My OB’s office called today…well, they called Friday when I was knocked out from sickness and then they closed early…so they called again today. Doc wants me to come back for another ultrasound in 2-3 weeks so we can see everything more clearly. I go back on April 13th and at that point I’m figuring I should be roughly 8 weeks. Things should be much clearer at that point, so I’m excited for this ultrasound….but yet still absolutely petrified. I feel like I should have more pregnancy symptoms, but remember that I didn’t feel much when I was pregnant with my son. I wish I’d had a blog at that point so I could look back and reassure myself that this is normal for me.
I’m still sick. I keep running a fever every 4-5 hours and have coughing fits that won’t quit. I’m going to see my primary care doc today and am hoping she can give me drugs that will work. I haven’t slept through the night in the last 3, and am completely exhausted and weak. I try to eat as much as I can, yet have no appetite. I’m drinking a lot of gatorade to stay hydrated though, and keep taking all of my meds and pre-natal vitamins. I worry that the fever is “cooking” the baby so I take Tylenol every 4 hours (doctor’s orders) to keep it away, then I start to worry about the impact of all of that Tylenol on my liver. I really think I’m going to be paranoid for the next 34 weeks at least.
Unfortunately, I think being paranoid just can’t be avoided. But I’m sure everything is going wonderfully and that little cupcake is growing just fine. Hope you feel better, and it will be so exciting to see the little one more clearly.