September 27th- October 3rd
I can't believe Monday is October 1st! The weeks are flying by!
At 14 weeks the baby is the size of a lemon.
I got really sick on Friday night and it continued throughout the weekend. I had a fever, chills and couldn't keep anything down. Luckily, I had my doppler to give me peace of mind that even though I was feeling horrible the baby was okay! I also am so grateful that none of the kids caught it!
His/her heartbeat ranged from 157-164 bpm this week.
Weight gain/loss: Like I mentioned above I got very sick over the weekend. This morning I weighed 94.2lbs. Hoping to gain the weight I lost and some for next week!
Symptoms: Still having random nausea. It is mostly in the morning soon after I wake up, but it can come on throughout the day if it's been too long since I have eaten or if I have eaten too much. I have had some pretty bad headaches this week one that wouldn't go away! It got so painful I caved in and took a Tylenol which is something I prefer not to do while pregnant. The Tylenol didn't even help it wasn't until I took a second one two hours later, got sick, took a shower and laid down that it finally went away. Ugh! It was awful. Vivid dreams are another symptom I've had since the beginning and they have not slowed down one bit. Some dreams/nightmares seem so real and it is hard to fall back asleep after.
Movement: I feel random very gentle jabs/taps a few times a day.
What I am loving: Honestly, not knowing what we are having is so fun! I enjoy daydreaming about what gender the baby is. I have pros and cons for both and really don't have a preference which is nice. Plus, I have been able to buy a few boy and girl clothes... they're so little and adorable!
I have recently switched to a regular OBGYN from my high risk doctor only because they don't deliver at the hospital that is right by our house and I really want to stay close this time instead of driving over an hour. We have an appointment this Monday I believe she will just talk to me and possibly do the doppler? I don't really know what to expect, but I do have a 16 week ultrasound scheduled for the following Monday on October 8th!
I forgot to mention that a few weeks ago my doctor highly recommended that I start getting progesterone shots at 16 weeks to reduce my chances of preterm labor since I have a history of that. I am willing to do whatever it takes to stop my body from going into labor early and avoiding the NICU.
If you haven't been following along for my past pregnancies I delivered our first baby at 27 weeks due to severe preeclampsia Landon spent 10 weeks in the NICU. Oliver our second son was delivered at 37 weeks. I just started contracting and I was far along enough the doctors didn't stop it. Sadly, he swallowed fluid on his way out and got a small infection so he had to go to the NICU for over a week. Trent our third son was delivered at 36 weeks. Again, I just started contracting and my water broke so there really wasn't any turning back. Trent was the ONLY one out of all four of our babies that didn't need to go the NICU. To some that have been lucky enough to never have a baby go to the NICU this might not seem like a big deal, but it is. Not having your baby with you to hold and bond with those first few days is nothing short of devastating. You dream of those first few days with your baby for nine months and to have to watch them struggling with cords all over and monitors going off left and right is heartbreaking. For Rose, right around 34 weeks, I started contracting again they gave me a shot to stop the contractions when they slowed down I went home. A few days later they started up again so my doctor said it was time to get her out. After the delivery, she was with us for about 3 hours before our nurse noticed her color was off and took her to be monitored. Rose spent 2 long, long, long weeks in the NICU for lung development.
At the end of the day we are thankful for the great care the NICU provided for our babies, but we are keeping our fingers crossed that baby #5 won't have to spend any time there!
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