Week 6.6 Scan

HB 128 bpm

Today was a very important day for us. It was the scan of all scans. Seven long days after my last ultrasound, I saw the most beautiful image that will forever be engraved in my mind. The flicker of my little bean's heartbeat on the monitor was singlehandedly the most important moment of my life, to date.

I saw my baby's fetal pole and strong heartbeat. It moved me to tears, overwhelming tears of utter relief and joy that the little one had developed so much in one week. I became emotional as I cried into my husband's shoulder after we were alone in the room. "Why are you crying? I told you there was nothing to worry about!"

I never felt so happy as I did at that moment after seeing life confirmed inside me. I know I'm not out of the woods yet. The doctor measured me at 6 weeks and 6 days...three days behind my LMP based gestational age. I still have one more month to go to complete my first trimester. My next scan is scheduled in two weeks. I'll probably be a nervous wreck as I get closer to the date!

For now, I'm just going to enjoy this beautiful moment for as long as I can.

Weeks 4 thru 5: Symptoms & Signs

After my last doctor's appointment, the symptoms I first dismissed as PMS induced now all appeared to be pregnancy related. Sore, tender boobs, insanely bloated belly, enlarged aerola, and a strange stretchy sensation in my belly.

I went back to my doctor's office at 5 weeks and had another scan...this time we saw a tiny gestational sac forming in my uterus. Immediately after that day, I started feeling motion sickness during the day. That was the extent of my morning sickness. It lasted for a week or two and by my 6th week, it was completely gone.

The one very dominating symptom I have is fatigue and sleepiness. I'm constantly yawning at work. By noon, I desperately need a nap and by the time I get home, I run for my bed where I pass out and wake up to go to the bathroom around 2 a.m. I've never in my life felt this tired.

The worst of it is my appetite has significantly increased. All I do is eat and sleep which is very dangerous as I'm already starting to blimp out at this very early stage. My jeans are already too tight and I can't bear to where them anymore. I find myself living in leggings and maxi dresses these days.

Here's my belly at 5 1/2 weeks...crazy bloated

BFP: Faint Line

Two weeks after my ovulation date, I took a urine pregnancy test at my doctor's office and low and behold there it was: a very faint BFP.

After many BFN, you would think I would know the difference between a negative and positive result, but I tell you that faint line throws you off. I truly believed it wasn't a positive result because of the possibility of a false positive. One thing to remember though, there are no false positives.

At that moment, I just couldn't believe I was finally pregnant. I felt that it was too soon and the test clearly seemed confused or else why would there be a faint line?

My doctor performed a transvaginal ultrasound on me and all we saw was a lot of fluid in my uterus which didn't really confirm what the pregnancy test was showing. I left the doctor's office confused and excited at the possibility, but I was still in denial for fear of rejection.

It wasn't until a week later (after clubbing and other social late night commitments) that I tested again at home and this time used one of those plus/minus test. Of course, this time it was a very clear positive!

I'm pregnant!!!!