Week 5: Congratulations! (and allergies)
"You are pregnant!" is what my doctor said to me today. I had an appointment to get the results of the beta-hCG analysis and my count was well within range, so there you have it. :)
I won't receive an early ultrasound this time since I haven't experienced any of the early spotting that I did with Ben, so my first u/s will be scheduled for my 18th week of pregnancy. Good timing since that puts us around the beginning of July, and a week later Ben and I will be flying to Nova Scotia *with pictures*!!
I've also firmly decided to NOT go with my former OB. The wait time for an appointment is ridiculous. It was bad enough sitting in his office for three hours alone the first time around, there's NO. WAY. I'm sitting in his office with a toddler for three hours. Apparently the new OB I've chosen (based on some positive referenced from some area ladies) offers his OB patients evening appointments, so I won't have to bring Ben with me at all. It'll be like a night out for me or something. Ha-ha! Good times!
I'm currently taking 4mg of Chlor-Tripolon (after confirming with Motherisk that it is considered safe in pregnancy) per night to prevent my sinuses from completely stuffing up, but I think it's time to find the cats a new home. I would be so sad to see them go, but I don't think I can manage the allergies. My GP has referred me to an ENT (ear, nose, and throat) specialist; I'm hoping that s/he'll find there's some other cause for the chronic rhinitis, but I'm not holding my breath.
Anyway, that's today's update.
I won't receive an early ultrasound this time since I haven't experienced any of the early spotting that I did with Ben, so my first u/s will be scheduled for my 18th week of pregnancy. Good timing since that puts us around the beginning of July, and a week later Ben and I will be flying to Nova Scotia *with pictures*!!
I've also firmly decided to NOT go with my former OB. The wait time for an appointment is ridiculous. It was bad enough sitting in his office for three hours alone the first time around, there's NO. WAY. I'm sitting in his office with a toddler for three hours. Apparently the new OB I've chosen (based on some positive referenced from some area ladies) offers his OB patients evening appointments, so I won't have to bring Ben with me at all. It'll be like a night out for me or something. Ha-ha! Good times!
I'm currently taking 4mg of Chlor-Tripolon (after confirming with Motherisk that it is considered safe in pregnancy) per night to prevent my sinuses from completely stuffing up, but I think it's time to find the cats a new home. I would be so sad to see them go, but I don't think I can manage the allergies. My GP has referred me to an ENT (ear, nose, and throat) specialist; I'm hoping that s/he'll find there's some other cause for the chronic rhinitis, but I'm not holding my breath.
Anyway, that's today's update.
posted by Leanne at
3:19 pm
