Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Second beta test

The second beta blood test result is in! 769! They wanted it to be in the range of 700, so it has slightly more than doubled! Hopefully this little baby continues to grow big and strong :)

Dr. Zhang will also be having me do my first ultrasound on Monday, May 12 at 4pm. I should be about 7 weeks at that point. But it feels sooooo far away! Nearly 3 weeks from now :( I am just praying that our baby stays strong and continues growing...and that we see a great heartbeat on the ultrasound!

I still can't believe this has happened! At least the spotting seems to be not as bad, just a tiny bit today. I feel a bit more relaxed as well. Over the weekend, I just felt like if I so much as moved I was going to hurt the baby....now I still worry, but I go about my usual day at work.

I'm trying to take it easy in the evenings since I am on my feet all day. I have been pretty tired during the evenings as well.

So far my symptoms include:
brown, creamy spotting
aches and twinges in the uterus area
no appetite
food aversions (right now the only things that sound good are water, cheese sticks, fruit, and veggies) I tried eating a casserole the other night and nearly gagged...
fatigue during the day/evening
insomnia during the night (I am tossing and turning a LOT, as well as waking up and not being able to fall back to sleep). This started that first night after finding out I am pregnant...

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