I am just as surprised as you are, believe me! In all seriousness, I didn't take the test because I thought I was pregnant. I took it to make sure I wasn't pregnant before I started my next round of Clomid...and I REALLY didn't think I was. It never occurred to me that I could be pregnant. Just imagine my surprise when I saw two little lines!
So what does this mean? To me, it means that we know that I can get pregnant with just a little help. Now I'm worried about STAYING pregnant. I know I shouldn't be hyper-paranoid...but I can't help it. I'm not doing any of the obvious bad things (drinking, smoking, etc.) (Don't pretend you don't know what a hellion I was. Just nod your head.) Casey and I have been arguing about whether or not coffee is bad for muppet-growing. I am firmly on the "I cannot drink coffee at ALL" side...whereas Casey is on the "How is coffee going to hurt? One little cup won't be bad...as long as you don't drink the whole pot like you usually do..." side. I just glare at him and tell him that we have waited too long and worked too hard for this baby...that I'm not going to screw it up because I want coffee! And boy...do I want some coffee...I would sell my soul for the low low price of a white chocolate mocha right now. Seriously...because it would help me keep my eyelids open. I switched to red raspberry leaf tea...which tastes good but has no caffeine. I drink it because it's good for growing muppets. :)
I don't notice anything fun and different. According to my calculations, I should be about 4.5-5 weeks along. So, I'm just a little pregnant. The only noticeable difference is that I am tired a lot. I mean, really tired. As in: I got home from work at 1 yesterday. Took a nap until 5...got up, puttered around the house and packed a little...back in bed by 9:30 and asleep by 10. And I'm still tired! I am blogging from work right now, and there is nothing that I would rather do right now than go back to bed. I brought some semi-healthy snacks to munch on because I'm usually really bad about skipping meals (granola bars and dried banana chips.) So, I'm trying to be healthier. :) I can eat during work so I can sleep on my lunch break. I'm reeeeally hoping I can take a long lunch today and take a nap in the car. If now, it's going to be a looooong day. Since I usually work 12-13 hour shifts, I'm going to have to figure out how to keep my energy up for next couple of months....if you have any ideas, let me know!
I called Dr. E. She scheduled me for an ultrasound in two weeks. She said that because of the Clomid, we need to take a little check to count babies. I'm assuming that there's only one until I'm told otherwise.
And how's Casey? We found out Saturday night, and he was in shock and disbelief until four tests were taken and confirmed during different parts of the day. :) The digital one was the last one I took, and I tossed it at him and said, "NOW do you believe? Can you get excited now?" He's happy, worried, excited, scared, relieved....just like and new parent that has had to go through this.
4 comments:
I'm with you on the coffee thing, better safe. Besides, it's not great for you anyway. If you MUST have some, you need to just have your basic black with no sugar or cream or flavoring.
If it were me, I'd switch to hot cocoa, at least you can get a chocolate fix that way, though the raspberry leaf is good too, soon it will be all about what you can stomach and less about what is the best.
Dried fruits are high calorie devils in disguise. Fresh is ALWAYS better (granola is really high cal too.)
Sorry to disagree with Courtney, but I for one, don't give a hoot about calories. Calories aren't going to hurt a baby, but chemicals certainly will. Go for the dried fruit and granola all you want. It's fabulous snack food, and high energy food. Much better than most alternatives. And another high energy tip? DON'T DRINK ANY COFFEE! Not only does caffeine cause all kinds of birth defects, but the crash from the energy high isn't worth it and saps you of more energy than it temporarily gives. Great job on the red raspberry tea!
I guess I should add that Court's right in that fresh IS always best. The dried stuff does have a down side, but it's not calories. Calories don't have anything to do with actual health, which is what's important with growing a baby. The down side of them is that they're a sugar fest. There is much less sugar in fresh, but fresh isn't always easy to tote around or eat quickly at work. So having a supply of dried and granola is a great idea as a second alternative to fresh. BUT seriously, the LAST thing you should worry about in growing a healthy baby is calories. Don't count them, you can mess things up that way. The time to lose weight is AFTER the baby's here. Just don't eat crap, and be reasonable about eating normal healthy stuff. But don't refrain from healthy food just because it's high cal. If you want a great book about that, check out the Bradley nutrition book. They're proven to help many many people grow healthy babies, that need little to no outside intervention, because of following proper nutritional guidelines in pregnancy. Trust me, I've done it right, and I've made every nutritional mistake in the book through my 7 pregnancies, some of the mistakes were even in the name of 'health'. The rules are simply different when you're pregnant, they have to be.
I like your ticker up on top of your blog. Very cute :)
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