I am actually 7 weeks 6 days today and have my next appointment at 8 weeks which is tomorrow! I'm a little late with this post and completely missed the 6 week post because I was feeling so terrible which I will get more into in just a few. However, what is important is its here.. 7 week post!
How far along: 7 weeks
Baby Growth: "Clover" has doubled in size since last week and now measures half an inch. He or she is about the size of a blueberry and has hands and feet that are emerging from developing arms and legs . "Clover" has developed a loop in his or her growing intestines and it's bulging into his or her umbilical cord, which now has distinct blood vessels to carry oxygen and nutrients to and from his or her tiny body.
My Symptoms: The nausea has been HORRIBLE! Since I hit 6 weeks its just been crazy. When I found out I was pregnant I was put on progesterone supplements just to "be safe". I agreed and thought nothing of it. Well noticed that I started to get extremely nauseous. Never actually throwing up, but so nauseated and just felt like I could throw up at any point in time. It didn't matter what I did. Eating didn't help, drinking didn't help, sleeping didn't help, nothing helped. I also started to get to a point where I was just in such a terrible mood. I mean I know its normal to be moody and emotional, but this was beyond anything normal. I was starting to get very sad and almost like depressed. I decided to stop the progesterone pills for a day or two to see how it made me feel and I could tell immediately a difference. I called the doctor that second day off of the pills and my doctor was actually in surgery and his nurse said I needed to keep taking them and she called in Zofran to help with the nausea.
So I tried it for about another week and it was still bad. The Zofran was helping in the nausea department, but everything else was still really bad. I prayed about it and felt like I needed to come off of the pills. Mood changes/depression are not normal side effects and it was getting to be too much for me. I prayed for God to take over and help my body if it needed help and stopped taking them. Its been almost a week off of them and things are so much better. Still nauseous a lot, but I'm able to deal with it better and I'm in a much better mood and overall just happy again.
My boobs have also been another huge symptom. They hurt SOOOO bad I could cry sometimes.
Gender: I'm starting to think BOY. For a while there I had no idea, but was leaning towards girl, but now I just feel like it might be a boy!
Weight gain: Haven't weighed myself. I'm sure I've gained weight though!
Maternity clothes: None yet, but I'm thinking soon I will need some or at least one of those belly band things to cover up the non buttoned pants!
Stretch marks: No
Belly button in or out: In
Sleep: Still sleeping great!
Best moment this week: Hearing the baby's heartbeat for the first time! I heard it today on my Doppler! You can listen here. You can only hear it for literally like 2 seconds (between 6-8 seconds into the video) before I lose it and can't find it again. I did get to hear it myself longer though :)
Worst moment this week: Feeling nauseous all the time :(
Miss anything: Being able to eat food and enjoy the food I eat. Not being sick.
Movement: nope
Cravings: not at all. everything sounds terrible!
Queasy or sick: queasy!
Questions/Concerns: Will be asking about the whole progesterone issue however, I don't plan to go back on it!
Looking forward to: our appointment tomorrow where we'll definitely see baby and the heartbeat!
Belly Pictures: too sick to dress cute..
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