Gestational Diabetes

Well, you guessed it...I was diagnosed the day I turned 28 weeks with gestational diabetes...waaahhhh. I'm slowly getting over the shock of it. I'm feeling all the emotions and hoping I can get through this 3rd trimester ok. So, I have to wait for my insurance company to approve me seeing a specialist and once I get that, then make an appt with them. I'll be getting my meter to check my blood levels. I have to eat totally different now. Which is okay but not having as much sugar is going to kill me lol. I'll update more once I have more info and a meal plan. I've just been doing a lot of research online and I hear a lot of babies are born early (36-39 weeks) because babies usually tend to be bigger with GD. Which I thought would happen anyways to be honest. I'll have to go to the doctor's office more often now to get non stress tests done twice a week and make sure baby is okay. Which I'm kind of happy about because I am getting more attention towards the baby now.

I have my normal doc appt scheduled for next Thursday. At least it's only for a little bit and not the whole pregnancy, thank god

I didn't realize how great the 2nd trimester was until now... :(

Well, until next time...I will update soon.

*Here is a pic of me at 27 weeks. Before I found out I had GD.

24 weeks!

I can't believe I haven't updated in quite awhile! Sorry about that! It's been busy and I'm super glad about it! It's kind of crazy that I'm 24 weeks already. Since the last time I updated you guys, I had my anatomy scan done in November and everything is going great! Baby girl is growing right on track and my placenta had moved up away from my cervix! So excited about that and just one less thing to worry about. We have came up with a name for our baby girl and it's.... Mckenna Leanne!!! I fell in love with the name Mckenna awhile ago mostly from the movie Somewhere in Time (her name in the movie is Elise McKenna). And Leanne comes from my Mom's middle name Helene and Hubs Mom's middle name Ann and put them together to create Leanne! 

 With the holidays right here, time has been flying. I've already registered for our childbirth class in February. We have a 3D ultrasound scheduled for Valentines Day and by then, I will be 32 weeks and hoping we get some good images! My Mom and I are getting the ideas together for my baby shower in February. Hubs and I will be getting the nursery painted next month. It's pretty awesome but we are getting a FREE crib, changing table and dresser from my Hubs cousin! It's in good shape and white which is what we wanted anyways so super stoked about that and again, one less thing to worry about. We are doing a purple gray theme and let me tell you.... PURPLE stuff is hard to find for a girls room! It's ridiculous! It's all pink! Super annoying lol. We also got our registry stuff almost done. 

We are just so ready for her to be here! She has been kicking and punching away every day and man is my lower back already killing me! It's crazy. But I am so enjoying it. Love my bump, love all the kicks and couldn't be happier right now. Especially since I'm not puking anymore!! LOL. 

Well, until next time! xoxo

Megan J

P.S. Here's some pics. :)

Baby girl at 18 weeks anatomy scan

 24 weeks bump!

Our Christmas card picture for 2016 - 20 week bump

It's a....

GIRL!! We are so excited and can't decide on a name lol. We went to one of those ultrasound places on 10/16 with both of our parents and it was amazing! You could totally tell that it was a girl too. We are starting to get pretty excited and looking at different nurseries and colors...this is crazy. My next appt is on 11/1 with my OB and I should be getting my 2nd set of bloodwork done for the genetic work up. Then, I have my anatomy scan on 11/9 with a perinatologist and they will be looking at the placenta to see if there are any issues at the same time. I honestly don't think I'll be able to take a deep breath until all of that is over and everything is okay. I will update after all that. Until next time! 16 weeks tomorrow!

P.S. I'm attaching a pic of our girl :) and how we announced on facebook. 

Megan J
xoxo

12 week appt and update

Well, everything went great at my 12 week appt last week. Heard the heartbeat for the first time and it was magical. The best sound in the world I have ever heard. My next appt is on November 1st. I still have morning sickness unfortunately (so tired of puking I can't even tell you). Can't believe I'm over 13 weeks now and in the 2nd trimester!! Very happy about that. But I have a little update. And it's somewhat embarrassing but interesting. My hubs and I have not had sex since I found out I was pregnant just because I have a feeling it won't be good. So, we've done other things in the meantime. Well, a couple days ago, I had an orgasm and about 2 minutes after, I started bleeding red a lot. I knew that something wasn't right. I got in the shower and was still bleeding a little bit. I immediately called me doctor and left a message. I was still bleeding and had a hall dollar size clot come out. My doctor just told me to take it easy for the night and come in the next day. If I bled through a pad in an hour, then go to the ER. Well, the bleeding ended up getting less and less thank god and I never had any cramping but my lower back was killing me. So I went in the next day (yesterday) and baby looks great, my cervix looks good but doc did mention that my placenta is on the lower end. So she wants me to go see a perinatologist to have them take a further look to see if my placenta is growing on the lower portion of my uterus. If it is, then I have a condition called placenta previa. Basically, that means that my placenta covers the opening of my cervix and I would not be able to do any strenuous activity or sex. Also, a c-section is definitely what I would have to do. But, I don't want to jump ahead of myself. It's actually pretty normal for the placenta to be low in the early part of pregnancy and usually after 20 weeks it starts moving up. We shall see. I'm only trying to think positive but also preparing myself for the news. I will keep you updated! But, it was a great thing to see baby again since my 8 week appt! He/She was moving around so much and it was the cutest thing ever. I have my gender check ultrasound scheduled for next Sunday and can't wait for that! I'll be 14w4d then so hoping they will be able to find it. 

Until next time,
Megan J xoxo

8 week ultrasound!!

Sorry I've been lagging on posting but I went on vacation for about a week and a half so been super busy. Went in for my 8 week appt on Sep. 1st and saw our baby and it's heartbeat was 167 bpm!! So crazy. But oh so thankful. I am now 10 weeks and morning sickness is in full force (since 6 weeks) and nauseous on and off all day. Food aversions are in full force as well and just feel blah all the time. So tired and no energy. I'm so ready for the 2nd trimester to get here!! Hopefully at my next appt (Sep 29th) we will get good news again! I'll be a little over 12 weeks by then. My new EDD is April 12th, 2017! Went to get my blood work done yesterday so hopefully that's all good. It's definitely starting to sink in now that I'm pregnant and have a baby growing inside of me. Hubby is starting to let it sink in too. But we still are cautious of course and keeping our guards up. We just want this to be our take home baby so bad. We are definitely still thinking positive and just hope for the best.

Well I will update at my next appt!

Our little bean!!!

I can't believe I'm putting this but I have a baby growing inside of me!!! I can't believe it! I'm 6 weeks today and I went in because I had some red bleeding last week and some cramping and with me the usual case is miscarriage. I can't believe this is real...So not out of the woods yet but this is such a huge step for me! I go in on 9/1 for my next ultrasound and I'll be over 8 weeks by then so definitely should see more. The doctor said she sees a sac and she saw a little heartbeat!!! Surreal. I'm so praying and wishing this baby keeps growing and that heart keeps beating!! Please let this be it! I seriously can't take another miscarriage!
xoxo
Megan J

Pregnancy #4

Well here we go again...another BFP..

I took a test on Saturday morning just because I knew it..I've been pregnant 3 times before and it's the same everytime. Crazy.
I didn't even think that I ovulated this month because I had my progesterone tested on Day 21 and it was low. So I called the emergency line at my OB/GYN and the on call doc prescribed me Progesterone for 2 weeks. I had mild cramping on and off on Sat and Sunday, boobies hurt and some spotting which is normal if you are taking progesterone.
I just don't get excited about this stuff anymore. I won't believe it and see that it's real until I see a baby on an ultrasound. I don't look at what my EDD would be unless i'm asked. It just seems like it won't happen. Called my doctor this morning and should be getting my HCG levels drawn soon and probably progesterone too. I'm just waiting until that 6 week mark and I will start bleeding again.
I took another test this morning and the line is not darker than yesterday's so of course I'm thinking "nope this isn't it again..i'll probably be miscarrying soon."

I honestly hate this part...it's not fun for me, it's super stressful and it's never a good outcome. But, there's nothing I can do about it other than what I'm doing now with the progesterone and getting checked. If it's not a healthy baby, then it will be miscarriage #4 and we keep trying..ugh. I'm trying not to think about that but it's inevitable. Well, until next time. Not telling anybody (hubs knows of course) until way later.

7.30 test

7.31 test

8.1 test on bottom-taken 5 min after POAS