Why I haven't blogged in while
Besides being really tired, there is other things that have been going on. I started having some pain in my lower abdomen. I didn't feel worried about it, but I wanted to get it check out just in case. I went to my doctor, and he felt my stomach, and he is presuming that I have a stretched ligament in my abdomen. He sent me for some tests just to be sure. I have had to go three times for blood work every 48 hours. I have my last blood work on Monday. The blood work is to moniter my hcg levels. I also got to go for an ultrasound. They told me to drink 5 8 ounce glasses of water an hour before I came, and I wasn't allowed to go pee. I wasn't quite sure how much 8 ounces were, but I was sure it was a full glass of water or a water bottle full. So, I drank 5 bottles of water (turns out there are 16 ounces in each bottle) Whenever I drink a glass of water, I will have to go pee at leats twice in the following hour.
By the time we got to the hospital, my bladder was hurting. They were supposed to have me in for my ultrasound at 2:15. I have never been an impatient person, but with a bladder that full, I had absolutely no patience. By 2:30, I could not take anymore. The receptionist told me I was permitted a three second pee. I took a three second pee, and that made it all worse. I was crying my eyes out. I was about to pee my pants. It was now 2:45 and I had gone almost two hours holding the fullest bladder I have ever held. The receptionist told me to go try another 3 second pee.
This time, I could not hold it. After the tree seconds, I tried to stand up, but the pee kept a-flowin'. I was bawling my eyes out on the toilet. I couldn't stop crying. I called Gabe from the door and told him to go tell the receptionist we needed to reschedule. I was an emotional wreck. The receptionist came and told me that they would try to do the ultrasound now anyway, despite the fact that I had emptied my bladder.
The ultrasound technician could see everything as clearly as she needed too. She said my bladder still had a lot of water in it. (no kidding, I drank over 2 litres of water!) After she was finished, she turned the screen to me. I got to see my baby! It is just tiny, it looks like a small peanut. Then the ultrasound technician told us to look where she was pointing and we saw it's tiny little heart beating. It was so amazing. She told us that was all they could look for in that test, and that from what they would see, everything is fine.
She even gave us a picture of the tiny baby. I don't have a scanner, so I took a picture of it with my digital camera. You will be able to see my baby peanut. It's really hard to see because it just looks like a little smudge. I was laughing while she took the picture. I circled the baby with blue. You will have to lcik on it to see the whole picture to even catch the tiniest glimpse.
I know this may not seem like a big deal to much, but it was huge to me. I can't believe I already got a glimpse of this beautiful baby that will be here in February. I will keep you posted on what happened with the blood work.
By the time we got to the hospital, my bladder was hurting. They were supposed to have me in for my ultrasound at 2:15. I have never been an impatient person, but with a bladder that full, I had absolutely no patience. By 2:30, I could not take anymore. The receptionist told me I was permitted a three second pee. I took a three second pee, and that made it all worse. I was crying my eyes out. I was about to pee my pants. It was now 2:45 and I had gone almost two hours holding the fullest bladder I have ever held. The receptionist told me to go try another 3 second pee.
This time, I could not hold it. After the tree seconds, I tried to stand up, but the pee kept a-flowin'. I was bawling my eyes out on the toilet. I couldn't stop crying. I called Gabe from the door and told him to go tell the receptionist we needed to reschedule. I was an emotional wreck. The receptionist came and told me that they would try to do the ultrasound now anyway, despite the fact that I had emptied my bladder.
The ultrasound technician could see everything as clearly as she needed too. She said my bladder still had a lot of water in it. (no kidding, I drank over 2 litres of water!) After she was finished, she turned the screen to me. I got to see my baby! It is just tiny, it looks like a small peanut. Then the ultrasound technician told us to look where she was pointing and we saw it's tiny little heart beating. It was so amazing. She told us that was all they could look for in that test, and that from what they would see, everything is fine.
She even gave us a picture of the tiny baby. I don't have a scanner, so I took a picture of it with my digital camera. You will be able to see my baby peanut. It's really hard to see because it just looks like a little smudge. I was laughing while she took the picture. I circled the baby with blue. You will have to lcik on it to see the whole picture to even catch the tiniest glimpse.
I know this may not seem like a big deal to much, but it was huge to me. I can't believe I already got a glimpse of this beautiful baby that will be here in February. I will keep you posted on what happened with the blood work.
posted by Sarah at 5:32 p.m.
1 Comments:
Oh my goodness, Sarah! What a precious little one. I'm sure you were freaking out. Praise the Lord everythings OK.
I had to have one of those tests before & I made the mistake of drinking way too much as well. And we lived about 30 mins away from the Dr, plus it was a very bumpy ride. I was about to cry the whole trip & my in-laws took me & they made fun of me the whole time. Which only made it worse. I was almost in tears. It was awful! Reading your story made me have to go pee!
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