Our Pregnancy Story
On Friday, April 13th, I took a pregnancy test
and found out that we were expecting.
I was pretty certain that I was before I took the test and those two
pink lines showed up instantly!
Wesley was busy getting ready for work and Hannah Kate was starting to
wake up. I wanted to tell him in a
special way, so I had gotten out the onesie that I gave him when we found out
we were pregnant before (also on Friday the 13th!). I laid it on the bed with the test and
put a blanket on top so he wouldn’t see before I was ready. He asked me to get his lunch together
and he went to get Hannah Kate. I
uncovered the onesie and test, grabbed my camera quickly, and was going to take
a picture of him when he saw them on the bed. When Wesley and Hannah Kate walked into the room, he kept
asking me why I had the camera out.
I said, “I just wanted to take a picture of you. Smile!” and I took a
picture of the two of them.
He
just shook his head and went to put Hannah Kate down to change her diaper and
saw the surprise! He smiled so big,
it was so sweet!! He said later
that he thought I was pregnant too, but he did not have any idea that I was
taking a test that morning.
Later in the morning, I called the doctor’s office to make
an appointment. They offered me an
appointment for 10 days later……I told the lady what our previous experience was
and she said, “How about this afternoon?”
I was VERY appreciative to her for this! My doctor wasn’t available (and I hadn’t even met her yet!),
so I saw a midwife. She was super
nice and very encouraging and said several times, “Hopefully, this pregnancy
will be VERY different!” I had
blood work done that day to check my progesterone and HCG levels, then I went
back again on Monday to have them checked again (to make sure the HCG was going
up like it should). When they told
me the results on Tuesday, the levels were still good, but my progesterone had
gone down a little. The nurse
offered to let me go back again on Thursday to have it checked again, so I did
that. Each time I had the blood work
done, Hannah Kate waited patiently in her stroller with a snack, a book, or a
cup of milk and tried to play in the trash can. J The ladies at the office were all so
nice! Every time, someone stopped
to talk to her or play with her. On
Friday, when I got the results, my progesterone was still in the normal range,
but it had gone down again. This
made me concerned and I ended up calling to talk to who was on call (because it
was after hours and I couldn’t get through to the office before they closed). It was another one of the midwives and
I really liked her as well. She
said that she was comfortable whether I was on extra progesterone or not, but
she thought I should take it so it would make me feel better about the
situation. Wesley had just walked
in when I was on the phone with her and he actually took the phone and talked
to her and took my prescription over the phone. I thought that was funny and she said it was very
convenient!
I went back to the doctor for an ultrasound and to meet my doctor
on Friday, April 27th. According
to my calculations, I was right at 6 weeks. The ultrasound technician was able to see the yolk sac, but
there was no fetal pole (meaning no baby). She said it was probably just a day or two too early and
that the doctor would probably have me come back the next week and check
again. Wesley had come with me so
he could help with Hannah Kate.
After the ultrasound, he went to work and we waited to see the
doctor. The doctor came in and
told me that she thought there was a good chance that I had a blighted ovum
(meaning no baby developed). She
wanted to check my HCG level again and have me come back in one week. If I did have a blighted ovum, she said
we could wait for me to miscarry on my own or have a D&C. I was pretty shocked and upset. I asked her what the deal was with me
and she said, “Some people just have issues.” Seriously! And
I am “some people.” I really liked
my doctor and I really appreciated her telling me this so that I was prepared
in case that is what was happening.
I spent most of the rest of the day crying and praying. I sent a text message to several
friends asking them to pray for me but did not give details. My HCG level was higher than the
minimum that the doctor wanted it to be, so that was encouraging.
The week went by and it was finally time for my next appointment. We went in first thing in the morning again on Thursday, May 3rd, and Wesley was there to help with Hannah Kate. Right away, our sweet baby popped up on the screen!
The week went by and it was finally time for my next appointment. We went in first thing in the morning again on Thursday, May 3rd, and Wesley was there to help with Hannah Kate. Right away, our sweet baby popped up on the screen!
We talked a little and she answered a few questions and then
she said that since I had a classical c-section before, they do not want me to
labor at all when it is time for the baby to be born. She said there’s some discussion about whether to check the
baby’s lungs at 36 weeks and deliver then or wait until 37.5 weeks. She was going to check with some of her
high-risk doctor colleagues and see what they recommended for our
situation. She said we would
definitely have a baby no later than 38 weeks. My response was, “So no 12-12-12 baby, huh?” My due date is 12-19 and 12-12 is
exactly one week before, so I had it all worked out in my mind. Oh well! She said that we would see how things were going because
that would be really neat! Of
course, we want a healthy baby and mommy and if that means no 12-12-12 baby, so
be it! I asked her how often she
does ultrasounds and she said, “You want another one don’t you?” She went ahead and scheduled me for an
ultrasound for the next visit because sometimes it’s hard to hear the heartbeat
that early without an ultrasound, but she said that after that I’ll be “normal”
and have them at the normal times.
We will see….maybe I can talk her into more!
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