Fertile myrtle!
on 8/4/15 4:23 am
It took me three years of trying and one surgery to remove endometriosis to get preggo with my now 4 1/2 year old son. Here I am at 35, we literally tried one time in June to get pregnant and here I am, 7 weeks along and scared as hell! I found out rather early because I went to he ER with yet another kidney stone and needed medication. They could give me none..surprise 'you are pregnant!'. Luckily this stone passed. The ER doc needs to be slapped in the face because she had me petrified I had an etopic because nothing was showed up on ultra sound...duh! I hadnt even missed my period yet! Three sonograms later you can see a gestational sac and slight yolk sac. My next one is next week.
I am freaking out! I thought I would have some time to think about it. Oh well.
I am having some belly pain. It shoots down my legs. I am thinking scar pain. I've have three laparoscopic, endometriosis, gall bladder and vsg. Also a c-section that was very badly infected. So, yeah I'm freaking out a bit. I do have high anxiety especially regarding my son. He has a life threatening food allergy. He is hyper sensitive to peanut and his school seems behind on educating staff and students on the topic...argg!
Anyway I'm open to any comments or any advice to my pregnancy. My current weight is 196. I am havingexhaustion and morning sickness(not as severe as my first pregnancy). I'm hoping this will pass by next month or earlier.
Thank you
on 8/6/15 12:46 pm
Congrats!! I also got pregnant super quick, way faster than I expected. Crazy, huh?
I had morning sickness in the first trimester-- queasy ALL day, but I never threw up. That lasted until week 13 or 14, I think? I let myself have some carbs, usually a slice of whole-grain bread with peanut butter, in the morning and it helped to settle my stomach quite a bit. The fatigue let up a bit in the second trimester, but it came right back at about week 24 and I suspect it will only get worse. But that's fairly normal, according to my OB.
Does your OB have experience with WLS patients? It might be worth finding one who is, if that's not the case. My doc has had several patients in the past, and it's been very helpful to have her understanding of what's normal. I'd also suggest checking in with your bariatric surgeon to get his/her advice on any changes to your current routine. Mine suggested upping calories from 1200 (maintenance) to about 1800, and it's worked well so far.
Feel free to PM if you need a fellow preggo buddy! You can do this!
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