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Pregnancy update and yummy breakfast

Wednesday, I had my second prenatal visit. My first was a few weeks ago with the nurse practitioner. This one was with the NP as well, with an ultrasound done by one of the practice’s obstetricians. Being new to the game, I thought I was going to have my abdomen gelled up and the image gotten externally. But they followed the path of least resistance and did it through my vag (um, for the sake of the search engines, let’s call it the) baby portal.

I got to see our little bean for the first time! She confirmed that it is indeed a bean (so to speak), not beans, and that the egg I contributed came from my right ovary. I could barely distinguish the head from the rump, and I could see the blurriness that was the heart beating 180 times per minute. So very exciting.

I found out I’d gained two pounds in the last three weeks. I thought it would be so much more. It feels like so much more, with my pooch having more substance to it and my finding it uncomfortable to sleep on my stomach. And my pants are becoming snug. But I guess things are just shifting about.

I’m also feeling better about my recent increased nausea. I’ve still yet to vomit (and let’s keep it that way – no need to break a 21 year streak), but this week I’ve felt on the verge of such. I’ve also been having increased problems with my allergies, waking up in the night to claw out my eyeballs. And I find myself waking up foul-humored (is it the numerous trips to the bathroom in the night?). But it turns out I’m in the few weeks when my estrogen levels are peaking, so everything’s going a little haywire. I read the books, but it’s nice to have a real live person confirming what the books say.

Breakfast:
I've been eating a lot of oatmeal lately, and like to add things to keep it lively. This morning, I added walunts and frozen raspberries, blueberries, and marion berries. It was like a quick cobbler. I highly recommend.

Posted by Shokufeh at April 8, 2005 02:59 PM