I want to curl up in a ball and cry

Ok, so this is just going to be a complaining post but I know most women that have been pregnant understand how I feel right now.  It is so hard to go to work in the morning with this raging nauseated stomach and then try and ignore it so I can get some work done.  When I come home I am exhausted and feel worse than I did when I went to work that morning.

I took the medicine that the doctor prescribed me for the nausea and it didn't even work today... ugh... please tell me this will end soon.  I am counting down the days till trimester 2.

Ultrasound Pictures

Blogger wasn't letting me Upload pictures when I first posted about the Ultrasound... so I finally figured out a roundabout way to get them posted.  Doesn't look like a baby... yet.  Just a little blob but we could definitely see the heart beat beating away.  Awe I love it!

First Ultrasound

Today was my 2nd doctors visit and first ultrasound of the baby.  The baby measures at 1.21cm and is about 7 weeks and 2 days gestational age according to the ultrasound.  So my due date has been pushed back a few days to February 4th 2012.  Matt and I were so happy to see our little baby that is making mommy really sick lately.

Today was definitely one of the best days so far of my pregnancy.  I am elated and so happy to know that my baby is doing really well.  Its heart was going at 152 bpm and it sounded like a whooshing sound.  The ultra sound showed the little heart beat just racing away.  I love this little baby and so does Matt.  A few hours after seeing the baby in the ultrasound he texted me "I have a baby!"

All Stuffed Up

The other night I woke up to Matt asking me if I was alright as I struggled to breath through my extremely stuffy nose.  I had a small sore throat from breathing through my mouth and my loving husband ran to the kitchen to get me a glass of water.  At first I thought I had a really bad cold... but it hasn't gone away.  I made my husband buy us a humidifier so I can sleep at night (its the only way to ease my stuffy nose and let me breath).

After doing a little bit of research I have determined (and will ask the doctor as well) that I have rhinitis of pregnancy, and most of the websites say that for most people it will go away at about 2 weeks after giving birth.  Which means I have stuck with cold like symptoms for the next 7 months.

Ugh... I feel trapped in my body... at times I can't breath and sleeping it difficult if I don't keep my head really elevated.  I am not looking forward to being this stuffed up for the next half a year.  I guess this is all an experience and with my first pregnancy... I have to take it all in and just be happy that I am able to create a little piece of life inside of me.

Food Is Not My Friend

This past weekend I hit the "morning sickness" phase.  I've been continually nauseated until I threw up on my way to work this morning.  I literally had to pull off the road as fast as I could and threw up in the first container I could find in my car (a plastic grocery sac).  It felt good to throw up and my stomach was at ease for the next couple of hours after that... but now... its dinner time... and my husband is on his way home.  I was supposed to be making dinner... but my stomach does not want to enter the kitchen.  I am starving, but so nauseated I can't even think about food.  Does that even make sense?

Let the Sickness begin

Today has perhaps been the sickest day of my pregnancy to date.  I've been nauseous since I woke up this morning.  I literally gagged down a dry piece of toast this morning while heading to work.  To make matters worse today I had scheduled to do a land survey of a project I am working on that is in a remote canyon that could only be accessed by a very long, winding, and bumpy road in a 4 wheel drive truck.  The whole ride was not fun for my already nauseous stomach...  luckily there was no throwing up.  Being outdoors in this beautiful weather is amazing... but my already tired pregnant body got even tired after having the sun beat down on me all day long.  When I got home I nearly fell asleep talking to my husband who is away for a work training.  I'm hoping this is the worst of the nausea.

First Doctor's Visit

Dr. Neilson wasn't as bad as everyone made him out to be.  I thought he was very nice and very informative and being a board certified OB/GYN I am glad I decided to go with him, especially since he is so close to home.  He confirmed my pregnancy and we went through the typical 1st prenatal exam questions about family history for both Matt and I and asked me if I had any questions myself.  He gave me a lab document and first thing tomorrow morning I have to swing by the hospital and get my lab work done to check for certain things.  He says right now I am low risk and very healthy.  He also confirmed my estimated due date of February 1st 2012.. and said that we will be able to get a better estimate when I come back in two weeks to hear the heart beat.  I want Matt to come with me this time so I scheduled it in the morning instead of the afternoon.  I am so excited to hear/see that little flutter.

The Search for a Doctor

Decisions Decisions... When choosing a doctor the biggest question I came across was to go over the mountain or to stay in town.  Here in Price we do have a hospital and ONE Obgyn to choose from.  When talking to people at work the response from most was "Its worth the trip over the Mountain."  When it came down to it about half the people at work had their kids up in Provo/Payson and half had them down here in Price.  Those that did see the doctor down here in Price said they didn't like him very much.

So I looked through a big list of all of the doctor choices from Price to Provo.  There was one choice in Price.. Dr. Neilson, and more than a hand full up north.  Most of the people in my office used Dr. Ludlow and his office (comprised of 3 ObGyn's).  Then I had also heard that Dr. Nance in Springville was really good... and according to my health insurance website he was accepting new patients (even though I had heard the opposite).  I had pretty much narrowed it down to those options.

I liked Dr. Ludlow because of the good reviews and the options that his office offered with having 3 doctors and one nurse practitioner there to help with questions in case one was unavailable.  I had heard REALLY good reviews with Dr. Nance... but wasn't sure if he was accepting patients.  And the convenience of having Dr. Neilson and the hospital only 5 minutes away.

Just as I was about to call Dr. Ludlow's office, a thought crossed my mind and I texted my husband and asked how he felt.  He said he would prefer to use a Dr. down here.  I agreed with the convenience and then I realized... I'm due in the middle of WINTER.  If I did go into labor and had to travel over the mountain at the end of January and there was a big snow storm... I don't want to be laboring while almost sliding off the road near Soldier Summit... Plus with the appointments more frequent during that time I would not be looking forward to traveling through that snow once a week.

So... using my husbands advice and my gut feeling about it all... I went with Dr. Neilson even though his reviews were not so great.  However, I am going to have a positive view and hopefully he will prove everyone wrong.  If anything... If I don't like him at least he will be familiar with me if I do decide to go over the mountain after all... just in case.