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summercomfort) wrote2013-03-17 11:35 am
summercomfort) wrote2013-03-17 11:35 am
Further excitement (woo....)
So I went to the doctor last Tuesday, 3/12.
- First she was like "hey, the pee test shows that you're pregnants" and I was like "uh, duh. I did a bajillion pee tests at home."
- Then I asked her if flying's safe, and she's like "no probs". So I think I'll be going to Chile this sumemr
- Then she asked me "when was your last period" (trying to figure out how many weeks I am... apparently, instead of counting from the date of ovulation, you count from the date of last period, assuming that your period is regular.) And I was like "ha hah, funny story", and so she's like "Umm... maybe you're at 5 weeks??"
- Then she made an appt with me for a month from now, where we will do an ultrasound and figure out the actual due date is.
Wednesday - Saturday I was at a pretty intense teacher tech conference in Palm Springs, CA.
Saturday, at the airport on the way back, I noticed that I was ... menstruating? spotting? Something? Anyway, that's generally not good when you're pregnants. A quick internet search revealed the following:
- minor bleeding can happen in your 4th-5th week, since that's when your period' supposed to happen, and your body might still be on auto-pilot
- there have been plenty of cases where the woman starts bleeding, and loses the baby within a week.
- actual miscarriage should be about 2 days of severe bleeding and cramps.
My bleeding has been minor, but not minor enough to not be worrisome. Plus I have no idea if I'm on week 5 or week 6. If this continues, maybe the miscarriage will happen in a week?
So now I've gone from 100% back down to 50%.
The female body remains mysterious.
- First she was like "hey, the pee test shows that you're pregnants" and I was like "uh, duh. I did a bajillion pee tests at home."
- Then I asked her if flying's safe, and she's like "no probs". So I think I'll be going to Chile this sumemr
- Then she asked me "when was your last period" (trying to figure out how many weeks I am... apparently, instead of counting from the date of ovulation, you count from the date of last period, assuming that your period is regular.) And I was like "ha hah, funny story", and so she's like "Umm... maybe you're at 5 weeks??"
- Then she made an appt with me for a month from now, where we will do an ultrasound and figure out the actual due date is.
Wednesday - Saturday I was at a pretty intense teacher tech conference in Palm Springs, CA.
Saturday, at the airport on the way back, I noticed that I was ... menstruating? spotting? Something? Anyway, that's generally not good when you're pregnants. A quick internet search revealed the following:
- minor bleeding can happen in your 4th-5th week, since that's when your period' supposed to happen, and your body might still be on auto-pilot
- there have been plenty of cases where the woman starts bleeding, and loses the baby within a week.
- actual miscarriage should be about 2 days of severe bleeding and cramps.
My bleeding has been minor, but not minor enough to not be worrisome. Plus I have no idea if I'm on week 5 or week 6. If this continues, maybe the miscarriage will happen in a week?
So now I've gone from 100% back down to 50%.
The female body remains mysterious.