes used Benadryl and other times Unisom (sounds ridiculous to get up in the morning and take a sleeping pill but it does work). Check out those forums to figure out what might be best for you. I know that taking more meds is scary during pregnancy but talk with your doctor and know that many, many women take these every day to survive HG.
I am praying that Binky stays healthy.
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