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Kate Spade

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So this week starts my 11th week of pregnancy.  I went to the dr. Saturday and did another ultrasound and saw the heartbeat again so everything is going smoothly!! 

Well...now it's going smoothly, the past month has kind of been horrible.  (Warning, sorry so long!)

First:  I get cold sores in my nose sometimes when I get sick or my immune system is weak (I know that it is weak now because of the pregnancy).  Well one night I noticed that my mouth was kind of itchy and I woke up with about a quarter sized clump of cold sores on the bottom left side of my mouth.  It was HORRIBLE!!!  I went to a dermo. but couldn't take any of the typical cold sore meds because of the pregnancy so basically I just had to deal with it.  It was pretty bad; I wore a band aid and scarf to work all week.  


 


Second:  After my first appointment when they did my urine and pap tests they said everything was fine, but then a week later they called me and told me I had a bacterial infection which apparently is common during pregnancy.  I had to get medication that cost $230!!!!  And thats not even how bad it could have been, without my insurance it would have cost $970 (freaking ridiculous) I couldnt take the typical meds they usually give because I am allergic to penicillin.  So I had to take that 4 times a day for 7 days and It made me really nauseous. 


 


Third:  After I was finally done with those meds I was like OK, done with that, on my way to feeling healthy and great  Wrong.  This girl at my work came in really sick and every time I would hear her coughing and sneezing I would cringe, she shouldnt have come in.  Well, last Wednesday I had a bit of a cough and Thursday I woke up feeling worse then I can ever remember.  I had the chills, and a fever so my skin was burning but I was freezing.  I was so achy that my bones felt like they were going to burst.  I was coughing and my chest and throat hurt so badly.  It was the worst cold I can ever remember having.  I was in bed for 4 days straight.  And because of the pregnancy all I could take was regular Tylenol and Robitussin.  Usually I take PM anything and knock myself out for the whole cold!  It was torture. 


 


SO, after all that I am finally starting to feel normal and healthy.  I felt so bad being drugged up for the past month, but I know everything I had to take was ok for the baby because thats what my dr.s told me.  I have been really nauseous since I found out I was pregnant and at my last visit my dr. asked if I wanted to go on meds for that and I was like NO!!  No more medication!!  Then she proceeds to take away my good mood by asking me all about if I want to do the Down Syndrome testing to decide if I want to terminate the baby if it has it.  Such fun things that you get to imagine about the poor baby you have to wait 9 months for!!  DH and I talked and I dont think we are going to do the testing.  If God decided this is the baby thats going to stay put in my body, I want it no matter what.  



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Luv2Shop wrote:
DH and I talked and I dont think we are going to do the testing.  If God decided this is the baby thats going to stay put in my body, I want it no matter what.  


What a beautiful, loving thought. I'm so happy that you're getting your baby... I haven't been around but I have read what you've gone through, and I couldn't be happier for you, truly.

I'm sorry that you've been feeling so crappy... hopefully that's all over with and you get to enjoy the rest of your pregnancy happy and healthy! Please post frequent updates.



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glad you are feeling better, it sucks when you are pregnant  and have a cold. You cant take anything goodsmile This last pregnancy we decided not to have the test done for Down Syndrome b/c I was going to have the baby no matter what and I did not want to go through my pregnancy worried how I was going to take care of a handicap child expenses...etc.   I wanted to stay postive.


 


 


Keep us posted



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Just as an aside, even if you were planning on keeping a Down's child, it still helps to know beforehand. You can begin to learn about the services you might need/require and it helps the doctors to know what they might need to do medically for the newborn. There are often medical reasons behind why doctors do a lot of things which might seem insensitive.

That being said, Luv2Shop...I'm glad you're feeling better! I obviously don't have personal knowledge, but working the OB field, I've come to realize that for a great many of women, pregnancy is when your body decides to simply start doing stupid, crazy shit and often for no good reason. Keep drinking water and stay hydrated! And definitely let us know if and when you decide on learning the sex!

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Another reason testing is offered is that children with Down's often have other medical issues - heart problems are especially common. Sometimes this needs to be dealt with at birth, so doctors like to be prepared.

I'm 10 weeks along and am getting all the tests available just for that reason.

I'm sorry you aren't feeling well!  I've had a few stomach issues, but have been lucky so far.  I've heard it gets much better!

-- Edited by Alikat at 21:16, 2009-02-23

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I'm so glad the baby is doing well and that youre starting to feel better! Take care of yourself!

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I'm so glad to hear that you and the baby are doing well. Pregnancy takes a huge toll on your body so just take it easy. As for the tests, it's a personal choice. I did all of the tests just so that we could be prepared with information and a head's up just in case anything was wrong with the baby. I didn't look at it in the way of terminating the pregnancy if something was wrong because that was never an option. Ultimately, it's you and your hubby's decision so you guys do what you feel is right for you. That second trimester is coming up, aren't you stoked? wink


-- Edited by rosie_the_riveter at 01:06, 2009-02-26

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Thanks for the update! Glad you are starting to feel better... and it's all worth it in the end!!!!

And I agree about the test being a personal choice, I too like rosie did them not with thinking of terminating (not an option for me either) but just so we and the drs could be prepared if necessary. They do have a very high chance of coming back a false positive though, and that almost stopped me from doing it.

So, are you getting the beginnings of a baby bump yet? :)

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Rosie, I am stoked about going into the second trimester!  Within the last week my nausea has started to go away and now I am just hungry all the time.  Being nauseous 24/7 was kind of miserable so I am so glad!! 

fashionprincess, yes, the doctor told me both tests I can do have a high false positive rate and that just terrifies me.  I've come this far that all I need is to have a false positive test and start freaking out all over again! 

As far as the baby bump, embarrasingly my pooch is covering it up, but everything seems to be "expanding".  I'm hoping it starts getting bigger soon so I look pregnant and not just extra fat!  lol  Everything is starting to get tight.  blankstare

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Luv2Shop wrote:

Rosie, I am stoked about going into the second trimester!  Within the last week my nausea has started to go away and now I am just hungry all the time.  Being nauseous 24/7 was kind of miserable so I am so glad!! 



Yay for the second trimester! Your body should start to begin to figure this pregnancy thing out soon!



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Good to read you are doing well! I was just thinking about you the other day.
Yeah the second trimester is soo much better.
With my first I don't think I started to REALLY show till I was about 5 months...
and then I got big really quickly!

Now, I already look 5 months pregnant. Kinda scary but oh well..
difference this time around is that I'm still running, exercising has made the 1st trimester pretty manageable.

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I am glad that you are feeling better and everything with the pregnancy is going well....
Having the downsyndrom test is purely a personal decision...I was not going to have it with the first boy, Jack, but I decided at the last second I wanted to know...if anything was wrong, I would have wanted to know in advance so I could have prepared...

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