Boring Day – Yes!!!
Ok, so spotting has – either coincidentally, or as a direct result of the hydration – really pretty much gone away.
That was one huge sigh of relief you just heard coming from the direction of Brooklyn. Bloody hell, this was a sucky two weeks!
And it’s ending just in time for the week of doom to begin – yes! Week 8.5-9.5 is when my sprogs traditionally die. Not that I’m at all hyperconscious of that fact. Oh no, not me. The day I hit week 10 is the day I order the doppler from BabyBeat. I wish I could just be place in a medically -induced coma until that day…
Tomorrow is my last appointment with my dear doctor – please, forever? I’d love to not have to go there ever again except to show off a real, live Sprog in 7 months or so – and Tuesday, next, is my first appointment with SuperStarOB. The man will have a lot to live up to, and alls I can say is he’d better gimme an ultrasound…
Hoping for a less nausea-centric day than yesterday, though really not complaining overmuch. Nausea is reassuring. At least as reassuring as the giant boobs. (Which is another thing on next week’s schedule – buying bras that fit. The boy thinks my current level of busting out of the tops of my bras is hilarious. I think it’s mightily uncomfortable.) And maybe people will still be unaware that we’re open! And I get to go out to dinner tonight with Mo & I’m already looking forward to that. And it’s a nice day outside, despite tomorrow’s doom & gloom predictions for another snowstorm. And I’m not bleeding anymore.
I’m not bleeding anymore.
Going to go drink another glass of rose hip tea. Lukewarm. From a glass. Because that’s the way I like it.
Gulp.
I clink my cup of peppermint tea to your glass of rose hip – Cheers! Here’s to a BORING two weeks! (and lots of distractions like snowstorms, dinners with friends and a crazy boss).
YAY for the no bleeding!
fabulous and wonderful!
and oh, how i get the desire to just wake up at week 10 please.
Hope tomorrow goes swimmingly and that next week, superstardoc is totally supportive of you and your need to know and see. .
sending love,
Kate
YAY!
Oh boy, we’re so neck-in-neck in both timing and thoughts! My peanuts also tend to die at 7.5-9.5 weeks. I’m 9w6d today (though not checked since 8w2d) and have been a basketcase for the past week, especially since my symptoms have drastically lessened over this time. Nausea, please come back!
I have my final 10-week appt with my beloved RE tomorrow whom I never want to see again. Too many times I’ve thought I’ve said my final goodbyes there and had to come crawling back. If I can make it through tomorrow’s 10-week appt, while I know I’m not home free, it’ll be such a huge milestone for me & DH.
We’re also treating ourselves to a Doppler and an Elle MacPherson maternity bra if all goes well tomorrow, haha! It’s already in my Amazon shopping cart, begging to be ordered.
I’ll be reading and rooting for you that everything goes perfectly this time.
Whew, I’m so glad to hear your mind is (sorta) eased with the lack of spotting. Good luck at the appointment tomorrow. And big hugs to Mo, tell her we miss her posts! Tell her I hope she is doing well.
Water is truly magical, so I wouldn’t be surprised if that did stop your spotting. Yay for boring days though! May the rest of your pregnancy be absolutely sleep-inducing!
You go girl! So glad the spotting stopped. I heart my doppler still – I was going to sell it, since I bought it straight out, but it continues to bring me peace of mind. My husband still thinks it is the devil.
I have bought one soft maternity bra and a friend loaned me one of hers – when I go out, I still squeeze into my 36D regular bra – most of my breasts are coming out the side – so that I have the appearance of support…
I am going to get fitted for a good nursing bra once my milk comes in – lord help my girls – and I am terrified of the aftermath, i.e. once I stop breast feeding. A comedienne once described it as “two paper bags with a rock in the bottom of each”!!!
Yea, no spotting! Yea, rose hip tea! Boo yah for boring – may it carry you through a smooth delivery of a happy sprogling.
It was actually cheaper for me to buy a doppler on eBay than rent from Babybeat, and the doppler had a higher frequency which let me hear the baby’s heartbeat earlier. (At 9 weeks.) I used it often until I felt movement at 15 weeks, 5 days. Yes, I remember the date more than a year later.
More boring days to come I hope.
Yippppppeeeeee for not bleeding and for boredom and big boobs and barfiness!!!!! Booooooooooooo for (albeit totally understandable) anxiety for the next week….I hope it goes by quickly, painlessly, and event-free and that you are bored out of your mind!
Thinking of you.
Love,
Maddy
I realize that a sample size n=2 is not a great study, but after you posted about the hydration and spotting on Monday I thought “can’t hurt, might help” and knocked back 112 oz yesterday and today (up from about 64oz most days). My spotting is 99% better. I also pee 3x as much, so I have a lot more “am I spotting” data to go by.
I hope you have a great last-time-forever appointment with the doc tomorrow.
Another tisane you could try (also approved by the Canadians) is made of linden flowers, unless you have a cardiac condition or sth. I love, love, love it, especially now, in winter. With a bit of honey and plenty of lemon – yum! And a slice of toast. Total bliss and also helps with the nausea. The only side effect that might not be high on the list is that it is kind of soporific
. But right now everything makes me drowsy, so I really don’t mind.
I’m glad the spotting has stopped. I hope your appointment today goes well.