Early Morning Scare

I woke up to go to the bathroom around 2 am this morning and when I wiped there was bright red blood - like a period. I freaked out thinking the worst: miscarriage. We just got back from the doctor and the baby is fine. The doctor said the chance for miscarriage once a fetal heartbeat is established is less than 5%...I don't know why I always thought it was higher. He said it is likely just uterine tissue and that 50% of pregnant women experience bleeding during pregnancy. Thank God everything is okay. Did anyone else out there have a similar experience?

P.S. - The doctor did try to see if he could tell the sex, but the baby squirmed and closed his or her legs - little bugger!

Week 9

Week 9 begins tomorrow:) I have experienced more nausea this past week than previously. I am also much more tired. My greatest concern right now is a blood clot that I have in my arm. I had a second ultrasound of the clot last week and it showed that the clot is still there. My doctor wants me to get a vascular consult. So, I have an appointment scheduled and hopefully this doctor will be able to solve the problem and put our minds at ease.

We had our very last visit with with the Reproductive Endocrinologist! We are so glad to be moving on to the next stage - an appointment with our own OB on October 1. The last ultrasound with the RE showed that the baby is doing great...growing and the heartbeat is strong.

We both really want to know the sex of the baby. I'd like to have one of those 3D/4D ultrasounds done. I read that some where able to determine the sex as early as sixteen weeks. Has anyone been told the sex that early?

Welcome!

It is time to start a new blog and a fresh page in my life story! What better way to celebrate a new beginning than a new blog? I realize only bloggers will understand this ;) We are moving into Week 8 of our pregnancy and all is well. We had another ultrasound on Wednesday and the baby is growing and the heartbeat is strong. We will have our last ultrasound with out Reproductive Endocrinologist this coming Wednesday and be released to my OB.

I thought I was going to make it unscathed and not have to deal with "morning" sickness - which is really "any time" sickness, but I was wrong. I got sick at work on Tuesday afternoon. I think I have it under control now, but I really have to be careful to eat every 2-3 hours or I feel nauseous. The Italian genes are definitely surging through this baby because the only food that makes me feel better is pasta!

I am sick and tired of taking Progesterone. I am praying that they will tell me I can stop on Wednesday. I also developed a blood clot in my arm from a messed up attempt to insert my IV before the egg retrieval. So I am also injecting a blood thinner twice a day. I will be glad when I don't have to have daily injections anymore.

I realize that many people see having a baby as commonplace, but when you have struggled with infertility and endured three failed adoptions - becoming pregnant is like a blind man getting his sight back. It is surreal.