16wk: In maternity pants

Today is the first day in maternity pants. They're really loose in the middle but are holding up. I am comfortable. That is the good thing. I've been wearing my regular pants with the bella band but it wasn't comfortable and I always had to adjust it. I'll still use the band since the regular pants fit me fine except in the waist.

Another noteworthy thing today is that I'm finally above my pre-pregnancy weight. Yay! I have quite a belly already but hadn't gained any weight, rather lost some. So the weight gain starts at 16wks. I think I'll gain around 15lb this time around. Now I can start keeping track of how much I'm gaining weekly (or monthly).

The nausea has almost disappeared by now. I'll get it once a day, around dinner time but that is vast improvement over the all day event that was going on a few weeks ago. This may be the reason for finally seeing some movement in the scale.

Baby movements - Some days he's really active, like yesterday. I felt him move at least 10 times while eating lunch. Other days are like today - barely any movement since morning. I think he's sleeping. I'll eat lunch in a few minutes and hope he starts moving then. Grow baby grow.

I think I haven't mentioned that I passed the 3hr Gestational Diabetes test. I was tested early this pregnancy because of having had GD in previous pregnancy. I passed! Numbers -
Fasting - 75
1 hour - 163
2 hour - 129
3 hour - 110

9wk 2d: Oh, the nausea

It is catching up with me. Just when I was thinking I will skip it this time around. I'm pretty nauseous after lunch until the evening and sometimes I have it in the morning too. Pickles help ;)

Starting around 8wks my bloating has gone down. Worried if that is normal or is something wrong. I hate feeling like this :( I wish the appointment was here already.

16DPO: Stilll awaiting betas

I'm on pins and needles still waiting for my beta repeat results from yesterday. There is nothing else I can focus on right now. Since it is Friday, if I don't get them today, I will have to wait until Monday. Waiting sucks. I want the phone to RING!! I called the doctor's office already and they didn't have the results yet. They asked to call back at 3 since another set comes in the afternoon.

Symptoms - BB soreness has increased since yesterday. The nose is still hyper. Peeing more often now.

15DPO: I don't feel pregnant

Apart from soreness, there is no pregnancy symptom at all. I'm getting worried. Had the repeat beta done today and will get the result tomorrow. I'm officially late today. Yay! I am taking this pregnancy one day at a time, as I named the title. So today, I am pregnant and that is something worth celebrating. I had chipotle again today :-) With Mehul I craved mexican food as well so this sounds like a good sign to me.

14DPO: Beta at 13DPO

I had blood drawn for Beta (HCG) and Progesterone yesterday. My beta at 13DPO came out to be 406. It is on the high side for the DPO. I had what I call implantation cramps starting at 5DPO and ending at 8DPO. That might have been due to an early implanter and might explain the high beta. I am waiting until my 15DPO beta results to breathe a little easier. Going for the draw tomorrow and should have the results on Friday.

I have had sore boobs since 9DPO but the soreness comes and goes. I've read that is normal, but still worried. I POAS every other day to see the lines progress, and today was an off day but I couldn't stop worrying so I did. The lines came up darker so that was a relief.

When the nurse called me back with beta result, she said it was positive. Like I was expecting it to be negative?? What is the number I asked. I POAS that morning so I know it was positive. Would I get a blood test for that? Actually, with DS that is exactly what I got the blood test for -- to confirm it officially I got a blood positive and never asked/knew about the betas. Just goes to show how different this pregnancy is.

Symptoms tally - So far I have gas, bloating, sensitive nose and slightly sore boobs. This time around with DS, I had sore boobs for sure. I wasn't testing so didn't know I was pregnant. Ah, the good old times.