You know you're pregnant, when...

...you're up at 3 AM eatting! I woke up starving, like I hadn't eatten in weeks. And now I'm really not tired so I'll post about our appointment. We went back to Dr. Sposato yesterday (YAY!) First thing I had to do was give a urine sample (thank God I'm pregnant and can pretty much pee on demand). They said any appointment where I don't have an ultrasound done I will have to give a sample, so at least now I'm prepared. The nurse was able to find the baby's heartbeat with the little handheld machine they have, it was hard to find at first and she kept losing it, but she did finally get it long enough to record how fast it was. It was up to 180. (Honestly, hearing that little heartbeat never gets old!) The doctor said it was great they were able to find it because sometimes it's not detected with that machine until 12 weeks! She said at this point 94% of pregnancies go full term. It was reassuring to hear how much of a fighting chance my baby has now, Dr. Young was always very vague when I would ask how good/bad our chances were.

They also did a pelvic exam and a PAP. I was a little embarrassed I didn't shave, fortunately it had been less than a week since I shaved so it really wasn't too bad. The doctor warned me I would probably spot a little because your cervix has more blood flow to it so it's a lot more sensitive. It's a good thing she warned me of that because I've been spotting all day!

It's just SO great to be back at Iowa health. Now that I'm pregnant I won't always see Dr. Sposato (she's not actually a doctor but she's higher than a regular nurse. Pretty much she can do everything but deliver the baby). Since she doesn't deliver the babies, they want to introduce me to the doctors who might be there. She said I could see as many or as few of them as I want. They gave me a binder of information which I skimmed over. It all seems to be very helpful, especially the list of medications I can take! (Another thing Dr. Young was very vague about.)

We're spending today getting ready for Thanksgiving. I have pies to make, then we have to go over to my in laws to help get the turkey started. And at some point in the day I'm hoping to get Christmas decorations up. Oh yeah, our next appointment is December 21, so we get a short break. It's about the only one we're going to get! Dr. Sposato said in the first trimester they like to see you once a month (so much for THAT!), in the second trimester it's every two weeks, and in the third it's every week. I might as well set up a cot at the doctors office.