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Blogging a Pregnancy, six weeks: where we start
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Today, I am six weeks pregnant. It's my third pregnancy - my first resulted in my sweet,
beautiful son Everett, who's now two. My second ended in miscarriage this June. I've been blogging about the pregnancy
on my personal blog since before I conceived, and thought you all might like to
hear a little about the craziness that is pregnancy, straight from the mama's mouth.
I'm starting off at six weeks, which is before most people like to discuss their pregnancies in public, so let's talk about that for a while. The most terrible possibility is, of course, that I have a miscarriage. Between now and November 1st is the danger zone - 99% of all miscarriages happen in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Then I would have to talk about that…and all the pain that goes with seeing the history of my once-and-former pregnancy there in the archives.
But I've been through that, already. I talked about my former pregnancy on my "secret pregnant blog" and then, when I had the miscarriage, it felt good to write about it. Now I'd like to share this all with you, Blogging Baby readers. The hope, the fear, the pain, the joy, the possibility of scary sadness. It's the daily stuff that you miss from the books and the websites. It's just the strangeness of bearing a tiny human. It's the funny things people say to pregnant people and the silly situations.
So, details. I'm due May 16, or thereabouts. I'm a rare fortunate mama who has what's called an "easy pregnancy" - very little nausea, healthy blood pressure, zero risk factors. I never had swollen feet or migraines or major back pain. But I still have lots of pregnancy symptoms, like the dreaded shortness-of-breath, painful breasts (yep, I'm wearing a sports bra right now for strenuous activity like typing), and a strange one - super freak-outs if I don't eat enough. I can't think logically, or deal with my husband, or sit still. I'm like a junky in detox, I've got to eat immediately.
We'll talk more in the coming 230-some days, as I eat, and grow, and freak out some more.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
12-18-2005 @ 6:50PM
Lei said...Best wishes for a happy and healthy 9 months. :)
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12-18-2005 @ 6:50PM
Danielle said...Sending maternal love!
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12-28-2005 @ 5:03PM
freweyni said...I am a 39 years old who recently got married to a wonderful and understanding husband. I had an open hear surgery when I was 22 years old (they replace my valve with artificial mechanical valve). I am in 7 1/5 or 10 ml Warfaring it depend of my PT result every since I had my surgery. I have had two miscarriages while I was young and unready. Of course, I felt bad that I had a miscarriage back then , but I never took time and research why I lost two of my pregnancy.
A month a go, I had another miscarriage. When I miss my period, I immediately contacted my doctor and she switched me to Lovenox. However, my cardiologist was totally against of my pregnancy. When I made it clear that I want to keep the pregnancy, he sent me to genetic specialist to see if I stop the warfaring before six weeks,which I did. The Genetic doctor assured me that I would be fine.
At eight weeks, I went for my first ultra sounds, unfortunately, after all the tortures that My husband I went through, we learned that the baby stop growing at six weeks and the doctors advised me to have d/c (abortion).
I want to try again because having a baby means a world to me. I don’t think if I will be happy for the rest of my life if I don’t have a baby my own.
Can some one who is in the same situation shade me some light. I have a strong believe in god, but some times as a human I rush things while I know everything and anything is possible in God hand.
I will be appreciate if you can send me your advise at FREWEYNI1@yahoo.com desperate to keep
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