It’s officially Tuesday, so tomorrow will be 16 weeks. I doubt my belly will look much different in one day but I do feel kind of guilty posting the pic a day early... Maybe when I start feeling better I will keep a better belly pic schedule. Weeks 14 and 15 were not good weeks and I was never dressed in anything resembling picture worthy, nor did I feel like actually putting something on and posing for a photo :\ Oh well, I think this one was worth the wait. I actually look pregnant and that makes me a little happier inside.
An update on my health: I went in to see the gastroenterologist today because my tummy flared up, yet again! He was very sympathetic to my situation, and ultimately decided to do an upper endoscopy on Thursday of this week. This procedure involves a camera being inserted down my esophagus into my tummy to take a look around and check for ulcers or other abnormal things. I will be sedated and won’t feel anything before or afterwards, I’ll just be really woozy and tired, which I really don’t mind.
Hopefully after this procedure the doctors will have a better treatment plan for me. I am at the end of my rope and it’s one thing to be nauseous every minute of every day, but to have stomach pain on top of that is overkill. So far I’m taking Prevacid to stop the production of too much acid, Reglan to ease food through my digestive system so my tummy doesn’t make more acid, Zofran for nausea and vomiting, and finally Benadryl (diphenhydramine) to help generally calm my body down so stress doesn’t trigger the acid flare-ups. That last one helps me sleep too, and without sleep my tummy freaks out. All of these medications are safe for baby and are all in either the A or B category for pregnancy. This means that there has been no scientific evidence that normal exposure/dosage to the drug will harm a growing baby. Even the combination of these drugs, while seemingly bad, will not be bad for the baby, and my OB, midwife and gastroenterologist have all OK’d them, in case any of the worrywarts are concerned. Trust me, I wouldn’t be putting harmful meds into my body if my doctors told me that there was a chance that they weren’t safe.
....Taking a positive detour, I mustered up the strength to browse Babies-R-Us and start our registry this evening! :D After eating some food I felt stronger and wanted to do something to lift my spirits. I had personally vowed to wait until I had a noticeable belly to start any type of registry because I thought I’d be feeling better by then.. but oh well :P We are registering at Babies-R-Us and Target because there are a few things you can only get at either store. I only scanned a few items this evening, but I know we’ll change our minds about certain things and add to the lists as time goes by.
Oh, and in regards to the registry, one thing I do want to mention kind of early is that we are using cloth diapers, specifically the “GroBaby” kind. When we know the sex of the baby and narrow some choices down, I will post a link to a site where you can purchase one. These diapers will be the single most important item(s) we can use on our wish list. But yes, more details later, just wanted to put that out there because it won’t be listed on either Target or Babies-R-Us if you go searching for us. I will do a more detailed registry post soon.
I don’t mean to jump the gun and have anyone freak out about gifting us anything right now.. (ahem, Mom). I’m only registering a little early because “con season” is starting up soon and we’re going to be very busy until the baby is born. I feel the need to tackle some things earlier than some mamas do because starting in early November, Dave and I will have regular conventions to prepare for and attend the rest of my pregnancy. By the time Katsucon rolls around in February I’ll be very pregnant, fairly stressed and especially tired from recent events (and probably won’t feel like shopping or preparing for baby even though we must..)
It feels really nice to share that I’m having a bit of fun. Having a belly, even though it’s sort of small, is a positive physical reminder that I’m growing a little baby inside my belly and there’s nothing more marvelous than that. In these rare, not-so-sick moments I feel happy and excited to be a mama.
~Christine
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